RESTRICTEDWORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/LDC/SWG/IF/6
11 October 2000
(00-4172)
Sub-Committee on Least Developed Countries Original:  English
COMMUNICATION FROM THE INTER-AGENCY WORKING GROUP
IF MAINSTREAMING: COMBINED SCHEDULES FOR WORLD BANK
CONSULTATIVE GROUP MEETINGS, UNDP ROUND TABLES AND
POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY PAPERS
At the 21st meeting of the Inter-Agency Working Group (IAWG)1 in Washington D.C.,
14-15 September 2000, it was agreed amongst the 6 core Agencies that the UNDP and the World
Bank would combine their schedules for Round Tables (RTs) and Consultative Group meetings
(CGs) and that the IMF and the World Bank would provide a schedule for Poverty Reduction
Strategy Papers (PRSPs).  The combined schedules will be the basis for implementing themainstreaming of trade into country development strategies under the Integrated Framework for
trade-related technical assistance to Least-Developed Countries (IF).
This document contains the combined schedules for World Bank CGs, UNDP RTs, and
World Bank/IMF PRSPs.  Updates to the schedule will be provided on a periodic basis.
                                                
1 The IAWG consists of the representatives from the core agencies of the Integrated Framework for trade-
related technical assistance to Least-Developed Countries (IF): the International Monetary Fund, the
International Trade Center, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the United NationsDevelopment Program, the World Bank and the World Trade Organization.WT/LDC/SWG/IF/6
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IF MAINSTREAMING: COMBINED SCHEDULES FOR WORLD BANK
CONSULTATIVE GROUP MEETINGS, UNDP ROUND TABLES AND
POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY PAPERS
.
Country Date of last CG  or
RT meetingAnticipated date of
next CG, RT orother donors
meetingAnticipated date
for Preparation ofInterim-PRSPAnticipated date
for preparation ofFinal PRSP
Africa:
Angola **RT 1995 Apr-Jun 2001 March 2002
Benin **RT 1992 July 2000* April 2001
Burkina Faso **RT 1995 UNDP in Lead -- June 2000*
Burundi **RT 1992 October 2, 2000 Not before 2002
Cape Verde **RT 1997 NA NA NA
Central African
RepublicNo CG **RT May 2000 Oct- Dec 2000 2nd half of 2001
Chad **RT 1998 **RT 21-22 Nov
2000, GenevaJuly 2000* June 2001
Comoros **RT 1994 No PRGF or Not
HIPC eligible
Congo,
DemocraticRepublic of**RT 1996 April 2001 2002 provided
peace efforts aresuccessful; noPRGF
Equatorial
Guinea**RT 1988 NA NA NA
Eritrea Development
Partners' Meeting
in November 1998Jan 2001 Not certain because
of political
situation; possible
March/May 2001
Ethiopia December 1996 Mid-2001 Jan-Mar 2001 Not certain because
of politicalsituation; possibleMarch/May 2001
Gambia **RT 1998
Nov 1999**RT April 2001 Oct- Dec 2000 Dec 2001
Guinea Last CG:  June
1998,A presentation fortrade relatedtechnical assistancewas made by the
Government during
an informalmeeting held inGeneva  inFebruary 1999.No CG planned;
A round table fortrade relatedtechnical assistanceis expected to takeplace in December
2000;
**RT May-June2001Oct- Dec 2000 Dec 2001
Guinea Bissau **RT 1999 ** RT expected for
3rd trimester of
2001Oct- Dec 2000 End 2001WT/LDC/SWG/IF/6
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Lesotho **RT 1997 Jan 2001 Oct- Dec 2000 Sep 2001
Liberia NA NA NA NA
Madagascar None recently None planned I-PRSP is
12/19/2000.May 2001
Malawi May 2000 **RT Oct 2000 on
Decentralization;CG aid/
stakeholder
consultation inSeptember 2001;CG stakeholderconsultation inApril 2002Dec 2000 June 2001
Mali **RT Sep 1998 RT 2002-03 Sep 2000* Mid 2001 at
earliest
Mozambique May 2000 Mid-2001, no
precise date yetApril 2000* Apr-Jun 2001
Niger **RT March 1998,
GenevaNo CG foreseen for
now; sectoral CG
meetings on health,education, privatesector development
and water are
planned for late2000, early 2001Jan-Mar 2001 Late 2001
Rwanda **RT 1996;
last donor meetingin February 2000Donors’ meeting in
November 2000October 2000 September 2001
Sao Tome and
Principe**RT 1992 **RT 5-6 Oct
2000, GenevaApril 2000* June 2001 – first
draft;
Dec 2001 final
Sierra Leone **RT 1996 June 2001 Jan-Mar 2001 March 2002
Tanzania May 2000 April 2001 April 2000* Oct- Dec 2000
Togo 1996 UNDP will be
organizing adonors RTApr-Jun 2001 Early 2002
Uganda March 2000 –
presentation onimplementation of
the IFTentatively May
2001NA May 2000*
Next PRSP May2001 
(as these are
supposedly now on an
annual cycle).
Zambia Jul 2000 June 2001 August 2000*
Asia and
Pacific :
Bangladesh April 2000
development forumNot before 7/ 2001,
development forumLate 2001
Bhutan RT January 1997 **RT 7-9 Nov
2000, TimphuNot yet scheduled Not a PRGF
country or HIPCeligibleWT/LDC/SWG/IF/6
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Cambodia May 2000 Mid-2001 Oct-Dec 2000
expectedsubmission to
WB/IMF Oct 2000;
Board Discussionin Dec 2000.End 2001
Kiribati Jan 1998 None planned None planned
Laos **RT 1997 RT Nov 2000 Jan-Mar 2001 Not before 2002
Maldives May 1999 None scheduled NA No PRGF
Myanmar NA NA No PRGF
Nepal April 2000 None scheduled Jan-Mar 2001 Dec 2001
Samoa **RT 1988 None planned No PRGF
Solomon
IslandsInformal donors
meeting in lateAugust 2000None planned
Tuvalu NA NA NA NA
Vanuatu July 1999; pacific
donors
consultation2nd half of 2001 at
the earliest
Middle East:
Afghanistan **RT 1983 Not planned No ongoing
contacts with
authorities
Djibouti May 1997 **RT 2nd half of
2001Oct-Dec 2000 End 2001/ early
2002
Mauritania March 1998 March-August
2001One of the 2
exceptions that didnot need I-PRSPDec 2000
Somalia Not available None planned None planned
Sudan Not available None planned At this point only
broad intention toprepare a PRSP,
no details available
Yemen Fall 1997 None scheduled Oct-Dec 2000 Government has
proposed the datesof 1 Feb for thePRSP submissionand 1 April forBoard; These dates
may be overly
ambitious
Western
Hemisphere:WT/LDC/SWG/IF/6
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Haiti April 1997 last
formal CG;**RT on Trade
11-12 Nov 1999;
informal donormeetings, May2000, WDCNo new date for
formal CG becauseof political crisis
+;
next informal
donor meeting, 5Oct 2000, WDCDecember 2001
(Review by Board)Not before 2003
Note:
Consultative Groups (CGs) are organized by the World Bank and Round Tables (RTs) are organized by
UNDP.
Based on World Bank information and any information from IMF that was verified by Word Bank staff.* Reviewed by the World Bank Board**   UNDP contributions.Italics:  IMF contributions.
+ The World Bank, to sustain and enhance donor coordination, took the initiative – in full agreement
with other donors – to organize on a regular basis (3-4 times a year)  “informal donor meetings” inWashington.  The latest of these meetings took place in May 2000, the next one is scheduled forOct 5, 2000.  These meetings are complemented by regular and ad hoc in-country donorrepresentative meetings in Port-au-Prince.
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