Conference Board of Canada
$9,000,000.00 CAD
- Department
- Global Affairs Canada
- Program
- —
- Recipient country
- Canada
- Fiscal year
- 2003-2004
- Agreement period
- November 3, 2003 – February 20, 2013
- Project status
- Closed
- Reference
- CA-3-A031004001
Published purpose
The purpose of the program is to assist six countries in Southeast Asia to comply with World Trade Organization (WTO) obligations (Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines) and/or WTO accession requirements (Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia) and to strengthen their capacity to take advantage of their WTO rights. The project focuses on trade in agricultural goods, trade facilitation and customs administration, General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) and financial services. It enhances the knowledge and skills of government officials in these specific areas through focused training delivered regionally, and develops and supports thematic knowledge networks to enhance south-south dialogue. The Conference Board of Canada implements the project in collaboration with the Estey Centre for Law and Economics in International Trade.
In plain English AI-generated
This grant funds a project to help six Southeast Asian countries meet World Trade Organization obligations and accession requirements, focusing on trade in agriculture, customs, and services, with training for government officials and regional knowledge networks.
Category: Foreign Aid Development Primarily funds activity outside Canada
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