Support Trade Negotiations This project will contribute to building conducive investment environment in targeted countries including through a PPD approach, advisory services and capacity building. In 2020, the following outcomes were achieved:* WTO Accession – TPR process: With the support of ITC, the Ministry of Investment and Foreign Trade of Uzbekistan was able (i) to notify to the WTO Secretariat its initial offers for liberalization of trade in ods and services; and (ii) to draft and share with the WTO Secretariat answers to questions produced by the WTO Members. This joint support contributed to the holding of the 4th Working Party Meeting in July 2020.In addition, Tajikistan preparation for its first Trade Policy Review was further supported through ITC technical advices; Through the joint support of ITC and other international organizations, seven African countries that are currently acceding to the WTO were enable to share information and experience in relation to their respective netiations as well as prepare their accession strategy in sync with the AfCFTA netiations. This support aimed at enhancing the representation and voice of developing countries in the WTO Secretariat (10.6 and 16.8) and will contribute in expending the universal, rule based, open and non-discriminatory multilateral trading system (17.10). WTO accession, and the policy and regulatory reforms stemming from that process, contribute to establish a conducive policy environment fostering investment, industrial diversification and value addition. In addition, ITC's intervention aimed at forging a consensus among public and private sector together on the WTO accession and the domestic policy reforms it implies. As such, it contributes to ensure inclusive public private consultation for policy formulation purpose (17.17);* Regional integration: AfCFTA and Regional integration in Africa Business representatives of The Gambia were better equipped to engage with netiators and advocate for their views throughout the Services AfCFTA netiations/implementation as a result of ITC’s advisory services, national public private dialogue/training and AfCFTA customized business friendly guides. The later were accessible for all stakeholders beyond The Gambia. This support, which aimed at forging a consensus among public and private sector together on the AfCFTA netiations and implementation, is a contribution to ensure inclusive public private consultation for policy formulation purpose (17.17). *Customized trade policy related advisory services and publications: In 2020, the understanding of the business opportunities and challenges - including those related to the COVID 19 pandemic - stemming from trade policy issues, regulatory reforms and/or trade netiations has been supported across countries through the production of analytical papers, the dissemination of 862 copies of technical publications (e.g. Indian DFQF scheme), the provision of advisory services and the training of representatives from the private/public sectors with a view to inform and contribute to national and or regional consensus for policy/regulatory reforms/trade related netiations (17.17). CII expressed satisfaction to the services provided by ITC and reported that 52 participants who attended the ITC webinar dedicated to COVID 19 was very useful and strategic.* Leveraging: In 2020, this project contributed to widen or deepen ITC's intervention in relation to trade netiations. Further intervention in Uzbekistan were instrumental in leveraging a new full fledge EU funded project in Uzbekistan (Tentative budget allocation: USD 5 million). Expertise developed under this project also was instrumental in leveraging new projects in Iraq (WTO accession component: € 4.5 million), CEFTA (Netiations on services liberalization. Tentative budget: USD 800 000), Thailand (Competition and Public Procurement. Tentative budget: USD 1 Million), Malaysia (netiations with the EU. Tentative budget: USD 1 million) Nepal (addressing NTMs. Tentative budget: USD 800 000) and Comoros (policy/regulatory reforms for export competitiveness). in 2021, the following specific intervention will be carried out: Multilateral/ WTO accession: Awareness raising workshops/training/capacity building workshops to enhance technical skills of private sector on the implications of WTO Accessions in 5 countries in partnership with the WTO Secretariat. Provision of advisory services in support of specific countries' WTO accession process (depending on the pace of the netiations) and/or Trade Policy Reviews processes.* Regional integration: Awareness raising workshops/training/capacity building workshops to enhance technical skills of private sector on the implications of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement and what the private sector ought to do in the context of its netiations. Advisory services will be provided to a number of countries/regions (e.g. continuing support to The Gambia) in order to assist them in formulating their netiating positions in relation to the different chapters of the AfCFTA netiations or assist them in the early implementation. Organize Public Private Dialogues in support of specific countries/subregions' AfCFTA netiations process (depending on the pace of the netiations)* Policy/regulatory related analytical papers on emerging issues and/or strategic areas such as Trade policy/regulations and digital/green economy; Investment/services; including in the African context will be produced with a view to define new areas for TFPB intervention/services.* Leveraging: the expertise/materials developed under this project will be leveraged to develop and implement new donors funded intervention featuring a trade policy component.