Regional Workshop on Promoting Connectivity through Trade Facilitation and Aid for Trade
This workshop, jointly hosted by ADB, KCS, WTO, and KHU1, is designed to examine the progress and impacts of trade facilitation and aid for trade on promoting connectivity in Asia and the Pacific, and prepare regional input for the Sixth Global Review of Aid for Trade, “Promoting Connectivity” to be held at WTO in Geneva on 11-13 July 2017. As for the aid for trade, a special attention will be paid to its contribution to improving FDI and service trade. Each session is also designed to cover a wide range of trade facilitation-related issues including the status of WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement implementation and support; engagement in, and support to, the development of e-commerce and digital trade, and the progress of trade facilitation projects in Asia and the Pacific. A particular emphasis will be placed upon the least-developed countries and geographically remote economies, as they continue to experience prohibitively high trade costs.
1Acronyms for participating organizations - ADB: Asian Development Bank; KCS: Korea Customs Service; WTO: World Trade Organization; KHU: Kyung Hee University; WCO: World Customs Organization; UNESCAP: United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
Event details
Date:
- 27–28 March 2017
Venue:
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Sheraton Grand Incheon Hotel,
153 Convensia-Road, Yeonsu-Gu, Incheon, 21998, Republic of Korea Contacts:
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- Kijin Kim
Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department,
Asian Development Bank Email: kijinkim@adb.org - Fahad Khan
Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department,
Asian Development Bank Email: fkhan@adb.org - Pia Tenchavez
Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department,
Asian Development Bank Email: ptenchavez@adb.org - Dada Aherrera
Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department,
Asian Development Bank Email: mcaherrera@adb.org
- Kijin Kim
Download:
- Official Program
Program and Agenda
Monday, 27 March 2017 | Lotus 5
Session 1
This session will present preliminary findings of the Asian Development Bank 2017 Aid for Trade draft report on how aid for trade can promote connectivity through FDI and trade in services, WTO’s Aid for Trade Monitoring and Evaluation Exercise, and case stories led by KCS on establishment of customs clearance infrastructure as part of Official Development Assistance (ODA) projects.
9:45–9:55
9:55–10:25
10:25–10:50
10:50–11:15
11:15–11:30
11:30–11:50
11:50–12:10
12:10–12:30
12:30–13:30
Session 2
Overview of WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement will be examined including background to the implementation, and structure and expected effects of the WTO TFA. Developments and future tasks regarding the TFA will also be discussed.
13:30–14:10
14:10–14:30
14:30–15:00
15:00–15:30
Session 3
The session will cover establishment cases of the Single Window for simplification of customs procedures; operational cases of risk management and post clearance audit to support trade facilitation; Time Release Study (TRS) and utilization cases for the efficiency in clearance procedures, and Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) regional Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) Program initiative.
15:30–15:45
15:45–16:00
16:00–16:15
16:15–16:30
16:30–17:00
Tuesday, 28 March 2017 | Lotus 5
Session 4
9:00–9:30
This session will focus on how technology and the digitization of global value chains influences trade and impacting on trade in services. Challenges and opportunities posed by digital trade, preliminary findings from the monitoring and evaluation exercise with a focus on e-commerce will also be discussed.
9:30–9:50
9:50–10:10
10:10–10:30
10:30–11:00
Session 5
This session will mainly focus on the progress of trade facilitation in Asia and the Pacific, in particular, by ADB’s subregional programs including the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS), South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation (SASEC), and Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC). UNESCAP will enrich the session by presenting preliminary results of the 2017 Global Survey on Trade Facilitation and Paperless Trade Implementation. This session will also serve as springboard for the formation of a research agenda for ADB’s technical assistance, TA 9258-REG: Support for Trade Facilitation in Asia and the Pacific.
11:00–11:10
11:10–11:25
11:25–11:40
11:40–12:00
12:00–13:00
13:00–13:15
13:15–13:30
13:30–14:00
14:00–14:30
14:30–15:00
Session 6
This session will summarize key points raised through the course of the workshop and how these points could be placed in the context of the broader Aid-for-Trade work programme and the 11th Ministerial Conference; and on future cooperation and priorities for the region on Aid for Trade and the way forward towards 2017 Global Review of Aid for Trade.
15:00–16:00
Registration / Opening
8:30–9:00 - Registration
9:00–9:10 -
Opening RemarksJong-yeul Kim Vice Commissioner, KCS
9:10–9:30 -
Welcome RemarksJae-Sung Kwak Kyung Hee University
Cyn-Young Park Director, Regional Cooperation and Integration Division, Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department, Asian Development BankMichael Roberts WTO
9:30–9:45 -
Photo Session
Session 1
The Global Review of Aid for Trade - FDI and trade in services, AfT Monitoring and Evaluation Exercises; and Customs infrastructure
Chair:
Cyn-Young Park
Director,
Regional Cooperation and Integration Division, Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department, Asian Development Bank
Introduction to the 2017 Aid for Trade report of ADB
Fahad Khan
Economist,
Asian Development Bank
Effects of AfT on trade and FDI
Hyun Hoon Lee
Kangwon National University
Aid-for-Trade in services sectors and services trade
Anirudh Shingal
European University Institute (via VC)
Open discussion
Coffee break
Overview of 2017 Aft monitoring and evaluation exercise
Michael Roberts
WTO
Case stories on establishment of customs clearance infrastructure as part of ODA projects
Seung Hyun Cha
Customs UNI-PASS International Agency
Open discussion
Lunch at Lotus 1
Session 2
Promoting Connectivity I - Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA)
Co-Chairs:
Jae-Sung Kwak
Kyung Hee University
Michael Roberts
WTO
Overview of WTO TFA – background to the implementation, and structure and expected effects
Sheri Rosenow
WTO
Theodorus Hendrikus Johannes
WCO
Developments and future tasks regarding the TFA
Shujie Zhang
People's Republic of China Customs
Open discussion
Coffee break
Session 3
Promoting Connectivity II – Customs
Chair:
Chul Hun Lee
Accredited Customs Expert,
WCO
Establishment cases of the Single Window for simplification of customs procedures
Kye Yeong Kim
Accredited Customs Expert,
KCS
Operational cases of risk management and post clearance audit to support trade facilitation
Seoung Hoon Eom
Accredited Customs Expert,
WCO
Time Release Study (TRS) and utilization cases for the efficiency in clearance procedures
Chang Yeop Lee
Accredited Customs Expert,
WCO
APEC regional AEO Program initiative
Sook Hyeon Jo (Serena Jo)
Accredited Customs Expert,
KCS
Open discussion
Tuesday, 28 March 2017 | Lotus 5
Session 4
Promoting Connectivity III - E-commerce and Digital Trade
Registration
Chair:
Sheri Rosenow
WTO
E-commerce and the WTO
Michael Roberts
WTO
E-commerce in the view of the WCO working groups
Yong Hwan Choi
KCS
Open discussion
Coffee break
Session 5
Trade Facilitation in Asia and the Pacific
Chair:
Cyn-Young Park
Director,
Regional Cooperation and Integration Division, Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department, Asian Development Bank
Introduction to ADB’s Trade Facilitation TA
Kijin Kim
Asian Development Bank
Trade Facilitation in East Asia
Yuebin Zhang
Asian Development Bank
Trade Facilitation in South Asia
Rosalind McKenzie
Asian Development Bank
Open discussion
Lunch at Lotus 1
Trade Facilitation in Central Asia
Guoliang Wu
Asian Development Bank
Trade Facilitation in the Pacific
David Freedman
Asian Development Bank
Trade Facilitation and Paperless Trade Implementation in Asia and the Pacific: State of Play & Way Forward
Tengfei Wang
UNESCAP
Open discussion
Coffee break
Session 6
AfT at a glance and take away for the WTO 11th Ministerial Conference
Chair:
Sheri Rosenow
WTO
Roundtable discussion – Promoting connectivity, what next for aid for trade?
Discussants:
Michael Roberts
WTO
Cyn-Young Park
Director,
Regional Cooperation and Integration Division, Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department, Asian Development Bank
Meeja Hamm
Kyung Hee University
