The Bank is undergoing a re-organization of its trade work. Work under internal Bank groupings has been brought under the direction of new International Trade Director, Uri Dadush. Some of the key programmes, their location within the Bank structure, and contact information below:
Initiative: Global Integration and New Trade Agenda Description: Training, policy services, research, capacity building Regional trade facilitation projects Global Learning Development Network Bank home: WBI Contacts: Economist, Philip English Web Info: www1.worldbank.org/wbiep/trade/COURSES.html
Initiative: WTO 2000 Capacity Building Project Description: Help developing countries participate more effectively in the next round of WTO negotiations Bank home: WBI Contacts: Policy and Rsch Mgr, Bernard Hoekman Web Info: www1.worldbank.org/wbiep/trade/WTO_2000.html
Initiative: Research Programmes Description: Trade facilitation, regulatory reform and standards Trade, technology, FDI and growth Competition and Anti-dumping Landlocked countries Regional Integration Trade in Services and Agriculture Databases on services, standards, integration, etc. Bank home: DEC Contacts: Senior Adviser, David Dollar Web Info: www.worldbank.org/research/trade/index.htm
Initiative: Integrated Framework Description: Multi-agency technical assistance to low-income countries Bank leads diagnostic studies Links trade and national development plans (PRSP s) Bank home: PREM Contacts: Senior Economists, Ataman AksoyYvonne Tsikata Web Info: if.wto.org
Initiative: Country Assistance Strategies Description: Advise on integration, liberalisation, customs and tax administration, infrastructure, product standards and export policies Impacts of WTO accession Bank home: country teams Contacts: Regional Chief EconomistsCountry Chief Economists Web Info: www.worldbank.org/cas/
Initiative: Investment Climate Assessments Description: Identification of features most important for productivity and income growth Tracking of changes in the investment climate Comparison of countries or regions within countries. Bank home: country teams Contacts: Country Chief Economists Rapid Response Unit, Geeta Batra Web Info: rru.worldbank.org/CountryAssessments/index.asp
World Bank Institute (WBI ) Development Economics Group (DEC ) Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Network (PREM )
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