AID FOR TRADE: IMPLICATIONS FOR AFRICA By Catherine Grant Research Associate SAIIA
AID FOR TRADE AND THE WTO Keep momentum African Group response to Task Force recommendations Strong representation on ad hoc consultative group Balance between WTO commitments on aid for trade and lack of expertise or resources in area of development
OTHER MULTILATERAL INITIATIVES Reform of the Integrated Framework for LDCs Coordinated positions in WTO, World Bank, IMF, UNCTAD and OECD Greater cooperation between organisations Strengthen existing mechanisms Consideration of new ways of providing aid for trade
NATIONAL AND REGIONAL LEVEL Coordination and cooperation among trade and finance officials Use work already done to identify aid for trade needs Consider National and/or Regional Aid for Trade Committees Put on agenda of regional economic communities Open to civil society and private sector Creative solutions