European Development Days 2017
#EDD17
“Promoting inclusive trade in Africa”
Boosting cross border trade through simplified trade regimes
15:15 to 16:30 | Room D3 | Thursday, June 8, 2017 | Theme: Trade and fair globalisation
– Programme and Background Note
– Biodata
– Photo Album 1 | Photo Album 2
Stefano Manservisi, Director General, for International Cooperation and Development Director-General European Commission/Devco
Koen Doens, Director East and Southern Africa and ACP coordination, European Commission – DG for International Cooperation and Development
Frank Matsaert, CEO, Trademark East Africa
Hermogene Nsangimana, CEO of the African Organisation for Standardisation (ARSO)
Janet K. Ngombalu, Regional Programme Coordinator, Eastern African Grain Council (EAGC)
Moderator: Isolina Boto, Manager Brussels Office, CTA
Organisers: CTA, ACP-EU TradeCom II Programme and ACP-EU TBT Programme
Info: http://bit.ly/2q65OfZ
– Resources:
- Brussels Briefing 47: “Regional Trade in Africa: Drivers, Trends and Opportunities”
- Spore no. 178 “REGIONAL TRADE: The customers next door” [2015, download]
- ‘Opportunities for Value-chain Finance in Africa’s Intra-regional Food Trade’ [2016, download]
- ‘West Africa: Regional trade – what’s the story?’ [2017, download]
African Agricultural Trade Status Report 2017
– Executive Summary
– Chapter 1. Introduction
– Chapter 2. Africa global trade patterns
– Chapter 3. Regional trade patterns
– Chapter 4. Competitiveness of African agricultural exports
– Chapter 5. Determinants of African agricultural exports
– Chapter 7. West Africa trade outlook: business as usual vs alternative options
– Chapter 8. Summary and conclusions