To improve knowledge and strengthening the existing capabilities of Customs administrations of the MENA region on issues concerning the use of modern technologies in the Customs environment and cross-border e-commerce.
- co-led by World Economic Forum; Centre for International Private Entreprise; International Chamber of Commerce
'- donors: US; Canada; UK Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC);
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD);; Germany; Australia; Denmark
'- Private sector partners (available on the Alliance website)
Description
Reduce the time and cost of trading agri-food products by (1) optimising and digitising the weighing process for food imports and exports, leading to a 25% reduction in the turnaround time at the Port of Casablanca, and (2) introducing electronic phytosanitary certificates, reducing the border clearance time for goods requiring phytosanitary certification by two days.
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 23 different countries, including 6 females and 17 males.
Information Extracted from Article 22 Notifications