Thirty participants from around the world attended the two-month Advanced Trade Policy Course (ATPC) from 8 October to 30 November 2018 at the WTO headquarters in Geneva. The course, which represents the highest level of training (level 3) in the WTO’s progressive learning framework, was closed by Mr Raymundo Valdes, Chief of the Course Design and Training Section of the WTO’s Institute for Training and Technical Cooperation (ITTC).
The ATPC focused on developing and applying practical skills on trade-related issues including trade policy analysis, formulation and implementation; trade negotiations; dispute settlement and trade monitoring. Both legal and economic aspects of WTO rules and disciplines were examined in a series of interactive sessions including case studies, simulations and exercises. Roundtable discussions provided a platform for practical exchanges, sharing of experiences and best practices as well as debating present-day trade-related topics. Finally, participants also prepared and delivered a presentation relating to a trade policy topic.
Details of the ATPC are provided in the Course Booklet and the Final Programme.
List of participants:
| Ahmad Tariq MATEEN | AFGHANISTAN |
| Sonia BENZIADA | ALGERIA |
| Mohammad Marufur Rashid KHAN | BANGLADESH |
| John Nicholas RIVERO | BELIZE |
| Edina CAVCIC | BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA |
| Boitumelo SEBONEGO | BOTSWANA |
| Yuan YUAN | CHINA |
| Tamar NIKOLOZASHVILI | GEORGIA |
| Hannah Mensuah AFFUM | GHANA |
| Balbir SINGH | INDIA |
| Andrew Russell MIGHTY | JAMAICA |
| Mohammad Ahmad Yousef GHANEM | JORDAN |
| Yerkebulan ABDRASSIL | KAZAKHSTAN |
| Livingstone Mwangi WAHURO | KENYA |
| Anouphab SAYASENSOUK | LAO PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC |
| Relebohile Faith RAMAKHALE | LESOTHO |
| Naing NAING | MYANMAR |
| Vistorina NGHIFENWA | NAMIBIA |
| Buddhi Prasad UPADHYAYA | NEPAL |
| Zahra Ali Mohammed AL SIYABI | OMAN |
| Lynly DE LA CUESTA | PHILIPPINES |
| Marelva Samantha BOONE | SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS |
| Shu-Lin HUANG | CHINESE TAIPEI |
| Ester Lotty SOLOMON | TANZANIA |
| Ali Can KAHYA | TURKEY |
| Brenda KABASINGUZI | UGANDA |
| Tetiana NYKONCHUK | UKRAINE |
| Dero TAWI | VANUATU |
| Macpherson Mapenzi MUNSANJE | ZAMBIA |
| Farisai MUZIVI | ZIMBABWE |
Source: wto.org