Alianza Mundial para la Facilitación del Comercio (ingl.)

The Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation is a public-private partnership for trade-led growth, supporting governments in developing and least-developed countries in implementing the World Trade Organization’s Trade Facilitation Agreement. By bringing together governments and businesses of all sizes as equal partners to deliver targeted trade reforms, the Alliance cuts through red tape and end costly delays at borders. 
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Swisscontact Bangladesh
23.8063002
90.4177182
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Swisscontact Uganda
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Swisscontact Cambodia
11.5437912
104.9215138
Duración del proyecto
2020 - 2022
Financiado por
  • Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
  • USAID
  • Danish International Development Agency
  • Global Affairs Canada

The project

International trade has been recognised by the UN as an engine for inclusive economic growth and poverty reduction, and an important means to achieve the SDGs. Trade facilitation can reduce costs, increase opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and spark competitiveness and productivity.

Through the Alliance, Swisscontact supports the co-creation and implementation of trade facilitation projects in Bangladesh, Cambodia and Uganda.

By emphasising digitisation and delivering other best practices, the projects enable businesses to trade more easily thanks to streamlined and more predictable processes. Governments save time and resources by modernising trade procedures while still safeguarding their borders. Ultimately, the projects boost trade competitiveness and business conditions, which are key drivers of inclusive economic growth and poverty reduction.

The Alliance is led by the Center for International Private Enterprise, the International Chamber of Commerce, and the World Economic Forum, in cooperation with Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ). It is funded by the governments of the United States, Canada, Germany, and Denmark. 

Approach

  • Establishing public-private dialogues on trade facilitation Working with governments, businesses and international organisations to create the right environment for trade reforms that respond directly to business needs.
  • Delivering country trade facilitation projects
    This project is working on the ground in developing and least developed countries to make international trade simpler, faster and more cost-effective.
  • Tackling trade barriers with a business mindset to identify trade issues such as customs delays and unnecessary red-tape at borders, and design and implement targeted reforms. By emphasising digitisation and delivering other best practices, the Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation enables businesses to trade more easily thanks to streamlined and more predictable processes. Governments save time and resources by modernising trade procedures.

Expected results

  • Building on sustainable public-private partnerships and inclusive multi-stakeholder dialogues on trade facilitation reform
  • Delivering commercially measurable trade facilitation reforms
  • Capturing lessons learnt from trade facilitation reform through monitoring and evaluation and sharing best practices will encourage more governments and businesses to identify and pursue meaningful reforms.

Noticias

Comercio
12.10.2021
Swisscontact explica: Comercio
El comercio crea empleos y genera ingresos. Si tradicionalmente el mercado era el lugar de compraventa de mercancías, ahora se comercia por internet y con las cadenas de suministro. Si el comercio puede ser sencillo, rápido y rentable, impulsará el desarrollo económico y contribuirá a cumplir los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible de la ONU.