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1. About PACCIA/PACT
PACCIA/PACT - ‘Programme for building African
Capacity for Trade’ – is a joint programme of the
International Trade Centre
UNCTAD/WTO (ITC), in Geneva, and
Trade Facilitation Office Canada
(TFOC) of Ottawa, Canada. Funding is provided by the
Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) under the Canada
Fund for Africa.
Announced by the Government of Canada, at the
Kananaskis G-8 summit, in 2002, the mandate of PACCIA/PACT is to
“improve the capacity of African enterprises to do business
internationally and promote their exports”.
This programme will help African countries expand
their participation in the international marketplace, through
targeted technical assistance projects, focusing particularly on
small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and their support
institutions. |
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PACCIA/PACT Objectives
PACCIA/PACT three
focus areas include the:
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- Strengthening
of the institutional support infrastructure; |
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- Enhancement
of enterprise competitiveness; |
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- Promotion
of concrete business opportunities.
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PACCIA/PACT also contributes to the Doha
Development Agenda. This Agenda enables developing countries to
better reap the benefits from globalization, through combining the
launch of a new round of multi-lateral trade negotiations with a
commitment for trade-related capacity-building. Specifically,
PACCIA/PACT
addresses the supply-side constraints of developing countries and
the goal to diversify their production and export base. |
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A Phased Approach |
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The programme is structured into two phases,
to be implemented over a period of up to four years.
Phase I, from February to December 2003, provided a planning
stage. This Phase focused on the first four countries
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Ghana,
Senegal,
South Africa and
Tanzania- These countries
offered a large geographical coverage, provided wider cultural
diversity and their implication on trade. In addition, Phase I
included a number of high-priority activities that were
implemented as ‘early deliverables’.
The experience gained under Phase I in the first four countries
had provided the building blocks for the development of the
second phase that started in January 2004. In its current phase,
the programme ha
s expanded to three
more African countries -
Ethiopia,
Mali, and
Mozambique
jointly agreed
upon, by ITC and TFOC, in consultation with CIDA. |
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PACCIA/PACT brochure - Programme
summary and Toolbox (pdf file) |
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International Trade Centre
Silencer Mapuranga
Senior Trade Promotion Officer
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Trade
Facilitation Office Canada
Brian Mitchell
Director, Africa Program |
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Postal address:
Palais des Nations
CH-1211 Geneva 10
Switzerland
Fax: +41-22-730 0570
Tel: +41-22-730 0111
Email:
paccia-pact@intracen.org
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Postal address:
56 Sparks Street
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
K1P 5A9
Tel: +1-613-233-3925
Tel:
+1-800-267-9674 (in Canada)
Fax: +1-613-233-7860
Email:
tfoc@tfoc.ca |
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