EU Member Countries
- 2-1. Community Development
- 2-2. Education
- 2-3. Health
- Consolidation of Peace, Good Governance
- Addressing Environmental/Climate Change issues
- Broadening the Partnership
1-2. Trade,Investment and Tourism [ Boosting Economic Growth ]
Annual Progress Report 
1-2-1．Promote and expand trade
| Yokohama Action Plan | Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners | Implementing Partners |
Potential Resources, Possible Contributions (Summary) |
|---|---|---|---|
| [2]Scale up “Aid for Trade” to increase the global competitiveness of African countries by accelerating assistance including Japan’s “Development Initiative for Trade” and support the early, fair and balanced conclusion of the WTO Doha development Agenda negotiations. | ● Promote trade of African countries, expansion of Aid for Trade programs, including by leveraging knowledge of Asian countries and provision of technical assistance | EC/EU Member Countries/GoJ/JICA/WBG/Asian countries and other partners | EU: € 2 billion per year out of which ○% for African countries in the framework of EU Aid for Trade (*) |
| GoJ(MOFA): Provide financial assistance to trade-related technical projects in cooperation with international organizations | |||
| JICA: Decuple the quota of trainees in the field of trade | |||
| WBG: Promote South-South cooperation and knowledge sharing between Asia-Africa countries and provide technical assistance for trade policy capacity building |
1-2-2．Encourage foreign investment
| Yokohama Action Plan | Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners | Implementing Partners |
Potential Resources, Possible Contributions (Summary) |
|---|---|---|---|
| [3]Utilize more effectively official funding sources such as investment credit, trade and investment insurance to enhance PPP and leverage private capital flows to Africa. | ● Promote European companies’ business with Africa through EU-Africa Business Forum | EC/EU Member Countries | EU Private Sector Enabling Environment Facility; EC-ACP BizClim € 20million FY 2008-13 |
●Concrete projects will be selected through consultations between Japan/Implementing Partners and African countries.
●MDB projects are to be decided.
●$ = US dollars
●Assistance measures written on a yellow ground are those embodied in 2008 (JFY) after TICAD IV.
●Assistance measures written on a pink ground are those embodied in 2009 (JFY) after TICAD IV.
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