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Legal and Regulatory Framework

Assistance under this category includes helping countries to bring their own regulations into conformity with international rules, more general help to improve their legal institutions, and training officials to deal with such rules. A number of the agencies specialise in par­ticular areas, rather than trying to provide expertise on the legal rules in all sectors. For several, the aim is to balance trade-related obli­gations with other national (or international) interests.

korea (republic of)

korea (republic of)

Summary of activities included in this category
Better Life for Girls Initiative (2016-2020)
Capacity Development of Farmer Based Organizations and Cooperatives in Northern - Ghana
united states of america

united states of america

Summary of activities included in this category
ASEAN-US Technical Assistance and Training Facility ADVANCE IQC Task Order 1

Supply Capacity

In line with the trade focus of this Guide, support activities to develop supply capacity are considered to be those that aim to increase the availability of goods and services for export. There is no easy distinction between this and building more general capacity to pro­duce, and this distinction is becoming less pertinent as borders open and competition in local markets from imports increases. Some agencies do not make this distinction in their projects.

korea (republic of)

korea (republic of)

Summary of activities included in this category
Capacity Development of Farmer Based Organizations and Cooperatives in Northern - Ghana
Inclusive Rural Development in Nawalparasi − Nepal
Improvement of Post-Harvest Technology of Horticultural Crops in Lebanon – Lebanon
Rural Community Support Project (RCSP) – Rwanda
Establishment of Myanmar Agricultural Products Wholesales Market - Myanmar
Sustainable, Inclusive Rice Value Chain Development in Podor - Senegal
Shrimp Farming and Research Centre Development– Algeria
Development of Technology for Fisheries Resources Enhancement in Angola–Angola
Master Plan and Engineering Design for the Establishment of Industrial Complex in Boyolali District - Indonesia
Strengthening Competitiveness for Colombian Automotive part industry – Colombia
Enhancing the Capacity of production and distribution of high-quality rice seeds - Philippines
ILO Skills for Employment and Productivity in Low-Income Countries: Supporting the implementation of the ILO/G20 Training Strategy for Strong, Sustainable and Balanced Growth – Mozambique and Nepal
Jalaur River Multipurpose Dam– Philippines
Irrigation Facility Development– Mali
Technology Development Center Extension − Kenya
united states of america

united states of america

Summary of activities included in this category
African Development Foundation/Trade and Investment Programme
Bolivian Productivity and Competitiveness Project (BPC Project)
Growth with Equity in Mindanao-3 (GEM-3) Programme
Integrated Initiatives for Economic Growth in Mali (IICEM)
The Competitiveness and Trade Expansion Programme
Trade Accession and Facilitation for Afghanistan
Trade Development for Small and Medium Enterprises (formerly known as Trade and Innovation)
USAID Agribusiness Project

Compliance support infrastructure and services

Assistance in this category is closely related to that under the Legal and Regulatory Framework, but places more emphasis on building the institutions in developing countries to implement such legal frameworks, and less on the details of compliance. It is an area where the specialised agencies again have the main role

korea (republic of)

korea (republic of)

Summary of activities included in this category
Improvement of International Competitiveness of National Standardization System – Bolivia
Uzstandard Capacity Building by Leveraging ICT and Establishing Master-plan - Uzbekistan
Technical Cooperation in International Textile Quality Standard and Textile Testing Quality Assurance – Indonesia
united states of america

united states of america

Summary of activities included in this category
AGCI - Infrastructure - IPR Capacity Building Technical Assistance for sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)
Azerbaijan Competitiveness and Trade (ACT)
AGOA Sanitary and Phytosanitary Capacity Building Program-AGCI
CODEX Outreach Capacity Building Programme
Enforcement Study Tour
Enhance Ability of Exporters to Meet Sanitary and Phytosanitary Requirements (Central America)
9th Interpol Intellectual Property Crime Training Seminar
Maximizing Agricultural Revenue through Knowledge Enterprise Development and Trade
Poverty Reduction by Increasing the Competitiveness of Enterprises (PRICE)

Trade Policy Development

Agencies’ assistance to trade policy development is generally provided in four areas: design and implementation of trade policy; specific developing country issues in trade (such as commodity exports and preferences); support in trade negotiations; and assistance in man­aging the interactions between trade and other policies.

luxembourg

luxembourg

Summary of activities included in this category
Enhanced Integrated Framework
Strengthening Competition and Consumer Protection Enforcement Capacities in Ethiopia
eRegulations
united states of america

united states of america

Summary of activities included in this category
Trade capacity building projects in more than 129 developing countries

Trade promotion capacity building

This category includes both direct support to exporters and the building of institutions in-country which will provide such support. It is different from many of the other categories in its direct relationship to the private sector.

korea (republic of)

korea (republic of)

Summary of activities included in this category
Modernization of Customs Administration – 12 countries (Belarus, Ukraine, Tajikistan, Serbia, Tanzania, DR Congo, Moldova, Costa Rica, Laos, Sudan, Honduras, and the Republic of South Africa, as of 2016)
Investment and Trade Promotion – Mozambique
Trade Capacity Promotion – Bangladesh
Educational Platform for International Trade Capacity Building in Morocco – Morocco
luxembourg

luxembourg

Summary of activities included in this category
Enhanced Integrated Framework
Strengthening Competition and Consumer Protection Enforcement Capacities in Ethiopia

Market and Trade Information

Market information and trade information services are different in their focus and methods. Market information is about sub-sectors and products, while trade information focuses on the aggregate level, including data on trade flows, policies affecting trade, and trends in these. Market information is usually targeted at traders. Trade information is, broadly speaking, intended to be used by policy-makers.

korea (republic of)

korea (republic of)

Summary of activities included in this category
Integrated information management system for the Competition Administration Department - Vietnam
united states of america

united states of america

Summary of activities included in this category
Trade and Investment Support Project – Guyana (GTIS)