Follow Up

Based on the findings of the study, an Action Matrix is developed in consultation with all stakeholders.  The Action Matrix, which spells out a set of policy recommendations and priority technical assistance needs, has to be validated during a National Validation Workshop.  Subsequently, the Action Matrix is validated at the political level through Cabinet approval.

Following the validation of the Action Matrix, the trade policy priorities are incorporated into the country's Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper, and the priority technical assistance needs are fed into donors' financing fora, notably through donor programmatic meetings.  Some priority needs for funding can be submitted to the EIF Trust Fund.

Of the 46 countries where the Integrated Framework is presently being implemented, work is in full progress in:

Page last updated on 22 August 2008