Date: May 28 - June 25, 2008

Description: This course will explore a broad range of useful negotiating tools in the context of the South Asian economies. It is designed based on the willingness of many South Asia Countries to consider bilateral/regional FTA arrangements as some other Asian countries have done in the past (e.g., Malaysia, Thailand or Singapore). Given the complexity of many South Asian countries' trade policies and exports incentive systems, the course focuses on building capacity for trade negotiation to ease the achievement of successful trade agreements (in the context of WTO Doha Development Round, agriculture, NAMA and services) with key partners.

Target Audience:  Government Officials, senior trade policymakers, advisors, industry/sector representatives, academics, researchers as well as civil society representatives from South Asia

Task Manager: Salomon Samen, Ssamen@worldbank.org, 202 458 1283
Coordinator: Raymond K. Boumbouya, rboumbouya@worldbank.org, 202 458 8929