INF/MSME/CN/15  
 
26 January 2022  
(22-0635) Page: 1/2 
  Original: English  
 
 
INFORMAL WORKING GROUP ON MSMES  
CONVENING NOTICE  
The following convening notice, dated 26 January 2022 , is being circulated at the request of the 
Coordinator of the Informal Working Group on MSMEs.  
 
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The Informal Working Group on MSMEs will hold its next regular meeting in hybrid  mode  in room W  
(seating capacity: 100 people maximum , registration required to attend in -person ) and through the 
Interprefy platform on Tuesday  8 February 2022 , starting at 10  a.m. 
 
A technical guide summarizing logistical details for participation in Interprefy meetings will be made 
available on the Members' interactive calendar of meetings, and can also be found at: 
WTO Interprefy Delegate Guide . 
 
The following items are proposed for the agenda:  
 
1  UPDATE ON THE TRADE4MSMES PLATFORM  
1.1.  An update on the Trade4MSMEs platform will be provided by the Coordinator and Mexico 
(INF/MSME/W/38).  
2  IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MSME PACKAGE  
2.1.  Briefing by Group members on actions taken to implement the various annexes of the MSME 
package (INF/MSME/4/Rev. 2). Members may wish to use the overview list presented to the Group 
in July 2021 (IN F/MSME/ W/35  and Corrigendum 1 ) as a guide . 
2.2.  The International Trade Centre will give an update on the Global Trade Helpdesk, including the 
results of their recent survey and 2022 workplan.  
2.3.  In relation to Annex 6 of the MSME package, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation 
(GLEIF ) will present the key finding from their recent study  The LEI: The Key to Unlocking Financial 
Inclusion in Developing Economies  (Also available in French ). 
3  BRIEFINGS ON MSME -RELATED DISCUSSIONS IN OTHER WTO B ODIES  
3.1.  Presentation by the Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF) on their new Guide  to 
help SPS regulators in developing countries to use good regulatory p ractices to improve SPS 
measures and facilitate safe trade.  
4  THEMATIC DISCUSSIONS  
4.1.  Canada will make a short statement on the topic of cybersecurity and seek views on possible 
contributions by the Working Group in this area. Canada will also draw attention to  its new national 
standard "Baseline cyber security controls for small and medium organizations " and speak to future 
information sharing on it with the Working Group.  INF/MSME/CN/15  
 
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  4.2.  Building on the Working Group 's discussions in 2021 on the topic of the customs treatment  of 
imports of low -value shipments, Canada will make a short statement and seek views on possible 
contributions by the Working Group in this area.  
4.3.  The Philippines will give a brief  presentation on the Outcomes of the Global MSME Forum 2021 
and Updates on t he APEC Boracay Action Agenda . The Philippines will share some of its best practices 
from its work in APEC and look to coordinate on the common areas of cooperation in the priority 
actions of the Boracay Action Agenda (BAA) and the agenda of the WTO MSME I nformal Working 
Group.  
4.4.  At the invitation of Guatemala, UNCTAD will provide a presentation on Supporting MSMEs in 
Accounting, Sustainability and SDG Reporting.  
4.5.  The International Trade Centre will present on their Green to Compete strategy to leverage 
trade for MSMEs to seize opportunities in the new green economy. More information can be found 
in the Green to Compete Broch ure. UNCTAD will also provide a presentation on the Born Green via 
Digital Toolkit developed under the G20.  
5  PRESENTATIONS BY THE WINNERS OF THE DIGITAL CHAMPIONS INITIATIVE  
5.1.  TofaraOnline, a digital marketing and innovation consulting firm from Zimbabwe, wil l present 
on their winning project to offer workshops on digital marketing, especially for women and youth, 
to increase local employment.  
5.2.  TAITRA, a non -profit trade promotion organization in Chinese Taipei will provide a pre -recorded 
presentation detailing  their winning proposal to provide a one -stop digital trade solution for MSMEs 
to discover content optimization tools and marketing promotion due to time differences.  
6  PLANNING OF MSME GROUP WORK IN 2022  
7  OTHER BUSINESS  
 
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