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Aid For Trade and EPAs

Join us at Burgers Park Hotel in Pretoria on August 23-24, 2006, for a dynamic event led by Helena McLeod, DFID SA Regional Trade and Integration Advisor. Explore how to increase access, finance supply response, and drive momentum for poverty reduction. Delve into commitments on Aid for Trade and the importance of holding donors accountable. Discover how to improve the effectiveness of A4T and EPAs, with a focus on regional financing. Learn about the implications of trade capacity building, harmonization, and donor engagement. Prioritize strengthening trade ministries and developing costed A4T plans. Don't miss this opportunity to shape the future of trade and development coherence.

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Aid For Trade and EPAs

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  1. Aid For Trade and EPAs Burgers Park Hotel, Pretoria 23-24 August 2006 Helena McLeod Regional Trade and Integration Advisor – DFID SA

  2. Passion • Core Values – Passionate about development • Passionate about trade and development coherence • Increase access – RoO • Finance supply response • Electorate passionate about poverty reduction

  3. Momentum • Commission for Africa – generating momentum for Africa to influence OECD • UK presidencies of EC and G8 – credibility “Year of Africa” • G8 Summit commitments – new money for trade • Commitments on Aid For Trade

  4. EU Member State EU

  5. Aid For Trade • No substitute for a successful Doha Round • But should not be conditional on the conclusion of the DDA – donors must deliver on their pledges • UK commitments include; • £100 per year on trade by 2010 • Increase by 40% to £370m by 2007 • Held accountable by civil society and electorate • Require strong monitoring to ensure additionality • Preference for improving existing vehicles delivery and effectiveness

  6. A4T and EPAs • A4T umbrella – EPA development finance is part of A4T (EPAs a UK priority) • Haven’t been linked in UK or EC • Guiding principle – EDF shouldn’t be conditional on EPA outcomes • Positive aspects of linking financing to EPAs = regional angle

  7. A4T financing • Paris Declaration on Donor Harmonisation priority • Driven by national priorities (PRSPs, national strategies) • Financed through budget support or sector support • Enhanced Integrated Framework • Africa Infrastructure Consortium

  8. DFID considerations • Doubling aid but cutting 10% staff • By 2010 same level resources as World Bank but 1600 staff v 13,000 in Bank • Having to work through others IFIs, EU etc • Difficult to increase trade capacity in country • Harmonisation means stepping back from certain sectors • Could see one or two donors per country engaged on trade • Implications? Who leads? EU? DAC principles.

  9. Summary Priorities • DFID • Get EU money working better • Get donors to deliver on their pledges; G8 $4b; EU member states and EC Euro 2b; UK £100m per year • African countries • Mainstream trade (PRSP evaluation) • Strengthen trade ministries • Costed A4T plans

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