More than one hundred trade
and customs officials, the private sector, parliamentarians, non-state actors
and development partners from the Pacific region will meet at Shangri-La Hotel, Sigatoka, Fiji, for series of trade related meetings
from 17 – 21 August.
The Pacific Regional
Workshop on the ‘WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement’ organized by the Pacific,
the World Bank Group and International Finance Corporation (IFC), which
facilitate the meetings. The first two day workshop on 17-18 August, is the
culmination of a series of in-country consultations on Trade Facilitation
Needs Assessments undertaken for each Forum Island Country-WTO member: Fiji,
Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Vanuatu.
Strengthening trade and
investment capacity in Pacific countries for a more vibrant and robust economic
partnership with the United Stated will be the focus of the 'Pacific Islands
–U.S Regional Workshop on Trade, Investment and Private Sector Development' on
19-20 August. This workshop co-sponsored by the United States Governments
Department of State and the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat, will be attended
by representatives from Pacific Island Member States, the private sector and
the US Government.
At the end of the week, the
focus will be on parliamentarians, non-state actors, private sector and
government officials will discuss the dynamic role of various stakeholders in
the management and oversight of trade policy, and the effective implementation
of international trade agreements. There will be discussions on the trade
integration dynamics in the region and the opportunities and challenges in
regional trade.
A focused discussion
on trade agreements currently being negotiated or implemented in the Forum
Island Counties will be part of the ‘Comprehensive Consultation on Pacific
Trade Comprehensive Consultations on Pacific Trade’ on 20–21 August, 2015.
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