Establishing Well Functioning National Trade Facilitation Bodies (NTFBs)
In the OIC Member States
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UNCTAD
factors
Uganda’s situation Status
Strong
leadership by
the
coordinating
agency
Lack of consistency of the meetings due to lack of financial
resources
X
Appropriate
monitoring
and
evaluating
tools
The Working Group is expected to report to the Inter
institutional Trade Committee though bureaucratic problems
have been reported.
√
Could improve
Trust and
respect among
stakeholders
There is respect but not much communication between Public
and Private sector
X
An efficient
work
structure and
methodology
(groups,
subgroups,
etc.)
Ad hoc work X
Technical
assistance and
training for
the members
of the TF
bodies
WB 2006, WTO, UNECE, have provided assistance √
Source: Author based on UNCTAD Repository 2015 and Surveys in the field
Table 10: Executive table of Jordan´s NTFB factors
UNCTAD
factors
Jordan’s situation Status
Well-defined
objectives
5 established objectives. √
A defined
scope of
work
Clearly defined in the Terms of Reference. √
A legal
framework
Is constituted as a legal entity. The General Secretariat for
Transport and Trade Facilitation is a permanent Unit of the
Ministry of Transport.
√
Institutionali
zing the TF
body
The National Committee for Trade and Transport Facilitation
(NCTTF) was established by a Council of Ministers Decision N°
3966, adopted on 18 February 2003; and
The Technical Committee for Trade and Transport Facilitation
√