WORLD TRADE



World Trade

Organization

|title of the event |Workshop on WTO matters for Academics from Arab and Middle East Countries (AMEC). |

|venue and dates |WTO Secretariat, Geneva, 12-14 July 2010 |

|Course description |This activity will focus on multilateral trade issues, updating on DDA negotiations, The global |

| |economic crises, Research interests in the AMEC region, Enhancing trade-related training skills, |

| |involving presentations by WTO experts and regional experts, as well as and round tables to discuss |

| |these matters and the implications for the region. |

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| |This workshop will be delivered through a combination of lectures and round-table discussions. |

|Objectives |The general objective of this workshop is to contribute to institutional capacity building on |

| |WTO-related issues in academic institutions, with a view to enhancing national training, teaching and|

| |research capacities on these matters with scholars from Arab and Middle East Countries. |

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| |This workshop seeks to strengthen a regional network of academics and to identify a core group of |

| |scholars with whom the WTO Secretariat is expected to jointly deliver a one-month Short Regional |

| |Trade Policy Course for Government Officials, in cooperation with the Arab Monetary Fund (AMF), to |

| |take place in Abu Dhabi on 21 November-16 December 2010. |

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| |At the end of the event, participants are expected to be more familiar with the functioning of the |

| |WTO, the DDA negotiations, and trade-policy issues of regional interest.  |

|Programme |Draft programme |

|Organizing institution/body |WTO |

|TARGET AUDIENCE - ELIGIBLE COUNTRIES |

|The target audience for this course are university professors and researchers from the region. |

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|The participants will be: university teachers and/or researchers having a special interest in WTO and regional trade issues of relevance to|

|the multilateral trading system. |

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|The eligible countries are: 19 COUNTRIES: Algeria, Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, |

|Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, U.A.E., Yemen. |

|NOMINATION OF PARTICIPANTS |

|- The WTO will fund up to 30 participants from the countries listed above. |

|- Deadline for applications: 17 May 2010. |

|- A selection of participants will be made from applications received within the deadline. Applications must be submitted directly to the|

|WTO at:: logistics.unit@, or to fax number: +41-22 / 739 57 24 |

|OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION: N/A |

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Workshop on WTO Matters for Academics from Arab and Middle East Countries (AMEC)

Geneva, 12 -14 July 2010

Centre William Rappard, Geneva, Room B

Draft Programme

Monday 12 July 2010

Morning

09:30 – 09:45 OPENING SESSION

Speaker: Mr. Hakim Ben Hammouda, Director, Institute for Training and Technical Cooperation, WTO.

09:45 – 10:45 THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISES AND POLICY RESPONSES.

The current global economic crisis has brought to the front several aspects related to trade, including trade finance contraction, the threat of protectionism, and the potential for trade-distortive measures as part of economic stimulus packages, among other issues. What is the current global evaluation of the crisis and what are the perspectives for recovery, and what is the contribution of trade to the recovery?

Speakers: . Mr. Hakim Ben Hammouda, Director, Institute for Training and Technical Cooperation

. Regional scholar

Discussion

10:45 – 11:00 Break

11:00 – 12:30 THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISES THE IMPACT IN THE AMEC REGION

The crisis has severely affected the economies in the AMEC region. What are the specificities of the crisis in for Arab and Middle East countries? Challenges remain for an economic analysis of the impact of the crisis and of the repercussions of government responses to it. What is role does the WTO play in the current context? What role does the WTO Monitoring Mechanism plays, what are its benefits and limitations?

Speakers: . Mr. Jacques Degbelo, Counsellor, Trade Policies Review Division (TBC)

. Willy Alfaro, Senior Counsellor, Trade Policies Review Division (TBC)

. Regional scholar

12:30 – 14:30 Lunch Break

Afternoon

14:30 – 16:00 DOHA DEVELOPMENT AGENDA

This session will provide an overview of the main issues and the status of the DDA negotiations.

Speaker: . Keith Rockwell, Director, Information and External Relations Division (TBC)

16:00 – 16:15 Break

16:15 – 17:00 DOHA DEVELOPMENT AGENDA. IMPLICATIONS AND MAIN ISSUES FOR THE AMEC REGION.

Speakers: . Regional scholar

. Regional scholar

Tuesday 13 July 2010

Morning

09:30 – 10:45 RESEARCH INTERESTS IN THE AMEC REGION

What are the main trade-related areas currently being research by scholars from the AMEC region? What work is currently been undertaken in the region's universities? This session will provide for an opportunity for participants to share among themselves and with the WTO Secretariat.

Moderator:

Speakers: . Regional scholar

. Regional scholar

10:45 – 11:00 Coffee break

11:00 – 12:30 RESEARCH INTERESTS IN THE AMEC REGION (continued)

Moderator:

Speakers: . Regional scholar

. Regional scholar

12:30 – 14:30 Lunch Break

Afternoon

14:30 – 15:45 RESEARCH INTERESTS IN THE AMEC REGION (continued)

Moderator:

Speakers: . Regional scholar

. Regional scholar

15:45 – 16:00 Break

16:00 – 17:00 ENHANCING TRADE-RELATED TRAINING SKILLS AND CO-LECTURING.

. This session will focus on training skills for adult learners in the field of trade and on the definition and structuring of jointly delivered training sessions. A group of participants and WTO staff counterparts will be invited to develop modules to be possibly delivered jointly in the future.

Facilitator: . Ms Marwa Shehata, Consultant

Wednesday 14 July 2010

Morning

09:30 – 11.00 ENHANCING TRADE-RELATED TRAINING SKILLS AND CO-LECTURING (continued).

Participants and WTO counterparts will present the results of their collaboration towards jointly- delivered modules for WTO training courses.

Facilitator: Ms. Marwa Shehata, Consultant

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