1. Trade Capacity Building
Activities of relevance to supporting the implementation of UNECE recommendations
Frank Van Rompaey
UNIDO Representative in Geneva
1 September 2015

2. Agenda 1 2 3 4 UNIDO Activities in Central Asia
TCB Training Activities in Central Asia (TCB) 2
Trade Facilitation (TCB) 3
Quality along the Value Chain (TCB) 4

3. UNIDO Activities in Central Asia

4. UNIDO activities in Central Asia / ECO
Regional
ECO
Kazakhstan
Uzbekistan
Tajikistan
Azerbaijan
Armenia
Turkmenistan
Trade Capacity Building of ECO Member States in Quality Infrastructure
Agro processing and marketing for small-scale producer groups
SPECA Regional network for Conducive Business Environment
Fostering competitive clusters
Training
Kyrgyzstan
Trade capacity-building training programme in Central Asia
Strengthening Damu Center for Development of Industrial Enterprises

5. Roadmap for better linking trade in ECO region
Quality infrastructure policies designed at regional and national levels to foster intra-regional trade
Regional quality infrastructure designated and division of labour and responsibilities agreed upon
Quality policy road map designed at the regional and national levels
Regional quality infrastructure framework proposed for standardization, metrology, accreditation and conformity assessment such as inspection, testing, certification plus technical regulations and specifically food safety
Promotion of ECO quality infrastructure programme at country level to mobilize human and financial resources.

6. Regional Trade Capacity Building Training for Central Asia
Kyrgyzstan 2013

7. Regional TCB Training - Modality
Participants
Duration
Place
Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan
25 participants in classroom training
8 – 15 May 2013
Language
Russian
Preliminary Online Phase
February/March 2013
Classroom Training
May 2013
Online discussion led by one Russian-speaking expert
25 participants selected based on their knowledge and contribution
Most lectures given by one Russian-speaking expert, Dr. Anwar El-Tawil
Guest speakers from UNIDO, OIML, UNECE, ITC, Polish Ministry of Economy

8. Regional TCB Training – Topics covered
Liberalization of world trade and trade facilitation
Trade and industrial potential for growth
Competitiveness of national trade and industry
Building blocks of national quality infrastructure
Regional and national quality policy
WTO Agreements TBT/SPS and their implications
Meeting international standards of production
The use of private standards 1 4 5 6 7 8 3 2

9. Smoothing the path to global markets
Trade Facilitation
Smoothing the path to global markets

10. Trade Facilitation Challenges and Opportunities
Trade-related challenges
Trade Capacity Building
Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT)
Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS)
TCB’s programme for economic competitiveness offers support to member countries to overcome these challenges and make the most of this
opportunity.
Inspection
Testing
Red
Tape
Compliance with international standards
Certification

11. UNIDO Value Chain Approach
Quality and Standards along the Value Chain

12. Value Chain Analysis Market Storage & Transport Packaging & Labeling
Processing
Environment Branch:
Ozone Depleting Substances – Cool Chain Impacts
Resources Mapping
Fish
Harvesting
Input

13. Value Chain Analysis – Trade Capacity Building
Input
Fish
Harvesting
Processing
Packaging
& Labeling
Storage &
Transport
Market
Testing
Inspection & Certification
Regulations
& Standards
The national quality system is improved to provide state-of-the-art conformity assessment services
Standardization
Inspection & Certification
Testing
Based on a targeted value chain analysis the quality and competitiveness of products can be improved by ensuring food safety
at every stage of the value chain.

14. Value Chain Analysis – Trade Capacity Building
Input
Fish
Harvesting
Processing
Packaging
& Labeling
Storage &
Transport
Market
Related
Capacity
Building
Needs
Identification
Private
Standards
Voluntary Standards
Technical Regulations
(Accredited) Certification
Inspection & Compliance