consultative mechanism for trade policy

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consultative mechanism for trade policy

• Nimrod Waniala

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Background

• Past/Present
• Challenges (why c/p)
• Globalization
• Membership in WTO COMESA EAC ACP/EU
  relationship-Cotonou
• Reforms requiring changes in legislation

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Past forms of dialogue

• Presidential Economic Council(PEC)
• The National Forum
• Agenda
• To consider problems that constrained economic
  growth
• Investment, export growth, tax adm. Trade policy
  issues

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Method of work

• Networking of groups defined according to task.
• Achievements
• Dialogue culture established,
• Govt policies influenced by private sector

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Shortfalls

• Ambitious and unattainable targets
• No powers to censor ministries that fail to
  implement recommendations
• Geographical limitations
• Lack of a permanent coordination mechanism
• Limited funding.
• COLLAPSED!

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Trade Policy making process

• Government
• MTTI Mandated to handle all trade policy matters
• BUT, others including MFPED(Cotonuo)
• MoFA(regional agreements-EAC/COMESA)
• Problem co-ordination, capacity, funding

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Private sector approach

• Private Sector Foundation-apex body (over 45
  associations)
• Mission to improve environment within which
  business firms operate.
• Three sector committees on trade policy
  established agriculture, services and
  manufacturing.
• Is a national Hub for SMART partnership EABC and
  Think Tank for revived PEC

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Mode of consultation

• Inter Institutional Trade Committee(IITC) from
  IIC
• Brings together stakeholders
• Need Legal identity funding, permanent
  secretariat

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Elements of consultative mechanism

• Point of delivery in gvt
• Secretariat to coordinate consultations
• Funding.
• See fg 1 an illustration

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Consultative mechanism