John S. Wilson, World Bank1 Trade Facilitation and Development: Recent World Bank Experience WTO Workshop on Technical Assistance and Capacity Building May 10-11, 2001 John S. Wilson, The World Bank
John S. Wilson, World Bank2 Outline and Objectives Bank Mission and Priorities Trade-Related Lending Facilitation Examples Future Challenges
John S. Wilson, World Bank3 The World Bank Group International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) Founded in Bretton Woods IMF and IBRD
John S. Wilson, World Bank4 Mission and Operations Poverty Reduction and Development 182 member Governments Loans, Loan Guarantees, Technical Assistance
John S. Wilson, World Bank5 World Bank Agenda Development and Trade –Focus on Least Developed –Mainstreaming Trade in Bank Operations Comprehensive Development Strategy Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers Development Committee Report, April 2001 Non-tariff Barriers as Priority
John S. Wilson, World Bank6 Lending Profile Assets in $227 Billion Loans Outstanding in $116 Billion Cash and Liquid Investments -- $30 Billion
John S. Wilson, World Bank7 Bank Lending (IBRD and IDA) FY $28.9 Billion –Global Financial Crisis (Asia, Russia) FY $15.3 Billion –(Private capital flows, smaller loans for public sector)
John S. Wilson, World Bank8 Bank Trade-Related Lending FY % of Lending Trade-Related –$6.9 Billion FY00 - $650 million in Trade-Related project lending (estimated)
John S. Wilson, World Bank9 Estimated Bank Lending Related to Trade Facilitation FY99 (in millions of U.S. Dollars)
John S. Wilson, World Bank10 Project Examples Customs -- Southeastern Europe – $78.4 million Transport -- Honduras – $66 million Regulatory Reform -- Malawi – $28.9 million
John S. Wilson, World Bank11 Lessons Learned? Long-term Perspective Important Modernization is Costly Government Must Take Lead - Ownership Transparent Legal Framework Critical
John S. Wilson, World Bank12 More Lessons Learned? Synergies of Reform –Customs, Standards, Regulatory Structures Empirical Evidence Needed –U.S. Trust Fund for Africa –Bank Global TBT Database –Trade Facilitation in APEC
John S. Wilson, World Bank13 The WTO and Next Steps Focus on UR Implementation –Beyond Seminars –Private Sector Technical Assistance Future WTO Disciplines? –TF Principles are Sound
John S. Wilson, World Bank14 Next Steps Cont. A Comprehensive Agenda in New Round Donor Coordination Critical –Standards Development Forum (SDF)
John S. Wilson, World Bank15 Thank You John S. Wilson Development Economics Research Group The World Bank Phone: Website: