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To bring together trade and finance ministers, key donors, and the private sector to focus collectively on the trade capacity and infrastructure challenges facing the Asia and the Pacific region.
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The conference will:
- Highlight the importance of the trade and growth agenda
- Identify the main trade needs and priorities for addressing them – both nationally and regionally
- Encourage recipient countries or subregions to formulate "business plans"
- Encourage donors to develop a detailed response
- Encourage private-sector partnerships
- Create a road map and timetable for action
- Secure the political commitment to follow through on the proposals
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A paper summarizing the discussions at the Manila event and an agenda for action in the Asia and the Pacific, which will be presented at the WTO's Global Aid for Trade Review, to be held in Geneva on 20–21 November 2007.
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Trade and finance ministers, key donors (multilateral and bilateral), and the private sector representatives.
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- Two heads of State
- Ministers from LDCs and small states
- Senior donor officials
- Private sector representatives
1 For updates please see: http://www.aric.adb.org/aft_asia.php
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