On Wednesday 21 October, TFAF and GIZ invited for a round table discussion on TFA implementation projects in four WTO Members. 

The round table was chaired by H.E. Mrs Heidecke from Germany who was joined on the panel by the Ambassadors H.E. Randriamiandrisoa from Madagascar, Mr Garba from Niger and Ms Nzumbu and MR Maksutvo from the PM of Kenya and Kyrgyz Republic. 

The Round Table was an opportunity to recall the commitment of LDC and development Members to the implementaiton of the WTO TFA. The TFA is not only a national priority but also a regional priority to improve access to markets for a region and landlocked countries. Capital based experts presented the projects that are implemented jointly by the WTO TFAF and GIZ to demonstrate what they can achieve. This also allowed a discussion of the role and contribution of development partners and the domestic contributions that the governments make to ensure that projects are implemented and their impact sustained. 

The projects that were presented are Kenya Article 7.1 Pre-arrival processing, Kyrgyz Republic Article 10.1 Simplification of Documents, Madgascar Article 6 Disciplines on fees and charges, Niger Article 7.4 Risk management