Results of PGTF - Project INT/90/K07

INT/90/K07/strong> and INT/92/K03 (First Round) and INT/94/K02 (Second Round) - Technical, secretariat and other support to the GSTP, and technical assistance to countries participating in the GSTP (First Round); and Technical assistance to the members of the G-77 participating in the Second Round of negotiations within the GSTP and seeking membership in the GSTP, as well as related technical, secretariat and other support to the GSTP

Submitters: Group of 77 in New York and Group of 77 in Geneva
Subcontractor: UNCTAD
Priority area: Trade
Participating/beneficiary countries: 44 countries (Algeria, Argentina, Bangladesh, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, Cameroon, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Ecuador, Egypt, Ghana, Guinea, Guyana, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Romania, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, United Republic of Tanzania, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yugoslavia, and Zimbabwe)
PGTF input (US$): 350,000 and 250,000; and 72,363 respectively
Other inputs (US$): Nil
Date of implementation: 1991-1993, 1992-1994 and 1995-1997 respectively
Impact: First round led to launching of the agreement, with 43 member countries and negotiations on 1,700 tariff lines. Second round enabled accession of 8 additional member countries and a sub-regional grouping, with consolidated list of concessions covering 700 tariff lines.

Contact:   Mrs. Lakshmi Puri
Director
Division on International Trade in Goods and Services, and Commodities (DITC)
UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Palais des Nations, 1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland
Telephone: +4122 917 58 70
Email: gstp @ unctad.org


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