Historical entry point ▫Trade negotiations  Assisting beneficiaries better reflect their interests in negotiated outcomes… still a core area ▫Policy and.

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Historical entry point ▫Trade negotiations  Assisting beneficiaries better reflect their interests in negotiated outcomes… still a core area ▫Policy and regulatory issues, implementation challenges  Moving to a deeper level of engagement on policy/regulatory issues  Addressing constraints affecting policy implementation

ILEAP’s work on trade in services Advisory support ▫Backstopping advice and counsel; Analytical support for informed decision-making (policy analysis, position papers, regulatory studies); Consensus-building workshops Examples ▫Backstopping ECOWAS EPA services Technical Working Group + undertaking various studies (focus towards intra-regional…) ▫Supporting LDC WTO (negotiations on TF + services [esp. LDC Services Waiver] ▫Supporting CEMAC in EPA services preparations (request, offer, legal text, advice on Mplan, etc.) ▫Working with private sector … support engagement on negotiations/policy + to support formation of ‘service coalitions’ (EAC, Uganda, Burundi, Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire, Congo)

ILEAP’s work on trade in services Capacity building ▫Fellowship programme ▫Training workshops ▫Longer-term policy analysis skills development Examples ▫Supporting ILEAP Fellows – LDC Group (WTO), ECOWAS, UEMOA, EABC… forthcoming EAC, CBC ▫Training on services  awareness raising, embedding services negotiations and reforms within broader sector development objectives (UEMOA, ECOWAS)

ILEAP’s work on trade in services Knowledge creation and dissemination ▫Forward-looking research ▫Knowledge bank services (publications, website, communications) Examples: ▫Various background studies: services trade & RI in SSA; background and guide on service coalitions; study on use of economic needs tests; role of services in diagnostic studies; use of MFN in EPA services, etc. ▫New website launching this month (serve as more accessible knowledge resource) ▫Proactive communications outreach