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  • Veterinary Services and Animal Health
  • Food Safety and Food Security
  • Agribusiness Development
  • Rural Development
  • Farm Management
  • Plant Health
  • Fishery
AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
  • Agriculture and Agricultural Infrastructure
  • Veterinary Services and Animal Health
  • Food Safety and Food Security
  • Agribusiness Development
  • Rural Development
  • Farm Management
  • Plant Health
  • Fishery
AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
  • Agriculture and Agricultural Infrastructure
  • Veterinary Services and Animal Health
  • Food Safety and Food Security
  • Agribusiness Development
  • Rural Development
  • Farm Management
  • Plant Health
  • Fishery
Environment
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  • Water Resources
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  • Coastal & Marine Resources Management
  •  Pollution and Waste Management
  • Watershed Management
  • Climate Change
  • Forestry 
  • Water Resources
  • Management
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  • Human Resources Development
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  • Local Development
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  • Health
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  • Human Resources Development
  • Labor Market Interventions
  • Local Development
  • Education
  • Health
  • Civil Society Strengthening
Economic Development
  • Trade Development
  • Investment Promotion
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  • Regional Development
  • Private Sector Development
Economic Development
  • Trade Development
  • Investment Promotion
  • Regional Economic Integration
  • Regional Development
  • Private Sector Development

Provision of a Programme Management Unit for the implementation of the TradeCom II Programme

Country: ACP countries

Sector(s): Economic development

Date: 12/2015 - 02/2020

Client / Beneficiary: ACP Secretariat

Financing Agency: EDF 10th

Project Value: 4,369,165 €

Description of the project and Services provided:

The overall objective of the programme of which this contract will be a part is as follows: To contribute to sustainable economic development and poverty reduction in ACP countries through closer regional integration and increased participation in the global economy.

The specific objectives of the TradeCom II programme are:

  1. Enhance the capacity of ACP countries to formulate and implement suitable trade policies;
  2. Assist ACP countries to participate effectively in international trade negotiations and to implement international trade agreements to their benefit;
  3. Strengthen ACP Private sector competitiveness by supporting trade facilitation and trade promotion

The results of the project are:

The PMU will efficiently manage the implementation of the TradeCom II programme, thereby contributing to the realization of the following programme results:

  • Institutional capacities for trade analysis and trade policy formulation strengthened;
  • Processes: Inclusive trade policy formulation processes are established;
  • Policies: Suitable trade policy frameworks are developed, operationally implemented and regularly updated;
  • Strengthened capacity to negotiate effectively and implement successfully bilateral, regional and multilateral trade agreements;
  • ACP stakeholders are better equipped to design and lead assistance projects in the domain of trade-related assistance;
  • Reinforced ACP participation in international trade for a;
  • Improved capacities of ACP institutions managing cross-border trade as well as organizations promoting trade;
  • International trade procedures are simplified, standardized, harmonized and up to date with standard modern practice;
  • Internationally compliant customs legislation and customs system are developed and implemented;
  • Enhanced customs cooperation among ACP countries and increased integration within the international customs system.

The services provided are:

  • Institutional capacity building/strengthening
  • PCM (Project Cycle Management)
  • Project evaluation and monitoring
  • Project/programme implementation/management
  • Policy advice
  • Seminars and conferences organisation
  • Financial assessment

Subsectors of activities:

  • Development Economics
  • Import-Export
  • Strengthen/ Development of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises
  • Trade Promotion/Marketing
  • WTO/GATT (TBT Agreement/Tariff/SPS/ Trade Facilitation/Rules of Origin, etc)
  • Taxation
  • Statistics
  • Regional Development