Free Trade, Anti-Corruption, and Economic Prospects in Southeastern Europe

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1 Free Trade, Anti-Corruption, and Economic Prospects in Southeastern Europe Representation from Albania, Bosnia/Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, F.Y.R Macedonia, Romania, Moldova and Serbia & Montenegro June, 2005 Washington D.C.

2 9:00 9:45 9:45 10:05 10:05 10:30 Welcome & Introduction MONDAY, June 20, 2005 Sharing Experiences Special address by Dr. Erhart Busek, Special Coordinator of the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe Program of the Week Gerald Ollivier, TTFSE Trade Facilitation Coordinator, The World Bank (WB) Learning from TTFSE I / Building TTFSE II Anca Dumitrescu, TTFSE Headquarter Anchor, The World Bank (WB) Customs Reform and Modernization lessons from 20 years of Bank experience Gerard McLinden, Senior Trade Facilitation Specialist, The World Bank (WB) 10:30 10:50 10:50 12:00 12:00 12:30 COFFEE BREAK Economic Benefits of Trade Facilitation in Europe and Central Asia Harry Broadman, Lead Economist, The World Bank (WB) Discussion: What aspects are critical for high-level decision makers? Free Trade Agreements Implementation The Challenges ahead Dan Dinuta, General Deputy Director, Ministry of Economy and Trade - Romania 12:30 13:00 13:00 14:00 Discussion: FTA, regional integration Moderator: Harry Broadman, Lead Economist, The World Bank (WB) Trade Facilitation Supporting the WTO Negotiation Agenda Gerard McLinden, Senior Trade Facilitation Specialist, The World Bank (WB) WTO Negotiation Agenda on TF, Jadranka Zenic, Government of Serbia Discussion: What are your priorities? * tbc = to be confirmed LUNCH Last updated June 17, 2005

3 Regionalism and Global Economic Prospects Paul Brenton, Senior Economist, The World Bank (WB) Integrity at the Border Gerard McLinden, Senior Trade Facilitation Specialist, The World Bank (WB) Discussion: What has worked in your country to combat corruption at the border? 14:00 15:00 15:00 16:00 WEDNESDAY, June 22, 2005 Building Trade Facilitation Capacity The World Bank Trade Logistics and Facilitation Agenda Jean François Arvis, Senior Transport Economist, The World Bank (WB) Discussion: How this agenda answers your needs? Global Facilitation Partnership (GFP) Mechanisms Gerald Ollivier, TTFSE Trade Facilitation Coordinator, The World Bank (WB) GFP Dissemination Notes Jim Clawson, Director, Global Alliance for Trade Efficiency COFFEE BREAK 9:00 9:30 9:30 10:00 10:00 10:30 10:30 10:50

4 10:50 12:00 12:00 12:30 12:30 13:00 Trade Facilitation Component under TTFSE FIATA/IRU Experience of Bosnia, Herzegovina Yanis Tsorbatzoglou, National Coordinator, SECIPRO, Greece Discussion: What can be learned from those past programs? GFP Supply Chain Management Program Gerald Ollivier, TTFSE Trade Facilitation Coordinator, The World Bank (WB) Discussion: Options to roll it out to South East Europe (SEE) countries Tools used for capacity building share experiences of what worked well Marica Vidanovic, Serbian Chamber of Commerce 13:00 14:00 LUNCH 14:00 15:00 An Integrated Transport Strategy for South East Europe (SEE) Martha Lawrence, Senior Transport Specialist, The World Bank (WB) 15:00 15:30 15:30 16:30 Discussion: The significance of integrated transport infrastructure Training, Capacity Building a WBI / International Trade Department presentation Faezeh Foroutan, Senior Economist, The World Bank (WB) Transit Corridors a review of operational and facilitation issues Jean François Arvis, Senior Transport Economist, The World Bank (WB)

5 THURSDAY, June 23, 2005 Building and Implementing with neighboring countries Reflecting on the Issues Discussed During the Week Gerald Ollivier, TTFSE Trade Facilitation Coordinator, The World Bank (WB) Visit to the GDLN Center Options for Training / Regional Capacity Building Events Rainer Venghaus, Senior Business Development Officer, The World Bank (WB) 14:00 15:00 15:00 16:00 GDLN Classroom MC C2 137 FRIDAY, June 24, 2005 Combating Systemic Corruption Stability Pact Anti-Corruption Initiative / Regional Secretariat Liaison Office (SPAI RSLO) the recent Ministerial Conference on Joint Measures to Curb Corruption and the Declaration signed by the Ministers Jennifer Gauck, Deputy Coordinator of Anti-Corruption Programs, ABA/CEELI COFFEE BREAK 9:00 10:00 10:00 10:20 Governance and Anti-Corruption in Transition Danny Kaufmann, Director WBI Global Programs, The World Bank (WB) How to Combat Endemic Corruption in the Transport Sector William Paterson, Lead Highway Engineer, The World Bank (WB) USAID Wide Anti-corruption Strategy and Priorities for the Region; Europe and Eurasia Bureau s Anti-Corruption Framework Jerry O Brien, Senior Anti-Corruption Specialist, USAID/ Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance's Office of Democracy and Governance 10:20 11:20 11:20 12:00 12:00 13:00 Mara Galaty, Senior Democracy Officer, USAID/Bureau for Europe and Eurasia's Program Office LUNCH 13:00 14:00

6 14:00 14:30 14:30 15:30 Anti-Corruption and the Civil Society Role Susan Côté-Freeman, Programme Manager, Enhancing Anti-Corruption Standards in the Private Sector, U.S. chapter of Transparency International The View from Private Sector on Trade Facilitation Sandy Merber, Chaiman Customs Committee ICC, General Electric Company

7 Documentation and presentations will be provided to all participants on a CD at the end of the Workshop.

8 Venue: The World Bank Group 1818 H Street, Washington D.C H1-200