DOHACI - Technical assistance to Ivory Coast for the implementation of the WTO agreements and the negotiation of the Doha Round

Start
January 2006
End
December 2006
Project cost
45 000 €
Role in the project
Coordinator & Technical Expert

Countries

Côte d’Ivoire

Fields

Agriculture Market

Main goals

Strengthen Ivory Coast's capacity to implement WTO agreements (member since 1995) and facilitate its participation in multilateral trade negotiations.

Specific objectives

  • Strengthen the institutional capacity of Ivory Coast to implement and negotiate WTO agreements through the training of trainers (Ministries and University), which will immediately transmit the expertise to relevant institutions and economic operators.
  • Achieve concrete results, by boosting private public dialogue, on the implementation of existing WTO agreements (reform roadmap and implementation timetable) and negotiations of future agreements (proposals for positions and specific commitments).
  • Strengthen the capacity of Ivorian economic interests to express themselves in Geneva.

Beneficiaries

Republic of Côte d'Ivoire - Ministry of Trade - Directorate of Economic Organizations and Trade Expansion (Foreign Trade)

Results

R1. Several missions carried out in the field (meetings and organization of training workshops for officials of the Ministry of Trade and of the University).
R2. Writing reports.

Activities

A1. Leading team of international and local experts.
A2. Missions carried out in the field.
A3. Organization of meetings and training workshops for officials of the Ministry of Trade and of the University.
A4. Writing reports.