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| Project | Country | End Date | Text |
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| Assistance to Micro and Small Enterprises Programme | Kenya | 01/03/2012 | The overall objective of the Assistance to Micro and Small Enterprises Program (ASMEP) is to improve private sector development with specific focus on Micro and Small Enterprises, growth of the Kenyan economy and poverty alleviation. Landell Mills provides TA to the Ministry of Trade and its Programme Management Unit with the aim to facilitate the successful and timely delivery of ASMEP. The TA consultant supports the PMU in the following main areas:
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| Assistance to Pacific ACP States (PACPS) in EPA Negotiations - Component 1 | Fiji, Vanuatu, Tuvalu, Palau, Kiribati, RMI | 30/11/2010 | Assistance to the Pacific ACP States (PACPS) to prepare or revise their trade in goods market access offers for the purpose of EPA negotiations - Component 1: HS Conversions and gathering 2006-2008 Trade Data. The PACPS have been participating in the EPA negotiations since 2002. Realising that more resources were required to assist PACPS to prepare or revise their offers, PACPS requested assistance from TradeCom to convert their tariff codes to the 2007 HS and to amend their Customs legislation to implement the Harmonised System (HS) 2007. This action is divided into 3 components: 1) Conversion of current tariff codes to 2007 HS, gathering the 2006-2008 trade data and transposing it into the 2007 HS; 2) Using the 2007 HS and the 2006-2008 trade data to update the EPA Data Tool and conducting in-country training on how to use the Data Tool to formulate market access offers; 3)Conduct a regional market access workshop to assist PACPS to finalise their offers and consider relevant issues relating to EPA trade in goods prior to further negotiations with the EC. |
| TA for the establishment of a Land Sales and Development Agency | St Kitts and Nevis | 15/11/2010 | The objective of the Technical Assistance (TA) is to assist the Government in establishing a Land Sales and Development Agency with transparent and accountable governance arrangements as set out in the policy documents, “Proposals for a Land Sales Agency” and “Land Management Strategy and Policy Issues”. The TA is reviewing all aspects of the operations of the WDC, as well as other agencies responsible for the management and sale of public lands in St. Kitts and Nevis, with a view to making recommendations for the restructuring and upgrade of the WDC, to assume the role of the Government’s Land Sales and Development Agency. Specifically, the TA is: (a) assisting the Government in defining the objectives, delineating the responsibilities and identifying performance measures and targets for the new Land Sales and Development Agency; (b) defining the key outputs and major business activities to be performed by the new agency and outline its main business processes; (c) proposing the most effective legislative and policy framework, and organisational structure (including governance requirements) for achieving these objectives and performance targets/measures; (d) preparing an action plan for establishing the new organisation (detailing cost/resource requirement, timelines, etc.); (e) facilitating the preparation of a business plan for the first five years of operations; and (f) preparing job descriptions for positions identified within the recommended structure. |
| Action plan for promotion of a regional agribusiness sector | CARICOM member states | 01/08/2010 | The project seeks to develop a strategic framework for regional agribusiness development, and promote training and dialogue among national and regional policy makers and relevant private sector stakeholders to advance the agri-business/commodity development agenda. The overall objectives of the project are to:
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| Support for the revision of trade laws and regulations in the DRC | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 01/08/2010 | The project aims to strengthen and develop trade policy in order to integrate the DRC into the world economy. The DRC is one of the few LDC’s not to have benefited from any significant trade-related technical assistance programs that would allow it to equip itself with appropriated tools for piloting and managing its commercial policy. The specific objective is to support the revision process of the legal and regulatory system in the trade sector, to bring it into line with international commitments and DRC’s development objectives. The technical assistance provided by Landell Mills Ltd consists of: Revising the laws and regulations governing trade activity in the DRC; Streamlining procedures and formalities that govern trade activity; Removing unnecessary barriers to trade under the rules and principles defined by the WTO; Training staff of the Ministry of National Economy and Trade in the importance of coherence in the legal and regulatory framework in the area of trade with international commitments and the objectives of national development. |
| Project Manager IGAD – Technical Assistance to IGAD | Djibouti, ESA/IO member states | 01/05/2010 | The overall objective is to support the Secretariat of the Inter-Regional Co-ordinating Committee (IRCC) & contribute to the region’s integration process, as defined in the common 9th & 10th EDF RSP/RIP of Eastern & Southern Africa within the framework of the African Union, NEPAD & the Cotonou Partnership Agreement, through the provision of technical assistance to the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD). The specific objectives of the project are:
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| Programme of assistance to the Regional Integration of CEMAC (PAIRAC) | Central African Republic - CEMAC | 01/03/2010 | The PAIRAC project has an overall budget of EUR 16 million to support the central African regional integration process. Landell Mills technical assistance comprises five tasks: i) support in setting up an economic partnership agreement (EPA) to assist in negotiations and activities paving the way for the agreement; ii) tightening up multilateral surveillance, so as to facilitate economic convergence of EMCCA member countries; iii) support in strengthening customs union, especially via observance of existing regulations; iv) support in strengthening the common market, especially in order to consolidate and develop procedures currently underway; v) Institution-building (including programme management), particularly of the institutions most involved in the regional integration process. The project is based in Bangui, CAR, in the offices of CEMAC. The project will cover all central African countries, namely Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, CAR, Chad, Sao Tome et Principe The PMU’s task is to support the programming, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the PAIRAC and other EDF funded programmes. The Sectoral Technical Assistance is specifically responsible for providing support in implementing the activities within their particular field of expertise and for managing complementary short-term technical expertise (preparation of TOR, coordination of activities, support and follow-up of the services provided). The technical assistance’s primary mission is to ensure the transfer of skills to the regional counterparts and to the officers of the CEMAC in order to maintain the sustainability of the programme. |
| The Feasibility of Establishing a Tea Auction in Vietnam | Vietnam | 01/02/2010 | The objective of the Study is to undertake a feasibility study for the establishment of a tea auction. The justification being that a tea auction could help decrease the gap between the Vietnamese export price and the average world tea export price. |
| BDS Fund | Ghana | 16/12/2009 | The BDS Fund |
| Business Development Services Fund Manager | Ghana | 01/12/2009 | The project aims to enhance the competitive and employment levels of Ghanaian MSMEs. The project is constituted of 3 main components. They key objectives under each component are:
The Fund also facilitates linkages between MSMEs and larger firms and markets through support to clusters of firms or lead firms working with such clusters of MSME suppliers. |
| Capacity Building to Enhance the Competitiveness of the Pharmaceutical Indu | Ghana | 01/11/2009 | The overall objective of the project was to support the integration of the economy of Ghana into the global economy. This was embedded within an overall development goal ultimately to reduce poverty, encourage sustainable development and to enhance the quality and quantity of the delivery of health services and the Provision of Pharmaceutical products to meet social and economic objectives. The specific objectives of the project were to: Increase awareness on the implications of the WTO TRIPS and Public Health Agreement on the Health and Pharmaceutical sector in Ghana Undertake analytical studies on the Pharmaceutical Sector to identify legal, policy and institutional constraints and other obstacles preventing Ghana from taking advantage of the TRIPS, Public Health related Agreement and the enforcement of Patent Laws in the country In the light of the 2006 Post-Hong Kong Modalities review and analyze ongoing negotiations on the TRIPS Agreement and recommend WTO and Economic Partnership Agreement positions to Government and stakeholders within the sector The expected outcomes were: Result 1: 2-day awareness raising workshop Result 2: An inventory of existing policy and legislative instruments related to the TRIPS Public Health Agreement Result 3: Legal and policy reform issues Result 4: 4-day seminar to validate recommendations and develop an action plan |
| Capacity Building to Enhance the Competitiveness of the Pharmaceutical Indu | Ghana | 01/11/2009 | The overall objective of the project was to support the integration of the economy of Ghana into the global economy. This was embedded within an overall development goal ultimately to reduce poverty, encourage sustainable development and to enhance the quality and quantity of the delivery of health services and the Provision of Pharmaceutical products to meet social and economic objectives. The specific objectives of the project were to: Increase awareness on the implications of the WTO TRIPS and Public Health Agreement on the Health and Pharmaceutical sector in Ghana Undertake analytical studies on the Pharmaceutical Sector to identify legal, policy and institutional constraints and other obstacles preventing Ghana from taking advantage of the TRIPS, Public Health related Agreement and the enforcement of Patent Laws in the country In the light of the 2006 Post-Hong Kong Modalities review and analyze ongoing negotiations on the TRIPS Agreement and recommend WTO and Economic Partnership Agreement positions to Government and stakeholders within the sector The expected outcomes were: Result 1: 2-day awareness raising workshop Result 2: An inventory of existing policy and legislative instruments related to the TRIPS Public Health Agreement Result 3: Legal and policy reform issues Result 4: 4-day seminar to validate recommendations and develop an action plan |
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