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title of the event / IsDB/WTO Regional Short Trade Policy Course for the Arab and Middle-East Countries
venue and dates / Cairo, Egyptfrom 25 October to 19 November 2009
Course description / This course, which is co-organized with the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), offers basic training to government officials from the Arab and Middle-East Countrieson the WTO, its Agreements and other related issues, including the Doha Development Agenda. This course is delivered, through a combination of presentations, interactive exercises and co-lecturing by Academics in the Region. The purpose is not to form specialists in each area of activity of the WTO but rather to ensure that participants are thoroughly exposed to all WTO-related matters.
Objectives / By the end of the course the participants will have acquired basic knowledge of how the MTS works and its implications at the national level.
Programme / Click here to access the programme of the event
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TARGET AUDIENCE - ELIGIBLE COUNTRIES
The target audience for this course are government officials from:
Algeria, Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt (host), Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates and Yemen
The officials are required to:
(a)have direct involvement in the work of the WTO;
(b)have responsibility for the design and implementation of policy on the issues related to the WTO.
NOMINATION OF PARTICIPANTS
As part of the WTO procedures, a letter of invitation will be addressed by the organizers to the relevant government authorities, through established channels, providing the specific conditions, requirements and expected profile of candidates for the programme. Only candidates officially nominated by their national authorities will be considered.Applications received through other channels will not be acknowledged.
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FOUR-WEEK TRADE POLICY COURSE FOR ARAB COUNTRIES

SCHEDULE

SUNDAY 25 OCTOBER – THURSDAY 19 NOVEMBER, 2009

CAIRO - EGYPT

FIRST WEEK

Sunday 25 October

Opening and introduction to the Course

Speakers:Mr. Hakim Ben Hammouda, WTO Secretariat

Fundamentals of International Trade and experience of the ARAB Region

Speakers:Mr. Cosimo Beverelli, WTO Secretariat;

Mr. Ahmed Ghoneim, Cairo University, Egypt

Monday 26 October

Session 1

Financial and Economic Crisis and its impact on the ARAB Region

Speakers:Mr. Cosimo Beverelli, WTO Secretariat;

Mr. Ahmed Ghoneim, Cairo University, Egypt

Session 2

Overview of the WTO

Speakers:Messrs Serafino Marchese and Samer Seif El Yazal, WTO Secretariat

Tuesday 27 October

Session 1

Basic Principles

Speakers:Messrs Serafino Marchese and Samer Seif El Yazal, WTO Secretariat

Session 2

State of Play of the Doha Development Agenda (DDA) Negotiations

Speakers:Messrs Serafino Marchese and Samer Seif El Yazal, WTO Secretariat

Wednesday 28 October

Trade and Development

Speakers:Messrs Serafino Marchese and Samer Seif El Yazal, WTO Secretariat;

Mr. Georges Noel Nehme, Arab Open University, Lebanon

Thursday 29 October

Regional Trade Agreements

Speakers:Ms Rohini Acharya, WTO Secretariat;

Mr. Riad Al Khouri, BMU Lebanese French University, Iraq

SECOND WEEK

Sunday 1 November

Non-Agricultural Market Access (NAMA) Negotiations

Speakers:Mr. Serafino Marchese, WTO Secretariat;

Mr. Reyadh Faras, Kuwait University, Kuwait

Monday 2 November

Session 1

Non-Agricultural Market Access (NAMA) Negotiations (Cont'd)

Speakers:Mr. Serafino Marchese, WTO Secretariat;

Mr. Reyadh Faras, Kuwait University, Kuwait

Session 2

Agriculture

Speakers:Mr. Serafino Marchese, WTO Secretariat;

Mr. Sami Balla Ibrahim, University of Khartoum, Sudan

Tuesday 3 November

Agriculture(Cont'd)

Speakers:Mr. Serafino Marchese, WTO Secretariat;

Mr. Sami Balla Ibrahim, University of Khartoum, Sudan

Wednesday 4 November

Session 1

Standards: Sanitary & Phytosanitary Measures (SPS)

Speakers:Mr. Sami Balla Ibrahim, University of Khartoum, Sudan

Session 2

Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Agreements

Speakers:Mr. Serafino Marchese, WTO Secretariat;

Mrs Mariana Gagliardi, WTO Consultant;

Mr. Mohsen Ahmed Helal, Consultant on International Trade and WTO Issues, Lebanon

Thursday 5 November

Session 1

Customs & Trade Administration: Customs Valuation, Pre-shipment Inspection, Rules of Origin, Import Licensing Procedures

Speakers:Mr. Serafino Marchese, WTO Secretariat;

Mrs Mariana Gagliardi, WTO Consultant;

Mr. Mohsen Ahmed Helal, Consultant on International Trade and WTO Issues, Lebanon

Session 2

WTO negotiations on Trade Facilitation

Speakers:Mr. Serafino Marchese, WTO Secretariat;

Mrs Mariana Gagliardi, WTO Consultant;

Mr. Mohsen Ahmed Helal, Consultant on International Trade and WTO Issues, Lebanon

THIRD WEEK

Sunday 8 November

Rules

Speakers:Ms Susan Hainsworth, WTO Secretariat;

Mr. Mohsen Ahmed Helal, Consultant on International Trade and WTO Issues, Lebanon

Monday 9 November

Dispute Settlement Understanding (DSU)

Speakers:Ms Susan Hainsworth and Mr. Gerardo Thielen, WTO Secretariat;

Tuesday 10 November

Dispute Settlement Understanding (DSU) (Cont'd)

Speakers:Ms Susan Hainsworth and Mr. Gerardo Thielen, WTO Secretariat;

Wednesday 11 November

Trade-related Intellectual Property Rights

Speakers:Mr. Pierre Arhel, WTO Secretariat;

Mr. Fayyad Alqadah, Jordan Business Institution, Jordan

Thursday 12 November

Trade-related Intellectual Property Rights(Cont'd)

Speakers:Mr. Pierre Arhel, WTO Secretariat;

Mr. Fayyad Alqudah, Jordan Business Institution, Jordan

FOURTH WEEK

Sunday 15 November

Trade in Services Introduction and Current Negotiations

Speakers:Messrs Hamid Mamdouh and TBC, WTO Secretariat;

Mrs. Omneia Helmy, Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Egypt

Monday 16 November

Trade in Services Introduction and Current Negotiations(Cont'd)

Speakers:Messrs Hamid Mamdouh and TBC, WTO Secretariat;

Mrs. Omneia Helmy, Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Egypt

Tuesday 17 November

Trade in Services Introduction and Current Negotiations(Cont'd)

Speakers:Messrs Hamid Mamdouh and TBC, WTO Secretariat;

Mrs. Omneia Helmy, Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Egypt

Wednesday 18 November

Accessions

Speakers:Mr. Peter Milthorp, WTO Secretariat;

Mr. Said Amer Al-Riyami, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Oman

Thursday 19 November

Wrap-up, Evaluation and closing Ceremony

Speakers:Mr. Maarten Smeets, WTO Secretariat

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