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FTAA.sme/inf/122
October 27, 2003

Original: English
 

FTAA – CONSULTATIVE GROUP ON SMALLER ECONOMIES

BAHAMAS

PROJECT PROFILE RELATED TO THE STRENGTHENING OF THE NEGOTIATING CAPACITY


1. PROJECT TITLE: Building Capacity and the Policy level and strengthening the overall negotiating capacity of Bahamian officials the FTAA and other relevant trade related Agreements; 



2. OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT:

To build capacity of policymakers to make effective policy decisions on the integration of The Bahamas into the FTAA;

To build negotiating capacity to develop the negotiating expertise of Bahamian negotiators to participate fully in the FTAA negotiations;

To develop negotiating strategies for the various sectors on market access and offers;
 

3. COMPONENTS:

Engaging of an expert;
Training on lessons to learn from other countries experiences;
Training courses, workshops and attachments to international and regional institutions.

 
4. EXPECTED RESULTS:

Greater understanding and awareness of FTAA rules and regulations and their impact for The Bahamas.
The implementation of laws compliant with FTAA rules and regulations
The development of a strategy for negotiations.


5. COMMENTS:

The Bahamas is the only country participating in the FTAA which is not a member of the WTO and as such has no prior experience of negotiating trade agreements.
 

 
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