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Partnership to Strengthen Reform: How Partnership to Strengthen Reform: How Do They Work?Do They Work?
Dominique Njinkeu, Dominique Njinkeu, Lead Trade Facilitation Specialist, Lead Trade Facilitation Specialist,
TFF Program coordinatorTFF Program coordinator
Symposium on WTO Trade Facilitation for Symposium on WTO Trade Facilitation for African CountriesAfrican Countries
Nairobi, November 13-15, 2012Nairobi, November 13-15, 2012
OutlineOutline
I. IntroductionI. Introduction
II. Trade Facilitation in the World Bank: II. Trade Facilitation in the World Bank: Focus on the TFFFocus on the TFF
III. Partnership approaches to Trade III. Partnership approaches to Trade FacilitationFacilitation
Trade Facilitation FacilityTrade Facilitation Facility
Fighting Poverty Through the Fighting Poverty Through the Engine of TradeEngine of Trade
What is the TFFWhat is the TFF
Multi-donor: UK, Sida, CIDA, Holland
Managed by the World Bank
Support concrete improvements in TF systems
Help reduce developing countries’ trade costs
Emphasis on Africa/low-income countries
TRADE TRADE FACILITATIONFACILITATION
FACILITYFACILITY
TFF Guiding principlesTFF Guiding principles
Country/beneficiary ownership
Country/beneficiary ownership Rapid responseRapid response Focus on
implementationFocus on
implementation
Requests for TFF assistance
Must come from the beneficiaries (countries and RECs)
Demonstrate alignment with development priorities.
The TFF receives requests on a rolling basis
Proposals are reviewed and processed through a fast-track process.
TFF funds activities that lead to concrete reforms and investments.
Bridge between upstream research /diagnostics, and implementation of policy recommendations
Preparation of large scale projects.
III Partnerships III Partnerships approach to approach to
Trade Facilitation Trade Facilitation
Partnership because various dimensionsPartnership because various dimensions
Partnership to mainstream trade Partnership to mainstream trade facilitation in trade policy.facilitation in trade policy.
DTIS and Action Matrix (TTFA)DTIS and Action Matrix (TTFA) Trade and trade facilitation Trade and trade facilitation
nexus (agriculture, nexus (agriculture, manufacturing)manufacturing)
Partnership to Balance Partnership to Balance “Soft” and “Soft” and “Hard” infrastructure“Hard” infrastructure
Addressing both hard and soft Addressing both hard and soft infrastructure issues is importantinfrastructure issues is important
Near consensus on challengesNear consensus on challenges Different views about prioritizationDifferent views about prioritization Against widely held view hard Against widely held view hard
infrastructure cost represents infrastructure cost represents a small part of total logistics a small part of total logistics costscosts
Partnership to work on the Partnership to work on the corridorcorridor
• The Transport corridors link a The Transport corridors link a gateway to an inland gateway to an inland terminal:terminal:– Physical infrastructure (ports, Physical infrastructure (ports,
roads, railways, dry ports)roads, railways, dry ports)– Logistics servicesLogistics services– Procedures (notably transit)Procedures (notably transit)
• Institutional environment:Institutional environment:– Articulation of regional, corridor Articulation of regional, corridor
and national levelsand national levels– stakeholders engagementstakeholders engagement– policiespolicies
• M&E:M&E:– corridor performancescorridor performances– identification of non tariff identification of non tariff
barriers to address through barriers to address through policies / operational measurespolicies / operational measures
Partnership to enhance Partnership to enhance efficiency of gatewayefficiency of gateway
• Two main issues for Two main issues for gateway operations:gateway operations:– Efficiency of the Efficiency of the
agencies and operatorsagencies and operators• Port authority and port Port authority and port
operatorsoperators• Border agencies Border agencies
(Customs, SPS, Ministry (Customs, SPS, Ministry of Commerce, etc.)of Commerce, etc.)
• Logistics operatorsLogistics operators
– Coordination of the role Coordination of the role of the various agencies of the various agencies and operatorsand operators
Partnership for simplification prior Partnership for simplification prior to automationto automation
• Audit of trade procedures of various Audit of trade procedures of various agencies : inter-ministerial coordinationagencies : inter-ministerial coordination
• Change in legal and regulatory textsChange in legal and regulatory texts
• Payment regimePayment regime
Partnership to enhance Partnership to enhance efficiency of the transit regimeefficiency of the transit regime
• Current status :Current status :– Several layers of control Several layers of control
(bond, guarantees, GPS (bond, guarantees, GPS tracking)tracking)
• Revised Transit Regime:Revised Transit Regime:– Regulatory issues Regulatory issues
(mutual acceptance of (mutual acceptance of guarantees and guarantees and interoperability of bonds, interoperability of bonds, release conditions)release conditions)
– ICT infrastructure ICT infrastructure (Connection of Customs)(Connection of Customs)
• Within countryWithin country– HQ to bordersHQ to borders
• Between countriesBetween countries– Border to adjacent Border to adjacent
borderborder– HQ to HQHQ to HQ
Strategic Partnerships:Strategic Partnerships:
1.1.Mainstreaming trade facilitation in trade policymaking : links to Mainstreaming trade facilitation in trade policymaking : links to the EIFthe EIF
2.2.Supporting WTO negotiations: Annex D needs assessmentSupporting WTO negotiations: Annex D needs assessment
3.3.Trade Facilitation to boost trade. Trade Facilitation to boost trade. working across sectors, working across sectors, ministries (e.g. agriculture)ministries (e.g. agriculture)
4.4.Related Institutions : WCO, STDFRelated Institutions : WCO, STDF
5.5.RECs and JSSO (ADB, UNECA, AUC)RECs and JSSO (ADB, UNECA, AUC)
Concluding remarksConcluding remarks
No Sector in the Bank, no agency at No Sector in the Bank, no agency at the national or regional level, no the national or regional level, no donor, working in isolation can make donor, working in isolation can make a differencea difference
Partner, Partner, Partner Partner, Partner, Partner or no Result.or no Result.