Annual Report 2005 - Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka
Annual Report 2005 - Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka
Annual Report 2005 - Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka
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Conferences, In-House Seminars & Book ReviewsConferences & WorkshopsWTO Doha Round & South Asia: LinkingCivil Society with Trade NegotiationsHotel Galadari, Colombo, 9-10 MarchA regional seminar on “WTO Doha Round & SouthAsia: Linking Civil Society with Trade Negotiations”jointly organized by the <strong>Institute</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Policy</strong> <strong>Studies</strong><strong>of</strong> <strong>Sri</strong> <strong>Lanka</strong>, CUTS Centre for International Trade,Economics & Environment, Jaipur, India and theSouth Asia Watch on Trade, Economics &Environment, Nepal was held at the Hotel Galadari,Colombo during 9-10 March. Hon. JeyarajFernandopulle, Minister <strong>of</strong> Trade, Commerce &Consumer Affairs was the Chief Guest and MohanKumar, Deputy High Commissioner <strong>of</strong> India was theGuest <strong>of</strong> Honour at the Inauguration <strong>of</strong> the seminar.Executive Director making the Welcome Address at the regionalseminar on “WTO Doha Round & South Asia: Linking CivilSociety with Trade Negotiations”, Hotel Galadari, 9 March.The seminar was <strong>of</strong> crucial importance especially because by the end <strong>2005</strong> December South Asian TradeMinisters, Trade Officials and members <strong>of</strong> the civil society were to gather in Hong Kong for the 6th WTOMinisterial.The event involved academicians, business chambers, government and inter-governmental organizationsand civil society representatives from the region. In addition to focusing on the five key issues <strong>of</strong> agriculture,non-agricultural market access, development dimensions, services, trade facilitation, crosscutting issues suchas technical assistance and capacity building, gender implications <strong>of</strong> particular measures were also exploredduring the sessions.After the Quota System: The Impact <strong>of</strong>the MFA Phase-Out on Growth andEmployment in AsiaHotel Taj Samudra, Colombo, 26-27 AprilAn International Conference on “After the QuotaSystem: The Impact <strong>of</strong> the MFA Phase-Out onGrowth and Employment in Asia” jointly organizedby the IPS and the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES)was held on 26 and 27 April at Hotel Taj Samudra,Colombo. S. Virithamulla, Secretary, Ministry <strong>of</strong>Trade, Commerce & Consumer Affairs inauguratedthe conference.S. Virithamulla, Secretary, Ministry <strong>of</strong> Trade, Commerce &Consumer Affairs, making the Inaugural Address at the seminaron “After the Quota System: The Impact <strong>of</strong> the MFA Phase-Out on Growth and Employment in Asia”, Hotel Taj Samudra,26 April.At the Inaugural Session, world trends in textile andgarments were discussed by Sarika Gupta <strong>of</strong> UNCTAD India, while Denis Audet <strong>of</strong> OECD, Paris elaboratedon estimates <strong>of</strong> the implications <strong>of</strong> the MFA expiry on Asian countries.39__________ <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>2005</strong>