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Niels Tanderup Kristensen

26 May 2011

ARAB-EU business network

Casablanca, May 2011


25 May 2011

Agenda

• The background, the facts

• The objectives

• The work covered so far

• The outcome

• Questions

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25 May 2011

Why an ARAB-EU business network?

Global challenges• Economic recovery and growth• Rapid technology innovations/smarter and

more mobile world• MENA markets increase their global share

of GDP • Growing populations/transformation of

global workforce• New Business opportunities

Business answers• Strong organisations

needed• More cooperation needed

(Alliances, contacts, information)


25 May 2011

Why are DI involved?

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1. Growing business opportunities in MENA

2. We need better information on your markets – challenges and opportunities – to better inform our members

3. Increase B2B

4. Contacts and networking

5. Alliances


25 May 2011

MENA: Economic prospects and trends

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-5

-4

-3

-2

-1

0

1

2

3

4

5

95-05 2008 2009 2010 2011

Real GDP growth MENA

Real GDP growth EU

2010 The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank


25 May 2011

Regional growth patterns 2010 (%)

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1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

European Union

US Sub Sahara Africa

Asia MENA World



25 May 2011

Ease of doing business. Ranking between 1 and 183 countries

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20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

2011

2010

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Source: World bank doing business indicators, June 2010


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Intra-regional trade

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

Arab Countries

GCC UMA Euro Zone UEMOA ASEAN CIS CACM CARICOM FTAA LAIA MERCUSOR

Intra-regional trade as a percentage of total trade (2008)

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Source: UNCTAD Database 2009, CD-Rom and Arab Monetary Fund (AMF) Statistical Database.


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Important and stable increase of intraregional MENA Trade

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0

10000

20000

30000

40000

50000

60000

70000

80000

90000

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Evolution of Intra-MENA esports (Milion USD)

ImplementingGAFTA agreement



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The potential…

Full member of GAFTA and member of the Arab League

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Candidate member of GAFTA and member of the Arab League

EU-MENA FREE TRADE AREA (450+300 million potential consumers)


25 May 2011

Agenda


• The objectives


• The outcome

• Questions

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25 May 2011

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The Network – Objective

• Improve business environment

• advocate for changes and reforms

• Improve organisational cooperation and enhance trade relations

• Increase B2B

• Build network and alliences

Finance: The Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Project period: 2010 – 2013

Coordination: Confederation of Danish Industry


25 May 2011

Agenda setting…

Time

Room for influence

Context for the issue

The issue as problem definition

Finding solutions to the problem

The issue is taken up by politicians and the medias

Lawmaking process

Open for business organisations ARAB-EU

network!


25 May 2011

The Network –Process I

Kick-Off ConferenceChoose topics to be covered

during the next year

1st. Working Group

•Outline issue in detail•Develop work plan

2nd. Working Group

•Develop and draft common positions

3rd. Working Group

•Decide and develop business advocacy campaigns

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25 May 2011

The Network – Process II

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Publications

• Develop publication• Develop policy briefs etc. • Website

One-to-One Meetings

• Government• Regional bodies• Key industrialists• Key Members

Awareness events

• Conferences• Press Conferences• etc.

Individual Follow-up

• Impact measurement• Assess need to undertake

more activities• Assess ability to reach

further goals


25 May 2011

Work plan 2010 - 2014

2010Kick-off Conference

2011Annual Conference

2012Annual Conference

2013 Annual Conference

1st meeting 2nd meeting 3rd meeting






Gulf

Levant and North Africa

All participate1st meeting 2nd meeting 3rd meeting



Gulf

Levant and North Africa


25 May 2011

Work plan for 2010/2011

Monitoring Evidence Policy Strategy Lobbying

1st WorkingGroup Meeting

2nd WorkingGroup Meeting

3rd WorkingGroup Meeting

Identify the problem

Develop working plan for research

Formulate a policy position

Develop a lobbying strategy

November May September


25 May 2011

Agenda


• The objectives


• The outcome

• Questions

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25 May 2011

Outcome of Kick-off conference

Working group 1: Access to the EU

1. Up skilling of enterprises

2. Packaging, quality, labeling, shell life

3. SMEs and not large companies as targets

4. Public Private Partnerships

5. Influence on EU funds supporting channeled to the region in this area. Secure more funds to be used by local consultants. Hearings on TORs

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Working group 2: technical barriers to trade.

1. One system for standards, certifications

2. Harmonised rules of origin (added value system) – ref. made to codex alimentaire

3. Working hours and routines at borders

4. Mutual recognition5. Harmonised clearance procedures at

borders 6. Common tariffs and documentation


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Outcome 1st meeting in CasablancaWorking group 2: technical barriers to trade.

1. Identifying concrete examples of technical barriers to trade by conducting membership survey in participating countries

1. Develop a more solid database on existing market legislation to better inform the business environment (internet site)

2. Establish a complaint mechanism for dispute settlement at administrative level (not a pan Arabic judicial court).

Working group 1: Access to the EU

1. Identifying measures that will enable exporters to prove that they live up to the complex and often unpredictable phytosanitary and sanitary rules and regulations in the European Union

2. enable exporters to comply with the labelling scheme existing in the European Union


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WG1: Access to the EU

Phytosanitary and sanitary issues

1.Traceability (eg.: Dairy products): EU should acknowledge traceability schemes on a company level rather than at a country level

2.Collective vs individual punishment (eg.: Brown rot in potatoes, aflatoxin in nuts, Mediterranean flies, pesticide residues in vegetables and fruit): Bans and lockouts should target the individual exporter rather than the country of origin.

3.Proper notification period: EU should provide advance notification of changes relating to standards and administration

4.Subjective vs. fact based interpretation of rules and regulation: EU should apply same interpretation of standards

5.Rejection based on “precautionary principle”: EU/country in questyion should enter into a dialogue prior to applying the precautionary principle

Labelling1. Limit the mandatory number of

languages to three2. Standardization of nutritional

information on packages

Sub Themes1. Dairy products (cheese, yoghurt,

milk)2. Meat Products (processed meat

and poultry)3. Processed agrofood (canned,

jarred, frozen, dryed, vacuum)4. Agrofood / fresh produce

(vegetables, fruit, roots)5. Oil products (olive and vegetable

oil)6. Wheat / processed products of

wheat (pasta, confectionary, cookies, bread, flour)


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WG2: NTBs in the GAFTA regionPriorities

1. Identifying concrete examples of technical barriers to trade by conducting membership survey in participating countries (prioritise 5 challenges and describe perceived solutions).

2. Develop a report on the network that can be submitted to the Arab league

3. Develop a more solid database on existing market legislation to better inform the business environment (internet site)

4. Establish a complaint mechanism for dispute settlement at administrative level (not a pan Arabic judicial court).

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Sub themes

1. Engineering industries2. Chemical sector 3. Processed foods4. Textiles


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Agenda


• The objectives


• The outcome

• Questions

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25 May 2011

Outcome

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Output Outcome

Policy advocacy Policy position papers Policy campaigns Press releases Surveys/Research

Influence policy in the MENA region towards a more conducive business environment

Stronger involvement of private sector views in reform and legislative processes

Stronger regional awareness of common issues

Organizational visibility and Recognition

Knowledge, network, alliancesetc.

Annual CEO meetings Several yearly working group

meetings New data, new research

New business ideas, business service New working methods New insight in organisational

developments Partnerships and alliances Expert to Expert cooperation B2B facilitation


25 May 2011

POLICY POSITION PAPER

• Executive Summary

• Introduction

• Key challenges

• Missed opportunities

• Relevance and Importance of the Issue

• Recommendations

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Agenda


• The objectives


• The outcome

• Questions

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Own homepage: www.AE-network.com

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