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Agenda For Mainstreaming Trade Agreements into Development

Agenda For Mainstreaming Trade Agreements into Development. Kiran Nepal President Society of Economic Journalists Nepal. World Trade Organisation. Agriculture Sector Subsidy: Non tariff Barrier: TRIPS: PVP legislation (domestic level ensuring farmers’ rights)

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Agenda For Mainstreaming Trade Agreements into Development

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  1. Agenda For Mainstreaming Trade Agreements into Development Kiran Nepal President Society of Economic Journalists Nepal

  2. World Trade Organisation Agriculture Sector • Subsidy: • Non tariff Barrier: • TRIPS: • PVP legislation (domestic level ensuring farmers’ rights) • Strengthening lobby to harmoniseTRIPS-CBD (multilateral level)

  3. WTO • NAMA • Duty Free Quota Free Access in Developed country market (USA). Developed countries agreed to provide market access to 97 percent of tariff line by 2008 (deadline crossed) • Nepal should lobby to include its major exportable goods such as: garment, Pasmina • Simplification of Rules of Origin

  4. WTO • Services • Mode 4 : Easy entry and security to the unskilled, semi skilled, skilled and high skilled workers in developing and developed countries.

  5. Aid for Trade • Capacity building of the stakeholders • Establishment of the equipped lab. • Custom Reform • Inland Container depot ( Dry Port) • Fast Track • Electricity, Cold Store etc.

  6. Trade Facilitation • Very Important issue for the Landlocked Least Developed countries like Nepal but How ?

  7. SAFTA • Complex Rules of Origin • Long List of Sensitive list • Lack of Political will • Non Tariff barriers • Gap between declaration and Implementation. • Service sector liberlization

  8. BIMSTEC • Initial Stage • BIMSTEC FTA is likely to be more liberal than SAFTA

  9. Indo-Nepal Trade Treaty • Non-Reciprocal Treatment • Export Quota ( Vegetable Ghee, Acrylic Yarn, Copper ) • Rules of Origin (30 percent value addition) • Non Tariff Barriers ( Quarantine ) • Additional Duties imposed by state and central govt. • Unpredictability. • India is to provide DFQF to all LDCs

  10. Domestic Issues • Supply side strengthen • Inter-Ministerial Coordination • Formulation of WTO compatible laws • Institutional Memory ( for example: ‘war room’ in India ) • Position of the New Government

  11. THANK YOU

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