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Aid for Trade Facilitation. William Hynes Development Co-operation Directorate, OECD WTO Symposium on Trade Facilitation 11 July 2012. Aid for Trade Facilitation. The Creditor Reporting System How much Aid for Trade Facilitation is provided? Who are the recipients? Who are the providers?. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Aid for Trade Facilitation
William Hynes Development Co-operation Directorate, OECD
WTO Symposium on Trade Facilitation11 July 2012
• The Creditor Reporting System• How much Aid for Trade Facilitation is
provided?• Who are the recipients?• Who are the providers?
Aid for Trade Facilitation
Monitoring aid for trade flowsMonitoring aid for trade flows
DEMAND
Putting a spotlight on aid for trade Putting a spotlight on aid for trade
RESPONSE OUTCOME IMPACT
• Partner country assessment
• OECD/CRS
• Donor assessment
• OECD/CRS
• trade-related indicators
• Case stories
• MDGs
• Case stories
Creditor Reporting System (CRS)Creditor Reporting System (CRS)
• Established in 1967 • Collects information on official development
assistance (ODA) and other official flows to developing countries.
• Enables the tracking of aid commitments and disbursements
• Provides comparable data over time and across countries.
CRS Project CodesCRS Project Codes
Aid for Trade FacilitationAid for Trade Facilitation
• Donors report on trade facilitation under a specific CRS purpose code
• Simplification and harmonisation of international import and export procedures – (e.g. customs valuation, licensing procedures, transport
formalities, payments, insurance); – support to customs departments; – tariff reforms.
Trade Policy and RegulationsTrade Policy and Regulations
Total Aid for Trade FacilitationTotal Aid for Trade Facilitation
Aid for Trade Facilitation by regionAid for Trade Facilitation by region
Aid for Trade Facilitation by income groupAid for Trade Facilitation by income group
Aid for Trade Facilitation by donor groupAid for Trade Facilitation by donor group
Top Donors: 3 provide 82% of 2010 flowsTop Donors: 3 provide 82% of 2010 flows
USD thousands, 2010 constant
Largest Projects in 2010Largest Projects in 2010
• DFID Trademark Southern Africa Infrastructure Funding for The North South Corridor – USD103 million.
• IDA Second Customs Reform and Trade Facilitation Project (SCRTFP) for Afghanistan to “improve the release of legitimate goods in a fair and efficient manner” – USD 44 million.
• EU Project to “Strengthen Pacific Economic Integration Through Trade” – USD 40 million.
Smaller but Catalytic ProjectsSmaller but Catalytic Projects
• Feasibility Studies e.g. US feasibility study for national single window customs project in Vietnam (USD 0.7 million).
• Technical Training e.g. NZ Customs will provide Timor-Leste Customs with officers for technical assistance and training to upgrade the capacity of the department (USD 0.55 million) Several workshops, study visits etc.
• Trade Facilitation often a dimension of a larger projects.
Conclusions
• Aid for Trade Facilitation well captured by the CRS
• Flows have increased by over 400% since 2002-05
• LDCs and regional programmes receive the most
• Outlook for Aid for trade?
Thank you
Data source: CRS aid activity database:www.oecd.org/dac/aft
E-mail contact: [email protected]