Eif Asia Activities Tender

Partners Enhanced Integrated Framework EIF Phase 1Enhanced Integrated Framework EIF Trust FundFunding Sources Enhanced Integrated Framework EIF Phase 1Enhanced Integrated Framework EIF Phase 2Enhanced Integrated Framework EIF Trust FundCountries of Delivery Afghanistan Bangladesh Bhutan Cambodia Laos Maldives NepalSectors 331 Trade policies regulationProject Duration 31-Dec-2010 to 31-Dec-2026Total Funded Amount US 21896260Total Delivery US 15743290Project DetailsThe Enhanced Integrated Framework EIF The First World Trade Organization WTO Ministerial Conference held in 1996. recognized that the Least Developed countries LDCs faced difficulties integrating into the global economy. This led to the adoption of the WTO Plan of Action for LDCs The following year in October 1997 the WTO convened a High Level Meeting to discuss the specific needs of LDCs and to formulate a programme to strengthen their trade capacities including supply-side and market access capacities. The Integrated Framework for Trade Related Technical Assistance to Least Developed Countries the IF was the outcome of that meeting. Support was offered to the IF by six multilateral agencies IMF ITCP UNCTAD UNDP World Bank and WTO. The achievements of the IF during the early years were modest and when the six agencies met in 2000 to review progress they adopted a number of recommendations and implemented institutional changes to improve the IFs effectiveness. Two main objectives were formulated for the revamped IF To mainstream integrate trade into the national development plans and To assist in the coordinated delivery of trade-related technical assistance The IF is built on the principles of country ownership partnership and the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness . By the end of February 2007 43 LDCs were at different stages of the IF process. Despite progress a number of weaknesses still remained in the IF evaluations pointed out an implementation gap and a weak country ownership due to various factors. To that end a Task Force was established by the IF Steering Committee which was welcomed at the Hong Kong Conference December 2005 WTO Ministers as well as an agreement on the three elements which together would constitute an enhanced IF thereafter EIF i increased additional predictable financial resources to implement Action Matrices i strengthened in-country capacities to manage implement and monitor the IF process and ii enhanced IF governance. The Accountability Framework builds on the principles and procedures that guide the EIF to facilitate The effective use of trade as a development tool by the LDCs. LDCs ownership of the in-country programme and projects to be funded by the EIF Including the responsibility to identify their own trade development priorities and manage trade development activities. A partnership approach through which in accordance with the p