TS4D25-3

The WTO Secretariat will conduct a three-day workshop in Nigeria on trade in services. Falling under the Trade in Services for Development (TS4D) initiative, the workshop will aim to increase knowledge about key trends in trade in services and, in particular, the contribution of services trade and services trade policies for developing countries, and the supporting role of the GATS in that regard.

The workshop will aim to set the foundations for an assessment by officials and stakeholders of Nigeria's services trade and related policies, with the assistance of tools being developed or expanded in the context of the joint WTO-World Bank work program under the TS4D initiative. Key trends in services trade will be underscored through use of the Global Services Trade Data Hub. The WTO-WBG Regulatory Audit for Nigeria will be reviewed and discussed by participants, and its potential uses explored. Services Trade Policy Database (STPD) and Services Trade Restrictiveness Index will be used to situate Nigeria's services trade policies in key sectors. The WTO-WBG services trade competitiveness checklist will be presented and participants, in this light, will engage in a discussion of Nigeria's strengths and weaknesses, as well as priority areas and key objectives on services trade and related policies.