WTO Aid for Trade Global Review 2017 - Small States, Big Challenges

The small size and remoteness of many countries in Africa, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) regions mean they cannot compete with larger players in world markets and are vulnerable to economic and financial shocks. There is a growing need to improve regional integration and enhance connectivity to ensure a more inclusive form of trade and support the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.

Join our discussion at this side event at the Aid for Trade Global Review 2017 to explore the innovative solutions implemented through the Hub and Spokes Programme, an aid for trade initiative financed and supported by the European Union, the ACP Secretariat, the Commonwealth Secretariat and the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie.

Speakers

• Mr. Armand Tazafy, Minister of Trade, Madagascar
• Mr. Axel Pougin de la Maisonneuve, Deputy Head of Unit, EC DEVCO Private Sector and Trade Unit
• Mr. Eloi Laourou, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Benin to the UN Offices in Geneva
• Ambassador Mere Falemaka, Permanent Representative of the Pacific Islands Forum to the WTO in Geneva
• Mr. Serigne Bassirou Diene, Regional Trade Adviser, ECCAS
• Mr. Hillary Kumwenda, National Trade Adviser, Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism, Fiji

Find out more: thecommonwealth.org/hubandspokes