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Committee on Trade and Development 
Twenty-Sixth Session on Aid for Trade    
 
NOTE ON THE MEETING OF 7 NOVEMBER 2012 
Chairman:  H.E. Mr. Shree B.C. Servansing (Mauritius)1 
  
 
A. Adoption of the Agenda ............................................................................................. 1  
B. Statement by the Di rector-Gen eral ............................................................................. 1  
C. Progress in Implementation of the 2012- 2013 Aid-for-Trade Wo rk Programme .................. 2  
1. Resource Mobilization and Im plementation Activities ..................................................... 2  
2. Mainstreaming ......................................................................................................... 3  
3. Regional Di mension .................................................................................................. 5  
4. Private Se ctor .......................................................................................................... 6  
5. Monitoring and Evaluation of Implementa tion and Development Effectiveness ................... 6  
D. Other Busi ness ........................................................................................................ 7  
 
A. Adoption of the Agenda 
1. The Chairman informed that, in connection with Agenda Item C – Regional Dimension, the 
African Union (AU) had requested deferral to a future meeting of the sub-item on the Joint 
Conference of African Ministers of Agriculture and Ministers of Trade. The agenda 
(WTO/AIR/4035), as amended, was adopted. 
B. Statement by the Director-General 
2. The Director-General announced that the Four th Global Review (4GR) of Aid for Trade 
(AfT) would be held on 8-10 July 2013. Noting that the 4GR's theme, "connecting to value chains", 
was topical both for governments and the privat e sector, he explained that the debate would 
expand on the analysis of the Made in the World Initiative2 by looking at the production networks 
that underpin the global trading system, by exam ining how developing countries – and especially 
least-developed countries (LDCs) – were participating in value chains, and by looking to determine how best Aid for Trade could be used to help thos e countries to enter, move up, and establish their 
own value chains. In addition, he noted that connecting to value chains was not restricted to 
industrial goods but that services (e.g. in the form  of increased transport, logistics and insurance) 
and agriculture (e.g. agrifood or processed agri cultural products) were also expanding value 
chains, and that services were an ever growin g component in the value of final products. He 
referred to the recently-launched joint WTO-OE CD monitoring exercise underpinning the 4GR 
which included an electronic self-assessment questionnaire addressed to partner countries, donors, and South-South partners
3, as well as a new questionnaire addressed to the private sector which 
covered five specific sectors (agrifood, informatio n and communications technology (ICT), textiles, 
                                               
1 H.E. Mr. Shree B.C. Servansing (Mauritius) chaired the meeting at the request of the CTD Chair, 
H.E. Dr. Anthony Mothae Maruping (Lesotho). 
2 http://www.wto.org/english/res_e/statis_e/miwi_e/miwi_e.htm   
3 WT/COMTD/AFT/W/37 WT/COMTD/AFT/M/26 
 
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  tourism, and transport and logistics)4. With regard to the 4GR's structure, he suggested retaining 
the usual formal plenary sessions whilst at the sa me time opening the meeting to the Membership 
and observer organizations in order to allow for a more flexible, "public forum-type"  event. 
 
3. The representatives of Japan, the United States (US), the European Union (EU), the 
United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ÙNECA), and the United Nations Economic 
Commission for Europe (UNECE) welcomed the statement and expressed their willingness to 
actively participate in the 4GR. The representative of Japan referred to the successful experience 
with regional value chains that had been developed by Japan and other East Asian countries in the 
1980s. The role of the private sector and foreign direct investment, which played a key role in building production capacity (creating competitiv e products, and increased exports, employment, 
and gross national product), as well as trade facilitation, had been highlighted as essential for the 
development of value chains. He noted how this could serve as a basis for analytical work on global value chains (GVCs) which could be showcased at the 4GR. Japan was actively engaged in 
the Aid-for-Trade Initiative, notably through its participation as co-Chair, together with Cambodia, 
of the Regional Technical Group on Aid for Trade for Asia and the Pacific, and, for the African 
region, through the Tokyo International Conference on African Development.
5 
 
4. The representative of the US welcomed the effort to engage the private sector in the 
Aid-for-Trade Initiative and said that a discussion on GVCs in the context of Aid for Trade would 
contribute a valuable new perspective to the deba te. As one of the largest providers of Aid for 
Trade, the US was looking at creative ways to engage its private sector to make a contribution to 
the 4GR. The EU noted that regional and global value chains were changing the way in which 
international trade was perceived and said that trade had thus become an integral part of 
production chains. The representative of the UNEC A noted the joint AU/UNECA monitoring exercise 
being undertaken in support of the AU Decision on Boosting Intra-African Trade6, and the 
representative of the UNECE noted the support it would be providing to the SPECA7 economies in 
connection with the preparations for the 4GR meeting.    5. In response to concerns raised by the representatives of Cuba, Argentina, and India 
regarding the theme of the 4GR, the Director-Gener al reiterated the importance of value chains 
also in areas such as agriculture and services and said that the 4GR theme and debate would 
cover national, regional, and global value chains.    
C. Progress in Implementation of the 2012-2013 Aid-for-Trade Work Programme 
1. Resource Mobilization and Implementation Activities 
6. The representative of the EU presented an ov erview of the EU Aid for Trade Monitoring 
Report 2012.8 The Monitoring Report was part of a wider accountability report and was based on 
four main sources of information: data on AfT flows provided by the OECD through its Creditor Reporting System, trade-related assistance data provided by the WTO through its Doha Development Database, and qualitative data collected from responses to an EU annual monitoring 
questionnaire and AfT questionnaire completed in coordination with member States' field offices. 
Key issues noted for increasing impact of Aid for Trade included: aid effectiveness, coordination and division of labour, ownership and mainstreaming of trade in development strategies, and 
prioritization of LDCs and other countries most in need, and conclusions included the need to 
strengthen private sector involvement and the importance of supporting countries' own monitoring processes. She also referred to the EU Communica tion "Trade, Growth and Development: Tailoring 
trade and investment policy for those countries most in need", issued in January 2012, which 
proposed concrete ways on how to better align and prioritize trade and development policies.
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4 WT/COMTD/AFT/W/41 
5 http://www.ticad.net/  
6 http://au.int/en/dp/ti/content/decision-boosting-intr a-african-trade-and-fast-t racking-continental-free-
trade-area   
7 United Nations Special Programme for the Economies of Central Asia (SPECA). SPECA  economies 
include Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan , Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. 
8http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/what/development-p olicies/financing_for_development/documents/swp-
199-annexa4-aid-for-trade-report.pdf   
9 http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/docs/2012/january/tradoc_148992.EN.pdf   WT/COMTD/AFT/M/26 
 
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  7. The representative of the International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) provided 
a status report on the Aid-for-Trade Initiative for the Arab States.10 The Initiative aimed to help 
Arab countries expand trade beyond current levels, boost economic growth and employment, reverse de-industrialization and achieve higher human development outcomes. It would provide a 
platform to assist the Arab region in achieving a Pan-Arab Free Trade Area by mobilizing resources 
to accelerate trade reforms and enhance competitiv eness in global and regional markets, and by 
supporting economic diversification. The Initiative would be officially launched, and proposals 
regarding projects and programmes discussed, at the Arab Economic Summit to be held in Riyadh, 
Saudi Arabia, in January 2013. He announced that financial support – in the form of contributions or pledges including from the Islamic Development Bank Group/ITFC, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, Kuwait, and Tu rkey – had thus far reached approximately 
US$7 million. 
8. The representatives of Saudi Arabia, on behalf of the Arab Group, Qatar, Jordan, Kuwait, 
Sudan, Mauritania, Morocco, and Bangladesh voiced their support of the Initiative.   
9. The representatives of India and China reaffirmed their commitment to South-South 
cooperation and reported on their respective trade-related capacity building activities. The 
representative of India referred, in particular, to the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation 
(ITEC) Programme11 which continued to expand in reach and scope, to its specialized courses on 
WTO-related issues including agriculture, services, trade-related aspects of intellectual property rights (TRIPS), and regional trade agreements (RTAs), and to a technical assistance programme 
launched for cotton growing countries in Africa.
12 The representative of China referred to the 
Beijing Action Plan 2013-2015 adopted at the July 2012 Forum on China-Africa Co-operation (FOCAC)
13, the recent establishment of a cooperation fund to assist Latin American countries in the 
area of manufacturing and infrastructure development, the China-Arab States Economic and Trade 
Forum mechanism, and to its renewed commitment to the China LDCs and Accession 
Programme.14 China also noted the concrete progress achieved in the area of cotton cooperation 
with the Cotton Four Countries (Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad and Mail)  with the identification of 
several areas for future cooperation over the next three years, including demonstration 
programmes of cotton production and fine seed br eeding, provision of cotton seeds, small-scale 
farming machinery, fertilizers and pesticides, and bilateral training courses on cotton plantation and processing. 
10. The representative of Morocco noted the impo rtance of AfT-related support for regional 
programmes and the comparative advantages and economic complementarities that could be 
gained from such programmes. He said that, to facilitate the mobilization of additional funds for 
priority sectors identified in its national strategy, Morocco had established an inter-departmental 
AfT Committee to coordinate institutional support to identify projects and address obstacles which might prevent competitiveness and diversification of domestic supply. Morocco encouraged the 
active participation of the private sector in the development of its AfT projects so as to ensure 
complementarity between national and regional programmes. He also provided information on Morocco's South-South cooperation with African countries which included, inter alia , support to 
trade-related infrastructure development and an Inter-Ministerial Committee to identify and 
coordinate projects that could benefit from Aid for Trade.  
2. Mainstreaming 
11. The representatives of Bangladesh, Singapore, an d Korea reported on their AfT activities in 
the context of their recently comp leted Trade Policy Reviews (TPRs).15 The representative of 
Bangladesh noted that Bangladesh had mainstreamed trade into its national development strategy 
and that, while trade was seen as an important vehicle to generate resources and accelerate 
development, there was a need for more focus on matching response to the delivery of Aid for 
Trade. He referred to the differe nt methods used in-country, by donors, and by the Organisation 
                                               
10 Further information can be found on the ITFC website at http://www.itfc-idb. org/content/itfc-
announces-%E2%80%9Caid-trade-aft% E2%80%9D-arab-states-initiative  
11 http://itec.mea.gov.in/   
12 http://www.cottontapafrica.org/home.html   
13 http://www.focac.org/eng/zxxx/t954620.htm   
14 http://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/acc_e/acc_internship_e.htm   
15 The TPRs can be viewed at: http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/tpr_e/tpr_e.htm   WT/COMTD/AFT/M/26 
 
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  for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) with regard to the tracking of AfT flows and 
suggested that this issue be addressed as the Ai d-for-Trade Initiative moved forward. Bangladesh 
faced a number of challenges and constraints with regard to better integrating into the global economy (including in the area of export compet itiveness, infrastructure, and energy supply) and 
its trade-related needs had been highlighted in the TPR report. He noted the efforts Bangladesh 
was making with respect to diversifying its exports and said that sustained support from 
development partners in this regard was essential for Bangladesh to make the transition to a more 
diversified export structure. Bangladesh was benefitting from Tier 1 funding under the Enhanced 
Integrated Framework (EIF) process and looked  forward to the post-DTIS phase which would 
provide an opportunity to review its trade needs and engage with donors in order to leverage additional resources from the international community.    
12. The representative of Singapore welcomed the structured AfT content of the TPRs. He 
reported on Singapore's training and capacity buil ding support provided to Asia-Pacific, African and 
Latin American countries, and provided informat ion on the Singapore Co-operation Programme.16 
13. The representative of Korea reported on its AfT Policy and noted efforts to continuously 
upgrade its official development assistance (ODA ) through, for example, its Framework Act on 
International Development Cooperation, Strategic Plan for International Development Cooperation, 
and its Mid-Term ODA Policy for 2011-2015 which placed emphasis on sustainable development 
and capacity building of developing countries . Korea had contributed to the 2010 G-20 Seoul 
Summit and to the 2011 Busan Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation, where it had played a bridging role among developed, emerging and developing countries. It was also 
expanding development cooperation programmes as reflected in the Seoul Declaration 2012 
adopted at the Third Korea-Africa Forum
17, was leading a 2012-2014 initiative with respect to the 
realization of a Free Trade Area of Asia Pacific (FTAAP), and had recently launched the 
"Development Alliance Korea"18 an overarching cooperative network between the government and 
the private sector to expand information exchanges and develop joint projects.19   
14. The representative of the EIF reported on a pilot programme and capacity building module 
launched in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to support EIF 
countries' efforts to mainstream trade in nation al development polices. The module had been 
developed on the basis of case studies undertaken to document mainstreaming activities in countries at different stages of development which had resulted in an approach looking at trade 
mainstreaming on three levels: policy, institutional, and international cooperation. She referred to 
the mainstreaming exercises conducted in Burkina Faso, Vanuatu, and Cambodia – which had led to the adoption of mainstreaming roadmaps and ac tion matrices and the development of a second 
generation of mainstreaming trade strategies – and informed that, upon request, the module 
would be rolled out to other LDCs. 
15. The representative of Comoros explained how,  with the support of the EIF, Comoros had 
mainstreamed trade into its national strategy through the development of a Diagnostic Trade 
Integration Study (DTIS) which served as the basis for the inclusion of trade as a key element in its Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) 2010-2014. Noting that mainstreaming trade into national policies was of key importance to be able to benefit from Aid for Trade, he said that, in 
support of its PRSP, Comoros had developed a Medium Term Plan for Trade Integration of the 
Union of Comoros (2012-2015) which included a set of  18 priority reforms to be undertaken within 
the next three years to increase Comoros's capacity to formulate policies, accelerate integration 
into regional and multilateral trade organizations, sustain private sector development, and 
diversify the country's export basis. He informed of a multi-donor roundtable meeting, "Vision 2015 and Aid for Trade for the Union of Comoros", which would take place the following day to 
                                               
16 http://www.scp.gov.sg/content/scp/index.html   
17 http://rwanda-embassy.or.kr/dboard/dboar d.php?PHPSESSID=6eee6507397a4e860de84ab01baa 
8b59&id=eng_rnk&notice_id=&s=&t ot=&search=&search_cond=&no=14 &print_no=12&exec=view&npop=&so
rt=hit&desc=asc&search_cat_no =  
18 http://www.mofat.go.kr/ENG/press/ministrynews/20120814/1_41038.jsp?menu=m_10_10   
19 Further information on Korea's official development assistance can be found at http://usa-
houston.mofat.go.kr/webmodule/htsboard/template/read/legengreadboard.jsp?typeID=16&boardid=12982&se
qno=672745&c=&t=&pagenum=1&tableName=TYPE_E NGLEGATIO&pc=&dc=&wc=&lu=&vu=&iu=&du =  WT/COMTD/AFT/M/26 
 
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  raise awareness of Comoros's efforts to mobilize additional AfT resources to support its trade 
development.20  
3. Regional Dimension 
16. The representative of Trinidad and Tobago , on behalf of the Caribbean Community 
(CARICOM), reported on the regional AfT Strategy  for the Caribbean, selected priority topics for 
which had been validated at a Regional Policy Dialogue on Trade and Integration organized, with 
the support of the Inter-American Development Bank (IaDB), in Bridgetown, Barbados on 
1 and 2 November 2012. The Strategy focused on trade-related and financial support, remedial 
programmes and projects and the development of  a regional and national monitoring and 
evaluation framework and its main objectives were to ensure coherence, prioritization and ownership at the country level. Outcomes of the Policy Dialogue included agreement on the 
Strategy's three pillars ((i) upgrading key economic infrastructure, (ii) enhancing competitiveness 
and facilitating trade expansion and diversification,  and (iii) regional integration and external trade 
agreements); confirmation of th e Strategy's official launch in early 2013; reaffirmation of the 
importance of involving all stakeholders (including regional institutions, private sector and civil 
society) in the Strategy's implementation and monitoring and evaluation; recognition of the challenge with regard to the availability of development finance; and agreement that the region 
would engage the international community on the financing of projects and programmes 
emanating from the Strategy.
21  
17. The representatives of Barbados, and St. Lucia on behalf of the Organization of Eastern 
Caribbean States (OECS) noted the important role of Aid for Trade in strengthening a country's 
economy and voiced support of the AfT Strategy  for the Caribbean. They welcomed the support 
provided by the IaDB and looked forward to further collaboration as the Strategy was finalized.  The representative of Trinidad and Tobago referred to its national AfT strategy being developed 
with the support of the IaDB which, she said, was expected to be launched in early 2013. The representative of Jamaica referred to the launch of  Jamaica's National AfT Strategy in 2011 and 
looked forward to timely response from developm ent partners with regard to the development of 
projects highlighted within the framework of the Strategy.22 
18. The representative of the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat reported on progress on the 
development of a Pacific Regional AfT Strategy23, noting the substantive and detailed consultation 
process to clarify, focus and validate the existing Strategy so as to increase national export trade 
and improve regional trade integration to support inclusive and sustainable development for the 
benefit of Pacific Island communities. Rather than project based, the Strategy would be focused on 
broader regional strategy considerations on how Aid for Trade can foster development with a 
greater elaboration of the regional context, more detail on the role of development partners, 
consideration of cross-cutting issues, and a greater focus on implementation and monitoring mechanisms. The consultation process included, inter alia , a Fourth Pacific Aid-for-Trade 
Roundtable meeting to be held in Apia, Samoa on 1 December 2012
24 and consultations at 
national level between public and private sector s, civil society and development partners. The 
Strategy was expected to be finalized by August 2013. 
19. The representative of the Solomon Islands voiced his delegation's support of the Pacific 
Regional AfT Strategy as well as  appreciation for the assistance provided by development partners. 
20. The representative of the UNECE provided an update on the United Nations SPECA 
Initiative, noting the progress made with regard to the preparation of standardized national and 
regional AfT action matrices which would be fi ne-tuned and used in the ongoing work of the 
Implementation and Monitoring Council. Other UNECE AfT-related work included a 
                                               
20 For more information on the mu lti-donor roundtable meeting, see 
http://www.enhancedif.org/documents/Press%20rel eases/Comoros%202015%20Round%20Table%20Meeting.
pdf  
21 http://www.iadb.org/en/news/announcements/ 2012-11-02/regional-aid-for-trade-strategy-in-
barbados,10193.html   
22 http://www.jis.gov.jm/news/leads/29116   
23 http://www.forumsec.org/resources/uploads/atta chments/documents/ Regional%20Implementation 
%20Plan%20-%20Draft% 2024%20Aug%2009%20(V3).pdf   
24 http://www.forumsec.org/pages.cfm/newsroom/press-statements/2012/meeting-supports-revisions-
to-pacific-aft-strategy.html   WT/COMTD/AFT/M/26 
 
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  recently-launched web-based Trade Facilitation Implementation Guide on how to identify relevant 
measures and instruments to simplify cross-border trade25; national trade needs assessment 
studies to assist economies in transition to achieve greater integration with regional and international value chains (two studies had been carried out thus far – on Belarus in 2010 and on 
Kazakhstan in 2011 – and a third was in the proce ss of being done for Tajikistan), and a project 
aimed at strengthening the capacity of developi ng and transition economies to link to GVCs 
through the reduction of trade barriers.
26   
4. Private Sector 
21. The representative of the International Trade Centre (ITC) reported on the World Export 
Development Forum, "Linking Growth Markets: New Dynamics in Global Trade", held in Jakarta, 
Indonesia on 15 and 16 October 2012.27 The Forum's focus on South-South trade had been chosen 
to reflect the importance of trade between develo ping countries and growth markets. South-South 
trade was now a reality for many emerging economies that had begun to diversify their exports towards other emerging countries. Sustainable growth of South-South trade would require 
investments in new capabilities, trade facilitation  measures, infrastructure, and trade finance and 
these issues had been discussed at the Forum. The meeting had noted that, while most of South-
South trade had thus far taken place within Asia, as indicated in a recent study entitled "Africa's 
Trade Potential – Export Opportunities in Growth Markets"
28, there was substantial potential for 
Africa as well, provided that the right policy actions were taken.  
22. The representative of Uruguay, speaking in his capacity as Chair of the Joint Advisory 
Group on the ITC, said that the Forum had provid ed an important platform for representatives of 
the public and private sectors to discuss and exchange experiences on issues such as, inter alia , 
the integration of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the global economy, funding for SMEs, the need for enhanced infrastructure development, the importance of agriculture, the role of 
services and of trade facilitation, South-South cooperation and trade, and the asymmetry of 
information. Key now was to turn this knowledge into concrete actions which would allow developing countries to connect to markets. 
23. The representative of Nigeria said that the Forum had highlighted the importance of South-
S o u t h  t r a d e ,  i n  p a r t i c u l a r  f o r  t h e  i n t e g r a t i o n  o f  S M E s  i n  t h e  g l o b a l  e c o n o m y ,  a s  w e l l  a s  t h e  
important role that trade facilitation could play in this regard. Nigeria encouraged ITC to strengthen and improve its support to LDC SMEs with regard to accessing GVCs and to continue to 
showcase success stories and share experiences and best practices at further Forum events. 
5. Monitoring and Evaluation of Implemen tation and Development Effectiveness 
24. The representative of Japan presented the key findings of Japan's evaluation of its AfT 
Policies and Programmes conducted for Viet Nam and Lao PDR. The main conclusion of the 
evaluation was that there had been a considerable increase in Japan's imports from low-income countries in Asia (notably Bangladesh, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, and Viet Nam) – which the 
evaluators cited as impact. Recommendations to improve Japan's AfT support included the 
identification of new indicators to evaluate Aid for Trade (a potential one being, for example, to 
evaluate Japan's imports from AfT-recipient countries), the inclusion of aid coordination with emerging donors such as Korea and China, the promotion of regional development by updating 
"old" roadmaps, and a closer alignment of Japanese aid with new players (notably South Korea, 
China, India, and Middle Eastern and Latin American countries).
29  
25. The Secretariat provided an update on the mo nitoring and evaluation exercise which would 
inform the 4GR. The update included information on the global self-assessment monitoring process 
(partner country, donor, and South-South partner questionnaires)30, an outline of a new and 
separate monitoring exercise for the private sector (sector specific questionnaires focusing on 
                                               
25 http://tfig.unece.org/  
26 Further information can be found on the UNECE's website at http://www. unece.org/   
27 http://www.intracen.org/policy/wedf/2012-programme/   
28 www.intracen.org/Africa-trade-potentia-Ex port-opportunities- in-growth-markets/  
29 http://www.mofa.go.jp/policy/oda/evaluation/FY2011/text-pdf/aid_for_trade.pdf   
30 WT/COMTD/AFT/W/37 WT/COMTD/AFT/M/26 
 
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  agrifood, ICT, textiles, tourism, and transport and logistics)31, an update on country fact sheets32, 
and information on the parallel AU/UNECA-led regional monitoring questionnaire exercise being conducted in support of the AU Decision on Boosti ng Intra-African Trade. In response to queries 
raised by the representatives of the EU, El Sa lvador, the Dominican Republic, and Colombia, he 
noted the deadline of 31 December 2012 for the glob al monitoring questionnaire exercise and of 
31 January 2013 for the private sector monitoring questionnaire exercise, and that the purpose of 
the information/indicators on the factsheets was to generate debate and to look at the context of 
Aid for Trade within other flows into the economy. 
26. The representative of the OECD announced the organization of a Policy Dialogue on Aid for 
Trade in January 2013 which, on the basis of a pilot case study exercise on monitoring for 
development results undertaken by local consultants for Bangladesh, Colombia, Ghana, Rwanda, 
Solomon Islands, and Viet Nam, would discuss, inter alia , what needs to be done to continue 
delivering AfT results in a changing international environment for trade and development.33  
27. The representative of Colombia noted the importance of involving key field-based 
stakeholders in the case study exercise, and of linking AfT impacts to national results. The 
representative of Nigeria said that it would be important to have identifiable targets when 
measuring the effectiveness and impact of Aid for Trade. 
28. The Secretariat provided a brief overview of the dedicated thematic Workshops on Aid for 
Trade and Services and on Aid for Trade and In tellectual Property that had taken place, 
respectively, on 11 July and 5 November 2012.34 
D. Other Business 
29. No item was raised under "Other Business".  
30. The meeting was adjourned. 
 
 
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32 WT/COMTD/AFT/W/39 
33 http://www.oecd.org/dac/aidfortrade/aidfortradepolicydialogue2013.htm   
34 Information regarding the Workshops – including co pies of the agenda and presentations and audio 
podcast – can be found on the WTO website.