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FTAA.sme/inf/86
August 12, 2003

Original: Spanish
Translation: FTAA Secretariat

FTAA – CONSULTATIVE GROUP ON SMALLER ECONOMIES

NICARAGUA

HEMISPHERIC COOPERATION PROGRAM
PROJECT PROFILE
NEGOTIATING GROUP ON MARKET ACCESS
 


Introduction

Based on the principles, objectives, and general characteristics of the Hemispheric Cooperation Program, we hereby present the following project profile with a view to building greater capacity to negotiate and administer the FTAA Agreement
 
  1. Project title

    Conduct of Sectoral Studies to Serve as the Basis for the Negotiation of the Tariff Elimination Program in the FTAA Agreement

  2. Background

    Attaining a proper balance in the negotiations on market access and agriculture has been made possible thanks to the updating and processing of data on the domestic production infrastructure; this information should help determine sensitivities and export potentials capable of contributing to a cost-benefit analysis of decisions to be taken on given products. 


  3. Rationale

    Given recent economic trends, the country’s production infrastructure needs to be modernized, particularly because of the establishment in recent years of new companies and factories that must now be inventoried and studied in light of the ongoing negotiations. 

     
  4. Objectives of the Project:

    • To update Nicaragua’s production infrastructure with a view to determining existing production sensitivities, export potentials, and degrees of competitiveness.

    • To decide on the appropriate strategy for approaching the negotiations on market access and agriculture in the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA).

  5. Inputs: resources needed for the project

    Estimated amount: US$30,000

    • Study on modernization of Nicaragua’s production infrastructure, to be carried out by a Nicaraguan consultant who either is a specialist or has extensive knowledge in this area. US$20,000.

    • Proposed strategy for negotiating in the FTAA groups on market access and agriculture, to be developed by a Nicaraguan consultant who is a specialist in the field. US$10,000.
       
  6. Expected results

    • An inventory of national production infrastructure allowing production sensitivities and export potentials to be identified.

    • A clear understanding of the levels of technological development, and its impact on the degree of compliance with trade-related technical standards.

     
  7. Other relevant information
     
 
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