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Support for the implementation of the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Developing countries will reform their trade facilitation laws, procedures, processes and systems in a manner consistent with the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA). This programme will reduce inefficient border processes, excessive red tape and administrative bottlenecks which stop businesses reaching customers and increase the costs of trade. Helping countries to trade more and grow their way out of poverty is a key part of DFID’s Economic Development Strategy.
Programme identifier:
GB-1-204713
Start Date:
2015-04-27
Activity Status:
Implementation
Total Budget:
£14,633,648
Trade Strategy Programme
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
To support developing countries use trade to achieve economic growth and poverty reduction. The programme will provide analytical, evidence-based research, and trade diagnostics tools and databases. The programme activities aim to build the trade capacity in 72 developing countries to better integrate into the global trading system in order to enhance their economic development. The research and knowledge will support developing countries to gain access to global markets as well as inform policy making decisions contributing to achieving poverty reduction, integral to DFID’s Economic Development Strategy. The programme will also provide financial and technical support to develop sustainable trade strategies that will have a positive impact on poor people’s lives through the promotion of private sector development and job opportunities.
Programme identifier:
GB-1-205260
Start Date:
2017-12-06
Activity Status:
Implementation
Total Budget:
£24,999,998
India Prosperity Fund programme
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
The programme focuses on where the UK’s expertise and strengths match India’s reform priorities and development needs. These include climate and green growth (including working with India on taking a sustainable, low carbon approach to urbanisation) and advocating free and fair trade through work on ease of doing business, skills, and financial services.
Programme identifier:
GB-GOV-3-PF-IND
Start Date:
2016-04-01
Activity Status:
Implementation
Total Budget:
£12,282,866.48
Trademark East Africa Uganda window Phase 2
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
The programme will support greater regional integration with the East Africa Community and improve trade competitiveness in Uganda. Through policy and regulatory reforms, institutional strengthening and improvement in physical infrastructure and removal of trade barriers, the programme will reduce transport times along the northern corridor and increase Uganda’s exports.
Programme identifier:
GB-1-205164
Start Date:
2017-11-20
Activity Status:
Implementation
Total Budget:
£19,785,000
African Continental Free Trade Area Support Programme
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
This programme will support the successful negotiation and implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). It will contribute to the reduction of barriers to trade across the continent, increase economic integration and improve the trading environment for both UK and African business. The programme will support faster and more complete implementation of the AfCFTA, working at both continental and national levels. Fully implementing the AfCFTA could lift an additional 30 million people from extreme poverty and 68 million people from moderate poverty.
Programme identifier:
GB-GOV-1-301220
Start Date:
2021-09-20
Activity Status:
Implementation
Total Budget:
£35,130,484
TradeMark East Africa - Strategy 2 (Regional)
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
The programme aims to increase sustainable and shared prosperity in East Africa by increasing trade within the region and with the rest of the world. Specifically, it supports three intermediate outcomes that contribute to reducing barriers to trade (1) improved sustainable efficiency and capacity of transport infrastructure (2) effective trade systems and procedures, and (3) improved trade regulatory environment. The programme is implemented by TradeMark East Africa (TMEA), which is an aid-for-trade organisation established by the UK in 2010. ARD co-funds TMEA with Kenya (300137), Uganda (205164), Tanzania (300529), and Rwanda (204495). Ultimately it intends to indirectly alleviate poverty by increasing trade and economic growth in such a way that improves the the well-being of poor people, particularly those working in sectors and geographic areas most affected by international trade.
Programme identifier:
GB-GOV-1-300257
Start Date:
2018-01-11
Activity Status:
Implementation
Total Budget:
£26,733,560
Trademark Tanzania Strategy 2
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
The programme aims to increase sustainable and shared prosperity in East Africa by increasing East Africa’s trade with the region and the rest of the world. Specifically, the programme will (i) invest in improving the efficiency and capacity of transport, logistics and trade infrastructure at key port and border points; (ii) invest in systems to improve trading standards, reduce non-tariff barriers and enhance transparency in trade processes; (iii) improve the regulatory and policy environment for trade; and (iv) support private sector advocacy for trade competitiveness, the export capacity of East African businesses and the greater participation of women and small and growing businesses in trade.
Programme identifier:
GB-GOV-1-300529
Start Date:
2017-12-04
Activity Status:
Implementation
Total Budget:
£31,660,000
China Prosperity Fund programme
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Through the Prosperity Fund the UK works with China to address big global challenges, and promote sustainable economic growth while creating business opportunities. In line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, the Prosperity Fund enables the UK to work with China in addressing the biggest global challenges, such as climate change. The Prosperity Fund is also used to promote the conditions for sustainable and inclusive economic growth, while creating opportunities for international business, including UK companies. The China Prosperity Fund programme covers 4 areas: China’s business environment The programme will support progress towards a stronger rule of law including clearer judicial processes, dispute resolution and protection of intellectual property. This ultimately aims to lead to an improved, fairer business environment in which UK firms can operate. Financial services The programme will promote financial sector reform, employing policy and private sector expertise to: better regulate the Chinese financial sector build a more gender and socially inclusive economy enable UK and international businesses to enter the growing Chinese pensions and insurance markets Energy and low carbon The programme will match China’s specific areas for reform and change with UK energy and low carbon strengths, reducing global emissions by accelerating China’s energy transition. Infrastructure in third countries The programme will support and raise environmental and social standards in growth-enhancing Chinese-led infrastructure projects in developing countries in Africa and Asia, through promoting UK and international best practice in design, engineering, financial, professional and legal services.
Programme identifier:
GB-GOV-3-PF-CHP
Start Date:
2016-04-01
Activity Status:
Implementation
Total Budget:
£50,305,364
Trade and Investment Advocacy Fund (TAF2 Plus)
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
The Trade and Investment Advocacy Fund aims to improve the skills of the world’s poorest developing country governments so they can effectively participate in international negotiations on the global platform. Our support will help developing countries to secure deals that are pro-development and act in their own interests which should led to transformative economic development and in turn poverty reduction, including for women and girls. The Fund will also provide additional support to DFID’s 28 priority countries to ensure they are able to take advantage of secured deals, such as through government strategy planning. The Fund will deliver this support through external technical and legal advice, skills training and some logistical support to developing country governments.
Programme identifier:
GB-1-204715
Start Date:
2016-07-27
Activity Status:
Implementation
Total Budget:
£16,014,170
Private Enterprise Programme Zambia Phase II
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
To create investment in Zambia by building the capacity of micro, small and medium sized enterprises. The programme will aim to systematically transform the finance and investment environment for small and medium sized enterprises in Zambia, by helping companies with potential to grow and become the engine of job creation in the economy. The programme will create jobs at scale, including for women, disabled people, and rural communities with high levels of poverty. Small and medium sized enterprises supported by the programme will help to improve nutrition outcomes and improve climate resilience of smallholder farmers. It is expected that at least 5 new small and medium enterprise finance vehicles enter the Zambian market; At least 1000 small and medium sized enterprises are supported by the programme and demonstrate growth in their business; At least 50% of businesses supported should be owned or managed by women and at least 50% of the 30,000 jobs created, should be for women.
Programme identifier:
GB-GOV-1-300635
Start Date:
2020-04-07
Activity Status:
Implementation
Total Budget:
£55,899,978
Unlocking Prosperity in the Horn of Africa
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Investment in the Horn of Africa’s to support full and inclusive trade and economic growth potential of the region by developing and improving key roads, enabling trade cross borders and enhancing local economic development.
Programme identifier:
GB-GOV-1-300650
Start Date:
2018-11-15
Activity Status:
Implementation
Total Budget:
£26,399,993
Supporting Economic Empowerment and Development in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (SEED OPTs)
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
This programme will focus DFID economic development assistance to the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPTs) in the areas of water, electricity, access & movement and trade, and fiscal losses and customs. Programme activities will support institutional capacity building and infrastructure development, working closely with the Palestinian Authority and Government of Israel. The overarching goal is to support economic growth and job creation in the OPTs.
Programme identifier:
GB-GOV-1-300667
Start Date:
2018-11-02
Activity Status:
Implementation
Total Budget:
£58,856,752
SheTrades Commonwealth
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
SheTrades Commonwealth aims to increase economic growth and job creation in Commonwealth countries by enabling the increased participation of women-owned business in trade.
Programme identifier:
GB-GOV-1-300593
Start Date:
2018-05-29
Activity Status:
Implementation
Total Budget:
£13,093,335
FCDO Prosperity Fund: Overseas Development Assistance (ODA)
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
FCDO Prosperity Fund: Overseas Development Assistance (ODA)
Programme identifier:
GB-GOV-3-PF
Start Date:
2016-04-01
Activity Status:
Implementation
Total Budget:
£37,951,860.87
UK Trade Partnerships Programme
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
The UK Trade Partnerships Programme will support our ODA eligible trading partners in Africa, the Caribbean and Pacific to benefit from post-Brexit trade agreements with the UK (and from existing trade agreements with the EU). Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) are the EU’s development-focused trade agreements, which offer preferential access to EU markets for goods from EPA countries. The UK seeks to replicate the effects of the EU’s EPAs as we leave the EU in order to avoid trade disruption for developing countries. The programme will deliver: (i) technical assistance to support partner countries to implement the new UK EPAs; (ii) communications campaigns to increase awareness amongst businesses in EPA countries about the preferential access offered under the EPAs and how to use these preferences; and (iii) targeted support, e.g. with logistics or export marketing, to promote exports from EPA countries to the UK and EU.
Programme identifier:
GB-GOV-1-300602
Start Date:
2019-04-30
Activity Status:
Implementation
Total Budget:
£18,879,997
UK contribution to the World Bank Group PROBLUE Programme to facilitate sustainable finance for healthy oceans
Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs
PROBLUE is the World Bank’s leading multilateral mechanism for leveraging and disbursing blue finance towards sustainable ocean sectors and activities. It is a multi-donor trust fund that supports the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 14, Life Below Water, and the Bank’s twin goals of ending extreme poverty and boosting shared prosperity. PROBLUE aims to do this by reducing the existing blue finance gap by creating the necessary enabling environment for public and private sectors to shift from unsustainable to sustainable activities.
Programme identifier:
GB-GOV-7-BPFPROB
Start Date:
2021-06-01
Activity Status:
Implementation
Total Budget:
£25,000,000
Trade Programme Southern Africa
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Trade Forward Southern Africa (TFSA) is a multi-year UK Government programme supporting growth in trade through the provision of targeted solutions that include technical assistance, capacity building, and improved access to essential market information that can alleviate poverty and promote inclusive economic growth, particularly for women, across the Southern African Customs Union and Mozambique.
Programme identifier:
GB-GOV-1-301320
Start Date:
2021-05-24
Activity Status:
Implementation
Total Budget:
£4,858,898
Asia Regional Trade and Connectivity Programme (ARTCP)
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Increased levels of trade and investment across regions targeted sectors and geographical areas in Central, West and South Asia, with greater access to markets and services for poor people, including women.
Programme identifier:
GB-1-204469
Start Date:
2018-04-05
Activity Status:
Implementation
Total Budget:
£38,196,816
Global Trade programme
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
This programme aims to increase market access for international and UK business, and build bilateral partnerships on trade related issues with emerging markets, supporting UK trade strategy. The target countries of the programme have large and emerging economies, and face continued development challenges, such as high levels of poverty and inequality: - Brazil - China - India - Indonesia - Mexico - Nigeria - South Africa - Turkey - Vietnam, and wider South East Asia
Programme identifier:
GB-GOV-3-PF-EDD
Start Date:
2016-04-01
Activity Status:
Implementation
Total Budget:
£36,902,211
Accelerating Ethiopia's Economic Transformation
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
To provide support to Ethiopian Government for its industrialization agenda that focuses on light manufacturing, priority sectors, financial deepening and investment climate.
Programme identifier:
GB-GOV-1-300702
Start Date:
2020-03-27
Activity Status:
Implementation
Total Budget:
£32,322,160