Title of the activity
REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON TRADE IN SERVICES FOR ARAB COUNTRIES
Activity Type
Regional course/Workshop
Description
The activity will address major trends in services trade and review key features of the GATS, with a particular focus on the scheduling of specific commitments. The workshop will also trends in regional trade agreements on services, discuss the contribution of services trade to development and to e-commerce, and update participants with respect to the new rules on services domestic regulation. The invitations will be translated to Arabic and sent to invited countries by the AMF.
Venue
United Arab Emirates
City
AMF- Abu Dhabi
Trade topic
Trade in Services
Start Date
End Date
Duration (days)
3
Activity Level
selection process
A selection process will be conducted to fill the 34 available spaces for this workshop. Invited governments are requested to nominate four capital-based officials working in services for consideration in the selection process. Invitations are sent by the AMF on behalf of the organizers. Applications are submitted directly to the AMF for consideration.
Target Audience
Government officials
Language
English
Application Deadline
28/02/2025
Key Result
1. Government officials are implementing WTO Agreements and fully realising Members' rights and obligations
Key Output
1.1: Government officials have enhanced knowledge about WTO Agreements, trade policy formulation and conduct of trade negotiations
Programme
Invited Members and Observers:
Algeria
Bahrain, Kingdom of
Comoros
Djibouti
Egypt
Iraq
Jordan
Kuwait, the State of
Libya
Mauritania
Morocco
Oman
Qatar
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of
Somalia
Sudan
Tunisia
United Arab Emirates