The intended impact would be high quality FTAs. The expected outcome is improved analytical and technical skills of officials of selected DMCs who are involved in designing, negotiating, and implementing FTAs.
| Project Name | Capacity Building for Designing, Negotiating, and Implementing Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) in Selected Asian Developing Member Countries | ||||
| Project Number | 40246-012 | ||||
| Country | Regional |
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| Project Status | Closed | ||||
| Project Type / Modality of Assistance | Technical Assistance |
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| Strategic Agendas | Inclusive economic growth Regional integration |
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| Drivers of Change | Partnerships |
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| Sector / Subsector | Industry and trade / Trade and services |
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| Gender Equity and Mainstreaming | No gender elements | ||||
| Description | The intended impact would be high quality FTAs. The expected outcome is improved analytical and technical skills of officials of selected DMCs who are involved in designing, negotiating, and implementing FTAs. | ||||
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| Geographical Location | Regional |
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| Involuntary Resettlement | |
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| During Project Design | ADB's Office of Regional Economic Integration (OREI) conducted a fact-finding mission to the ASEAN Secretariat to determine how ADB could support trade-related capacity building in ASEAN countries. |
| During Project Implementation | Feedback from DMC middle-level trade officials who participated in the training courses on _Designing, Negotiating, and Implementing Free Trade Agreements_ was taken into account to improve subsequent training programs. |
| Business Opportunities | |
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| Consulting Services | The TA will require approximately 1.5 person months of international and 2 person months of national consulting services. |
| Responsible ADB Officer | Xinglan Hu |
| Responsible ADB Department | Office of Regional Economic Integration |
| Responsible ADB Division | Office of Regional Economic Integration |
| Executing Agencies |
Asian Development Bank Ganeshan Wignaraja 6 ADB Avenue, Mandaluyong City 1550, Philippines |
| Timetable | |
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| Concept Clearance | 01 Sep 2006 |
| Fact Finding | 11 Mar 2006 to 25 Mar 2006 |
| MRM | - |
| Approval | 02 Oct 2006 |
| Last Review Mission | - |
| Last PDS Update | 20 Dec 2013 |
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| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 02 Oct 2006 | - | 02 Oct 2006 | 31 Oct 2008 | - | - |
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| ADB | Cofinancing | Counterpart | Total | Date | Amount | |||
| Gov | Beneficiaries | Project Sponsor | Others | |||||
| 0.00 | 500,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 500,000.00 | 02 Oct 2006 | 432,868.49 |
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| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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| Capacity Building for Designing, Negotiating, and Implementing Free Trade Agreements in Selected Asian Developing Member Countries | TA Completion Reports | Aug 2013 |
| Capacity Building for Designing, Negotiating, and Implementing Free Trade Agreements in Selected Asian Developing Member Countries | Technical Assistance Reports | Oct 2006 |
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