Partner Work Programs

In the second part of the report of the Commonwealth Secretariat/World Bank Joint Task Force on Small States,  Small States: Meeting Challenges In the Global Economy,the World Bank, Commonwealth Secretariat, and partners in the Task Force committed themselves to courses of action in response to the report recommendations. These "frameworks" toward small states can be accessed here.

The work of the Joint Task Force entailed close collaboration with a number of multilateral organizations. Among these, the European Union, International Monetary Fund, World Trade Organization, and UNCTAD, as well as the United Nations, United Nations Development Program, African Development Bank, Asian Development Bank, and Inter-American Development Bank, submitted their frameworks for inclusion in the Task Force’s final report.

Small States: Meeting Challenges In the Global Economy.
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•  The World Bank Framework
•  The International Monetary Fund Framework
•  The Commonwealth Secretariat Framework
•  The European Union Framework
•  The World Trade Organization Framework
•  The UNCTAD Framework
•  The United Nations Framework
•  The UNDP Framework
•  The African Development Bank Framework
•  The Asian Development Bank Framework
•  The Inter-American Development Bank Framework