b y bader al-dafa under secretary-general executive secretary unctad xii, ghana, 23 april 2008
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b y Bader Al-Dafa Under Secretary-General Executive Secretary UNCTAD XII, Ghana, 23 April 2008. Promoting Aid-for-Trade In the ESCWA Region. ESCWA consists of 13 Members. WTO members (8): Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia & UAE Observer Status (3): - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
byBader Al-Dafa
Under Secretary-GeneralExecutive Secretary
UNCTAD XII, Ghana, 23 April 2008
Promoting Aid-for-TradeIn the ESCWA Region
Promoting Aid-for-TradeIn the ESCWA Region
WTO members (8):
Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia & UAE
Observer Status (3):Iraq, Lebanon & Yemen
Non-WTO members (2):Palestine & Syria
ESCWA consists of 13 Members
Main Features of the ESCWA Region
Developing economies, despite huge oil revenues in some countries
Modest institutional & infrastructural base
Emerging private sector
Dominance of the public sector, despite recent liberalization & privatization
Major Indicators (%)
ESCWA Share of World Total
2001 2006
GDP 1.65 1.99
Total Trade 2.51 3.27
FDI 0.32 3.75
Real GDP Growth 2.30 5.88
Source: (1) Annual Review of Developments in Globalization and Regional Integration in the Arab Countries, ESCWA (2007) (2) Statistical Abstract of the ESCWA Region, ESCWA (2007)
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2003 2004 2005
CountryDAC
CategoryGrowth Rate (2000-2005)
Yemen LDC 3.3
OmanUMIC
3.0
Lebanon 4.0
Iraq
LMIC
-
Palestine -
Syria 3.7
Egypt 3.7
Jordan 6.1
Saudi Arabia
Graduated
4.2
Bahrain -
Kuwait 7.3
UAE 8.2
Qatar - Source: World Development Indicators Database,World Bank (2007)
The ESCWA Region as a Recipient
GDP per capita(2003-2005)
ESCWA member countries received US$14.7 billion (14%) of the world’s total ODA in 2006
OECD ODA to ESCWA Region
ODA distribution has been concentrated on social infrastructure rather than economic infrastructure & services & production
Social-infra remains the priority for the region (water & sewage, education, health, housing, rural development)
Transport/ Telecom
22%
Water/ Sanitation
8%
Energy25%
Industry13%
Agriculture13%
Health, Education,
Housing19%
Sectoral Distribution of Aid from the Arab Region (2006)
Source: Unified Arab Economic Report, Arab Monetary Fund (2007)
The ESCWA Region as a Donor
ESCWA Region provided US$3.3 billion in 2006, which went to the region (62%), Asia (22%), Africa (15%) & Latin America (1%)
AFT
Trade policy & negotiation skills constraints
Infrastructure constraints
Low competitiveness
of exports
Lack of adequate regional trade facilitation measures
AFT to Address Supply-Side Constraints& Market Access Challenges
Procedural Requirements forExporting & Importing by Selected Region
Region
Processing Time (Days)
Document(Number)
Export Import Export Import
ESCWA 28.5 32 7.1 8.1
Latin America & Caribbean 22.2 25.8 7 7.6
East Asia & Pacific 24.5 25.8 7.0 7.5
OECD 9.8 10.4 4.5 5
Source: World Bank Group (2007)
A Conducive Environment for AFT
National governments need to…
Improve Coordination Mechanism
Identify Trade-related
Priority Needs
Commit to Mainstream
Trade
DevelopTrade
Strategies
Opportunities Furnished by the AFT Initiative for the ESCWA Region
Alignment of AFT with priorities focusing on national strategies
Increase in the amount of concessional aid Effective coordination among donors &
harmonization of donor procedures Systemized review, monitoring & evaluation to
enhance transparency & efficiency Enhanced integration into the multilateral trading
system
1. AFT Global debate should be inclusive of all regions
2. Streamline AFT definition, scope and approach to be consistent with the objectives of South-South Cooperation and Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness
3. AFT delivery should be more demand-driven
4. Implement AFT Task Force Recommendations
5. Expand “Enhanced Integrated Framework”
What needs to be done?
As all UN RCs, ESCWA is well positioned to assist in the implementation of the AFT initiative.
1. Promote & support future AFT debate (ensuring participation of the ESCWA Region)
2. Assist member countries and donors in surveying AFT priority needs in relevant areas
What can ESCWA do?
3. Monitor & assess the impact & efficiency of tailored AFT funding on productive capacity & trade performance
4. Continue to provide target-oriented technical assistance for member countries
5. Encourage dialogue between member countries, donors and relevant regional organizations
…What ESCWA can do?
Ensuring Integration of AFT in ESCWA
- Capacity building for trade
- Promote private-public partnerships
- Strengthen the private sector
- Promote South-South Cooperation
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Globalization
Transport/Maritime
ICT
Overall Strategy
Cross-Cutting Issues
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Environment
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