2017 Aid for Trade - Regional Economic Community and Transport Corridor Questionnaire |
INTRODUCTION
PROMOTING CONNECTIVITY
By responding to this questionnaire, you will be:
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 resultant Aid-for-Trade priorities;
- Offering perspectives on your needs, and the support you may be receiving, in relation to regional implementation of the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA), to support participation in E‑commerce and to bridge infrastructure finance gaps and grow capacity in related‑services markets;
- Adding to knowledge on trade costs and helping development partners align support with your trade-related capacity building needs;
- Furthering understanding of the role of trade in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), notably as regards the eradication of poverty and women's economic empowerment.
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 6th Global Review of Aid for Trade to be held in 2017. The theme of the Review is "Promoting Connectivity".