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
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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.
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The WTO funded 31 participants from 30 different countries, including 8 females and 23 males
The project aims to promote and enhance international trade competitiveness in Pakistan through three areas of intervention:
i) Pakistan National Export Strategy;
ii) Trade Policy;
iii) Trade Facilitation. Under the trade facilitation component, the project will 1) assess Pakistan’s trade facilitation performance vs. its legal obligations under the TFA and international best practices; 2) Reviving Pakistan National Trade and Transport Facilitation Committee (NTTFC); 3) establish a Trade Facilitation Portal to provide information to businesses on trade formalities; 4) support the implementation of five TFA measures, namely time release study, authorized operators, advance rulings, post-clearance audit and risk management; 5) support agencies to proceed towards an integrated risk-management scheme and to improve border agency coordination; and 6) build the capacity of SMEs to comply with cross-border requirements through trainings and coaching.
The project aims to promote and enhance international trade competitiveness in Pakistan through three areas of intervention:
i) Pakistan National Export Strategy: Developing Pakistan’s National Export Strategy (NES) elaborated through public and private dialogue
ii) Trade Policy: Improving market access opportunities for Pakistani businesses by implementing trade policy reforms and addressing trade barriers, and;
iii) Trade Facilitation: Implementing trade facilitation reforms reflecting public-private consensus and improving business compliance with cross-border requirements.
HRMC Project - Mercator Programme (Conduct a Diagnostic on Post Clearance Audit and establishing an organizational proposal for PCA development in Pakistan)
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HRMC Project - Mercator Programme (Conduct a Diagnostic on Post Clearance Audit and establishing an organizational proposal for PCA development in Pakistan)
To support the Customs Authority of Pakistan in implementing an effective and efficient PCA in accordance with the WCO PCA Guidelines and International best practices.
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