World Customs Organization (WCO); World Bank Group (WBG); Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF); International Air Transport Association (IATA); International Trade Centre (ITC); Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF); United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE); United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD); WEF
Description
This course aimed to build the capacity of committee chairs, help develop a network of contacts among chairs of national trade facilitation committees of different Members and a good working relationship with the organizations that will provide technical assistance to support their respective national committees.
Other information (Description/Links)
The WTO funded 30 participants from 30 different countries, including 13 females and 17 males.
Article 22 Notifications
Date and Description of the assistance
Committed/Disbursed
Beneficiaries
Implementing Agencies
Procedures for disbursements
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Capacity Building Resources: 2018 Workshop on Customs Administration and Trade Facilitation
Committed:
96775 USD Disbursed:
96775 USD
Global
Provider: International Cooperation and Development Fund
Disbursement to International Cooperation and Development Fund
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Capacity Building Resources: 2019 Workshop on Trade Facilitation and Cross-border E-commerce Promotion
Committed:
116250 USD Disbursed:
116250 USD
Global
Provider: International Cooperation and Development Fund
Disbursement to International Cooperation and Development Fund
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National Broadband Plan (Belize)
To support Belizean government’s policy goal of bringing fiber connection to the home, a concessional loan was provided to the Belize Telemedia Limited (BTL), a state-owned telecommunications company and a major player in the Belizean market, to serve as a foundation for government and businesses to better adopt ICT techniques/tools, which will contribute to streamlining and increasing transparency and efficiency in customs clearance (e.g., e-data interchange, e-documents, customs automation, online tracking movement of goods, e-single windows) to facilitate trade.
The project is under implementation (Implementation period: June 28, 2018 to June 27, 2021).
As of the end of May 2019, people in major cities, towns and villages across the country have had access to faster and cheaper internet services provided by the fiber network constructed.
Committed amount is US$ 17.5 million. As of July 15, 2019, all of the committed amount has been disbursed.
Committed:
17500000 USD Disbursed:
1750000 USD
Belize
Lender/funding provider: International Cooperation and Development Fund
The disbursements were made in accordance with the loan agreement signed between BTL and the International Cooperation and Development Fund.