Technical Areas and Activities

Nicaragua Enterprise & Employment (E&E) SOW

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application/pdf iconNicaragua Enterprise & Employment (E&E) SOW.pdf
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USAID
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PDF
Date: 
October 1, 2009

The purpose of the Nicaragua Enterprise and Employment (E&E) is to support the country’s response to challenges and opportunities in promoting a better environment for trading, which includes the CAFTA-DR.

Nicaragua Enterprise & Employment (E&E) Project Summary

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application/pdf iconNicaragua Enterprise and Employment (E&E) Project.pdf
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USAID
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PDF
Date: 
October 1, 2009
The USAID-funded Nicaragua Enterprise and Employment (E&E) is a four-year $ 11 million program designed to support the country’s response to challenges and opportunities in promoting a better environment for trading, which includes the CAFTA-DR.

Cost Competitiveness of Pakistan’s Textiles and Apparel Industry

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application/pdf iconCost Competitiveness of Pakistan’s Textiles and Apparel Industry.pdf
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USAID
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PDF
Date: 
October 20, 2009
This analysis combines export trends, production input costs, product benchmark data and off-balance-sheet transaction costs to provide information on the competitive standing of Pakistan’s textiles and apparel exporters.

Jordan Fiscal Reform Project II (FRP II) SOW

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application/pdf iconJordan Fiscal Reform Project II (FRP II) SOW.pdf
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USAID
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PDF
Date: 
November 1, 2009
The Fiscal Reform Project II (FRP II) will support Component 1 of USAID/Jordan’s Strategic Objective for 2007-11: Improved Economic Opportunities for Jordanians. In particular, the work under this project will improve economic policy and the business environment by helping to streamline budgeting, financial management, and the provision of government services and to make revenue collection more efficient and equitable.

Trade and Accession Facilitation for Afghanistan (TAFA) SOW

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application/pdf iconTrade and Accession Facilitation for Afghanistan (TAFA) SOW.pdf
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USAID
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PDF
Date: 
November 1, 2009
The goal of the proposed Trade and Accession Facilitation for Afghanistan (TAFA) Project is to improve the trade environment for Afghanistan, thereby fostering increased investment, exports, and market-based employment opportunities. The project will help the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (GIRoA) and the private sector to pursue and realize the advantages of greater regional and global trade linkages and economic integration.

Jordan Fiscal Reform Project II (FRP II) Project Summary

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application/pdf iconJordan - Fiscal Reform II Project (FRP II).pdf
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USAID
Document Type: 
PDF
Date: 
November 1, 2009
The Jordan Fiscal Reform Project II helps the Government of Jordan strengthen fiscal infrastructure, improve efficiency and effectiveness, and reshape the public sector’s role in delivering services.

Trade and Accession Facilitation for Afghanistan Project Summary

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Attached Document: 
application/pdf iconTrade and Accession Facilitation for Afghanistan.pdf
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USAID
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PDF
Date: 
November 1, 2009
USAID’s Trade and Accession Facilitation for Afghanistan (TAFA) project aims to generate economic growth, trade, and investment by improving the conditions for international and cross-border trade and transit. The project will help the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (GIRoA) and the private sector to realize the advantages of greater regional and global trade linkages and export-oriented business development

The Greater Access to Trade Expansion (GATE) Project: Final Report

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application/pdf iconThe Greater Access to Trade Expansion (GATE) Project - Final Report.pdf
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USAID
Document Type: 
PDF
Date: 
November 1, 2009
This USAID final report show how GATE activities enhanced existing USAID trade and economic growth activities by helping missions to address gender considerations in their programming and implementation efforts.

Promoting Gender Equitable Opportunities: Why It Matters for Agricultural Value Chains

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application/pdf iconPromoting Gender Equitable Opportunities - Why It Matters for Agricultural Value Chains.pdf
Source: 
USAID
Document Type: 
PDF
Date: 
November 1, 2009
This USAID brief outlines key “evidence-based correlations” among gender equality, competitiveness, and empowerment that inform the GATE Project’s “Promoting Gender Equitable Opportunities in Agricultural Value Chains: A Handbook”: (1) Increasing asset equality between men and women improves growth in the agricultural sector; (2) Increasing gender equality in the labor market improves economic efficiency; and (3) Increasing opportunities for women improves equality and empowerment.

Support for Lebanon’s Accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) SOW

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application/pdf iconSupport for Lebanon’s Accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) SOW.pdf
Source: 
USAID
Document Type: 
PDF
Date: 
December 1, 2009
The main objectives of this task order are to assist the GOL in completing the process of acceding to the WTO, building the capacity within the GOL institutions to meet the obligations undertaken under the accession, introducing the necessary reforms to fully comply with all the WTO agreements, and building the internal support for WTO accession to ensure sustainability of the reforms and maximization of the benefits from accession
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