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Launch by Director-General Roberto Azevêdo of the book: “African Perspectives on Trade and the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ: Domestic Reforms, Structural Transformation and Global Economic Integration”
28 September 2016
The publication “African Perspectives on Trade and the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ: Domestic Reforms, Structural Transformation and Global Economic Integration” is based on contributions to the Fourth China Round Table on °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ Accessions and the Multilateral Trading System, which took place just before the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ's Tenth Ministerial Conference in Nairobi in December 2015.
Programme (Download as a PDF)
Book Launch Session
Wednesday, 28 September 2016
Time: 14:30 — 15:30
Venue: room W
14:30 — 14:35
- Brief remarks by Ambassador Chiedu Osakwe, Book Co-editor and Trade Advisor to the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment and Chief Negotiator, Nigeria
14:35 — 14:40
- Introductory Remarks by Director-General Roberto Azevêdo
Statement
14:40 — 14:50
- Introduction of the Book by Co-Editor, Mr. Patrick Low, Former Chief Economist, °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ
14:50 — 15:30
- Panel Discussion on African Perspectives on Trade and the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ
- H.E. Mr. Joshua Setipa, Minister of Trade and Industry, Kingdom of Lesotho
- H.E. Mr. Axel Addy, Minister of Commerce and Industry, Republic of Liberia
- H.E. Dr. Okechukwu Enelamah, Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Federal Republic of Nigeria
Working Session
“Post-Nairobi: Africa, Trade Multilateralism and a 21st Century Trade Agenda”
Wednesday, 28 September 2016
Time: 15:30 — 17:00
Venue: room W
15:30 — 15:35
- Brief opening remarks by moderator Patrick Low, Former Chief Economist, °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ
15:35 — 15:45
- Trade Policy Trends in Africa: Empirical Evidence from 20 Years of °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ Trade Policy Reviews — presented by Ms. Maika Oshikawa, Officer in Charge Accessions Division
15:45 — 15:55
- Integration into Regional and Global Value Chains — How is it done? — presented by H.E Mr. Joshua Setipa, Minister of Trade and Industry of Lesotho
15:55 — 16:05
- African Trade Integration: Participation in Global Value Chains — by Mr. Bernard Hoekman, Professor and Director, Global Economics at Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, European University Institute
16:05 — 16:15
- Trade Rules, Industrial Policy and Competitiveness: Implications for Africa's Development — presented by Chiedu Osakwe
16:15 — 16:30
- Concluding remarks by Ambassador Stephen Ndung'u Karau, Permanent Representative of Kenya to the UN
16:30 — 17:00
- Open discussion
Full audio of the Working Session
17.00
- Cocktail Reception
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