Yemen

The National Workshop (report - pdf 82k) was held in June 2003. Based on the outcome of the workshop, the DTIS and the action matrix were revised. The General Policies Committee of the Councils of Ministers endorsed the revised DTIS and action matrix on May 31, 2004. USAID fielded a mission in January 2004 to identify possible Trade-Related Technical Assistance projects.

A Poverty Reduction Strategy for 2006-2010 is in preparation. Issues related to WTO accession were included in the May 2002 PRSP; efforts will be made to incorporate the DTIS findings in this Strategy. Another point of attention will be the preparation of concrete project proposals based on the recommendations of the IF action matrix.

Three Window II projects have been launched:

• strengthening of industrial and trade registry capacity
• fruit and vegetable export promotion
• fisheries quality control for export promotion

The IF facilitator (The Netherlands) has funded a project to identify steps to support the Government in promoting economic diversification and growth in the non-oil sector. This would help donors in delivering coordinated aid activities. The project is also aimed at incorporating trade issues into the next PRSP.

Other donor funded activities include:

• GTZ/EU: Support for WTO accession negotiations
• USAID: Projects in the following areas: Customs Valuation, Intellectual Property Rights and Compliance with U.S. SPS rules
• UNDP/UNCTAD: Customs automation
• The Netherlands: Agriculture, Fisheries

IF Focal Point	Adel Abdullah Alghaberi Assistant Chief of Communication    Office with WTO Tel.: +967 1 56 11 13 Mobile: +967 73 33 09 192 Fax: +967 1 25 24 56
IF Donor Facilitator	Mr. Mauro Gioè Programme manager Economic sector Delegation of the European Commission in Yemen P.O. BOX 11408 Sana'a - Republic of Yemen Tel.: +967 1 432 513 Fax: +967 1 432 549 Cell: +967 734 98 7776
World Bank Contact	Mr. T.G. Srinivasan Mr. Ali Alabdulrazzaq Senior Economist
UNDP Contact	Mr. Fuad Ali Tel.: +967 1 44 86 05
Aide-Mémoire	Aide-Mémoire (pdf - 136k)
Concept Paper	Concept paper (pdf - 211k)
Diagnostic Trade Integration Study	DTIS (pdf - 375k)
Action Matrix	Action Matrix (pdf - 46k)
Date of Workshop	23 June 2003
Implementation Meeting
Approved Window II Projects	00040592 (pdf - 65k) 00040600 (pdf - 43k)
Monitoring Matrix
EIF Correspondence	In-country preparations for the EIF (pdf - 35k)