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PERSONAL DETAILS

  Last name: BEN HAMMOUDA
  First Name: Hakim
  Work Address:

Institute for Training and Technical Cooperation
WTO
Rue de Lausanne 154
CH-1211 Geneva 21
Switzerland

  Home Address:  
  E-mail Address: Hakim.BenHammouda@wto.org, hakimbh@hotmail.com
  Tel : + 41 22 739 5670 (office), + 41 796 094 669 (mobile)
  Fax: + 41 22 739 5764
  Date of Birth: 7 August 1961
  Sex: Male
  Marital Status: Married
  Nationality: Tunisian

AWARDS

  • Alan Powell Award (June 2007): In recognition of his leading role in the development and dissemination of trade research in Africa.

SUMMARY OF KEY QUALIFICATIONS

Demonstrated Leadership on Africa's Development

Chief Economist of ECA, occupied senior positions for many years dealing with Africa's development and contributing to the implementation of NEPAD. Intimate understanding of Africa's challenges in different areas including macroeconomic and economic policy, trade, finance, international relations, regional integration, industrial policy, and infrastructure development.

Outstanding International Researcher on Development Issues

Served as editor of major Global Reports including the Economic Report on Africa - 2004 and 2007 editions; Report on Regional Integration in Africa - 2006. Published more than thirty articles in international journals and more than twenty books. Also serves as Board member of many journals.

Strong Understanding of Policy and Operational Issues and Close Interaction with Policy Makers

Through senior positions held, built strong relationships with policymakers and developed specific technical cooperation programmes to respond to the needs of Member States.

Extensive Knowledge of Challenges Linked to Institutional Development in Africa

Currently serves as member of several networks on institutional development. Also served as member of the team that defined the strategy to reposition UNECA. Enjoys substantial experience in dealing with major African institutions such as ADB, AUC, NEPAD, AERC, CODESRIA, ECOWAS, UEMOA, ECCAS, CEMAC, UMA, COMESA, SADC, and CEN-SAD.

Widespread Knowledge and Good Working Relations with Multilateral Institutions

Over the years, acquired extensive knowledge and built good working relations with multilateral institutions including the UN Secretariat, World Bank, IMF, UNCTAD, WTO, and UNIDO.

Strong Experience in Fund Raising and Dealing with Donor Community

Several years of experience in fund raising and managing Donor Resources. Strong experience of interaction with Donor agencies including, DFID, CIDA, SIDA, DANIDA, AFD, and OECD/DAC. Also served as member of the Task Force that prepared the UNECA Business Plan (2007-2009).

Track Record of Outstanding Written and Oral Communication Skills

Principal author of over 20 books, several articles and weekly chronicles in different newspapers; and more than 50 presentations at Ministerial meetings, conferences of policy makers and academic conferences.

Strong Administrative and Management Skills

Considered as one of the best managers in UNECA on the basis of different assessments by staff of the Commission. Served as officer in charge of UNECA, an institution with over 800 staff, on several occasions in the absence of the Executive Secretary and his deputy.

Outstanding Educational Achievement

Habilitation a Diriger la Recherche from the University of Grenoble in France; Ph.D. in International Economics; and M.A. in Development Economics both from the University of Grenoble in France.

Excellent Knowledge of Three Languages

Fluent in Arabic, French and English. Reads, writes, and speaks the three languages easily.


PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Director
Institute for Training and Technical Cooperation
WTO
Geneva, Switzerland
February 2008-Present

Responsible for the Training and Technical Cooperation in the World Trade Organization and supervising all activities of this Division, including its human and financial resources. In this regard, in charge of: leading and supervising the work of the Institute for Training and Technical Cooperation, including ensuring the effective implementation of the work programme, setting priorities and quality control and the management of its human and financial resources; giving technical and policy advice to the Chairperson of the Committee on Trade and development, as well as to delegations to the WTO and to WTO Senior Management; Assisting and providing expertise to dispute settlement panels; planning and overseeing WTO's training and technical cooperation activities; and representing WTO and the Division in major Conferences.

Chief Economist
Director
Trade, Finance and Economic Development Division
United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
August 2006-January 2008

Responsible for the economic analysis of the Commission, publication of the annual Economic Report on Africa and other related research issues on long term development, and planning and supervising all activities of the Trade, Finance and Economic Development Division, including managing its human and financial resources. In this regard, in charge of: formulating and implementing the substantive work programme of the Division; preparing and supervising ECA's main economic publications, including the annual Economic Report on Africa; servicing the Conference of African Ministers of Finance and Planning; leading and supervising the implementation of the work programme of the Division; undertaking and overseeing the administrative tasks of the Division; managing the human and financial resources of the Division; and representing ECA and the Division in major conferences.

Major achievements in terms of analytical work, policy development, management, resource mobilization, and communications. Regarding analytical work, developed and strengthened the analytical capacities of UNECA by developing new technical economic tools including a macroeconometric model and a CGE Model; publication of the Economic Report on Africa (ERA) and other main reports on economic development and challenges facing African countries; launched a monthly research seminar; edited major books on trade and finance issues; played a major role in developing UNECA strategy on Knowledge Management in Africa; and launched the Annual Conference of African Economists. At the policy level, developed a strategy to translate the results of the Division's analytical work for policymakers; build technical units dealing with trade and economic policy in some African ministries; organized training workshops for high-level officials; substantively serviced the annual Conference of African Ministers of Finance and Planning, and briefed the Ministers on emerging issues on development. At the management level, implemented the work programme of the Division at a high rate (above 95%) and in a timely manner; acted as Officer-in -Charge of UNECA on several occasions during the absence of the Executive Secretary and his Deputy. In terms of resource mobilization, built good relationships with the donor community, served as member of the Task Force for ECA Business Plan (2007-2009); and managed a major project financed by donors ($5 million). Finally, concerning communications, continued the publication of a monthly newsletter sent to 5,000 people around the world, and published articles in referred academic journals and chronicles in different newspapers.

Director
Trade and Regional Integration Division
United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
July 2003-July 2006

Responsible for providing efficient leadership to the Trade and Regional Integration Division; ensuring the delivery of high quality outputs and strengthening the analytical capacity of the Division; supervising the administrative and financial aspects of the work of the Division; supervising the preparation of major events of the Division; contributing to fundraising; ensuring good collaboration with other UN institutions and international organisations; implementing the UNECA programme on international trade, infrastructure and transport; supervising the organization of major conferences and events; acting as Officer-in-Charge of the Commission in the absence of the Executive Secretary and the Deputy. Also served as member of the task force appointed by the Executive Secretary to reposition the institution to improve its effectiveness within the context of the UN reforms.

At the policy level, contributed substantively in servicing the meetings of African Ministers of Trade and Regional Integration as well as meetings of African Ambassadors based in Geneva and Brussels. Also made important technical contributions to strengthen African positions in different international negotiations including those at WTO and with EU. In addition, provided strong support to African countries and Regional Economic Communities to strengthen the regional integration process on the continent.

Organised major meetings of African trade negotiators; launched the African Trade Policy Center - a $5 million project funded by different donors; finalized a major report on Regional Integration in Africa and launched and finalized 15 major studies on trade related issues. In addition, edited major books on trade, regional integration and transport; served as co-chair of the Annual Conference of the Global Trade Network (the most important network on international trade) with the participation of 400 economists; supervised preparation of the Report of the Task Force on Repositioning ECA within the context of UN reforms.

Director
Regional Office in Central Africa
United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
Yaounde, Cameroon
September 2001-July 2003

Tasked with providing efficient leadership to ECA Office in Central Africa and strengthening the impact of ECA in the sub-region; ensuring the delivery of high quality outputs; supervising the financial and administrative aspects of the work of the Office; cooperating with other UN and intergovernmental institutions to support efforts towards regional integration in Central Africa; and ensuring good collaboration with ECA substantive Divisions at ECA headquarters in Addis Ababa.

At policy level, supported member states in the implementation of Free-Trade Area (FTA), and the design of an infrastructure master plan for the sub-region.

Major achievements include the launching of the Annual Economic Report on Central Africa; contributing to the UNDAF process in Africa; organizing major meetings to support efforts towards regional integration in Central Africa - including participating in the launching of NEPAD in Central Africa; and preparing the launching of a major programme on transport in the sub-region.

Head of Department
Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) Dakar, Senegal
March 2001-July 2001

I was in charge of training programme at CODESRIA. I was also tasked with resource mobilization. While in CODESRIA, I developed the Gender and Governance African Institutes. I also developed different research networks.

Executive Secretary (Acting)
Council for the Development of Social Research in Africa
Dakar, Senegal
May 2000-February 2001

Responsibilities included managing the institution and in that regard; providing leadership to staff; defining the intellectual agenda and programme of work; and implementing administrative reforms at the institution.

Introduced major financial and administrative reforms to increase the transparency and efficiency of resources management. At the intellectual level, launched new research networks on Africa's development and published several books.

At the policy level, made strong efforts to link research and policymaking.

Director of Department
Council for the Development of Social Research in Africa
Dakar, Senegal
October 1997-May 2000

Tasked with managing the department; conducting fundraising for Departmental activities; and designing and implementing the training work programme for young economic researchers.

Key achievements included the reinforcement of two major training institutes (one on Gender and the other on Governance); launching a training programme on quantitative methods in economics for young researchers; and organizing two major symposia on Rethinking Bretton Woods from an African Perspective and the Future of African Currencies.

Consultant
United Nations Development Programme
January 1997-December 2000

Conducted different consultancy missions to the UNDP Regional Bureau for Africa. Main achievements included the editing of the National Human Development Report of Guinea-Bissau (UNDP); designing the UNDP Support Programme for the economic management capacity building in Guinea-Bissau; preparing the Advisory Paper for the UNDP Country Cooperation Framework in Rwanda; Reviewing UNDP Country Cooperation in Rwanda; and designing a strategy for the reconstruction of social capital in Rwanda.

Research Coordinator
Third World Forum
Dakar, Senegal
December 1995-December 1996

Designed; co-ordinated and implemented a research programme on structural adjustment in the Arab World. Finalized the programme and edited a book with the results.

Lecturer in Economics
University of Grenoble
Grenoble, France
October 1993-December 1995

Responsible for teaching finance and growth theories and supervising graduate students. In addition, implemented a research programme on the results of structural adjustment programmes in Tunisia. Results of this programme were published in a book.

Professor of Economics
Institut Superieur de Mathematiques et D'Economie Appliquee/Faulte de Sciences Economiques-Bujumbura, Burundi
Paris, France
October 1990-October 1993

Duties included teaching advanced microeconomics, development economics and international economics. Supervised 50 graduate students and conducted a research programme on Burundi. Results were published in a book and a specific issue of a journal.

Researcher
Institut D'Etudes et de Recherches Economiques et Sociales
Paris, France
October 1988-October 1990

Conducted research on the economic and social situation in France. Contributed to the annual economic report published by ISERES.

Lecturer of Economics
University of Grenoble
Grenoble, France
October 1987-October 1990

Duties included teaching of micro-economics and statistics. Supervised 20 graduate students.

Researcher
Institut D'Etudes et de Recherches Economiques et Sociales
Paris, France
October 1985-October 1987

Conducted research on the economic and social situation in France. Contributed to the annual economic report published by ISERES.

RELATED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Member of several professional associations including the American Economic Association, The European Economic Association, Association Française de Sciences Economiques, Association des Economistes Tunisiens.

Member of several Advisory Boards and Steering Committees. The most recent ones include:

  • Member of the High Level Panel of the Audit of the African Union

  • Member of the Advisory Board of the Aid for Trade Initiative of the WTO, Geneva, Switzerland

  • Member of the Advisory Board of the Third Regional Cooperation Framework for Africa (2008-2013) of the UNDP Regional Bureau for Africa, New York;

  • Member of the Task Force that prepared the UNECA Business Plan for the period 2007-2009, (2006);

  • Member of the Task Force on institutional reforms in UNECA (2006);

  • Member of the Scientific Committee of the Rural Structural Programme of the World Bank (2006-2008);

  • Member of the Advisory Board of a collaborative research project on "Export Supply Response and Capacity Constraints in Africa", of AERC, Nairobi (2005-2008);

  • Member of the Advisory Board of the Second Regional Cooperation Framework for Africa (2002-2007), of UNDP, New York; and

  • Member of the UN Trade Cluster since 2003.

FORMAL EDUCATION

Habilitation à diriger la recherche
February 1999

University of Grenoble, France
Economics
Ph.D/DOCTORAT
1990
 University of Grenoble, France
International Economics
MA/Diplôme d'Etudes approfondies
1985
University of Grenoble, France
Economic Development
Bachelor/Maitrise
1984		 University of Tunis, Tunisia
Economics

PUBLICATIONS

Global Reports

International Journals

Thirty articles in different academic journals

The latest articles include:

Books

More than twenty books in different areas of economics

  • "Un meilleur accès aux marchés pour l'Afrique" , Maisonneuve & Larose, 2007.

  • "L'Afrique et l'OMC. Les 100 mots clés" ,  Maisonneuve & Larose, 2005.

  • "L'Afrique, l'OMC et le développement", Maisonneuve & Larose, 2005.

  • "L'Afrique et les négociations agricoles", (éditeur) , Maisonneuve & Larose, 2005.

  • "Financer l'intégration régionale en Afrique", (éditeur), Maisonneuve & Larose, 2005.

  • "La décision de Yamoussoukro et le transport aérien en Afrique", (éditeur), Maisonneuve & Larose, 2004.

  • "Les transports et l'intégration régionale en Afrique", (éditeur), Maisonneuve & Larose, 2004.

  • "Rapport économique sur l'Afrique 2004", (éditeur), Commission économique des Nations Unies pour l'Afrique, Addis-Ababa, Éthiopie 2004.

  • "Les économies d'Afrique Centrale 2003", (éditeur), Maisonneuve § Larose, 2003.

  • "L'intégration régionale en Afrique Centrale, Enjeux et perspectives", (éditeur), Karthala, 2003.

  • "100 Mots pour comprendre le développement", Maisonneuve § Larose, 2003.

  • "Le NEPAD et les enjeux du développement en Afrique", (éditeur), Maisonneuve § Larose, 2002.

  • "Crise globale, un regard du Sud", Maisonneuve§ Larose, 2002.

  • "Les économies de l'Afrique Centrale 2002", (éditeur), Maisonneuve & Larose, 2002.

  • "Repenser Bretton Woods -Réponses africaines", (éditeur), Karthala, 2002.

  • "L'avenir de la zone franc. Perspectives africaines", (éditeur), Karthala, 2001.

  • "L'économie politique du Post-ajustement", Karthala, 1999.

  • "Afrique : Pour un nouveau contrat de développement", L'Harmattan, 1999.

  • "Les pensées uniques en économie", L'Harmattan, 1997.

  • "Le Maghreb : enlisement ou nouveau départ", (éditeur), L'Harmattan, 1996.

  • "Afrique et monde arabe : échec de l'insertion internationale", (éditeur), L'Harmattan, 1995.

  • "Tunisie, Ajustement et difficulté de l'insertion internationale", L'Harmattan, 1995.

  • "Contrainte externe et croissance durable au Maghreb", Revue Mondes en développemen t  , (éditeur), Numéro spécial, tome 23, n°89-90, 1995.

  • "Burundi, Histoire politique et économique d'un conflit", L'Harmattan, 1995.

  • "L'économie du Burundi", Revue Mondes en Développement , (éditeur), Numéro spécial, tome 21, n°82, 1993.

Technical Reports & Policy Research Papers

Newspapers

Writes regular chronicles in different newspapers including Afrique-Asie (Paris, France); L'Autre Afrique (Paris, France); Realites (Tunis, Tunisia); and Sud Quotidien (Dakar, Senegal).

PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCES

More than fifty high-level meetings attended or organized. The most recent ones include:

Attendance

African Union Summits

  • 10 th African Union Summit, Addis Ababa, 31st January - 2nd February 2008.

  • 9 th African Union Summit, Accra, Ghana, 1-3, June, 2007.

  • 8 th African Union Summit, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 29-30 January 2007.

  • 7th African Union Summit, Banjul, The Gambia, 25 June 2 July 2006.

  • 6 th African Union Summit, Khartoum, Sudan 16-24 January 2006 .

  • Assembly of the AU, 3rd Ordinary Session, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 6-8 July 2004.

  • Assembly of the AU, Second Ordinary Session, Maputo, Mozambique, 10-12 July 2003.

WTO Conference of Ministers

  • WTO Ministerial Conference, Hong Kong, 13-18 December 2005

  • WTO Ministerial Conference, Cancun, 10-14 September 2003

African Development Bank Annual Meetings

  • 2007 Annual Meetings of AfDB, Shanghai, China, 14-17 May 2007

  • 2006 Annual Meetings of AfDB, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 14-18 May 2006

  • 2005 Annual Meetings of AfDB, Abuja, Nigeria, 13-19 May 2005

  • 2004 Annual Meetings of AfDB, Kampala, Uganda, 24-26 May 2004

  • 2003 Annual Meetings of AfDB, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2-3 June 2003

  • 2002 Annual Meetings of AfDB, Addis Ababa, Ehtiopia, 28-30 May 2002.

Conference of African Ministers of Finance

  • Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2-3 April 2007
    Presenter: Economic and social challenges for Africa in 2006 and The aid for trade initiative: challenges and prospects for Africa

  • Thirty-ninth session of the Commission/Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 14-15 May 2006

  • 29th Session of the Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development/ 38th  Session of the Commission, Abuja, Nigeria, 14-15 May 2005

  • 28th Session of the Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development/ 37th  Session of the Commission, Kampala, Uganda, 18-22 May 2004.
    Presenter: Mainstreaming Trade into National Policies

  • 27th Session of the Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development/ 36th  Session of the Commission, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 29 May - 1 June 2003

  • 26th Session of the Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development/ 35th Session of the Commission, Johannesburg, South Africa, 16-21 October 2002
    Presenter: NEPAD and Development - Challenges in Central Africa

  • 25th Meeting of the Conference of Ministers/34 th Session of the Commission/9 th Meeting of the Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Algiers, Algeria, 2-7 May 2001

Conference of African Ministers of Trade

  • AU Conference of Ministers of Trade, Third Extraordinary Session, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 15-16 January 2007

  • AU Conference of Ministers of Trade, 3rd Ordinary Session, Cairo, Egypt, 5-9 June 2005
    Presenter: WTO and EPA Negotiations Challenges for Africa.

  • AU Conference of Ministers of Trade, Customs and Immigration, 2 nd Ordinary Session, Kigali, Rwanda, 24-28 May 2004
    Presenter: WTO Negotiations: The Way Forward for Africa    .

Global Conferences

  • Mobilizing Aid for Trade: Global Review, Geneva, Switzerland, 20-21 November 2007

  • 10 th Annual Conference of GTAP, Purdue, USA 7-9 June 2007
    Presenter: Sensitive and special products in trade negotiations: What options for Africa?

  • ECA/AERC/AfDB Conference, Tunis, Tunisia, 22-26 November 2006
    Presenter: Is Free Trade Good for Africa?

  • 8 th Annual Conference of GTAP, Lübeck, Germany 9-11 June 2005.

Expert Group Meeting

  • Ministerial Conference on Making Globalization work for the LDCs, Istanbul, Turkey, 9-10 July 2007

  • Meeting of the Board of the Aid for Trade initiative, Geneva, 21-22 June 2007

  • Ministerial Meeting on Financing for Development to achieve the MDG’s, Doha, Qatar, 17-18 June 2007

  • GTAP Conference, Indianapolis, USA, 7-9 June 2007
    Presenter: Sensitive Products in Trade Negotiations: The devils are in the number

  • GTAP Board Meeting, Indianapolis, USA, 4-5 June 2007

  • The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Republic of Korea, ODA International Conference, 7th March 2007
    Presenter: Africa’s Prospects and challenges.

  • High Level Expert Group Meeting on South-South Cooperation, Tunis, Tunisia, 21-22 November 2006
    Presenter: South-South Cooperation: Lessons for Tunisia

  • OECD Meeting Aid for Trade form Policy to Practice, Doha, Qatar, 6-7 November 2006

  • DESA’s Meeting on Link Project, Geneva, Switzerland, 28 October -4 November 2006

  • Plenary on the PRSs and MDGs, Cairo, Egypt, 26-28 March 2006

  • Audition at the French Senate, Paris, France, 28-29 November 2005
    Presenter: Africa’s priorities in the Doha Round

  • Meeting of the African Finance Ministers organized by ADB, Tunis, Tunisia, 22-26 November 2005
    Presenter: Is Africa Going to Benefit from Hong Kong?

  • Joint Meeting of World Bank, ECA, ADB on Diversification, Tunis, Tunisia, 20-22 October 2005

  • Meeting of Executive Secretaries, Beirut, Lebanon, 7-8 July 2005

  • 8 Annual Conference of GTAP on Global Economic Analysis, Lubeck, Germany, 9-11 June 2005
    Presenter: Liberalization of the Agriculture Sector and Africa’s Development

  • ECA/UNDP Ad-Hoc Expert Group Meeting on Multilateral Trade Negotiations, Kigali, Rwanda, 14-18 March 2005
    Presenter: Development Challenges in the Doha Round

  • Workshop on Textiles in the Doha Negotiations and Workshop on Non-Agricultural Market Access in the Doha Negotiations, Washington, USA, 2-3 March 2005
    Presenter: Textile Negotiations and Development

  • UMA/SRO-NA-TRID Meeting on the Impact on UMA Countries of the dismantlement on multi-fiber agreement, Tunis, Tunisia, 12-19 February 2005
    Presenter: The Impact of Textile Liberalisation on the Maghreb

  • Nordic Africa Initiatives Ministerial Conference, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, 19-20 January 2005

  • Sixth Annual Global Development Conference of the GDN, Dakar, Senegal, 24-26 January 2005
    Presenter: WTO and Development Challenges 20

  • NEPAD Secretariat Meeting, Johannesburg, South Africa, 22-23 October 2004
    Presenter: Growth and Economic Governance Challenges

  • 1st Conference of Intellectuals of Africa and Diaspora (AU), Dakar, Senegal, 7-9 October 2004

  • Expert Meeting on Doha “ What’s in it for Africa”, Hague, Netherlands, 6-7 October 2004

  • Coopération Euro-africaine et Euro-arabe pour les Prochaines années, Tunis, Tunisia, 23-24 Septembre 2004
    Presenter: A New Framework for the Afro-Arab Cooperation

  • 11 Session of UNCTAD, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 11-20 June 2004
    Presenter: Multilateralism and Regionalism: Challenges and Prospects

  • Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie, Paris, France, 5-7 May 2004
    Presenter: Financing Development after Monterrey

  • Training Workshop on WTO Agreement on Agriculture and the Stakeholder Workshop, Tunis, Tunisia, 26-30 April 2004
    Presenter: The Challenges of Multilateral Negotiations on Agriculture

  • Workshop on North African Capital Market Development, Cairo, Egypt, 30 March–1 April 2004

  • Meeting with UMA, Rabat, Morocco, 27 Feb-3 March 2004
    Presenter: The Impact of the Doha Round on North African Countries

  • Expert Group Meeting on External Debt, Dakar, Senegal, 17-18 November 2003
    Presenter: Debt Cancellation and Economic Development

Organiser

Global Conferences

  • African Economic Conference, with the African Development Bank, Addis-Abeba, Ethiopia 15-17 December 2007, Co-Chair

  • Global Meeting of the Project Link with UN-DESA, Addis-Abeba, Ethiopia 12-14 November 2007

  • Aid for Trade Conference: Africa Review, with WTO and AfDB, Dar-es-Salam, Tanzania, 1-2 October 2007

  • 9th Annual Conference of GTAP, Addis-Abeba, Ethiopia 15-17 June 2006

Expert Group Meetings

  • Expert group meeting with UN-WIDER on Designing African Poverty Strategies: Expanding Local Capacity to Stimulate Policy Options Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 10-11 December 2007 
    Presenter: Modeling for policy options to reach the MDGs

  • Expert group Meeting on Networking Research Centers on Development, Bujumbura, Burundi 29-30 May 2007
    Presenter: The role of Research Centers in Policy formulation in developing countries

  • Expert Group Meeting on Sensitive and Special Products for Developing Countries, Cotonou, Benin 3-4 May 2007
    Presenter: The importance of sensitive and strategic products for development

  • Expert Group Meeting on the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs), Nairobi, Kenya, 1 2-13 February 2007• 
    Presenter: Where the Negotiations Between Africa and the EU Stand

  • All Africa Forum on Capital Markets, Nairobi, Kenya, 9-10 November 2006
    Presenter: Financing Development and the Capital Market

  • EPA Adjustments Cost Meeting, Cairo, Egypt, 18-19 September 2006
    Presenter: The Mediterranean Agreement: What Lessons for Africa?

  • Mainstreaming Trade Meeting, Casablanca, Morocco, 29-31 May 2006
    Presenter: Strategies to Mainstream Trade into Development Policies

  • Economic and Social Impact of the EPAs Meeting, Mombassa, Kenya, 22-24 September 2005
    Presenter: The Impact of the FTA Agreement Between Europe and Africa

  • Trade Development and WTO issues and challenges for African Countries, September 2005
    Presenter: Is Doha Going to Deliver its Development Potential?

  • Promoting intra-African Trade, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, March 2005  Presenter: New Regionalism and Development

  • Fourth Session of Committee on Regional Cooperation and Integration, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 21-22 March 2005
    Presenter: What is New in Regional Integration

  • ECA/UNDP Ad-Hoc Expert Group Meeting on Multilateral Trade Negotiations, Kigali, Rwanda, 14-18 March 2005

  • High-Level Brainstorming Meeting for African Trade Negotiators and Officials, Tunis, Tunisia, 25-26 November 2004
    Presenter: Could Developing Countries Benefit from Doha

  • Expert Group Meeting on Trade and High Level Brainstorming Meeting for African Trade Negotiators, Tunis, Tunisia, 17-26 November 2004
    Presenter: How Developing Countries Benefited from Doha

  • Capacity-building for Market access, November 2004
    Presenter: Market Access: Challenges for Development?

  • Training Workshop on WTO Agreement on Agriculture and the Stakeholder Workshop, Tunis, Tunisia, 26-30 April 2004 
    Presenter: Doha Round and Africa's Development in Agriculture

  • Post-Cancun Expert Group Meeting for African Trade Negotiators and Officials, Accra, Ghana, 28-29 November 2003
    Presenter: Did Africa Benefit in Cancun?

  • Peer Review on the Annual Assessment on Integration in Africa (ARIA), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, November 2003
    Presenter: Assessment of Regional Integration

  • Ad Hoc Expert Group Meeting on Issues on multimodal Transport development in Africa, Addis Ababa, October 2003
    Presenter: Multimodal Transport in Developing Countries

 
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