SUPPORTING ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION AND EMPOWERMENT FOR INCLUSIVE,
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT THROUGH  AID FOR TRADE
By 
responding to this questionnaire, you will be:
Contributing to policy coherence by providing information about how you are integrating trade
issues into your regional development strategies and highlighting your Aid-for-Trade priorities;
Offering perspectives on your needs, the support you may be receiving as well as the support you
may require to pursue your trade and development objectives;
Shedding light on how Aid for Trade can contribute to economic diversification and empowerment
for inclusive, sustainable development.
Responses to this questionnaire will be published on the  http://www.aid4trade.org  website and will be
analysed in the next edition of the joint OECD-WTO Aid for Trade at a Glance publication. This
publication will be discussed at the 2019 Global Review of Aid for Trade. The theme of the Review is
"Supporting Economic Diversification and Empowerment for Inclusive, Sustainable Development
Through Aid for Trade".
For any question or comment, you may write to us at  aft.monitoring@wto.org INTRODUCTION
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- 3 -OVERVIEW
The Regional Economic Community and Transport Corridor questionnaire is separated into 3 main
sections that examine:
1. Changes to your Aid‑for‑Trade priorities since 2016;
2. Aid-for-Trade support for economic diversification; and
3. Aid-for-Trade support for economic empowerment.
The questions are phrased so as to allow comparisons with your answers to previous monitoring
exercises. If you do not have a record of previous answers, you can access them online at 
http//www.aid4trade.orgINTRODUCTION
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- 4 -Guidance notes
Questions in this survey will ask you to consult national policy documents, including national
development strategies and sectoral development strategies.
We request that answers reflect a "whole of government/organization" view. We encourage you to share
the questionnaire with colleagues in other line ministries to arrive at a single coordinated view.
If you wish to view the full questionnaire as a PDF file that can also be shared by email, please follow
this link: http://www.wto.org/aftmonitoring
We encourage you to complete answers by using the additional information boxes, but these are
optional.
For least developed countries, the Enhanced Integrated Framework and associated in-country national
implementation structures may be a useful forum to collect and coordinate responses.
All responses received will be made publicly available on the website  http://www.aid4trade.org
Responses will be analysed by the OECD and WTO in the publication series: "Aid for Trade at a
Glance".
Please submit the completed questionnaire before the deadline of   31 DECEMBER 2018 .
(Submissions will be accepted up to the cut-off 31 January 2019).INTRODUCTION
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- 5 -How to fill in this questionnaire
This questionnaire should be filled out  electronically while connected to the Internet. Please note that
once started, the questionnaire should be completed on the same device.
It may not be possible to finish the questionnaire in one attempt. The questionnaire reply are
automatically saved and can be completed in multiple sessions.  Important to note is that you must
reopen the questionnaire with the same device you started it on .
To navigate through this questionnaire click:
Next:   (to move to next page);
Prev:   (to move back to previous page);
Exit:  (data is saved when you exit, but only if you use the same computer or other device from which
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Submit questionnaire:  (once completed and submitted, you will still be able to make changes but only if
you are using the same computer or other device).
For questions and/or to obtain a copy of your responses, email us at:
aft.monitoring@wto.org   indicating "Aid for Trade Monitoring exercise" in the subject line of the
message.INTRODUCTION
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- 6 -ABOUT YOU
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1. Respondent*
Name
Position
Organization
Email Address2. About you*
WT/COMTD/AFT/W/77/Add.2 
- 7 -The objective of the first section is to assess if, and why, your Aid for Trade priorities have
changed since 2016.  It examines the reasons why you may have changed your strategy or priorities
and if those changes were integrated (i.e. mainstreamed) in your national development strategy and
included in your dialogue with donors.
The WTO Task Force on Aid for Trade  states that Aid for Trade is about assisting developing countries
to increase exports of goods and services, to integrate into the multilateral trading system, and to
benefit from liberalized trade and increased market access. Projects and programmes are considered
as Aid for Trade if these activities have been identified as trade related development priorities in the
recipient country's national development strategies.
The Task Force agreed the following benchmarks for global monitoring of Aid for Trade:
   (a) Trade policy and regulations, including: training of trade officials, analysis of proposals and
positions and their impact, support for national stakeholders to articulate commercial interest and
identify trade offs, dispute issues, institutional and technical support to facilitate implementation of trade
agreements and to adapt to and comply with rules and standards.
   (b) Trade development, including: investment promotion, analysis and institutional support for trade in
services, business support services and institutions, public private sector networking, e-commerce,
trade finance, trade promotion, market analysis, and development.
   (c) Trade related infrastructure: transport and storage, energy, and telecommunications.
   (d) Building productive capacity for goods and services.
   (e) Trade related adjustment, including supporting developing countries to put in place accompanying
measures that assist them to benefit from liberalized trade.
   (f) Other trade related needs.SECTION 1: AID-FOR-TRADE PRIORITIES
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- 8 -SECTION 1: AID-FOR-TRADE PRIORITIES (AID-FOR-TRADE PRIORITIES FOR YOUR
REGION OR TRANSPORT CORRIDOR)
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3. Does your regional or transport corridor development strategy include trade priorities ? (i.e.
Aid‑for‑Trade priorities)*
Yes
No
Unsure
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Adjustment costs
Connecting to value chains
E-commerce
Export diversification
Industrialization
International competitiveness
Network and/or transport infrastructure of a cross border nature
Network infrastructure (power, water, telecommunications)
Regional integration
Services development
Trade facilitation
Trade finance access
Trade policy analysis, negotiations and implementation
Transport infrastructure (airport, roads, rail, port)
WTO accession
Other priority areas including: MSMEs, Women's economic
empowerment, Youth, etc. (please specify)
Please specify further the priorities that you selected above as well as the main problems/obstacles encountered in
furthering them and provide a weblink to the relevant strategy. 4. If yes, please indicate your Aid-for-Trade priorities:
Below are listed the most common priority areas grouped according to broad Aid-for-Trade
categories. Please rank the top 5 priority areas among the ones listed below.
(1 being the most important)
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Please specify further the priorities that you selected above, as well as the main problems/obstacles encountered in
furthering them. Please include a weblink to the relevant strategy.5. Have your Aid-for-Trade priorities changed since 2016?*
Yes
No
Unsure
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 1 2 3
2030 Sustainable
Development Goals
Change of
government
Continental or
regional policy
instruments (e.g.
Agenda 2063 The
Africa We Want)
E-commerce
development
Economic
diversification
Expansion of
domestic services
sectors and/or trade
in services
External factors (e.g
changes in key
trading partners
policies)
Green growth
objectives
Industrialization
objectives
Digital or ICT-related
strategy 6. If yes, please rank the top 3 drivers of these changes :
(Please choose no more than 3 options)
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- 12 -MSMEs growth and
development
objectives
New investment
strategy
New national
development strategy
New regional
development or
integration strategy
New trade capacity
needs
Poverty reduction
objectives
Regional Trade
Agreements (e.g.
CFTA)
Trade Facilitation
Agreement
Implementation
Trade finance access
Women's economic
empowerment
objectives
Youth economic
empowerment
objectives
Other (please specify) 1 2 3
Additional information on the top 3 drivers of changes in your Aid-for-Trade priorities since 2016.
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- 13 -Additional information on how changes in your Aid-for-Trade priorities have been reflected in your dialogue with
development partners.7. Have these changes been reflected in your dialogue with development partners?
Yes
No
Unsure
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8. Please provide names, titles, references or weblinks to policy documents relevant to Aid for
Trade in your region or transport corridor.
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- 15 -Limited economic diversification in exports and domestic production is a fundamental rationale for the
Aid-for-Trade Initiative. Aid for Trade is about assisting developing countries, and in particular LDCs, to
increase exports of goods and services, to integrate into the multilateral trading system, and to benefit
from liberalized trade and increased market access.
 
Conceptually, economic diversification contains different elements: export diversification, structural
transformation and industrialization. It implies the shift to a more varied production structure, involving
the introduction of new, or the expansion of pre-existing, goods and services, together with
industrialization through manufacturing-value added.
 
Export diversification can be measured through increases in the variety and volume of exports and/or
trading partners (extensive diversification), or through increases in the proportion of product or services
that are exported, and/or through an increase in price (intensive diversification).
 
Structural transformation refers to the reallocation of resources across different sectors and products
and services over time. Where this process is associated with economic growth and development it is
linked to a move to higher productivity at sectoral level (i.e. agriculture, fisheries, forestry, industry or
services) and/or in terms of labour productivity.
Industrialization is a process frequently associated with quality upgrading (i.e. value addition). Producing
a higher quality or a greater variety of existing products (e.g. processing agricultural or other
commodities) can build on existing comparative advantages. It can boost countries' export revenues
(e.g. through the use of more physical, and more human-capital intensive production techniques).
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If yes, please provide additional information (including as to how economic diversification is defined and measured).9. Is economic diversification a priority in your regional or transport corridor development
strategy?*
Yes
No
Unsure
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- 17 -Additional information on the main constraints to economic diversification as identified in your regional or transport
corridor development strategy.10. What are the main constraints to economic diversification identified in your regional or
transport corridor development strategy?
(You may tick more than 1 box)
High input costs
High tariffs in target markets/products
High trade costs
Inadequate network infrastructure (power, water, telecommunications)
Limited access to trade finance
Limited agricultural production capacity
Limited customs and other border agency capacity
Limited e-trade readiness
Limited inward foreign direct investment
Limited industrial or manufacturing capacity
Limited network and/or transport infrastructure of a cross border nature
Limited services capacity
Limited standards compliance
Low levels of training and skills
Poor international competitiveness
Small domestic market
Transport infrastructure (airport, roads, rail, port)
Unaffordable and/or unreliable electricity access
Unsure
Other, (please specify)
11. Please indicate in which category(ies) of aid-for-trade financing your region or transport
corridor receives support for economic diversification.
(You may tick more than 1 box and/or leave boxes unticked if you do not receive support)
Trade policy and regulations (Including training of trade officials, analysis of proposals and positions and their
impact, support for national stakeholders to articulate commercial interest and identify trade-offs, dispute issues,
institutional and technical support to facilitate implementation of trade agreements and to adapt to and comply with
rules and standards)
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- 18 -Additional information on which category(ies) of aid-for-trade financing your region or transport corridor receives support
for economic diversification.Trade policy and administrative management
Trade facilitation
Regional trade agreements (RTAs)
Multilateral trade negotiations
Trade education/training
Trade-related infrastructure  (Including physical infrastructure)
Transport and storage infrastructure
Communications infrastructure
Energy supply and generation infrastructure
Trade development (Including investment promotion, analysis and institutional support for trade in services,
business support services and institutions, public-private sector networking, e-commerce, trade finance, trade
promotion, market analysis and development)
Business support services
Banking and financial services
Building productive capacity
Agriculture
Forestry
Fishing
Industry
Mineral resources and mining
Travel and tourism
Trade related adjustment  (Including supporting developing countries to put in place accompanying measures that
assist them to benefit from liberalized trade)
Other trade related needs
Unsure
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- 19 -Additional information on how the aid-for-trade support your region or transport corridor receives for economic
diversification aligns with the priorities established in your regional or transport corridor development strategy(ies).12. Does the aid-for-trade support your region or transport corridor receives for economic
diversification align with the priorities established in your national or regional or transport
corridor development strategy(ies)?*
Yes
No
Unsure
Additional information on whether your region or transport corridor has recorded progress in economic diversification
since the launch of the Aid-for-Trade initiative in 2006?13. Has your region or transport corridor recorded progress in economic diversification since
the launch of the Aid-for-Trade initiative in 2006?*
Yes
No
Unsure
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Additional information on the progress that your region or transport corridor has recorded in economic diversification
since the launch of the Aid-for-Trade initiative in 2006.14. If yes, please specify in which area(s):
(You may tick more than 1 box)
Export diversification
Structural transformation
Industrialization, including manufacturing value added
Unsure
Other, (please specify)
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- 21 -Additional information on the sector(s) where progress in economic diversification has been made.15. If yes, please also indicate in which sector(s):
 
(You may tick more than 1 box)
Agriculture
Industry
Services
Fisheries
Forestry
Unsure
Other, (please specify)
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16. In which category(ies) of Aid for Trade is the support your region or transport corridor
receives impactful for economic diversification?
(You may tick more than 1 box and/or leave boxes unticked if you do not receive support)
Trade policy and regulations (Including training of trade officials, analysis of proposals and positions and their
impact, support for national stakeholders to articulate commercial interest and identify trade-offs, dispute issues,
institutional and technical support to facilitate implementation of trade agreements and to adapt to and comply with
rules and standards)
Trade policy and administrative management
Trade facilitation
Regional trade agreements (RTAs)
Multilateral trade negotiations
Trade education/training
Trade-related infrastructure  (Including physical infrastructure)
Transport and storage infrastructure
Communications infrastructure
Energy supply and generation infrastructure
Trade development (Including investment promotion, analysis and institutional support for trade in services,
business support services and institutions, public-private sector networking, e-commerce, trade finance, trade
promotion, market analysis and development)
Business support services
Banking and financial services
Building productive capacity
Agriculture
Forestry
Fishing
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- 23 -Additional information on the category(ies) of Aid for Trade in which the support your region or transport corridor receives
is impactful for economic diversification, including information on which your answer is based.Industry
Mineral resources and mining
Travel and tourism
Trade related adjustment  (Including supporting developing countries to put in place accompanying measures that
assist them to benefit from liberalized trade)
Other trade related needs
Unsure
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Additional information on the factors that contribute to the success of the aid-for-trade support your region or transport
corridor receives for economic diversification. 17. What factors contribute to the success of the aid-for-trade support your region or transport
corridor receives for economic diversification?
(You may tick more than 1 box. Please limit your answer to the top five factors)
Alignment of aid-for-trade support with national/regional priorities
Capacity to draft funding applications
Coordination among donors
Country ownership
Donor interest in specific projects/programmes
Good digital and ICT connectivity
Good trade-related infrastructure
Institutional capacity to implement projects
Leveraging of foreign direct investment
Mobilization of domestic private investment
National/regional coordination
Services capacity
Sufficient funding and appropriate implementation timelines
Unsure
Other (please specify)
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- 25 -Additional information on the factors that may limit the success of the aid- for-trade support that your region or transport
corridor receives for economic diversification.18. What factors may limit the success of the aid-for-trade support that your region or transport
corridor receives for economic diversification?
(You may tick more than 1 box. Please limit your answer to the top five factors.)
Diverging priorities between partner and donor
Inadequate infrastructure
Failure to mobilize domestic private investment
Inability to leverage foreign direct investment
Lack of country ownership
Lack of donor interest in specific projects/programmes
Limited financing for the private sector
Limited services capacity
Poor digital and ICT connectivity
Poor alignment of aid-for-trade received with national/regional priorities
Poor coordination among donors
Poor national/regional coordination
Resources dedicated to the project or programme too low
Time horizon too short
Weak institutional capacity
Unsure
Other (please specify)
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Additional information on how Aid for Trade received helps mobilize other forms of development finance for economic
diversification.19. Does the Aid for Trade you receive help mobilize other forms of development finance for
economic diversification (i.e. non-concessional financing, foreign direct investment, remittances,
trade finance, etc.).*
Yes
No
Unsure
20. Which development partner(s) are the most important source of aid-for-trade financing for
economic diversification in your region or transport corridor?
(You may tick more than 1 box)
DAC COUNTRIES
Australia
Austria
Belgium
Canada
Czech Republic
Denmark
European Union
Finland
France
GermanySlovak Republic
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
United Kingdom
United States
OTHER BILATERAL
Azerbaijan
Estonia
KazakhstanClimate Investment Funds (CIF)
Enhanced Integrated Framework
(EIF)
EU Institutions
Food and Agricultural Organization
of the UN (FAO)
Global Environment Facility (GEF)
Inter-America Development Bank
(IDB)
International Fund for Agricultural
Development (IFAD)
International Labour Office (ILO)
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- 27 -Additional information on the development partners that are important sources of aid-for-trade financing for economic
diversification in your region or transport corridor.Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Korea
Luxembourg
The Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Poland
PortugalKuwait (KFAED)
Lithuania
Romania
Turkey
United Arab Emirates
MULTILATERAL/REGIONAL
African Development Bank (AfDB)
Asian Infrastructure Investment
Bank (AIIB)
Arab Fund (AFESD)
Asian Development Bank (AsDB)
Arab Bank for Economic
Development in Africa (BADEA)
Caribbean Development Bank
(CDB)
Council of Europe Development
Bank (CEB)International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Islamic Development Bank (IsDB)
International Trade Centre (ITC)
OPEC Fund for International
Development (OFID)
New  Development Bank
Silk Road Fund
United Nations Development
Programme (UNDP)
United Nations Economic
Commission for Europe (UNECE)
UN Economic and Social
Commission for Asia and the
Pacific (UNESCAP)
UN Economic and Social
Commission for Western Asia
(UNESCWA)
UN Industrial Development
Organization (UNIDO)
World Bank
World Trade Organization (WTO)
Other (please specify)
NB. This list of aid-for-trade providers is sourced from the OECD-DAC/CRS aid activity database.
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- 28 -Additional information on the South-South partner(s) that are important sources of financing for your economic
diversification in your region or transport corridor.21. Which South-South partner(s) are the most important source of financing for your economic
diversification in your region or transport corridor?
(You may tick more than 1 box)
Algeria
Argentina
Bahrain
Brazil
Chile*
China
Cuba
Egypt
India
IndonesiaIsrael*
Iran
Lybia
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Kuwait
Malaysia
Mexico*
Nigeria
Pakistan
South AfricaSouth Korea*
Chinese T aipei
Qatar
Singapore
Thailand
Turkey
Tunisia
United Arab Emirates
Venezuela
Other (please specify)
NB. This list is sourced from the United Nations for Development Cooperation. Various of those South-South partners
listed with an asterisk are OECD Member States, appear on the OECD DAC list and/or report to the OECD CRS.
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Additional information on the sector(s) that will require most support for economic diversification in in your region or
transport corridor.22. Looking ahead, in which sector(s) will future support for economic diversification be most
required in your region or transport corridor?
 
(You may tick more than 1 box)
Agriculture
Industry
Services
Fisheries
Forestry
Unsure
Other, (please specify)
23. Looking ahead, in which category of aid-for-trade financing do you think your region or
transport corridor will require aid-for-trade support for economic diversification.
(You may tick more than 1 box and/or leave boxes unticked if you do not receive support)
Trade policy and regulations (Including training of trade officials, analysis of proposals and positions and their
impact, support for national stakeholders to articulate commercial interest and identify trade-offs, dispute issues,
institutional and technical support to facilitate implementation of trade agreements and to adapt to and comply with
rules and standards)
Trade policy and administrative management
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- 30 -Additional information on which category(ies) of Aid for Trade you think your region or transport corridor will require
further aid-for-trade support for economic diversification.Trade facilitation
Regional trade agreements (RTAs)
Multilateral trade negotiations
Trade education/training
Trade-related infrastructure  (Including physical infrastructure)
Transport and storage infrastructure
Communications infrastructure
Energy supply and generation infrastructure
Trade development (Including investment promotion, analysis and institutional support for trade in services,
business support services and institutions, public-private sector networking, e-commerce, trade finance, trade
promotion, market analysis and development)
Business support services
Banking and financial services
Building productive capacity
Agriculture
Forestry
Fishing
Industry
Mineral resources and mining
Travel and tourism
Trade related adjustment  (Including supporting developing countries to put in place accompanying measures that
assist them to benefit from liberalized trade)
Other trade related needs
Unsure
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24. Is there any Aid-for-Trade project or programme for economic diversification that you would
like to showcase as an example of best practice?
(Please provide additional information and include weblinks as relevant)
WT/COMTD/AFT/W/77/Add.2 
- 32 -Economic empowerment can be defined in different ways, but in simple terms, it combines the concepts
of empowerment and economic advancement. 
Approaches to economic empowerment concentrate on factors that help different groups succeed in the
economy and trade. Factors that may empower include skills and access to productive resources,
improving the enabling and institutional environments, and assisting different groups in their ability to
benefit from economic growth and development. 
For example, the OECD defines economic empowerment as the capacity of women and men to
participate in, contribute to and benefit from growth processes in ways that recognise the value of their
contributions, respect their dignity and make it possible to negotiate a fairer distribution of the benefits of
growth. Economic empowerment increases women’s access to economic resources and opportunities
including jobs, financial services, property and other productive assets, skills development and market
information. Women's economic empowerment is a prerequisite for achieving the Sustainable
Development Goals.
Youth economic empowerment implies also the dimension of moving from dependence on the economic
support of parents or other adults, to being economically productive with the ability to support
themselves or others. 
The focus in this section is on the empowerment dimensions of three groups:
   - Women's economic empowerment;
   - Micro, Small and Medium Sized Enterprises; and
   - Youth empowerment.SECTION 3: AID FOR TRADE IN SUPPORT OF ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
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If yes, please provide additional information on how economic empowerment is prioritized in your regional or transport
corridor development strategy.25. Is economic empowerment a priority in your regional or transport corridor development
strategy?*
Yes
No
Unsure
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Additional information on the groups for which your regional or transport corridor development strategy is seeking to
promote economic empowerment.26. For which groups does your regional or transport corridor development strategy seek to
promote economic empowerment?
(You may tick more than 1 box)
Women's economic empowerment
Micro, Small and Medium Sized Enterprises
Youth economic empowerment
Unsure
Other (please specify)
If yes please provide additional information on the indicators or targets on economic empowerment included in your
regional or transport corridor development strategy.27. Does your regional or transport corridor development strategy propose any indicators to
track economic empowerment or include any targets to achieve?*
Yes
No
Unsure
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- 35 -If yes please provide additional information on how your regional or transport corridor development strategy links
economic empowerment to participation in international trade.28. Does your regional or transport corridor development strategy link economic empowerment
to participation in international trade?*
Yes
No
Unsure
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29. Please indicate in which category(ies) of aid-for-trade financing your region or transport
corridor receives Aid for Trade for economic empowerment support.
(You may tick more than 1 box and/or leave all boxes unticked if you do not receive support)
Trade policy and regulations (Including training of trade officials, analysis of proposals and positions and their
impact, support for national stakeholders to articulate commercial interest and identify trade-offs, dispute issues,
institutional and technical support to facilitate implementation of trade agreements and to adapt to and comply with
rules and standards)
Trade policy and administrative management
Trade facilitation
Regional trade agreements (RTAs)
Multilateral trade negotiations
Trade education/training
Trade-related infrastructure  (Including physical infrastructure)
Transport and storage infrastructure
Communications infrastructure
Energy supply and generation infrastructure
Trade development (Including investment promotion, analysis and institutional support for trade in services,
business support services and institutions, public-private sector networking, e-commerce, trade finance, trade
promotion, market analysis and development)
Business support services
Banking and financial services
Building productive capacity
Agriculture
Forestry
Fishing
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for Trade for economic empowerment support.Industry
Mineral resources and mining
Travel and tourism
Trade related adjustment  (Including supporting developing countries to put in place accompanying measures that
assist them to benefit from liberalized trade)
Other trade related needs
Unsure
Additional information on how the aid-for-trade support you receive for economic empowerment aligns with the
empowerment priorities established in your transport corridor or regional trade and development strategy(ies).30. Does the aid-for-trade support you receive for economic empowerment align with the
empowerment priorities established in your transport corridor or regional trade and development
strategy(ies)?*
Yes
No
Unsure
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Additional information or examples of projects and programmes on how Aid for Trade can make a contribution to
women's economic empowerment in your region or transport corridor.31. How best can Aid for Trade make a contribution to women's economic empowerment in your
region or transport corridor?
(You may tick more than 1 box. Please limit your answer to the top five factors)
Improving access to information
Improving access to foreign markets
Improving access to global value chains
Improving digital connectivity
Improving the provision of services
Improving the flow of goods at borders (Trade Facilitation)
Providing access to finance
Supporting the growth and economic development of women
Supporting rural trade
Supporting the elaboration of gender-sensitive policies
Supporting the growth and economic development of Youth
Upgrading business skills
Upgrading ICT skills
Upgrading the energy infrastructure
Upgrading the transport infrastructure
Other (please specify)
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in your region or transport corridor.32. What forms of aid-for-trade financing, in your view, best support women's economic
empowerment in your region or transport corridor?
(You may tick more than 1 box and/or leave all boxes unticked if you do not receive support)
Trade policy and regulations  (Including training of trade officials, analysis of proposals and positions and their
impact, support for national stakeholders to articulate commercial interest and identify trade-offs, dispute issues,
institutional and technical support to facilitate implementation of trade agreements and to adapt to and comply with
rules and standards).
Trade policy and administrative management
Trade facilitation
Regional trade agreements (RTAs)
Multilateral trade negotiations
Trade education/training
Trade-related infrastructure  (Including physical infrastructure)
Transport and storage infrastructure
Communications infrastructure
Energy supply and generation infrastructure
Trade development  (Including investment promotion, analysis and institutional support for trade in services,
business support services and institutions, public-private sector networking, e-commerce, trade finance, trade
promotion, market analysis and development.)
Business support services
Banking and financial services
Building productive capacity
Agriculture
Forestry
Fishing
Industry
Mineral resources and mining
Travel and tourism
Trade related adjustment  (Including supporting developing countries to put in place accompanying measures that
assist them to benefit from liberalized trade.)
Other trade related needs
Unsure
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- 40 -Additional information on the factors that contribute to the success of Aid for Trade in promoting women's economic
empowerment in your region or transport corridor.33. What factors contribute to the success of Aid for Trade in promoting women's economic
empowerment in your region or transport corridor?
 
 (You may tick more than 1 box. Please limit your answer to the top five factors)
Alignment of aid-for-trade support with national/regional priorities
Capacity to draft funding applications
Coordination among donors
Country ownership
Donor interest in specific projects/programmes
Good digital and ICT connectivity
Good trade-related infrastructure
Leveraging of foreign direct investment
Mobilization of domestic private investment
Institutional capacity to implement projects
National/regional coordination
Services capacity
Sufficient funding and appropriate implementation timelines
Unsure
Other (please specify):
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Additional information or examples of projects and programmes on how Aid for Trade can make a contribution to the
economic empowerment of MSMEs in your region or transport corridor.34. How best can Aid for Trade make a contribution to the economic empowerment of MSMEs in
your region or transport corridor?
(You may tick more than 1 box. Please limit your answer to the top five factors)
Improving access to information
Improving access to foreign markets
Improving access to global value chains
Improving digital connectivity
Improving the provision of services
Improving the flow of goods at borders (Trade Facilitation)
Providing access to finance
Supporting the growth and economic development of women
Supporting rural trade
Supporting the elaboration of gender-sensitive policies
Supporting the growth and economic development of Youth
Upgrading business skills
Upgrading ICT skills
Upgrading the energy infrastructure
Upgrading the transport infrastructure
Other (please specify)
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- 42 -Additional information on the aid-for-trade financing that, in your view, best support the economic empowerment of
MSMEs in your region or transport corridor.35. What forms of Aid for Trade financing, in your view, best support the economic
empowerment of MSMEs in your region or transport corridor?
(You may tick more than 1 box and/or leave all boxes unticked if you do not receive support)
Trade policy and regulations  (Including training of trade officials, analysis of proposals and positions and their
impact, support for national stakeholders to articulate commercial interest and identify trade-offs, dispute issues,
institutional and technical support to facilitate implementation of trade agreements and to adapt to and comply with
rules and standards).
Trade policy and administrative management
Trade facilitation
Regional trade agreements (RTAs)
Multilateral trade negotiations
Trade education/training
Trade-related infrastructure  (Including physical infrastructure)
Transport and storage infrastructure
Communications infrastructure
Energy supply and generation infrastructure
Trade development  (Including investment promotion, analysis and institutional support for trade in services,
business support services and institutions, public-private sector networking, e-commerce, trade finance, trade
promotion, market analysis and development.)
Business support services
Banking and financial services
Building productive capacity
Agriculture
Forestry
Fishing
Industry
Mineral resources and mining
Travel and tourism
Trade related adjustment  (Including supporting developing countries to put in place accompanying measures that
assist them to benefit from liberalized trade.)
Other trade related needs
Unsure
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- 43 -Additional information on factors that contribute to the success of Aid for Trade in promoting the economic empowerment
of MSMEs in your region or transport corridor.36. What factors contribute to the success of Aid for Trade in promoting the economic
empowerment of MSMEs in your region or transport corridor ?
 
 (You may tick more than 1 box. Please limit your answer to the top five factors)
Alignment of aid-for-trade support with national/regional priorities
Capacity to draft funding applications
Coordination among donors
Country ownership
Donor interest in specific projects/programmes
Good digital and ICT connectivity
Good trade-related infrastructure
Leveraging of foreign direct investment
Mobilization of domestic private investment
Institutional capacity to implement projects
National/regional coordination
Services capacity
Sufficient funding and appropriate implementation timelines
Unsure
Other (please specify):
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Additional information on how Aid for Trade can contribute to Youth economic empowerment in your region or transport
corridor.37. How best can Aid for Trade contribute to Youth economic empowerment in your region or
transport corridor ?
(You may tick more than 1 box. Please limit your answer to the top five factors)
Improving access to information
Improving access to foreign markets
Improving access to global value chains
Improving digital connectivity
Improving the provision of services
Improving the flow of goods at borders (Trade Facilitation)
Providing access to finance
Supporting the growth and economic development of women
Supporting rural trade
Supporting the elaboration of gender-sensitive policies
Supporting the growth and economic development of Youth
Upgrading business skills
Upgrading ICT skills
Upgrading the energy infrastructure
Upgrading the transport infrastructure
Other (please specify)
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- 45 -Additional information on the Aid-for-trade financing that, in your view, best support Youth economic empowerment in
your region or transport corridor.38. What forms of Aid-for-Trade financing, in your view, best support Youth economic
empowerment in your region or transport corridor ?
(You may tick more than 1 box and/or leave all boxes unticked if you do not receive support)
Trade policy and regulations  (Including training of trade officials, analysis of proposals and positions and their
impact, support for national stakeholders to articulate commercial interest and identify trade-offs, dispute issues,
institutional and technical support to facilitate implementation of trade agreements and to adapt to and comply with
rules and standards).
Trade policy and administrative management
Trade facilitation
Regional trade agreements (RTAs)
Multilateral trade negotiations
Trade education/training
Trade-related infrastructure  (Including physical infrastructure)
Transport and storage infrastructure
Communications infrastructure
Energy supply and generation infrastructure
Trade development  (Including investment promotion, analysis and institutional support for trade in services,
business support services and institutions, public-private sector networking, e-commerce, trade finance, trade
promotion, market analysis and development.)
Business support services
Banking and financial services
Building productive capacity
Agriculture
Forestry
Fishing
Industry
Mineral resources and mining
Travel and tourism
Trade related adjustment  (Including supporting developing countries to put in place accompanying measures that
assist them to benefit from liberalized trade.)
Other trade related needs
Unsure
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- 46 -Additional information on the factors that contribute to the success of Aid for Trade in promoting Youth economic
empowerment in your region or transport corridor.39. What factors contribute to the success of Aid for Trade in promoting Youth economic
empowerment in your region or transport corridor ?
 
 (You may tick more than 1 box. Please limit your answer to the top five factors)
Alignment of aid-for-trade support with national/regional priorities
Capacity to draft funding applications
Coordination among donors
Country ownership
Donor interest in specific projects/programmes
Good digital and ICT connectivity
Good trade-related infrastructure
Leveraging of foreign direct investment
Mobilization of domestic private investment
Institutional capacity to implement projects
National/regional coordination
Services capacity
Sufficient funding and appropriate implementation timelines
Unsure
Other (please specify):
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Please provide a weblink to the relevant national strategy or policy document in which SDGs are referred to.40. In your view, can Aid for Trade make a contribution to the achievement of the 2030
Sustainable Development Agenda ?*
Yes
No
Unsure
Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
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- 48 -Additional information on the Sustainable Development Goal(s) Aid for Trade can help to achieve.41. If yes, please specify which Sustainable Development Goal or Goals (SDGs) Aid for Trade can
help to achieve.
(You may tick more than 1 box)
Sustainable Development Goals:
1. No poverty
2. Zero hunger
3. Good health and well-being
4. Quality education
5. Gender equality
6. Clean water and sanitation7. Affordable and clean energy
8. Decent work and economic
growth
9. Industry, innovation and
infrastructure
10. Reduce inequalities
11. Sustainable cities and
communities
12. Responsible consumption and
production13. Climate action
14. Life below water
15. Life on land
16. Peace, justice and strong
institutions
17. Partnership for the goals
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42. Which donor(s) are the most important source of aid-for-trade financing for economic
empowerment in your region or transport corridor?
(You may tick more than 1 box)
DAC COUNTRIES
Australia
Austria
Belgium
Canada
Czech Republic
Denmark
European Union
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Korea
LuxembourgSlovak Republic
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
United Kingdom
United States
OTHER BILATERAL
Azerbaijan
Estonia
Kazakhstan
Kuwait (KFAED)
Lithuania
Romania
Turkey
United Arab Emirates
MULTILATERAL/REGIONAL
African Development Bank (AfDB)
Asian Infrastructure Investment
Bank (AIIB)Climate Investment Funds (CIF)
Enhanced Integrated Framework
(EIF)
EU Institutions
Food and Agricultural Organization
of the UN (FAO)
Global Environment Facility (GEF)
Inter-America Development Bank
(IDB)
International Fund for Agricultural
Development (IFAD)
International Labour Office (ILO)
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Islamic Development Bank (IsDB)
International Trade Centre (ITC)
New Development Bank
OPEC Fund for International
Development (OFID)
Silk Road Fund
United Nations Development
Programme (UNDP)
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- 50 -Additional information on the donor(s) are the most important source of aid-for-trade financing for economic
empowerment in your region or transport corridor.   The Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Poland
PortugalArab Fund (AFESD)
Asian Development Bank (AsDB)
Arab Bank for Economic
Development in Africa (BADEA)
Caribbean Development Bank
(CDB)
Council of Europe Development
Bank (CEB)United Nations Economic
Commission for Europe (UNECE)
UN Economic and Social
Commission for Asia and the
Pacific (UNESCAP)
UN Economic and Social
Commission for Western Asia
(UNESCWA)
UN Industrial Development
Organization (UNIDO)
World Bank
World Trade Organization (WTO)
Other (please specify)
Additional information on the South-South partners that provide aid-for-trade financing for economic empowerment in
your region or transport corridor.43. Which South-South partners are the most important source of financing for economic
empowerment in your region or transport corridor?
(You may tick more than 1 box)
Algeria
Argentina
Bahrain
Brazil
Chile*
China
Cuba
Egypt
India
IndonesiaIsrael*
Iran
Lybia
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Kuwait
Malaysia
Mexico*
Nigeria
Pakistan
South AfricaSouth Korea*
Chinese T aipei
Qatar
Singapore
Thailand
Turkey
Tunisia
United Arab Emirates
Venezuela
Other (please specify)
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- 51 -Additional information on which category(ies) of Aid for Trade  you think your country will require further aid-for-trade
support for economic empowerment in your region or transport corridor.44. Looking ahead, in which category(ies) of aid-for-trade financing do you think that further
support for economic empowerment will be required in your region or transport corridor.
(You may tick more than 1 box and/or leave boxes unticked if you do not receive support)
Trade policy and regulations  (Including training of trade officials, analysis of proposals and positions and their
impact, support for national stakeholders to articulate commercial interest and identify trade-offs, dispute issues,
institutional and technical support to facilitate implementation of trade agreements and to adapt to and comply with
rules and standards).
Trade policy and administrative management
Trade facilitation
Regional trade agreements (RTAs)
Multilateral trade negotiations
Trade education/training
Trade-related infrastructure  (Including physical infrastructure)
Transport and storage infrastructure
Communications infrastructure
Energy supply and generation infrastructure
Trade development  (Including investment promotion, analysis and institutional support for trade in services,
business support services and institutions, public-private sector networking, e-commerce, trade finance, trade
promotion, market analysis and development.)
Business support services
Banking and financial services
Building productive capacity
Agriculture
Forestry
Fishing
Industry
Mineral resources and mining
Travel and tourism
Trade related adjustment  (Including supporting developing countries to put in place accompanying measures that
assist them to benefit from liberalized trade.)
Other trade related needs
Unsure
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45. Please provide any  additional information that you think may be relevant.
(Please references in the form or weblinks, document symbols etc.)
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to showcase as particularly important for your region or transport corridor or as an example of
best practice?
(Please provide any relevant additional information and include weblinks as relevant)
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