Kosovo Study Programme "Regional Trade: Principles and Practices"
The purpose of this Programme for Kosovo representatives was to attend a study week in Geneva between the 16th to the 21st May 2010. Diplomacy Dialogue has arranged a week of modules and dialogue sessions with approximately 20 international trade representatives, officials and trade specialists. The objective of the Programme was to understand the legal and economic aspects of trade particularly with respect to regional trade principals and practices.
Programme:
DiplomacyDialogue_KosovoLogistical information for participants
DiplomacyDialogue_KosovoSchedule of the Training Programme
DiplomacyDialogue_KosovoTourBiography of the Speakers
DiplomacyDialogue_KosovoTrainingProgramme
Speaker´s Presentations:
Monday May 17th 2010:
Amb Malaj_PresentationRegionalIntegration
Perspectives of small economi-Pollozhani
Kaufmann-Preferential_Trade_Agreements__The_Case_of_EFTA_-_Presentation_17_5_2010
Tuesday May 18th 2010:
Hijazi_Introduction to the Legal Framework of Trade-final'Hijazi
Stephen Browne-General presentation (rev)
Wednesday May 19th 2010:
FiladoroGage_KosovoRTAEconomics
Lichia Saner Yiu_Suply chain Value chain
Excercise_Profiling for Supply Chain and Value Chain EGGS and POTATOES_LSY
Gamberoni_World Bank Assistance May 2010
Schwager&Gachuiri_Combined PPT on comp lawandpolicy institu framework
Brusick_CREATING COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENTS
Thursday May 20th 2010:
Pitschas_RTA challenges for transition economies
Friday May 21st 2010:
Hrvoje Curko_ presentation 21-5-2010
Reading List:
The UN Set of Principles and Rules on Competition
Agreement and Amendment of and Accession to the Central European Free Trade Agreement - CEFTA
Kosovo under UNSCR 1244-99 2009 Progress Report - EC
Videos available in the WTO webpage and YouTube
WorldBankDoingBusinessKosovo2010
EU: Enlargement
Enlargement Strategy 2009-2010 - EC
World Bank: Notes on customs
Increasing the effectiveness of preshipment inspection service
Best practice on customs reforms-lessons from Morocco