2024	Aid	for	Trade	Regional	Economic
Community/Transport	Corridor	Questionnaire
INTRODUCTION
2024	AID	FOR	TRADE	REGIONAL	ECONOMIC	COMMUNITY/TRANSPORT
CORRIDOR	QUESTIONNAIRE
MAINSTREAMING	TRADE
This	self-assessment	questionnaire	is	part	of	the	2023-2024	monitoring	and	evaluation	exercise.	It	is
designed	to	gather	information	on	your	regional	economic	community	or	transport	corridor's	trade
priorities	and	Aid-for-Trade	needs.	The	information	provided	will	be	consulted	by	development	partners
and	contribute	to	the	alignment	of	support	to	your	Aid-for-Trade	needs.
By	completing	the	questionnaire,	you	will	be	supporting	the	WTO's	eﬀorts	to	promote	transparency	in
the	following	areas,	speciﬁcally	in	relation	to	your	regional	context:
• the	 supply	 side	 and	 trade-related	 infrastructure	 constraints	 of	 developing	 countries,	 and	 in
particular	least	developing	countries	(i.e.	partner	countries)*;
• the	provision	of	Aid-for-Trade	support	by	development	partners;
• how	Aid-for-Trade	support	is	aligned	with	priority	needs;
• the	impact	and	outcomes	of	Aid-for-Trade	support;	and
• future	needs	for	Aid-for-Trade	support.
Responses	 will	 be	 made	 publicly	 available	 on	 the	 WTO/OECD	Aid-for-Trade	website,	analysed	and
discussed	in	the	next	set	of	Aid-for-Trade	publications	and	at	the	Global	Review	in	2024.	
Respondents	are	encouraged	to	reach	a	"whole	of	institution"	view,	meaning	that	they	need	to	consult
regional	policy	documents	or	liaise	with	colleagues	in	other	ministries	to	reach	a	common	response.
For	further	information,	please	contact	us	via	email	at	aft.wto@wto.org.	The	deadline	for	submission	is
30	November	2023.---
*
Partner	countries	are	WTO	developing	Member	countries	and	countries	or	customs	territories	in	the	process
of	accession.
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ABOUT	YOU
*	1.	Respondent	(Name	of	Regional	Economic	Community	or	Transport	Corridor)
Name 	
Position 	
Organization 	
Email	Address 	
Phone	Number 	*	2.	About	you	
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SECTION	A:	TRADE	PRIORITIES	REGIONAL	DEVELOPMENT	PLANS	OR
STRATEGIES
*	3.	Do	you	have	a	regional	development	plan	or	strategy(ies)?	
Yes
No
Other	(please	specify)
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SECTION	A:	TRADE	PRIORITIES	REGIONAL	DEVELOPMENT	PLANS	OR
STRATEGIES
Additional	information	on	trade	priorities.	Please	provide	further	details	including	hyperlinks	to
relevant	documents:
4.	If	yes,	does	your	regional	development	plan	or	strategy(ies)	include	trade
priorities?	
Yes
No
Other	(please	specify)
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SECTION	A:	TRADE	PRIORITIES	REGIONAL	DEVELOPMENT	PLANS	OR
STRATEGIES
*	5.	Does	your	regional	development	strategy(ies)	have	a	thematic	focus?	
Yes
No
Other	(please	specify)
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SECTION	A:	TRADE	PRIORITIES	REGIONAL	DEVELOPMENT	PLANS	OR
STRATEGIES
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   - 8 -Additional	information	on	thematic	issues:
6.	If	yes,	choose	options	from	the	non-exhaustive	list	of	thematic	options	below.	
(If	a	thematic	option	does	not	appear	in	the	list	below,	please	tick	other	and	add	details	in	the	text
box.	Please	tick	relevant	 boxes.)	
DEVELOPMENT	WITH
SPECIFIC	ECONOMIC
CHARACTERISTICS:
Food	security
Economic	diversiﬁcation
Enhancing	exports	in	non-
traditional	sectors
Export	diversiﬁcation
Trade	integration
Expansion	of	the	extractive
sector	(minerals	and
mining)
Expansion	of	the
agriculture	sector
Expansion	of	the	forestry
sector
Expansion	of	the	ﬁsheries
sector
Expansion	of	the
manufacturing	sector
Expansion	of	the	services
sector
Expansion	of	the	digital
economy
Infrastructure	developmentInnovation	and
technological	development
Expansion	of	the	formal
economy
Expansion	of	the	MSME
sector
Expansion	of	public-private
partnerships
DEVELOPMENT	WITH
SPECIFIC	SOCIAL
CHARACTERISTICS:
Human	capital
development	(e.g.
education	through	skills,
training	and	health)
	Higher	labour	productivity
Employment	creation
Women's	economic
empowerment	and	gender
equality
Youth	employment	and
skills
Inclusive	growth,	including
(historically)	disadvantaged
groups	(e.g.	including
people	with	disabilities).
Institutional	strengthening
(e.g.	good	governance,
transparency	and
accountability)
Social	protection
Promotion	of
peace/security	and
developmentDEVELOPMENT	WITH
SPECIFIC
ENVIRONMENTAL
CHARACTERITICS:
Climate	change	mitigation
Climate	change	adaptation
Preventing	desertiﬁcation
Protection	of	biodiversity
Environmental	protection
Sustainable	resource
management
Waste	management	and
pollution	control
Circular	economy
Improved	environmental
governance
Pollution	control	targets
Oceans	and	blue	economy
Other	(please	specify)
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SECTION	A:	TRADE	PRIORITIES	REGIONAL	DEVELOPMENT	PLANS	OR
STRATEGIES
7.	Do	the	trade	priorities	found	in	your	regional	development	plan	or	transport
corridor	development	strategy(ies)	include	speciﬁc	objectives	or	targets?	
For	example,	the	 Nacala	Railway	Corridor	Project 	aims	to	transport	approximately	18	million	tons	of
coal	from	the	existing	mine	in	Moatize,	via	Malawi,	to	a	new	coal	terminal	in	Nacala	a	Velha
(Mozambique).	The	project	was	funded	by	Vale,	and	forms	the	backbone	of	a	world-class	transport
corridor	for	Mozambique’s	Tete	Province,	as	well	as	onward	to	Zambia	and	the	Democratic	Republic
of	the	Congo	(DRC). 	
Yes
No
Other	(please	specify)
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SECTION	A:	TRADE	PRIORITIES	REGIONAL	DEVELOPMENT	PLANS	OR
STRATEGIES
Additional	information	on	objectives	and	targets:
8.	If	yes,	please	choose	options	from	the	non-exhaustive	list	of	options	below.	
(If	an	objective(s)	or	target(s)*	do	not	appear	in	the	list	below,	please	tick	other	and	add	details	in
the	text	box.	 Please	tick	all	relevant	boxes).
Objectives	&	Targets*:	
Helping	partner	countries	with	smooths	graduation	from	LDC	status
Helping	partner	countries	achieve	Middle	Income	Status
Helping	partner	countries	achieve	Upper	Middle-Income	Status
Helping	partner	countries	achieve	Developed	Country	status
Economic	growth	targets
Poverty	reductions	targets
Other	targets	(e.g.	digital	connectivity,	gender	equality,	renewable	energy,	circular	economy,
etc.)
*(Add	value	in	the	comment	box	if	a	target	is	cited,	e.g.	%	growth	rate	of	absolute	value)	
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SECTION	B:	TRADE	PRIORITIES	IN	OTHER	REGIONAL	POLICY	DOCUMENTS
OR	STRATEGIES
9.	In	addition	to	the	trade	priorities	you	may	have	in	your	regional	development
strategy,	do	you	have	trade	priorities	that	are	set	out	in	other	regional	policy
documents	or	strategies	(e.g.	an	Aid-for-Trade	strategy?) 	
Yes
No
Other	(please	specify)
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SECTION	B:	TRADE	PRIORITIES	IN	OTHER	REGIONAL	POLICY	OR
STRATEGIES
*	10.	Do	these	other	regional	policy	documents	or	strategies	include	trade
objectives	or	targets?
For	example,	the	 West	African	Common	Industrial	Policy 	plans,	inter	alia,	to	increase	the	volume	of
exports	of	goods	manufactured	in	West	Africa	to	the	global	market,	from	the	current	0.1	%	to	1	%	by
2030.	Another	objective	includes	raising	the	local	raw	material	processing	rate	from	15-20%	to	an
average	of	30	%	by	the	same	year. 	
Yes
No
Other	(e.g.	strategy	expired,	new	strategy	under	discussion,	etc.)
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11.	If	your	regional	trade	strategy	includes	objectives	or	targets*,	please	tick	all
relevant	boxes	and	provide	further	details,	including	hyperlinks	to	relevant
documents.
If	no,	please	indicate	in	the	text	box	under	the	question	choices	whether	there	is
another	regional	strategy	or	policy	that	includes	speciﬁc	objectives	or	targets.	
OBJECTIVES:
Better	export	performance
Security	of	supply
Improved	balance	of	payments	situation
Increased	competitiveness
Expansion	of	mineral	and	mining	exports
Expansion	of	agricultural	exports
Expansion	of	exports	of	forestry	products
Expansion	of	exports	of	ﬁshery	products
Expansion	of	manufactured	exports
Expansion	of	services	exports
Expansion	of	e-commerce	and/or	digitally
delivered	services	exports
Expansion	of	MSME	sector	exports
Protection	of	intellectual	property
Growth	in	the	number	of	export	markets
reached
Improvements	in	trade	facilitation
Climate	change	related	objectives	(e.g.
reduction	in	emissions	associated	with
trade)
TARGETS*:
Export-related	environmental	protection
objectives
Export	growth	targetsExport	diversiﬁcation	in	terms	of	number	of
markets	reached
Export	diversiﬁcation	in	terms	of	number	of
goods	and	services	exported
Access	to	essential	goods
Reduction	in	import	targets
Competitiveness	ranking	in	global	index
Mineral	and	mining	export	growth	target
Agricultural	export	growth	target
Forestry	product	export	target
Fishery	products	export	target
Manufactured	export	target
Services	trade	export	target
E-commerce	export	target
MSME	sector	growth	targets
Revenue	targets	from	diﬀerent	forms	of	IP
rights	(e.g.	copyright,	trademarks	etc)
Export	markets	diversiﬁcation	targets
Trade	facilitation	targets	(e.g.	time	taken	to
release)
Emissions	reduction	targets	found	in
nationally	determined	contributions**
Trade-related	targets	to	reduce	certain	trade
ﬂows	(e.g	illicit	wildlife	trade)
Other	(please	specify)
*(add	value	in	the	comment	box	if	a	target	rate	is	cited	(e.g.	%	growth	rate	or	absolute	value).
**	Information	on	nationally	determined	contributions	can	be	found	in	the	UNFCCC	registry	available
at:	https://unfccc.int/NDCREG	
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strategy,	industry	or	economic	diversiﬁcation	strategy,	or	a	similar	policy	or	strategy:
12.	Do	you	have	a	regional	trade	policy	or	strategy,	export	development	strategy,
industry	or	economic	diversiﬁcation	or	similar	policy	or	strategy	(e.g.	regional	e-
commerce	strategy,	etc.)?
For	example,	the	Central	Asia	Regional	Economic	Cooperation	forum	has	an	 Integrated	Trade	Agenda
2030	that	aims	to	assist	CAREC	members	to	integrate	further	into	the	global	economy,	enhance	the
growth	potential	of	CAREC	members	and	improve	the	living	standards	of	its	people,	with	a	focus	on
three	pillars:		trade	expansion	from	increased	market	access,	greater	diversiﬁcation	and	stronger
institutions	for	trade. 	
Yes
No
Other	(please	speciﬁy:	e.g.	strategy	expired,	new	strategy	under	discussion,	etc.)
Additional	information	on	the	alignment	of	trade	priorities:
13.	Do	the	trade	priorities	found	in	your	regional	development	strategy	align	with
those	found	in	other	regional	policy	documents	or	strategies?	
Yes,	in	full
Yes,	in	part
No
Other	(please	specify)
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SECTION	C:	SECTORAL	AND	REGIONAL	TRADE	OBJECTIVES
*	14.	Do	the	trade	objectives	in	your	regional	development	plan	or	trade
strategy(ies)	include	sectoral	objectives?
Explanatory	notes	For	example,	the	Caribbean	Community	and	Common	Market	(CARICOM)	has
developed	various	sectoral	plans,	including	as	the	 Caribbean	Sustainable	Tourism	Policy	Framework .
Yes
No
Other	(please	specify:	e.g.	strategy	expired,	new	strategy	under	discussion,	etc.)
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SECTION	C:	SECTORAL	AND	REGIONAL	TRADE	OBJECTIVES
Additional	information	on	sectoral	objectives:
15.	If	yes,	please	tick	all	relevant	boxes	and	provide	further	details,	including
hyperlinks	to	relevant	documents.
If	no,	please	indicate	if	there	is	another	regional	strategy	or	policy	that	includes
speciﬁc	objectives	or	targets):
(Please	tick	relevant	boxes) 	
Agriculture
Forestry
Fisheries
Mining	and	minerals
Oil	and	gas
Renewable	energy
Manufacturing	sector
MSME	sector	development
Services	(general)
Banking	and	ﬁnancial	services
Business	and	professional	services
Communication	services,	including	ICTConstruction	services
Culture	and	creative	industries
Distribution	services
Education	services
Energy	services
Environment	services
Science,	technology	and	innovation
Recreation	and	sport
Tourism
Transport	services	(air,	land	and	maritime)
Cross-sectoral	e-commerce	and	digital	trade
Other	(please	specify)
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SECTION	D:	FINANCING	REGIONAL	DEVELOPMENT	AND	TRADE	PRIORITIES
*	16.	Does	your	regional	economic	community	(or	transport	corridor)	have	priority
areas	for	Aid	for	Trade	for	which	it	is	actively	seeking	support?
Explanatory	notes:	For	example,	the	 6th	Sixth	East	African	Community	Development	Strategy
2021/22	–	2025/26 	outlines	seven	strategic	development	objectives	and	8	priority	areas	in	the	trade
area	that	the	East	African	Community	will	pursue. 	
Yes
No
Other	(please	specify)
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SECTION	D:	FINANCING	REGIONAL	DEVELOPMENT	AND	TRADE	PRIORITIES
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   - 19 -Additional	information	on	the	priority	Aid-for-Trade	support	areas:
17.	If	yes,	please	identify	the	priority	areas	for	Aid	for	Trade	for	which	your
regional	economic	community	(or	transport	corridor)	is	actively	seeking	support.
(Please	tick	relevant	boxes:) 	
TRADE	POLICY	AND	REGULATIONS	 (Including	training	of	trade	oﬀicials,	analysis	of
proposals	and	positions	and	their	impact,	support	for	stakeholders	to	articulate	commercial
interest	and	identify	trade-oﬀs,	dispute	issues,	institutional	and	technical	support	to	undertake
trade	reform/facilitate	implementation	of	trade	agreements	and	to	adapt	to	and	comply	with
rules	and	standards)
Trade	policy	and	administrative	management
Trade	facilitation
Regional	trade	agreements	(RTAs)
Multilateral	trade	negotiations
Trade	education/training
TRADE-RELATED	INFRASTRUCTURE 	(Including	physical	infrastructure)
Trade-related	Transport	and	storage	infrastructure	(e.g.	port,	dry	port,	inland	container	port,
inland	container	depot,	etc.)
Trade-related	Communications	infrastructure
Trade-related	Energy	supply	and	generation	infrastructure
TRADE	DEVELOPMENT 	(Including	investment	promotion,	analysis	and	institutional	support
for	trade	in	services,	business	support	services	and	institutions,	public-private	sector
networking,	e	commerce,	trade	ﬁnance,	trade	promotion,	market	analysis	and	development)
Business	support	services
Banking	and	ﬁnancial	services
Building	productive	capacity
Agriculture
Forestry
Fishing
Industry
Mineral	resources	and	mining
Travel	and	tourism
Digital	trade	and	e-commerce
TRADE-RELATED	ADJUSTMENT 	(Including	supporting	developing	countries	to	put	in	place
accompanying	measures	that	assist	them	to	beneﬁt	from	liberalized	trade)
OTHER	TRADE-RELATED	NEEDS
Unsure
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SECTION	D:	FINANCING	REGIONAL	DEVELOPMENT	AND	TRADE	PRIORITIES
*	18.	Have	these	priorities	been	communicated	to	Donors	and	South-South
partners?	
Yes
No
Other	(please	specify)
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SECTION	D:	FINANCING	REGIONAL	DEVELOPMENT	AND	TRADE	PRIORITIES
Additional	information	on	how	priorities	were	communicated.
19.	If	yes,	please	provide	additional	information	on	how	priorities	were
communicated:	
Dialogue	with	new	partners
Communication	of	policy	document
Diagnostic	trade	integration	study	or	update
Other,	please	specify
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SECTION	D:	FINANCING	REGIONAL	DEVELOPMENT	AND	TRADE	PRIORITIES
Additional	information	on	the	diﬀiculties	faced	in	ﬁnancing		trade	objectives.	Please	identify	which
sources	of	aid	ﬁnance	or	other	ﬁnancial	assistance	for	trade	that	you	would	like	to	attract	to	achieve
your	trade	objectives	(e.g.	Oﬀicial	Development	Assistance	(i.e.	Aid	for	Trade),	Other	Oﬀicial	ﬂows
(loans	that	do	not	qualify	as	ODA),	South-South	co-operation,	Climate	ﬁnance,	etc.):
20.	Does	your	regional	economic	community	(or	transport	corridor)	face
diﬀiculties	in	ﬁnancing	implementation	of	the	trade	objectives	found	in	your
development	plan	or	strategy(ies)	or	trade	strategy?	
Yes
No
Other	(please	specify)
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SECTION	D:	FINANCING	REGIONAL	DEVELOPMENT	AND	TRADE	PRIORITIES
*	21.	Do	you	face	diﬀiculties	in	accessing	ﬁnance	to	address	your	Aid-for-Trade
priorities?	
Yes
No
Other	(please	specify)
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SECTION	D:	FINANCING	REGIONAL	DEVELOPMENT	AND	TRADE	PRIORITIES
Additional	information	on	ﬁnancing	diﬀiculties:
22.	If	yes,	please	identify	the	types	of	diﬀiculties	you	face	in	accessing	ﬁnance	to
address	your	Aid-for-Trade	needs.
(You	may	tick	more	than	one	box) 	
High	cost	of	borrowing
Diﬀiculties	accessing	grant	ﬁnance
Insuﬀiciency	of	grant	ﬁnancing
Conditions	attached	by	ﬁnancing	partners	to	access	Aid	for	Trade
Inter-ministerial	co-ordination	challenges
Weak	ﬁnancial	systems
Challenges	engaging	in	public-private	partnerships
Domestic	oversight	constraints
Limited	ability	to	develop	"bankable"	projects
Lengthy	approval	processes	related	to	loans
Lack	of	coordination	between	development	partners
Other	(please	specify)
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SECTION	D:	FINANCING	REGIONAL	DEVELOPMENT	AND	TRADE	PRIORITIES
Additional	information	on	whether	your	regional	economic	community	or	transport	corridor	is
experiencing	a	situation	where	it	is	receiving	an	increasing	share	of	Aid-for-Trade	in	the	form	of	loans
and	a	declining	share	of	grants:
*	23.	Does	your	regional	economic	community	or	transport	corridor	face	a
situation	where	it	is	receiving	an	increasing	share	of	Aid-for-Trade	in	the	form	of
loans	and	a	declining	share	of	grants?	
Yes
No
Other	(please	specify)
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SECTION	D:	FINANCING	REGIONAL	DEVELOPMENT	AND	TRADE	PRIORITIES
Additional	information	on	the	challenges	of	decreasing	share	of	loans	and	increasing	share	of	grants:
24.	If	yes,	does	this	situation	present	a	challenge	for	your	regional	economic
community	or	transport	corridor	to	achieve	its	trade	objectives?	
Yes
No
Other	(please	specify)
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SECTION	D:	FINANCING	REGIONAL	DEVELOPMENT	AND	TRADE	PRIORITIES
Additional	information	on	your	plans	to	stop	receiving	Aid	for	Trade:
25.	Do	you	plan	to	stop	receiving	Aid	for	Trade?	Has	a	date	been	set	to	achieve
this	objective	(e.g.	a	date	to	stop	receiving	foreign	aid?).	
Yes
No
Other	(please	specify)
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SECTION	E:	ALIGNMENT	OF	AID-FOR-TRADE	SUPPORT	WITH	REGIONAL
DEVELOPMENT	AND	TRADE	PRIORITIES
Additional	information	on	the	alignment.	Please	specify	whether	this	is	an	oﬀicial	perspective	or	the
personal	opinion	of	the	respondent:
*	26.	How	well-aligned	is	the	Aid-for-Trade	support	you	receive	with	your
Aid‑for‑Trade	priorities?	
Not	at	all	aligned
Somewhat	aligned
Moderately	aligned
Mostly	aligned
Completely	aligned
Other	(please	specify)
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27.	What	challenges	do	you	encounter	in	aligning	the	Aid-for-Trade	support	you
receive	with	the	sectoral	level	needs	outlined	in	relevant	policy	documents	?	
(You	may	tick	more	than	one	box) 	
Diﬀiculties	associated	with	cross-sectoral	approaches	(e.g.	e-commerce	development)
Lack	of	donor	coordination
Lack	of	South-South	partner	coordination
Limited	knowledge	of	recipient	(i.e.	developing	country)	needs	and	economic	situation
Conditions	required	by	development	partners	to	access	support
Length	of	project/programme	funding	cycles
Human	capacity	constraints	to	developing	bankable	projects
Lack	of	partner	country	ownership
Weak	institutional	capacity	(e.g.	lack	of	coordination	at	domestic	level)
Other	(please	specify)
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SECTION	F:	OUTCOMES	AND	IMPACTS	OF	AID-FOR-TRADE	SUPPORT
Additional	information	on	whether	development	ﬁnancing	partners	align	their	monitoring	and
evaluation	activities	with	your	regional	monitoring	or	results	frameworks:
28.	Do	development	ﬁnancing	partners	(i.e.	both	donors	and	South-South
partners)	align	their	monitoring	and	evaluation	with	your	regional	monitoring	or
results	frameworks?	
Yes,	for	the	regional	development	strategy
Yes,	for	the	regional	trade	strategy
No
Other	(please	specify)
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SECTION	F:	OUTCOMES	AND	IMPACTS	OF	AID-FOR-TRADE	SUPPORT
Additional	information	on	measuring	the	impacts	of	Aid-for-Trade	support:
*	29.	Do	you	measure	the	impacts	of	the	Aid-for-Trade	support	you	receive? 	
Yes
No
Other	(please	specify)
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SECTION	F:	OUTCOMES	AND	IMPACTS	OF	AID-FOR-TRADE	SUPPORT
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   - 33 -Additional	information	on	the	priority	areas	for	Aid	for	Trade:
30.	If	yes,	please	identify	the	priority	areas	for	Aid	for	Trade	for	which	you	are
actively	seeking	support.
(Please	tick	relevant	boxes.) 	
TRADE	POLICY	AND	REGULATIONS	 (Including	training	of	trade	oﬀicials,	analysis	of
proposals	and	positions	and	their	impact,	support	for	stakeholders	to	articulate	commercial
interest	and	identify	trade-oﬀs,	dispute	issues,	institutional	and	technical	support	to	undertake
trade	reform/facilitate	implementation	of	trade	agreements	and	to	adapt	to	and	comply	with
rules	and	standards)
Trade	policy	and	administrative	management
Trade	facilitation
Regional	trade	agreements	(RTAs)
Multilateral	trade	negotiations
Trade	education/training
TRADE-RELATED	INFRASTRUCTURE	 	(Including	physical	infrastructure)
Trade-related	Transport	and	storage	infrastructure	(e.g.	port,	dry	port,	inland	container	port,
inland	container	depot,	etc.)
Trade-related	Communications	infrastructure
Trade-related	Energy	supply	and	generation	infrastructure
TRADE	DEVELOPMENT 	(Including	investment	promotion,	analysis	and	institutional	support
for	trade	in	services,	business	support	services	and	institutions,	public-private	sector
networking,	e	commerce,	trade	ﬁnance,	trade	promotion,	market	analysis	and	development)
Business	support	services
Banking	and	ﬁnancial	services
Building	productive	capacity
Agriculture
Forestry
Fishing
Industry
Mineral	resources	and	mining
Travel	and	tourism
Digital	trade	and	e-commerce
TRADE-RELATED	ADJUSTMENT 	(Including	supporting	developing	countries	to	put	in	place
accompanying	measures	that	assist	them	to	beneﬁt	from	liberalized	trade)
OTHER	TRADE-RELATED	NEEDS
Unsure
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SECTION	F:	OUT COMES	AND	 IMPACTS	OF	AID-FOR-TRADE	 SUPPORT
Additional	information	on	examples	of	best	practice.	Please	include	evidence	to	support	your
assessment	of	Aid-for-Trade	support	impacts:
31.Is	there	an	Aid-for-Trade	project	or	programme	that	you	would	like	to
highlight	as	an	example	of	best	practice?
Yes
No
Other	(please	specify)
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SECTION	G:	FUTURE	AID-FOR-TRADE	NEEDS
*	32.	Do	you	foresee	a	continued	need	for	Aid-for-Trade	ﬁnancing? 	
Yes
No
Other	(please	specify)
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SECTION	G:	FUTURE	AID-FOR-TRADE	NEEDS
Additional	information	on	sectors	in	which	you	foresee	a	future	need	for	Aid-for-Trade	ﬁnancing:
33.	If	you	foresee	a	continued	need	for	Aid-for-Trade	ﬁnancing,	please	tick	all
relevant	boxes	and	provide	further	details	including	hyperlinks	as	relevant.
(Please	tick	relevant	boxes.) 	
Agriculture
Forestry
Fisheries
Mining	and	minerals
Oil	and	gas
Renewable	energy
Manufacturing	sector
MSME	sector	development
Services	(general)
Banking	and	ﬁnancial	services
Business	and	professional	services
Communication	services,	including	ICTConstruction	services
Culture	and	creative	industries
Distribution	services
Education	services
Energy	services
Environment	services
Science,	technology	and	innovation
Recreation	and	sport
Tourism
Transport	services	(air,	land	and	maritime)
Cross-sectoral	e-commerce	and	digital	trade
Other	(please	specify)
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34.	In	which	categories	of	Aid-for-Trade	support	do	you	foresee	future	needs?
(Please	tick	relevant	boxes.) 	
TRADE	POLICY	AND	REGULATIONS	 (Including	training	of	trade	oﬀicials,	analysis	of
proposals	and	positions	and	their	impact,	support	for	stakeholders	to	articulate	commercial
interest	and	identify	trade-oﬀs,	dispute	issues,	institutional	and	technical	support	to	undertake
trade	reform/facilitate	implementation	of	trade	agreements	and	to	adapt	to	and	comply	with
rules	and	standards)
Trade	policy	and	administrative	management
Trade	facilitation
Regional	trade	agreements	(RTAs)
Multilateral	trade	negotiations
Trade	education/training
TRADE-RELATED	INFRASTRUCTURE 	(Including	physical	infrastructure)
Trade-related	Transport	and	storage	infrastructure	(e.g.	port,	dry	port,	inland	container	port,
inland	container	depot,	etc.)
Trade-related	Communications	infrastructure
Trade-related	Energy	supply	and	generation	infrastructure
TRADE	DEVELOPMENT	( Including	investment	promotion,	analysis	and	institutional	support
for	trade	in	services,	business	support	services	and	institutions,	public-private	sector
networking,	e	commerce,	trade	ﬁnance,	trade	promotion,	market	analysis	and	development)
Business	support	services
Banking	and	ﬁnancial	services
Building	productive	capacity
Agriculture
Forestry
Fishing
Industry
Mineral	resources	and	mining
Travel	and	tourism
Digital	trade	and	e-commerce
TRADE-RELATED	ADJUSTMENT	 (Including	supporting	developing	countries	to	put	in	place
accompanying	measures	that	assist	them	to	beneﬁt	from	liberalized	trade)
OTHER	TRADE-RELATED	NEEDS
Unsure
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SECTION	G:	FUTURE	AID-FOR-TRADE	NEEDS
*	35.	Do	you	foresee	future	needs	for	Aid	for	Trade	to	support	the	achievement	of
trade-related	aspects	of	the	2030	Sustainable	Development	Agenda?
For	example,	the	Central	American	Integration	System		(SIECA)'s	Regional	Mobility	and	Logistics
Master	Plan	2035	takes	into	account	the	impacts	of	implementing	its	strategy	with	regard	to	the
2030	United	Nations	Sustainable	Development	Objectives. 	
Yes
No
Other	(please	specify)
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SECTION	G:	FUTURE	AID-FOR-TRADE	NEEDS
Additional	information	on	SDGs:
36.	If	yes,	please	indicate	which	SDGs	are	referenced	in	your	regional
development	strategy.
(You	may	tick	more	that	one	box) 	
GOAL	1:	No	Poverty
GOAL	2:	Zero	Hunger
GOAL	3:	Good	Health	and	Well-being
GOAL	4:	Quality	Education
GOAL	5:	Gender	Equality
GOAL	6:	Clean	Water	and	Sanitation
GOAL	7:	Aﬀordable	and	Clean	Energy
GOAL	8:	Decent	Work	and	Economic	Growth
GOAL	9:	Industry,	Innovation	and
InfrastructureGOAL	10:	Reduced	Inequality
GOAL	11:	Sustainable	Cities	and
Communities
GOAL	12:	Responsible	Consumption	and
Production
GOAL	13:	Climate	Action
GOAL	14:	Life	Below	Water
GOAL	15:	Life	on	Land
GOAL	16:	Peace	and	Justice	Strong
Institutions
GOAL	17:	Partnerships	to	achieve	the	Goal
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SECTION	G:	FUTURE	AID-FOR-TRADE	NEEDS
Additional	information	on	the	future	needs	for	Aid-for-Trade	to	support	the	trade-related	aspects	of
climate	change:
37.	Do	you	foresee	future	needs	for	Aid-for-Trade	to	support	the	trade-related
aspects	of	climate	change	?	
Yes
No
Other	(please	specify)
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