Mauritania

After the completion of the DTIS in October 2001, a National Workshop was held in November 2001. The follow-up activities, however, were not satisfactory. During the December 2001 Consultative Group meeting, trade received only limited attention. To stimulate the follow-up process, the Government organized a Round Table meeting (French pdf - 192k) in November 2002. Participants at this meeting included a number of bilateral donors and IF agencies.

During this meeting, a number of priority sectors were identified including:

• International Trade Capacity Building

• Support for the Chamber of Commerce

• Customs Modernization

• Standards and Quality Control

• Support for a Trade Information Center

• Tourism

• Fisheries

Numerous donors (World Bank, ITC, European Commission, France and Spain) expressed their interest during this meeting to be willing to start project preparatory discussions with the Government. The formulation of concrete project proposals were to take place during thematic and sectoral meetings to be convened by the Government. In April 2003, the first meetings of technical groups took place for fisheries, tourism, standards and trade capacity building. The African Development Bank was implementing a customs modernization project. Projects for standards and quality control as well as tourism were prepared.

The IFWG decided in October 2002 to fund from Window II of the IF Trust Fund a project aimed at enhancing the capacities of the Trade Promotion Directorate. This project was executed by ITC.

The results of the IF exercise are included in Mauritania’s June 2003 PRSP Progress Report. In the PRSP for the 2005-2008 period, it is envisaged that attention will be paid to competitiveness and trade integration issues.

Trade policy (transport, private sector development and promotion of export sectors) is part of the country's growth strategy as outlined in the December 2002 PRSP.

Four Window II projects were launched:

• Support to the Chamber of Commerce
• Export promotion project
• Project to support handicraft exports
• Project to increase ownership of trade strategy

A DTIS update was prepared in May 2007, though outside of the IF process.

IF Focal Point	Mr. Mohamed Ould Hitt Directeur de la Promotion du    Commerce Extérieur Ministère du Commerce et de l'Industrie BP 387, Nouakchott, Mauritanie Tel.: +222 525 35 72 Cell: +222 644 60 88 Fax: +222 525 69 37
IF Donor Facilitator	Mr. Sébastien Copin Attaché Délégation de la Commission européenne    en Mauritanie 5, rue 42 - 163 - Tevragh Zeïna B.P. 213, Nouakchott, Mauritanie Tel.: +222 525 27 24 Cell: +222 665 27 57 Fax: +222 525 35 24 Alternate e-mail:    delegation-mauritanie@ec.europa.eu Web: http://delmrt.ec.europa.eu/         http://export-help.cec.eu.int
World Bank Contact	Mr. Philip English Tel.: +1 202 473 6483 Mr. Haroune Sidatt Consultant Industries Extractives & Développement    du Secteur Privé B.P. 667, Nouakchott, Mauritanie Tel.: +222 525 10 17, ext. 338 Cell: +222 665 22 39 Fax: +222 525 13 34
UNDP Contact	Mr. Mohamed Ali Ould Lemrabott Tel.: +222 525 2409 Fax: +222 525 2616
Aide Mémoire
Concept Paper	Concept Paper (pdf - 41k)
Diagnostic Trade Integration Study	English (pdf - 466k) French (pdf - 781k) Volume 2 Chapitre 1: Institutions (pdf - 282k) Volume 2 Chapitre 2: Douanes (pdf - 404k) Volume 2 Chapitre 3: Pêche (pdf - 306k) Volume 2 Chapitre 4: Compétitivité (pdf - 225k) Volume 2 Chapitre 5: Tourisme (pdf - 334k) Volume 2 Chapitre 6: Agriculture (pdf - 243k)
Action Matrix	English (pdf - 41k) French (pdf - 105k)
Date of Workshop	November 2001
Implementation Meeting	November 2002
Approved Window II Projects	00039226 (pdf - 50k)
Monitoring Matrix
EIF Correspondence	In-country preparations for the EIF