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ASIA PACIFIC COUNCIL FOR TRADE

FACILITATION AND ELECTRONIC

BUSINESS (AFACT)*

Office/postal address:

6th Floor, Textile Center Building944-31 Daechi-dongKangnam-guSeoul 135-713Republic of Korea

Phone: (82 2) 5285020

Fax: (82 2) 5285719

E-mail: [email protected]: www.afact.org

Year established: April 1999 (AFACT was re-organizedthrough the migration from ASEB (Asia EDIFACT Board, 1990-1999)

Principal function:

To guide, stimulate and promote the development and use ofUnited Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and ElectronicBusiness (UN/CEFACT) standards in its member countriesand economies.

Services/activities:

Annual Plenary Meeting;

Steering Committee Meeting;

Working Group Meetings (Online and Offline); Annual EDICOM Conference.

Organizational Structure:

The AFACT Plenary is composed of all the participants. Underthe AFACT Plenary, there is the Steering Committee composedof six members; a chair, two vice-chairs, Asia Rapporteur, andtwo HoDs.

Under the AFACT, there are 14 working groups: InternetworkingImplementation Committee (IIC); Awareness and EducationWorking Group (AEG); Financial Working Group (FWG);Technical Assessment Working Group (TAG); TransportWorking Group (TWG); Customs Working Group (CWG);Purchasing Working Group (PWG); Security Working Group(SWG); Air Transport Working Group (ATG); EnvironmentalProtection Working Group (EPG); Legal Working Group (LWG);Electronic Commerce Working Group (ECWG); XML-EDIWorking Group (XWG); Business Process Analysis Working

Group (BPAWG).

Membership structure: 15 countries and economies.

(Australia; China; India, Indonesia; Islamic Republic of Iran;Japan; Malaysia; Pakistan; Philippines; Republic of Korea;Singapore; Sri Lanka; Taiwan, Province of China; Thailand andViet Nam)

Category:

Trade facilitation body, and trade promotion organization.

ASIAN AND PACIFIC COCONUT COMMUNITY

(APCC)


3rd Floor, Lina BuildingJl. H.R. Rasuna Said Kav. B7KuninganJakarta 10002Indonesia

P.O. Box: 1343, Jakarta

Phone: (62 21) 5221712-3Fax: (62 21) 5221714Telex: 62209 APCC IA

E-mail: [email protected]: www.apcc.org.sg, www.apccsec.org

Year established: 1969 (formerly: Asian Coconut Community,name changed in 1975).

Principal function:

To promote, coordinate and harmonize all activities of the coconutindustry for maximum economic development.


As detailed under Principal function.

Publications issued:

Cocoinfo International(semi annually, English). Cocomunity (monthly, English). Coconut Statistical Yearbook(annually, English). Cocotech Meetings Proceedings:

- Coconut Based Farming System (27th),- Small Scale Processing on Coconut Products (28th),- Coconut Trade and Marketing (29th),- Product Diversification as a Strategy for Market

Development for Coconut Products (30th),- Coconut Industry into the 21st Century (31st).

CORD - Coconut R &D (semi annually, English).

Other studies:

Assessment of Experience of New Varieties of Coconuts: FieldStudies in India, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines,Samoa, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vanuatu.

Coconut Industry (Country studies in Micronesia (FederatedStates of), Fiji, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New

Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka,Thailand, Vanuatu and Viet Nam). The Coconut Palm - Botany and Breeding. Desiccated Coconut Processing. Energy Values and Uses of Coconut Products. Facts and Fallacies about Coconut Oil. The Isolated Coconut Seed Garden at Ambakelle - Facts and

Figures. Studies on Coconut Production and Productivity (Country

studies on India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Micronesia (FederatedStates of), Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka andVanuatu).


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Studies on Domestic Marketing of Coconut Products (Countrystudies on Fiji, India, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea,Philippines, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka and Vanuatu)

Studies on Domestic Processing of Coconut Products(Country studies on Fiji, India, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea,Sri Lanka and Vanuatu).

Waste Heat-Recovery Unit for the Carbonization of CoconutShells.

Organizational structure:

The Community was set up under the Agreement Establishing theAsian Coconut Community, negotiated under the aegis of the

Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific(ESCAP). Each member State, called a Contracting Party, isrepresented in the Community by one representative withplenipotentiary authority. A member State may also designate oneor more advisors to accompany its representative. The Communitymay invite any non-Member State or interested international and/ornon-governmental organization to participate in a consultativecapacity in its consideration of any matter of particular concern toit. The chairmanship of the Community is held in turn inalphabetical order for one year by representatives of MemberStates.

The Community is served by a secretariat, headed by an ExecutiveDirector appointed for a five-year term. The Community meetsonce in each calendar year but may also be called to extra sessionswhen necessary. In addition, a Permanent Panel on CoconutTechno-Economic Studies (COCOTECH) meets before eachsession of the Community to undertake technical studies andsubmit recommendations on coconut policies, strategies, andprogrammes for decision by the Community sessions.

Membership structure: 15 countries.

(Fiji, India, Indonesia, Kiribati, Malaysia, Marshall Islands,Micronesia (Federated States of), Papua New Guinea, Philippines,Samoa, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vanuatu and VietNam)

Category:

Intergovernmental organization.

ASIAN AND PACIFIC DEVELOPMENT CENTRE (APDC)


Pesiaran Duta50770 Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia

P.O. Box: 12224, Kuala Lumpur

Phone: (60 3) 62011088Fax: (60 3) 62010316

E-mail: [email protected], [email protected]: www.apdc.com.my/apdc

Year established: 1980

Established on 1 July 1980 by integrating four existing regionalinstitutions - Asian and Pacific Development Institute (APDI), the

Asian Pacific Development Administration Centre (APDC), theSocial Welfare and Development Centre for Asia and the Pacific(SWDCAP) and the Asian and Pacific Centre for Women andDevelopment (APCWD). During the first three years of itsexistence (July 1980-June 1983) APDC was established as a UnitedNations institution under aegis of the Economic and SocialCommission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP). From1 July 1983, responsibility for the management of APDC wastransferred to the countries which had subscribed to the Charter ofAPDC.

Principal functions:

To identify existing and emerging needs and problems with aview to increasing the awareness of governments on the long-term impact upon the structure of the economy and the basicinstitutions;

To promote research and training activities on a collaborativebasis by fostering establishment of network of institutions;

To strengthen the linkage with regional networks in an effort topromote economic cooperation among countries of the region;

To act as a catalyst in strengthening the capabilities of nationalresearch and training institutions;

To undertake research studies that provide a regionaldimension to the development problems faced bygovernments;

To provide assistance in fostering programmes to develophuman resources to meet the changing needs of the region;

To offer consultancy services, in cooperation with nationalinstitutions, to countries of the regions;

To serve as a clearing house for information on development.


The Centre completed its sixth phase work programme in 1998.The Centre carried out research, training, consultancy activities onfour programme areas during the period under review:

Energy/environment

Gender/human development

Poverty alleviation/employment

Public management/human resource development.


Annual Report. APDC Newsletter. Asia-Pacific Post-Beijing Implementation Monitor, 1998. Creating the Vision: Microfinancing the Poor in Asia-Pacific

(Issues, Constrains and Capacity-Building, 1997. Executive Summary and Proceedings Natural Resources

Management and Sustainable Livelihoods for Women,2-5 February 1998, Coral Coast, Fiji, 1999.

Executive Summary Regional Consultation on Refugee Womenand Women in Situation of Armed Conflict,13-16 October 1997, Chiang Mai, Thailand, 1998.

Executive Summary Sub Regional Consultation for Indochinaand Mongolia on Post-Beijing Implementation andMonitoring, 28-31 May 1997, Bangkok, Thailand, 1998.

Export-led Growth Strategy for South Asia: Prospects andChallenges, 1998.

Gender Population and Environment in the Context ofDeforestation: A Malaysian Case Study, 1996.

Gender Training Resources in the Asian and Pacific Region: ASelected Annotated Bibliography, 1997.

Key Statistic on Microfinance Programme in Asia-Pacific,1997.


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Microfinance Capacity Assessment - Bangladesh, India,Indonesia, the Philippines and South Pacific, 1997(5 volumes).

Microfinance Capacity Assessment - Bangladesh, India,Indonesia and South Pacific, 1997 (6 volumes).

Privatisation in Asia and Pacific: Profiles, Strategies, Results,1996.

Proceeding of the Bank Poor '96: Regional Workshop,10-12 December 1996, 1997.

Proceeding of the Consultative Meeting of ANWIM (AsianNetwork on Women and International Migration),9-12 October 1996, Bantam Island, Indonesia, 1997.

Public Sector Innovation: The ASEAN Way, 1996. Strategic Management in the Economic Sector: The ASEAN

Experience, 1996.


The General Council, the highest decision-making body comprisesthe Centre's member governments set out policies and principleswhich govern the activities of the Centre. The Council establishesthe Programme Advisory Committee and appoints its Director. Itmeets annually.

The Programme Advisory Committee (PAC) was formed duringthe Eleventh Session (Special) of APDC General Council in 1997to supersede the Management Board. The formation of PAC wasmade to streamline the Centre's structure for greater efficiency andeffectiveness as the centre of excellence. The PAC has the functionto monitor and review the Work Programme and assist with thetask of developing appropriate implementation strategies, choice ofwork area priorities, ensuring functional mix of activities andappropriate response to development trends in the region. The

involvement from the private sectors and NGOs is hoped to infusefresh perspective in the operation and execution of tasks.

Membership structure: 21 members.

(Bangladesh; Brunei Darussalam; China; Cook Islands; Fiji; HongKong, China*; India; Indonesia; Japan; Lao People's DemocraticRepublic; Macao, China**; Malaysia; Maldives; Nepal; Pakistan;Papua New Guinea; Philippines; Republic of Korea; Sri Lanka;Thailand and Viet Nam.

* Hong Kong, China - contributing non-member.** Macao, China - associate member.

Category:

Training/research institution.

ASIAN CLEARING UNION (ACU)


c/o Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of IranP.O. Box 15875/7177TehranIslamic Republic of Iran

Phone: (98 21) 2847677Fax: (98 21) 2842076Telex: (88-21) 3120, 6868 MACU IR

E-mail: [email protected]



To provide a facility for the multilateral settlement ofpayments between the participants for all current internationaltransitions and capital transactions;

To promote trade expansion and monetary cooperation amongthe members and to encourage the use of participants'currencies in settlements;

To provide for currency swap arrangement among participants.


The Agent administers the clearing operations and currency swaparrangement within the ACU Procedure Rules.


Annual Report(English). Monthly Newsletter(English).


The ACU was set up under the Agreement establishing the AsianClearing Union which was negotiated under the aegis of theEconomic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific(ESCAP). Each participant appoints one Director and one AlternateDirector to the Board of Directors. The Board selects a Chairmanand a Vice-Chairman from its members. The Board meets at leastonce a year and decisions are taken by a simple majority vote of allDirectors, except as provided for in the Agreement. The Board ofDirectors may make arrangements with a central bank or monetaryauthority of a participant to provide the necessary services andfacilities for the operation of the clearing facility. The Boardaccepted the offer of the Central Bank of the Islamic Republic ofIran to act as Agent for the Union.


Participation is open to all central banks or monetary authorities ofmembers and associate members of ESCAP. Its current membersare central banks of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Islamic Republic ofIran, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

Category:

Monetary arrangements.


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ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (ADB)


6 ADB AvenueMandaluyong City0401 Metro ManilaPhilippines

P.O. Box: 789, 0980 Manila, Philippines

Phone: (63 2) 6324444Fax: (63 2) 6362444

E-mail: [email protected]: www.adb.org

Year established: December 1966

Principal function:

To promote the economic and social progress of itsdeveloping member countries in the Asian and Pacific region.


Provides loans and equity investments for the economic andsocial advancement of its developing member countries;

Provides technical assistance to prepare and carry outdevelopment projects and programmes and regional andadvisory services;

Promotes investments of public and private capital fordevelopment;

Responds to requests for assistance in coordinatingdevelopment policies and plans of its developing member

countries.

In addition to providing loans, equity investments and technicalassistance, the Bank has identified five strategic objectives in itsMedium-Term Strategic Framework: to promote economicgrowth, reduce poverty, improve the status of women, develophuman resources (including population planning), and help bringabout sound management of natural resources and theenvironment.


Statutory reports and official records:

Agreement Establishing the Asian Development Bank. Annual Report of the Bank. Borrowing Regulations. By-Laws of the Asian Development Bank. Regulations of the Asian Development Bank. Regulations of the Technical Assistance Special Fund. Special Operations Loan Regulations.

Summary of Proceedings of the Annual Meetings of the Boardof Governors.

Books, periodicals, studies and reports:

ADB Business Opportunities. ADB Economic and Development Resource Center (EDRC)

Statistical Report Series. ADB Review. Agriculture Department Staff Paper Series. Asian Development Bank Economic Staff Papers. Asian Development Bank Research Bulletin. Asian Development Outlook. Asian Development Review.

A Bank for Half the World, the Story of the Asian DevelopmentBank, 1966-1986.

Disaster Mitigation in Asia and the Pacific. Economic Analysis of Investment Projects: A Practical

Approach. Economic Cooperation in the Greater Mekong Subregion:

Toward Implementation. Economic Staff Papers. Education and Development in Asia and the Pacific. Electric Utilities Data Bank for the Asian and Pacific Region. Energy Indicators of Developing Member Countries of ADB. The Environment Programme of the Asian Development Bank:

Past, Present and Future. Financing Environmentally Sound Development. Financing Public Sector Development Expenditure in Selected

Countries. Gender Indicators of Developing Asian and Pacific Countries. A Generation of Growth. Key Indicators of Developing Asian and Pacific Countries. Review of the Scope for Bank Assistance to Urban Transport. Rural Poverty in Asia: Priority Issues and Policy Options. Water Utilities Data Book - Asian and Pacific Region. Various conference papers and proceedings.

Information brochures and other publications:

ADB and NGOs: Growing Together. ADB at a Glance. ADB Ready Reference. Asian Development Bank: Basic Information. Asian Development Bank: Co-Financing Brochure. Asian Development Bank: Technical Assistance Activities. Asian Development Bank Young Professionals Programme. Assistance to Private Enterprise. The Bank's Medium-Term Strategic Framework. Basic Facts, DMCs of ADB. Complementary Financing Scheme of the Asian Development

Bank with Model Complementary Loan Agreements andParticipation Agreements.

Environmental Programme of the Asian Development Bank. Financial Profile, 2002. Loan Contract Awards and Disbursement Profiles. Loan, Technical Assistance and Private Sector Operations

Approvals. Population Policy: Framework for Assistance in the

Population Sector. Women in Development: Issues, Challenges and Strategies in

Asia and the Pacific.

The Publications Unit of the ADB Information Office coordinateswith the other departments and offices of the Bank in handlingrequests for priced and non-priced Bank publications, includingprocurement and consultants' handbooks and sample biddingdocuments which can also be procured directly from the Central

Operations Services Office.


The ADB is a development finance institution set up under theAgreement Establishing the Asian Development Bank which wasnegotiated under the aegis of the Economic and Social Commissionfor Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP). The Board of Governors isvested with all the powers of the Bank and has delegated itsauthority to the Board of Directors. The Bank's President, who isChairman of the Board of Directors, is the head of the Bank'smanagement. He is assisted by three Vice-Presidents who areresponsible for the various programmes and projects departments.


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Membership structure: 61 members (44 are regional and17 are non-regional)

Regional members: Afghanistan; Australia; Azerbaijan;Bangladesh; Bhutan; Cambodia; China; Cook Islands; Fiji; HongKong, China; India; Indonesia; Japan; Kazakhstan; Kiribati;Kyrgyzstan; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Malaysia;Maldives; Marshall Islands; Micronesia (Federated States of);Mongolia; Myanmar; Nauru; Nepal; New Zealand; Pakistan; PapuaNew Guinea; Philippines; Republic of Korea; Samoa; Singapore;Solomon Islands; Sri Lanka; Tajikistan; Taiwan, Province ofChina; Thailand; Timor-Leste; Tonga; Turkmenistan; Tuvalu;Uzbekistan; Vanuatu and Viet Nam.

Non-regional members: Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark,Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal,Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom and UnitedStates of America.

Category:

Banks.

ASIAN FINANCE AND INVESTMENT

CORPORATION LTD. (AFIC)


Registered Office78 Shenton Way #29-03Singapore 079120

Phone: (65) 63236236Fax: (65) 63233607Telex: 25170 AFICSQ

E-mail: [email protected]: www.aficltd.com


Principal function:

To provide investment, lending, underwriting, guarantees, fee-based merchant banking and other related activities with focuson private sector development in the developing countries ofAsia and the Pacific.

Merchant Banking licence with the Monetary Authority ofSingapore.


Loans, equity participation, underwriting, guarantees andrelated merchant banking services.

Publication issued:

Annual Report, 2000 (English).

Offices abroad:

Regional Headquarters:19th Floor, Wynsum Corporate PlazaEmerald Avenue, Ortigas CenterP.O. Box 13746, Pasig City 1605Metro Manila, PhilippinesPhone: (632) 6368150Fax: (632) 6353689-90


AFIC, a public company limited by shares, is incorporated under

the Companies Act of Singapore and approved as merchant bankwith Asian Currency Unit licence by the Monetary Authority ofSingapore. It was founded on the initiative of the AsianDevelopment Bank (ADB) to supplement ADB's private sectoroperations. To facilitate close coordination with the ADB, AFIC'sregional headquarters are located in Manila.

Membership structure: ADB is the largest shareholder and theother shareholders are mainly financial institutions.

Category:

Financial institution.

ASIAN PRODUCTIVITY ORGANIZATION (APO)


1-2-10 HirakawachoChiyoda-kuTokyo 102-0093, Japan

Phone: (81 3) 52263920Fax: (81 3) 52263950

E-mail: [email protected]: www.apo-tokyo.com



To help member countries increase productivity throughmutual cooperation.


The activities of the APO cover the agriculture, industry and servicesectors. They include the following:

Performs the roles of think tank, catalyst, regional advisor,institution builder and clearing house for member countries;

Undertakes research studies and surveys at both macro andmicro levels to identify productivity issues of concern tomember countries;

Develops the human resources of member countries throughtechnical expert assistance;

Develops the capabilities of the national productivityorganizations of member countries;

Promotes green productivity, which is the integration ofproductivity improvement and environmental protection;

Disseminates information on productivity through newsletter,journal, reports, and audio-visual training aids.


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Annual Report(English). APO News (monthly, English). APO Productivity Journal(semi-annual). Books.

Report of proceedings of symposia, study meetings andseminars.

Survey and research reports.


The APO is an intergovernmental regional organization. A

Governing Body is the supreme organ, comprising Directorsdesignated by each member government. It meets yearly to decidepolicy matters on strategies, programmes, budget, finance andmembership. At its annual session, the Governing Body will electfrom amongst the Directors a Chairman and two Vice-Chairmenwho, assisted by the Secretary-General, act on all important matterswhen the Governing Body is not in session. The Secretariat,headed by a Secretary-General, is the executive arm of theorganization. It has the following departmental functions:Administration and Finance; Research and Planning; Industry;Agriculture; Environment; and Information and Public Relations.

Membership structure:

APO has 19 members, namely: Bangladesh; China; Fiji; HongKong, China; India; Indonesia; Islamic Republic of Iran; Japan;Lao Peoples Democratic Republic, Malaysia; Mongolia; Nepal;Pakistan; Philippines; Republic of Korea; Singapore; Sri Lanka;Thailand and Viet Nam.

Category:

Productivity centre.

ASIAN REINSURANCE CORPORATION (ARC)


17th Floor, Tower BChamnan Phenjati Business Center65 Rama 9 RoadHuaykwangBangkok 10320Thailand

Phone: (66 2) 2452169, 2452190, 2452197-9Fax: (66 2) 2481377, 2488011

E-mail: [email protected]: www.asianrecorp.com



To operate as a professional reinsurer accepting business fromthe insurance markets in member states as well as othermarkets in the region and elsewhere and to retrocede itssurpluses after net retention with priority given to the nationalinsurance and reinsurance markets of member states;

To invest a sizeable proportion of its funds within the region.


Serves as a regional centre for the collection of insuranceinformation and the development of expertise in insurance andreinsurance to be put at the disposal of national insurancemarkets of the Member States;

Provides technical assistance to the national insurance marketsof the Member States.

Publication issued:

Annual Report.


ASIANRE is an intergovernmental organization set up under theAgreement establishing the Asian Reinsurance Corporationnegotiated under the aegis of the Economic and Social Commissionfor Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP). A Council of Members(equivalent to Board of Directors) is the governing body with onerepresentative from each member state. It normally meets once ayear. A Management Board comprising Chairman, Vice-Chairman,General Manager (Chief Executive Officer) and Assistant GeneralManager is responsible for direction of management withinguidelines given by the Council.


(Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Islamic Republicof Iran, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Sri Lanka and Thailand)

Training:

Reinsurance seminar (one week).

Category:

Commercial enterprise.

ASIA-PACIFIC ECONOMIC COOPERATION (APEC)


35 Heng Mui Keng TerraceSingapore 119616

Phone: (65) 67756012Fax: (65) 67756013

E-mail: [email protected]: www.apecsec.org.sg



To achieve free and open trade and investment in Asia andthe Pacific by 2010 for developed member economies and2020 for developing ones;

To promote trade and investment liberalization, businessfacilitation, and economic and technical cooperation;

To give priority to the following six areas of economic andtechnical cooperation: developing human capital, fosteringsafe and efficient capital markets, strengthening economicinfrastructure, harnessing technologies of the future;promoting environmentally sustainable growth, andencouraging the growth of small and medium-sizedenterprises.


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Holds discussions regarding trade, economic cooperation,investment liberalization and stronger multilateral tradingsystems;

Addresses the challenges of the New Economy in thefollowing areas: Managing globalization, the Action Agendafor the New Economy, creating new opportunities,strengthening the multilateral trading system, making APECmatter more through the electronic-Individual Action Plans;

Provides access to databases: the BizAPEC Web site; aWebpage on import regulations in APEC economies; thedatabase of project activities being undertaken by APEC

fora; LMI database of labour market information; economicand technical cooperation clearinghouse (ECOTECH);APEC Electronic Individual Action Plan (e-IAP).

List of Publications issued:

Available at http://www.apecsec.org.sg/pubs/othrpubs.htm


The APEC Chair, which rotates annually among members, isresponsible for hosting the annual ministerial meeting of foreignand economic ministers. Thailand is the APEC Chair for 2003.

APEC Senior Officials Meetings (SOM) are held regularly prior toevery ministerial meeting making recommendations to theMinisters and carry out their decisions. It oversees and coordinates,with approval from Ministers, the budgets and work programmes ofthe APEC fora.

Other ministerial meetings are also being held in the followingareas: meetings for ministers of education, energy, environmentand sustainable development, finance, human resourcesdevelopment, regional science and technology cooperation, smalland medium enterprises, telecommunications and informationindustry, trade, transportation and women.

APEC has four committees, 11 working groups and other APECfora.

The Committee on Trade and Investment (CTI) aims to create anAPEC perspective on trade and investment issues and to pursueliberalization and facilitation initiatives. The Economic Committee(EC) analyses economic trends and issues in support of APEC'strade and investment liberalization and facilitation and economicand technical cooperation agendas. The Budget and ManagementCommittee (BMC) advises APEC senior officials on budgetary,administrative, and managerial issues. The SOM Committee onEconomic and Technical Cooperation (ESC) assists the SOM incoordinating and managing APECs economic and technicalcooperation (ECOTECH) agenda.

The working groups deal with the following areas: AgriculturalTechnical Cooperation, energy, fisheries, human resourcesdevelopment, industrial science and technology, marine resourceconservation, Small and Medium Enterprises,telecommunications and information, trade promotion,transportation and tourism.

In 1995, APEC Economic Leaders established the APEC BusinessAdvisory Council (ABAC), composed of up to three seniorbusiness people from each member economy to advise Leaders onthe implementation of APEC action plans and on other specificbusiness sector priorities.

Secretariat

The APEC Secretariat, is located in Singapore, serves as the centrallink and core support mechanism for all APEC activities.

The Executive Director of the Secretariat, who is seconded from themember economy chairing APEC, for one year. The DeputyExecutive Director is appointed by the economy designated toassume the chair the following year.

Membership structure: 21 members.

(Australia; Brunei Darussalam; Canada; Chile; China; Hong Kong,

China; Indonesia; Japan; Malaysia; Mexico; New Zealand; PapuaNew Guinea; Peru; Philippines; Republic of Korea; RussianFederation; Singapore; Taipei, Province of China; Thailand; UnitedStates of America and Viet Nam)

Category:


ASSOCIATION OF DEVELOPMENT FINANCING

INSTITUTIONS IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC

(ADFIAP)


2nd Floor, Skyland PlazaSenator Gil Puyat AvenueCity of Makati 1200

Metro ManilaPhilippines

Phone: (63 2) 8161672, 844 2424, 843 0932, 843 5892Fax: (63 2) 817 6498

E-mail: [email protected]: www.adfiap.org


Principal function:

To promote effective development financing as a means ofcatalysing the economic development and growth of therespective countries of its member institutions.


To be a strong catalyst of development, the Association aims to help

members to be viable financial institutions through: Training and development;

Networking;

Business opportunities; and

Information technology.

ADFIAP pursues the following activities to achieve its mission:

Advocacy programmes to support its belief that excellence indevelopment financing its the key to sustainable development;

Continuing professional education and certificationprogramme for bankers involved in the financing ofdevelopment through the Asia-Pacific Institute of DevelopmentFinance;


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Consultancy and advisory services through the Asia-PacificStrategic Center for Development Finance;

Publication of the Journal of Development Finance (JDF), theADFIAP Newsletter, the Chief Executive Memogenda, theADFIAP Accompli, DevTrade Finance, Greenbank,SMEToolbox, ADFIAP Annual Report, Whos Who inDevelopment Financing in Asia and the Pacific, surveys andresearch reports;

Membership meetings held in different countries of theregion;

Fora, seminars and professional gatherings organized incooperation with international organizations that sharecommon development objectives with ADFIAP, i.e. the Asia

Development Bank (ADB), the World Bank Institute (WBI),the International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO (ITC). UnitedNations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nationsindustrial Development Organization (UNIDO), theAssociation for Overseas Technical Scholarship (AOTS),United States-Asia Environmental Partnership (US-AEP) andothers;

Promotion and management of Internet projects such asBankTouch.com (www.banktouch.com), the search engine ofthe banking industry; SMECenter.com (www.smecenter.com),the members service facility for their small and mediumenterprise clients, and ADFIAP.org (www.adfiap.org), theofficial website of the Association. These projects are underthe umbrella of e-ADFIAP, the Associations Internet-basednetwork for electronic banking, commerce and informationexchange;

Business and development networking through the ADFIAPFund to support development projects of members.


Journal of Development Finance (JDF). History of Development Finance in Asia and the Pacific: Its

Evolution and Impact (Volumes I and II). Principles and Practices of Development Banking (Volumes I,

II, III). ADFIAP Chief Executive Memogenda. ADFIAP Accompli. ADFIAP Greenbank. ADFIAP SMEToolbox. ADFIAP DevTrade Finance. ADFIAP Annual Report. ADFIAP Newsletter. Whos Who in Development Financing in Asia and the

Pacific.


General Assembly meets at least every two years consisting ofauthorized representatives of member institutions, elects Board ofDirectors (meets twice a year), which appoints Chairman, Vice

Chairman and Treasurer. The Secretariat is headed by theSecretary General acting as its executive officer.

Membership structure: 65 institutions in 30 countries.

This includes some institutions outside the Asia-pacific region suchas those in Egypt, Islamic Republic of Iran, and Jamaica, whichaim to establish closer links with development financinginstitutions in the region. The Asia Development Bank is a SpecialMember of the Association. ADFIAP is also a founding memberof the 500-member strong World Federation of DevelopmentFinancing Institutions (WFDFIs) comprising the regionalassociations in Africa, Asia-Pacific, Europe, Latin America and theMiddle East.

Category:

Financing organization.

ASSOCIATION OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL

MARKETING AGENCIES IN ASIA AND THE

PACIFIC (AFMA)


Maliwan MansionPhra Atit Road

Bangkok 10200Thailand

Phone: (66 2) 6974350, 6974416, 6292148Fax: (66 2) 6974406, 6974445

E-mail: [email protected]



To exchange information and experiences on marketingpolicies, programmes, projects and technologies;

To train senior level policy makers and managerial levelofficers;

To promote technical and economic cooperation among foodmarketing institutions to improve marketing systems.


Conducts training workshops, seminars, study tours, staffexchange programmes and experts' exchange programmes onvarious aspects of food marketing including policy issues,technical and managerial skills enhancing programmes;

Strengthens exchange of information through variouspublications such as training manuals, seminar proceedingsand quarterly Newsletter.


AFMA Newsletter(quarterly, English). Planning and Designing of Wholesale Markets. Proceedings of the Regional Workshops, Seminars and Expert

Consultations.


AFMA is an autonomous regional network of food marketingagencies supported by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the

United Nations (FAO) and the governments of the respectivemember agencies. Its activities are governed by the GeneralAssembly, which meets every two years and the ExecutiveCommittee, which meets annually. The Secretariat consists of anExecutive Director and two secretaries.

Membership structure: 25 members from 13 countries.

National and State/Provincial-level government ministries,department, statutory bodies, parastatals, and cooperativeassociations which are involved in policy formulation, planning,management, training, regulatory and other supporting functions aswell as physical handling of food are eligible to become itsmembers. Since 2003, private sector food and agricultural


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enterprises and associations which have made significantcontributions in this field, on recommendation of the ExecutiveCommittee Member of the respective country can also becomemembers. At present, AFMA has 25 members from 13 countries,namely, Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar,Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Sri Lanka,Thailand and Viet Nam.

Training:

Organizes regional training workshop/seminar on food andagriculture marketing, agri-business, agro-industry, incooperation with FAO and under UNDP project.

Category:

Training/research institute; and exchange of information.

ASSOCIATION OF NATURAL RUBBER PRODUCING

COUNTRIES (ANRPC)


7th Floor, Bangunan Getah Asli (Menara)148 Jalan Ampang50450 Kuala LumpurMalaysia

Phone: (60 3) 21611900Fax: (60 3) 21613014

E-mail: [email protected]:



To bring about coordination in the production and marketingof natural rubber;

To promote technical cooperation amongst members; and

To bring about remunerative and stable prices for naturalrubber.


Organizes seminars, workshops, training courses and meetingsconnected with:- progress and development of rubber smallholders,- NR marketing,- NR quality, packaging and pricing,

- NR cost of production in member countries, anddevelopment of rubber-based manufacturing in member

countries;

Makes studies of the world rubber position and examines theshort- and long-term problems facing the natural rubberindustry;

Promotes research and development in production, processing,marketing and consumption of natural rubber;

Sets up such institutional arrangements as may be considerednecessary;

Cooperates with appropriate international organizations;

Makes recommendations to members whenever necessary.


ANRPC Quarterly Natural Rubber Statistical Bulletin. ANRPC Economic and Statistical Review. ANRPC News. Reports of studies and meetings of the Association.


The Assembly, which is the supreme body of the Association, ismade up of all members of the ANRPC; its regular session isusually held once a year. The Executive Committee of theAssociation exercises the functions of the Association between

sessions of the Assembly. It consists of all members of theAssociation and it is empowered to determine procedural mattersand formulate such rules for the proper functioning of theSecretariat.

The Executive Committee appoints and determines the membershipand functions of other committees. Each of these committees electsits own chairman. At present, there are two committees: Committeeon NR Statistics and Coordinating Committee on Production andMarketing Strategies. Working Groups and Expert Groups forspecific purposes are established as and when necessary.

The Secretariat of the Association functions: to provide thenecessary link between members; to make preparations for allmeetings of the Assembly, the Executive and other committees andto service such meetings; to maintain liaison with internationalorganizations whose work is of interest to the Association; to makesuch studies as specified from time to time by the variouscommittees of the Association; and to carry out the directives of theAssociation.


(India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Singapore, SriLanka, Thailand and Viet Nam)

Category:


ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS

(ASEAN)


ASEAN Secretariat70A, Jalan SisingamangarajaJakarta 12110

Indonesia

Phone: (62 21) 7243372, 7262991, 7262410Fax: (62 21) 7398234, 7243504Telex: 47213/14 ASEAN

E-mail: [email protected]: www.aseansec.org

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To accelerate the economic growth, social progress andcultural development in the region through joint endeavours inthe spirit of equality and partnership in order to strengthen thefoundation for a prosperous and peaceful community ofSouth-East Asian nations;

To promote active collaboration and mutual assistance onmatters of common interest in the economic, social, cultural,technical, scientific and administrative field;

To provide assistance to each other in the form of training andresearch facilities in the educational, professional, technicaland administrative spheres;

To collaborate more effectively for the greater utilization oftheir agriculture and industries, the expansion of their trade,including the study of the problems of internationalcommodity trade, the improvement of their transportation andcommunications facilities and the raising of the livingstandards of their peoples;

To promote South-East Asian studies;

To maintain close and beneficial cooperation with existinginternational and regional organizations with similar aims andpurposes, and explore all avenues for even closer cooperation.

To promote regional peace and stability through abidingrespect for justice and the rule of law on the relationshipamong countries of the region and adherence to the principlesof the United Nations.


Enhances economic cooperation among its members under theASEAN Framework Agreement on Enhancing EconomicCooperation: trade, industry, mineral and energy, finance and

banking, food, agriculture and forestry, transportation andcommunications, research and development, tourism, andhuman resources development;

Accelerates the implementation of the Common EffectivePreferential Tariff (CEPT) scheme for ASEAN Free TradeAreas (AFTA);

Promotes cooperation activities in functional areas: scienceand technology, children, social development, labour,environment, drugs and narcotics, culture and information;

Establishes external relations between ASEAN and itsdialogue partners, i.e. ASEAN-European Union, ASEAN-United States.


AFTA Reader. Annual Report of the ASEAN Standing Committee. ASEAN: An Overview. ASEAN Document Series. ASEAN Functional Cooperation: From Strength to Strength. The ASEAN Selected Statistics. ASEAN Update. Investing in ASEAN.


The Meeting of the ASEAN Heads of government at the annualASEAN Leaders Summit is the highest authority. Policyguidelines are provided by the annual ASEAN Ministerial Meeting(AMM), consisting of the Foreign Ministers of member countries.The ASEAN Standing Committee (ASC) carries out the work ofthe Association between meetings of the AMM. Economiccooperation is overseen by the Senior Economic Officials Meetings

(SEOM) and the ASEAN Economic Ministers (AEM). The ForeignMinisters and Economic Ministers meet whenever necessary as theJoint Ministerial Meeting (JMM).


(Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao People'sDemocratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore,Thailand and Viet Nam)

Category:


ASSOCIATION OF TRAINING INSTITUTIONS FOR

FOREIGN TRADE IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC

(ATIFTAP)


PTTC BuildingRoxas Blvd. Corner Sen. Gil Puyat AvenuePasay City, Metro ManilaPhilippines

Phone: (63 2) 8341344-9 locals 107, 115Telefax: (63 2) 8341350

E-mail: [email protected]: www.atiftap.org


Principal function:

To strengthen training institutions in the foreign trade sector inthe participating countries.


Promotes exchange programmes of students, faculty andexperts, training programmes and materials including jointresearch projects;

Provides access to up-to-date and significant information abouttrade opportunities, using each other as a resource, expertiseavailable in the participating institutions, and training materialsand formation centre;

Participates in regional meetings and technical cooperationprojects;

Designs postgraduate-level international business programmesand courses.


The establishment of ATIFTAP is based on a regional project. Itsfounding countries are China, India, Indonesia, Pakistan,Philippines and Thailand.

Membership structure: 21 institutions from 8 countries.

Training:

Training on the Business Management System.

Category:

Training/research institution.


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ECONOMIC COOPERATION ORGANIZATION (ECO)


1 Golbou AlleyKamraniehTehranIslamic Republic of Iran

P.O. Box: 14155-6176, Tehran

Phone: (98 21) 2831731, 2831733, 2291305Fax: (98 21) 2831732

E-mail: [email protected]: www.ecosecretariat.org

Year established: 1985 [formerly : Regional Cooperation forDevelopment (RCD)]


To promote regional economic, technical and culturalcooperation among member states.


Encourages sustainable economic development of memberstates;

Undertakes progressive removal of trade barriers andpromotion of intraregional trade through ECO FrameworkAgreement on Trade Cooperation recently signed ECOTrade Agreement;

Enhances greater role of ECO region in the growth of world

trade; Gradually integrates the economies of the member states

with the world economy;

Develops transport and communications infrastructurelinking the Member States with each other and with theoutside world;

Encourages economic liberalization and privatization;

Mobilizes and utilizes ECO regions material resources;

Effectively utilizes the agricultural and industrial potentialsof ECO region;

Undertakes regional cooperation for drug abuse control,ecological and environmental protection and strengthenshistorical and cultural ties among the peoples of the ECOregion;

Cooperates with regional and international organizations.


ECO Annual Economic Report for the year 1999. ECO News Bulletin (quarterly).

Summit Communiqus and Declarations. MOUs and Agreements with international and regional

organizations and agencies.


(Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Islamic Republic of Iran, Kazakhstan,Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan andUzbekistan)

Training:

Courses are not offered on a regular basis and those offeredare open to member states of ECO only.

Category:

Intergovernmental regional organization for economiccooperation. Regional economic organization.

INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION FOR

MARKETING INFORMATION AND TECHNICAL

ADVISORY SERVICES FOR FISHERY PRODUCTS IN

THE ASIA AND PACIFIC REGION (INFOFISH)


1st Floor, Wisma PKNSJalan Raja Laut50350 Kuala LumpurMalaysia

P.O. Box: 10899, 50728 Kuala Lumpur

Phone: (60 3) 26914466, 26914614, 26914794Fax: (60 3) 26916804

E-mail: [email protected], [email protected]: www.infofish.org


Principal function:

To provide marketing information and technical advisoryservice for fish and fishery products in the Asia-Pacific region.


Undertakes trade promotion services by identifying newmarketing opportunities for companies in the Asia-Pacificregion and new sources of supply for importers;

Provides current and long-term marketing information servicesby offering sales support through publications;

Provides technical advisory services on aquaculture, fishingtechnology and on all phases of handling, processing andmarketing of fish and fishery products;

Conducts regular training courses and workshops on handling,processing, inspection and quality assurance;

Undertakes consultancy services on all aspects of fisheriesincluding fishing, aquaculture, processing and marketing;

Organizes international trade conferences, exhibitions,workshops, seminars and training programmes.


ADB/INFOFISH Fishery Export Industry Profiles, 1992/1993:Bangladesh, China, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Maldives,Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands,Sri Lanka, Thailand(English).

ADB/INFOFISH Global Industry Update - Cephalopods, 1991(English).

ADB/INFOFISH Global Industry Update - Shrimp, 1991(English).

ADB/INFOFISH Global Industry Update - Tuna, 1991(English).

The Fish Inspector(quarterly, English). Fish Marketing in Asia, 1994 (English).


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INFOFISH Fishing Technology Digest for Asia-Pacific(quarterly, English).

INFOFISH International(bimonthly, English). INFOFISH Technical Handbook Series:

No. 1: Handling and Processing of Tuna for Sashimi andFresh/Chilled Products, reprint 2002 (revised) (English).No. 2: Processing of Surimi and Fish Jelly Products, 1990(English).No. 3: Transportation of Live and Processed Seafood, 1991(English).No. 4: Shrimp Waste Utilization, 1991 (English).No. 5: Retail Packaging of Fish and Fishery Products,1992 (English).

No. 6: Shark Fin, Sea Cucumber and Jelly Fish: AProcessor's Guide, 1992 (English).No. 7: Agar and Aagar Production, 1992 (English).No. 8: Recirculating Aquaculture Systems, 1993(English).

INFOFISH Trade News (fortnightly, English). Proceedings of Aquatech '90 Conference (English). Proceedings of Aquatech '94 Conference (English). Proceedings of Aquatech '96 Conference (English). Proceedings of INFOFISH Tuna Trade Conference, 1986

(English).

Proceedings of Seafood '90 Japan Conference (English).

Proceedings of Shrimp '88 Conference (English). Proceedings of Shrimp '92 Hong Kong Conference (English). Proceedings of Squid '89 Conference (English). Papers of Tuna 91 Bali Conference (English). Papers of Tuna 93 Bangkok Conference (English). Papers of Tuna 95 Manila Conference (English). Papers of Tuna 97 Bangkok Conference (English). Papers of Tuna 2000 Bangkok Conference (English).

Papers of Tilapia 2001 Kuala Lumpur Conference (English). Papers of Shrimp 2001 Chennai Conference (English). Warta Akuakultur(quarterly, Indo-Malay). Papers of Tuna 2002 Kuala Lumpur Conference (English).


INFOFISH is an intergovernmental organization hosted by theGovernment of Malaysia. A national liaison office is maintained ineach member country. INFOFISH maintains close links with theworldwide fish marketing information network of the Food andAgriculture Organization of the United Nations (FA0) comprisingFAO-GLOBEFISH, INFOPESCA (Latin America), INFOPECHE(Africa), INFOSAMAK (Arab countries), EUROFISH (EasternEurope) and INFOYU (China).

Membership structure:

INFOFISH is open to all countries in Asia and the Pacific withpresent membership comprising the following major fish producing

countries in the region: Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, DemocraticPeople's Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Maldives, Pakistan, PapuaNew Guinea, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, and Thailand.

Since 1996, INFOFISH is open to selected companies, corporatebodies, institutions and associations, academia, etc., linked tofishery field, irrespective of nationality to join as AssociateMembers through invitation.

Category:

Marketing information and technical advisory services for fishand fishery products.

INTERNATIONAL JUTE STUDY GROUP (IJSG)


145 Monipuripara

Tejgaon

Dhaka 1215

Bangladesh

P.O. Box: 6073, Gulshan, Dhaka

Phone: (880 2) 9125581-5

Fax: (880 2) 9125248-9

E-mail: [email protected], [email protected]



To administer the provisions of the Agreement Establishing

the Terms of Reference of the International Jute Study

Group, 2001;

To provide an effective framework for cooperation and

consultation between the jute exporting and importing

countries for the development of the jute economy;

To improve structural conditions in the jute market;

To increase the competitiveness and quality of jute and jute

products, upholding jutes positive environmental aspects.


Undertakes projects of research and development, market

promotion and cost reduction so as to improve the structural

conditions in the jute market;

Collects, collates and disseminates information relating to

jute and jute products;

Undertakes market promotion activities to promote existingand new diversified jute products;

Organizes studies, seminars, workshops, etc.


Annual Report(English). Jute Newsletter(bi-annual, English).


IJSG was established under the Agreement Establishing the Termsof Reference under the aegis of the United Nations Conference on

Trade and Development (UNCTAD). The Council of theInternational Jute Study Group is the highest body of IJSG andconsists of all members. There is a Committee on Projects whichis responsible to and works under the general direction of theCouncil. There is also a Private Sector Consultative Board(PSCB) constituted by the Associate Members, belongs toorganizations and entities of the jute industry and trade in theproducing as well as I the importing countries who are not entitledto full membership.

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As of 1 June 2003, IJSG has the following members: Bangladesh,India, Switzerland, European Union and its fifteen member states(Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece,Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Swedenand United Kingdom. Thirty associate members have also joinedin IJSG.

Products/commodity responsible for:

Jute, kenaf and allied fibres.

Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:

Industries related to jute, kenaf and allied fibres.

Category:

International commodity body.

INTERNATIONAL NATURAL RUBBER

ORGANIZATION (INRO)


7th Floor, Bangunam Getah Asli (Menara)Jalan Ampang50450 Kuala LumpurMalaysia

P.O. Box: 10374, 50712 Kuala Lumpur

Phone: (60 3) 27100130Fax: (60 3) 27100131

E-mail: [email protected]: www4.jaring.my/inro



To achieve a balanced growth in supply of and demand fornatural rubber, thereby helping to alleviate the seriousdifficulties arising from surpluses or shortages of naturalrubber;

To achieve stable conditions in natural rubber throughavoiding excessive natural rubber price fluctuations, whichadversely affect the long-term interest of both producers andconsumers, and stabilizing these prices without distortinglong-term market trends, in the interests of producers andconsumers;

To help stabilize the export earnings from natural rubber ofexporting members, and to increase their earnings based onexpanding natural rubber export volumes at fair andremunerative prices, thereby helping to provide the necessaryincentives for a dynamic and rising rate of production and theresources for accelerated economic growth and socialdevelopment;

To seek to ensure adequate supplies of natural rubber to meetthe requirements of importing members at fair and reasonableprices and to improve the reliability and continuity of thesesupplies;

To take feasible steps in the event of a surplus or shortage ofnatural rubber to mitigate the economic difficulties thatmembers might encounter;

To seek to expand international trade in and to improve marketaccess for natural rubber and processed products thereof;

To improve the competitiveness of natural rubber byencouraging research and development on the problems ofnatural rubber;

To encourage the efficient development of the natural rubbereconomy by seeking to facilitate and promote improvements inthe processing, marketing and distribution of raw naturalrubber;

To further international cooperation in and consultations onnatural rubber matters affecting supply and demand, and tofacilitate promotion and coordination of natural rubberresearch, assistance and other programmes.


Operates an international buffer stock within the agreed priceband;

Identifies and proposes appropriate measures and techniquesdirected towards promoting the development of the naturalrubber economy;

Request bids for limited quantities of natural rubber.


Annual Report. Newsletter.


The Organization was established pursuant to the InternationalNatural Rubber Agreement, 1979 which had been negotiated at theUnited Nations Conference on Natural Rubber held within the

context of UNCTAD resolution 93 (IV) on the IntegratedProgramme for Commodities. It continues to function under theInternational Natural Rubber Agreement, 1995, which succeededthe 1987 Agreement which came into force provisionally on6 February 1997 and definitively on 14 February 1997. TheInternational Natural Rubber Council is the highest authoritycomposed of all members of the Organization. A regular session isheld once each half of the year and special sessions as and whennecessary. There are four Committees: Committee onAdministration, Committee on Buffer Stock Operations, Committeeon Other Measures, and Committee on Statistics. The Secretariatconsists of the Executive Director, a Deputy Executive Director,and Buffer Stock Manager.

Membership structure: 17 importing members plus theEuropean Union and 6 exporting members.

Category:

Commodity board.


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INTERNATIONAL PEPPER COMMUNITY (IPC)


4th Floor, LINA BuildingJalan H.R. Rasuna Said Kav. B7KuninganJakarta 12920Indonesia

Phone: (62 21) 5224902-3, 5227664Fax: (62 21) 5224905

E-mail: [email protected]: www.ipcnet.org



To promote, coordinate and harmonise all activities relatingto the pepper economy with a view to achieving maximumaccelerated economic development.


Coordinates and stimulates research on technical andeconomic aspects of production, including research ondiseases affecting the pepper plant, research on developmentof disease-resistant and high-yielding varieties;

Facilitates the exchange of information on programmes andpolicies, and on any other aspects relating to production;

Develops programmes for increasing consumption in

traditional and new markets; Intensifies and coordinates research on new uses of pepper;

Undertakes further joint action for the relaxation of tariffand non tariff barriers and for the removal of other obstaclesto trade;

Coordinates standards of quality so as to facilitateinternational marketing;

Keeps under constant review developments relating tosupply, demand and prices of pepper;

Carries our investigations into the causes and consequencesof fluctuations in the prices of pepper and suggestappropriate solution;

Improves statistical and other information on pepperproduction, consumption, trade and prices, includingtechniques of production and consumption forecasting;

Undertakes such other activities and functions as may bedeemed desirable in the interests of the world peppereconomies.


Abstracts Research Findings on Pepper(English). Directory of Pepper/Spices Exporters, Latest dated

2001(CD, English).

Directory of Pepper/Spices Importers, Latest 2001 Edition(CD, English).

International Pepper News Bulletin (quarterly journal,English).

Pepper Market Review (monthly, English). Pepper Statistical Yearbook, Latest 1999 Edition (1995-

1999) (CD, English). (2003 edition is scheduled to bepublished by end of 2003).

Weekly Prices Bulletin (by e-mail/fax, weekly, English).

Grandmas Home Remedies with Pepper(German/English). IPC recipes book(peppered tales on the table).


Each full member country is represented in IPC by onerepresentat ive with plenipotentiary authority. The Chairmanshipis held in turn by the representatives of member countries inalphabetical order that holds office for one year. IPC is served bya Secretariat located in Jakarta and is headed by an ExecutiveDirector.

Membership structure: 5 full members and 1 associate

member.

IPC is an intergovernmental organization of six pepper producingcountries established in 1972 under the auspices of ESCAP. Thefull members of IPC are Brazil, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, SriLanka and associate member is Papua New Guinea.


Pepper (Piper nigrum L.)


Post harvest processing and product development for pepper andits by products.

Category:

Trade promotion organization.

INTERNATIONAL TROPICAL TIMBER

ORGANIZATION (ITTO)


5th Floor, International Organizations CenterPacifico-Yokohama1-1-1, Minato-Mirai, Nishi-KuYokohama 220-0012Japan

Phone: (81 45) 2231110Fax: (81 45) 2231111

E-mail: [email protected]: www.itto.or.jp



To provide an effective framework for cooperation andconsultation between tropical timber producing andconsuming members with regard to all relevant aspects of thetropical timber economy;

To promote the expansion and diversification of internationaltrade in tropical timber and the improvement of structuralconditions in the tropical timber market, by taking intoaccount, on the one hand, a long-term increase in consumptionand continuity of supplies, and, on the other, prices which areremunerative to producers and equitable for consumers, andthe improvement of market access;


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To promote and support research and development with aview to improving forest management and wood utilization;

To encourage increased and further processing of tropicaltimber in producing member countries with a view topromoting their industrialization and thereby increasing theirexport earnings;

To encourage members to support and develop industrialtropical timber reforestation and forest management activities;

To encourage members to support and develop industrialtropical timer;

To improve marketing and distribution of tropical timberexports of producing members;

To encourage the development of national policies aimed at

sustainable utilization and conservation of tropical forests andtheir genetic resources, and maintaining the ecological balancein the regions concerned.


Funds projects either in its producing member countries orglobally in the fields of activity of its Committees;

Provides a forum for producer/consumer discussions;

Publishes guidelines and convenes training workshops, expertpanels, seminars and other public forums on issues designedto encourage sustainable management, utilization and trade inthe forestry sector;

Publishes reports on its projects and activities;

Acts as a repository for information and conducts marketsurveys among its Members;

Cooperates with other international organizations to promotelasting improvements in the welfare of the forestry sectors ofits tropical Member countries.


Most publications are available in English, French and Spanish.

General Information

Annual Report 2002. Annual Review and Assessment of the World Timber

Situation 2002. Reports of the Sessions of the International Tropical Timber

Council and Associated Sessions of the Committees onEconomic Information and Market Intelligence (CEM),Reforestation and Forest Management (CRF), ForestIndustry (CFI) and Finance and Administration (CFA):- ITTC (XXXII) and Committees (XXX) - Bali, Indonesia,

May 2002,- ITTC (XXXIII) and Committees (XXXI) - Yokohama,

Japan, November 2002.

Policy Development Series

ITTO Mangrove Workplan, 2002-2006. ITTO Guidelines for the Restoration, Management and

Rehabilitation of Degraded and Secondary Tropical Forests,2002.

ATO/ITTO Principles, Criteria and Indicators for theSustainable Management of African Natural TropicalForests.

Project Publications

Studies on the Management Standards of Hill DipterocarpForests in Sarawak from a Watershed Management Point ofView: Project Completion Report, Kuching, Sarawak,30 June 2001[PD 104/90 Rev.2 (F)], 2002 (English).

World Mangrove Atlas [PD 6/93 Rev.2 (F)], 2002 (English).

Industrial Utilization of Lesser-Known Forest Species inSustainably Managed Forests: (2) Regeneracin de EspeciesArboreas en Bosques Manejados un Ao y Medio Despusdel Huracn Mitch, en la Costa Norte de Honduras [PD47/94 Rev.3], 2002 (Spanish).

A Model Project for Cost Analysis to Achieve SustainableForest Management: (1) Volume I - Synthesis Report,(2) Volume II - Main Report [PD 31/95 Rev.3 (F)], 2002(English).

Management of Cativo Forests and Non-Timber Productswith the Participation of Rural and Indigenous Communities,Darien, Panama: (1) Manual Tcnico para el ManejoSostenible de los Cativales en Darin, Panam, (2) Manual

Tcnico para el Manejo Sostenible de Tagua, en la Provinciade Darin, Panam [PD 37/95 Rev.2 (F)], 2001 (Spanish).

Ex situ Conservation of Shorea leprosula and Lophopetalummultinervium and their Use in Future Breeding andBiotechnology: (1) In situ and Ex situ Conservation ofCommercial Tropical Trees (CD-ROM), (2) IdentificationManual of Shorea spp., (3) Completion Report: August 1998-January 2002 [PD 16/96 Rev.4 (F)], 2002 (English).

Introducing Myanmars Lesser Used Timber Species to theWorld Market: (1) Handbook of Lesser-Used Timber Speciesin Myanmar, (2) Proceedings of the International Workshopon Introducing Myanmars Lesser-Used Species to the WorldSpecies to the World Market, (3) User Manual of theDatabase System on Myanmars Lesser-Used Timber Species[PD 31/96 Rev.2 (M,F,I)], 2002 (English).

Implementation and Evaluation of Criteria and Indicatorsfor Sustainable Natural Forest Management (Colombia):(1) Guas Tcnicas Para la Ordenacin y el ManejoSostenible de los Bosques Naturales,(2) Criterios e Indicadores Para la Ordenacin Sostenible de

los Bosques Naturales [PD 8/97 Rev.2 (F)], 2002 (Spanish). Forest, Science and Sustainability: The Bulungan Model

Forest: (1) The Bulungan Model Forest: Reduced ImpactLogging Guidelines for Low Land and Hill DipterocarpForests in Indonesia, (2) Completion Report, Phase I 1997-2001, (3) Technical Report, Phase I 1997-2001,(4) Exploring Biodiversity, Environment and Local PeoplesPerspectives in Forest Landscape, (5) Anticipating Change:Scenarios as a Tool for Adaptive Forest Management - AGuide, (6) Reduced Impact Logging Guidelines forIndonesia, (7) Pedoman Reduced Impact Logging Indonesia[PD 12/97 Rev.1 (F)], 2002 (English).

Project for Sustainable Forest Management in Pando,Bolivia: (1) Plan Departamental de Desarrollo Forestal dePando, (2) Estrustura y Composicin Florstica de losBosques en el Sector Este de Pando, (3) Evaluacin del usode la fauna Silvestre durante la zafra Castaera en el BosqueAmaznico, (4) Manual de Intermediacin de Conflictos,(5) Informe Tcnico Estudio Sociocultural de la TCOMultitnico II demandada en el departamento de Pando,

(6) Seleccin de Prcticas Siviculturales para BosquesTropicales, (7) Evaluacin del Aprovechamiento Forestal,(8) Gua de Operacin del Sistema de Censos Forestales,(9) Gua para la Instalacin y Evaluacin de ParcelasPermanentes de Muestro, (10) rboles de Pando, Vol. 1:Principales Especies Maderables con Enfasis en elOccidente, (11) Ecologa de Especies Maderables MenosConocidas en el Departamento de Pando, (12) ProyeccinPreliminar del Crecimiento y Evaluacin de la Tasa deAprovechamiento de las Especies Maderables Comercialesen la Concesin de IMAPA S.A., (13) La Regeneracin dePalmeras en la Zona de Aprovechamiento Forestal de laAmazona Boliviana [PD 24/97 Rev.1 (F)], 2002 (Spanish).


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(1) Forest Environmental Value Accounting, (2) TropicalForest Environmental Resources of China [PD 39/98 Rev.2(M)], 2002 (English/Chinese).

Study on the Behaviour of Native Timber Species ofCommercial Value in the Tropical Moist Forests ofHonduras: (1) Importancia de la Poda en el Mane jo de lasPlantaciones Forestales, (2) La Limba (Terminalia superbaEngl. Y Diels.): Ecologa, Manejo, Propiedades y Usos desu Madera [PD 22/99 Rev.2 (F) Phase 1], 2002 (Spanish).

Operational Strategy for Sustainable Forestry Developmentwith Community Participation in India: (1) Manual forOperationalising Criteria and Indicators for SustainableForest Management at Forest Management Unit Level in

India, (2) Annotated Bibliography on Sustainable ForestManagement, (3) Illustrated Manual on Criteria andIndicators for Sustainable Forest Management [PD 37/00Rev.1 (F)], 2002 (English).

Pre-Project Publications Human Resources Development for the Improvement of

Forest Industry in Cambodia - Forest Industries inCambodia: Training of Forest Practitioners [PPD 1/99Rev.2 (I)], 2002 (English).

Strengthening Sustainable Management of Natural Forestsin Asia-Pacific: (1) State of the Art Report on ImprovedForest Harvesting and Reduced Impact Logging in AsiaPacific Region (Indonesia and Australia), (2) Proceedings ofLokakarya Pelaksanaan Penebangan Hutan RamahLingkungan Menuju Pengelolaan Hutan Berkelanjutan,Bogor, Indonesia, 2-3 May 2001, (3) Brochure of ITTOSponsored Pre-Project: PPD 19/99 Rev.1 (F), StrengtheningSustainable Management of Natural Forest in Asia Pacific,(4) Brochure of Why Adopt RIL, (5) Guidelines and

Modules to Support Implementation of the Asia-PacificForest Harvesting Practices Code and Reduced ImpactLogging (RIL), (6) Review of Existing Model Forest Areasfor Reduced Impact Logging Operation, (7) Criteria andInstitution Requirements for Establishing DemonstrationSites of Reduced Impact Logging, (8) StrengtheningSustainable Management of Natural Forests in Asia-Pacific[PPD 19/99 Rev.1 (F)], 2002 (English).

Review of International Wooden Furniture Markets -Tropical Timber Products: Development of FurtherProcessing in ITTO Producer Countries [PPD 25/01 (I,M)],2002 (English).

Technical Series

Forest Certification: Pending Challenges for TropicalTimber, 2002.

Mission Reports

Achieving Sustainable Forest Managemen t in Indonesia. Mission in Support of the Government of the Congo for the

Realization of ITTO Objective 2000 and Sustainable ForestManagement. Achieving the ITTO Objec tive 2000 and Sustainable Forest

Management in Brazil. ITTO Mission in Support of the Government of the Central

African Republic Towards the ITTO 2000 Objective andSustainable Forest Management.

Serial Publications

Tropical Forest Update (TFU) (quarterly, English/French/Spanish).

Tropical Timber Market Information Service (MIS) (bi-weekly, English).


ITTO was set up under the International Tropical TimberAgreement, 1983, negotiated under the aegis of the United NationsConference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). In 1994, anew agreement was negotiated and came into force on 1 January1997. The governing body is the International Tropical TimberCouncil which is composed of representatives of Member States.The bi-annual sessions of the Council are accompanied by themeetings of its three Committees on Economic Information andMarket Intelligence, Reforestation and Forest Management, andForest Industry. The ITTO Secretariat is the executive arm andsimilarly structured into three divisions with the addition of

Management Services. The Executive Director is appointed by theCouncil.

Membership structure: 57 members (as of July 2003).

The membership comprises tropical timber producing andconsuming countries.

Producers: Bolivia, Brazil, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central AfricanRepublic, Colombia, Cte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo,Ecuador, Fiji, Gabon, Ghana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, India,Indonesia, Liberia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Panama, Papua NewGuinea, Peru, Philippines, Republic of Congo, Suriname, Thailand,Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Vanuatu and Venezuela.

Consumers: Australia, Canada, China, Egypt, EU (Austria,Belgium/Luxembourg, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany,Greece, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, UnitedKingdom), Japan, Nepal, New Zealand, Norway, Republic ofKorea, Switzerland and United States of America.

Category:

Commodity organization.

ISLAMIC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND

INDUSTRY (ICCI)


Street 2/A, Block 9 CliftonKarachi 75600Pakistan

P.O. Box: 3831, Karachi

Phone: (92 21) 5874910, 5874756, 5830646Fax: (92 21) 5874212, 5870765

E-mail: [email protected]: www.icci-oic.org



To strengthen closer collaboration in the field of trade,commerce, shipping, banking, promotion of investmentopportunities and joint ventures in the member countries.


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To encourage trade, industry, agriculture and handicrafts; topropose economic policies advantageous to its members andcreate avenues for the collaboration amongst its membersand similar organizations throughout the Islamic World intheir efforts for economic development;

To promote investment opportunities and joint venturesamong the member countries;

To organize trade fairs, joint show rooms, exhibitions,seminars, lectures and publicity campaigns as and wheremay be thought advisable.


Perspectives of the Islamic Economy. Quarterly Magazine (Arabic/English/French).

Offices abroad:

Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and IndustryP.O. Box 1264Jeddah 211431Saudi ArabiaPhone: (96 62) 6515111Fax: (96 62) 6510179E-mail: [email protected]

Membership structure: 57 OIC member countries.


All products.

Training:

SMEs

Information technology;

Packaging of perishable and general consumer products;

Quality assurance system under ISO 9000 programme.


Agriculture; engineering and communication industries;food/fruit processing industries; grading and packaging of foodproducts; fishery and livestock; furniture industry and ceramicand glassware; information technology; oil/gas exploration andrefining; petroleum products; petrochemicals and industrial dye;tourism related services; and transportation by sea and land.

Category:

Chamber of commerce; industrial promotion; trade facilitation

body; trade promotion organization.

PACIFIC ECONOMIC COOPERATION COUNCIL

(PECC)*


4 Nassim RoadSingapore 258372

Phone: (65) 67379822, 67379823Fax: (65) 67379824

E-mail: [email protected]: www.pecc.net



To serve as a regional forum for cooperation and policycoordination to promote economic development in the Asia-Pacific region;

To enhance cooperation and policy coordination in areasincluding trade, investment, finance, human resourcedevelopment, natural resources (agriculture, fisheries,minerals and energy), industrial adjustment, and theimprovement of transportation and communicationcapabilities;

To provide information and analytical support to APECministerial meetings and working groups;

To channel and facilitates private sector participation in theformal process;

To work closely with other regional and global organizationswhich has complementary objectives and programmes, i.e.

Asian Development Bank, OECD, United Nations Agencies,World Bank and WTO.


General Meeting: The major forum of PECC and it is heldevery two years with relevant regional and internationalorganizations.

Standing Committee (SC) and Coordinating Group (CG):meet twice a year to discuss economic issues/measures, andreview and plan the PEEC work programme.

Task Forces, Fora and Projects Groups: are the primarymechanisms for PEEC work programme. Their coverageincludes trade, investment, finance, HRD and all majorindustrial sectors.


PECC Economic Outlook - Forecast(annually, English). PECC Economic Outlook - Structure (annually, English). Pacific Food Outlook(annually, English). Issues@PECC(four issues annually, English).

Membership structure: 27 members (23 full members,2 associate members and 2 institutional members)

Full members committees: Australia; Brunei Darussalam; Canada;Chile; China; Colombia; Ecuador; Hong Kong, China; Indonesia;Japan; Republic of Korea; Malaysia; Mexico; New Zealand; Peru;Philippines; Russian Federation; Singapore; Pacific Islands Forum;


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Taiwan, Province of China; Thailand; United States of Americaand Viet Nam.

Associate members: French Pacific Territories and Mongolia.

Institutional members: Pacific Trade and DevelopmentConference (PAFTAD) and Pacific Basin Economic Council(PBEC).

Each member committee comprises tripartite, seniorrepresentatives from business, government and academic circles.

Category:

International independent and economic cooperation body.

PACIFIC ISLANDS FORUM SECRETARIAT


Private Mail BagSuvaFiji

Phone: (679) 3312600, 3300314Fax: (679) 3305573, 3312226

E-mail: [email protected]: www.forumsec.org.fj

Year established: 1973 (formerly: South Pacific Bureau for

Economic Cooperation, changed to South Pacific ForumSecretariat in 1988 and then to Pacific Islands Forum Secretariatin 2000)


To implement the directives of the Forum, to disseminate itsviews and to represent its concerns effectively;

To provide the Forum and its associated bodies withsecretariat and support services;

To provide quality policy advice and analysis to the Forumand its members, coordinating where necessary with otheragencies involved;

To implement regional policies and programmes thatsupport the priorities of Forum countries and enhance theircapacity to contribute to the welfare of their members,giving special attention to the smaller and moredisadvantaged states;

To promote sustainable regional development of the regionin the interests of its people;

To encourage regional cooperation and partnerships; To foster a commitment to excellence in the service of

Forum Members among Secretariat staff, including bydeveloping staff resources; and,

To manage the resources of the Forum efficiently andeffectively so as to provide the best possible service toForum members


To work towards achieving the above primary functions,which reflect the Secretariats mandate from the Forum, aswell as its corporate role.


Foreign Investment Climate in South Pacific ForumCountries, 2001.

Trade Route Asia Pacific, 2000. Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat: Annual Report 2000-2001. Profiles of Forum Member Countries. South Pacific Trade Directory, 1998/99. SPARTECA: A reference handbook for Forum Island

Country Exporters. Trade Forum (bi-monthly newsletter). Forum Review (quarterly newsletter). Economic Outlook(three times per year).

Offices abroad

Pacific Islands Trade and Investment Commission (Auckland)P. O. Box 77412th Floor, 48 Emily PlaceAuckland 1, New ZealandPhone: (64 9) 302 0465Fax: (64 9) 377 6642E-mail: [email protected]

Pacific Islands Trade and Investment Commission (Sydney)Level 11, 171 Clarence StreetSydney NSW 2001, AustraliaG.P.O. Box 5407, Sydney, AustraliaPhone: (61 2) 9299 2350Fax: (61 2) 9299 2151E-mail: [email protected]: www.pitic.org.au

Pacific Islands Centre5th Floor, Sotobori Sky Building2-11 Ichigayahonmura-choShinjuku-kuTokyo 162-0845, JapanPhone: (81 3) 3268 8419Fax: (81 3) 3268 6311E-mail: [email protected]

Pacific Islands Forum Trade Office1 Xin Dong Lu5-1-3-1 Ta Yuan Diplomatic CompoundChaoyang District, BeijingPeoples Republic of China 100600Phone: (86 10) 65326622Mobile: (86 139) 11180521Fax: (86 10) 65326360E-mail: [email protected]: www.pifto.org.cn


[Australia, Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands,Micronesia (Federated States of), Nauru, New Zealand, Niue,Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga,Tuvalu and Vanuatu]


The Forum Island Countries (FICs) encourage investment in awide range of areas including tourism, fisheries, forestry,agriculture, manufacturing and other local value-addedprocessing, and services.


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Titles of laws and regulations on foreign investment:

Most of the FICs are either developing or improving theirnational investment policies, and thus working towards thedevelopment of their foreign investment bills.

Category:


SECRETARIAT OF THE PACIFIC COMMUNITY

(SPC)


BPD 598848 Noumea CedexNew Caledonia

Phone: (687) 262000Fax: (687) 263818

E-mail: [email protected]: www.spc.int

Year established: 6 February 1947 (formerly: South PacificCommission, name changed in 1998).


To implement the activities and projects identified as priorities

by its members and incorporated in its annual workprogramme;

To provide technical assistance, advisory services,information, research and clearing house services to Islandcountries and territories of the region;

To conduct regional conferences and technical meetings, aswell as training courses, workshops and seminars at local, sub-regional and regional levels;

To assist in developing local expertise and promote regionalcooperation with emphasis on self-reliance and developmentactivities.


The SPC integrated work programme focuses on technicalassistance, education and training, delivered through courses,workshops and seminars at local, sub-regional and regionallevels. SPC also has strong applied research components,particularly in its oceanic fisheries and agriculture programmes. Itis a bilingual organization, with English and French as its

working languages.


Annual Report. Report of the Conference of the Pacific Community; Report

of Conference of Representatives of Governments andAdministrations.

Technical publications, reports of meetings, statisticalbulletin, newsletters (fisheries, nutrition, health, women),extension materials.


SPC is the oldest regional organization in the Pacific. It is a non-political organization, gathering countries and territories as fullmembers irrespective of their political status.

SPCs policies are set by the Conference of the PacificCommunity, held every second year. The chief executive of SPCis elected at this conference.

To ensure that SPC responds to the expressed needs of its Islandmembers, the Conference of Representatives of Governments andAdministrations approves the work programme and budget each

year. Requests carry government or administration approval, andare transmitted to the Secretariat via official country or territorycontacts. Also contributing to the formulation of the workprogramme are regional conferences and technical meetings,which gather specialists working in the region to ensure that SPCremains effective.

SPC has three divisions: Social Resources (including publichealth, culture, women, youth, demography and statistics), MarineResources and Land Resources.

Membership structure: 27 member countries and territories.

SPC implements programmes that benefit 22 Pacific Islandcountries and territories. These are: American Samoa, CookIslands, Fiji Islands, French Polynesia, Guam, Kiribati, MarshallIslands, Micronesia (Federated States of), Nauru, New Caledonia,Niue, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, PitcairnIslands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu,Vanuatu, and Wallis and Futuna.

The 27 members of SPC include the above island countries andterritories plus the five remaining founding countries: Australia,France, New Zealand, United Kingdom and United States ofAmerica.

SOUTH ASIAN ASSOCIATION FOR REGIONAL

COOPERATION (SAARC)*


SAARC SecretariatP.O. Box 4222KathmanduNepal

Phone: (977 1) 221794, 221785Fax: (977 1) 227033, 223991

E-mail: [email protected]: www.saarc-sec.org

Year established: 8 December 1985


To promote the welfare of the peoples of South Asia and toimprove their quality of life;

To accelerate economic growth, social progress and culturaldevelopment in the region and to provide all individuals theopportunity to live in dignity and to realize their full potential;


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To promote and strengthen collective self-reliance among thecountries of South Asia;

To contribute to mutual trust, understanding and appreciationof one another's problems;

To promote active collaboration and mutual assistance in theeconomic, social, cultural, technical and scientific fields;

To strengthen cooperation among themselves in internationalforums on matters of common interests;

To cooperate with international and regional organizationswith similar aims and purposes.


The areas of cooperation include: The Integrated Programme of Action: Agriculture; Health and

population activities; Meteorology; Postal services; Preventionof drug trafficking and drug abuse; Rural development;Science and technology; Sports, arts and culture; Phonecommunications; Transportation; Women in development;Education; Environment; and Tourism;

Poverty eradication;

Trade and economic cooperation;

People-to-people contact: audio-visual exchange programme,scheme for promotion of tourism, documentation centre,fellowships scheme and youth volunteers programme;

SAARC Audio Visual Exchange (SAVE) Programme;

SAARC Youth Awards Scheme;

SAA

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