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TRADE, COMMERCE AND MANUFACTURING SECTOR PLAN 2012-2016 Sector Vision Maximize the gains from domes c and foreign trade and enhance produc vity, income genera on opportuni es and equitable sustainable livelihoods for all Samoans Sector Theme Produc vity, value-adding, compe veness, income genera on and fair trade VOLUME 2: INTERVENTIONS AND RESULTS
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TRADE, COMMERCE AND MANUFACTURING SECTOR PLAN
2012-2016
Sector VisionMaximize the gains from domes c and foreign trade and enhance produc vity, income genera on opportuni es and equitable sustainable livelihoods for all Samoans
Sector ThemeProduc vity, value-adding, compe veness, income genera on and fair trade
VOLUME 2: INTERVENTIONS AND RESULTS
© Copyright @ 2012 Government of Samoa and UNDP
Material in this publication may be freely quoted reprinted, but acknowledgement is requested.
The Trade, Commerce and Manufacturing Sector Plan was developed at the behest of the Government of Samoa through a partnership between UNDP and the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Labour. The Task Force and Steering Committee included key members of the Government, private sector, civil society and UNDP.
Editor: Ellen Meleisea
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Assistant Chief Executive OfficerTrade DivisionMinistry of Foreign Affairs and TradeApia
Assistant Chief Executive OfficerFair Trading and CODEX DivisionMinistry of Commerce, Industry and LabourApia
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CONTENTS
VOLUME II: INTERVENTIONS AND RESULTS
INTRODUCTION ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .3
CHAPTER 8:SECTOR AND SUB-SECTOR RECOMMENDED ACTIONS AND INTERVENTIONS MATRIX.. ... ... .4
CHAPTER 9:BUDGET AND RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...46
CHAPTER 10:IMPLEMENTATION, MONITORING AND EVALUATION FRAMEWORK.. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...55
Annex ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .125
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INTRODUCTION
As noted in Volume I, the Trade, Commerce and Manufacturing Sector Plan (TCMSP) iden fi es the overall sector vision, strategic priority areas of investment and policy objec ves. In addi on, it covers the detailed implementa on strategies and concrete interven ons for each sub-sector covered by the plan as well as the macroeconomic environment and key relevant sectors and sub-sectors (e.g. agriculture and tourism). Furthermore, the TCMSP iden fi es concrete interven ons and support needed to create an enabling environment for the private sector, and off ers preliminary recommenda ons to enhance the capacity of implemen ng agencies.
The key components of the TCMSP are as follows:
i.ii.
A situa on analysis, outlining sub-sector performance constraints and challenges.Clear and coherent sector-wide policy objec ves and outcomes, dis nguishing the government’s regulatory role from its service and support delivery roles, and clarifying the roles of the private sector, development partners and other key stakeholders.
Volume I:
iii.
iv.
A detailed interven ons matrix that iden fi es the roles of respec ve government divisions and necessary implementa on requirements and priority levels.A performance monitoring and evalua on mechanism, with clear results-oriented indicators, linked policy objec ves and planned outcomes. The monitoring and evalua on mechanisms are integrated into the ac ons and implementa on matrix.
Volume II:
Volume II of the Trade, Commerce and Manufacturing Sector Plan presents several matrices, which show the scheduling of ac vi es, implementa on agencies, monitoring and evalua on framework and the monitoring and evalua on matrix, together with the cos ng for the eff ec ve implementa on of the strategies proposed.
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and
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and
polic
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and
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itori
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fram
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Tabl
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:Sec
tors
and
sub-
sect
orac
ons
and
inte
rven
ons
mat
rix
Requ
irem
ents
Out
com
esan
dPe
rfor
man
ceIn
dica
tors
AconNo.
Ac
ons
ImplementExisngPolicy
Changepolicy/legislaon/
ReformInstuons
Technicalassistance/invest
ments
AgenciesInvolved*1
LikelyTimeframe
LevelofPriority
SECT
ION
1:In
stu
onal
Capa
city
Build
ing
1Co
llabo
rave
and
ongo
ing
dial
ogue
with
rele
vant
line
min
istr
ies.
X X
X
MCI
L,M
FAT,
ALL
RELE
VAN
TG
OVE
RNM
ENT
MIN
ISTR
IES
STP1
-on
goin
g
1.1.
Aco
here
ntse
ctor
plan
ning
and
polic
yfo
rmul
aon
deve
lope
d.
Perf
orm
ance
Indi
cato
rs:
1.1.
1.TC
MSP
appr
oved
byca
bine
t and
impl
emen
ted.
1.1.
2.Bu
dget
allo
caon
toTC
MSP
mai
nim
plem
enng
divi
sion
sin
crea
sed.
2
Dev
elop
age
nder
- res
pons
ive
mon
itori
ngan
dev
alua
onfr
amew
ork
and
spec
ific
targ
ets
for
the
TCM
SPto
mon
itor
the
impa
ctof
the
plan
inpo
vert
yre
duc
onan
dac
hiev
emen
toft
heM
DG
s.
XX
MCI
L,M
FAT,
ALL
RELE
VAN
TG
OVE
RNM
ENT
MIN
ISTR
IES
STP1
-on
goin
g
1Th
ese
are
the
key
lead
agen
cies
invo
lved
,with
othe
rsto
beco
-opt
eddu
ring
impl
emen
taon
.
5
Requ
irem
ents
Out
com
es a
nd P
erfo
rman
ce In
dica
tors
Action No.
Act
ions
Implement Existing Policy
Change policy/legislation/
Reform Institutions
Technical assistance/invest
ments
Agencies Involved*1
Likely Timeframe
Level of Priority
1.1.
3.
Inst
itutio
nal c
apac
ity o
f TCM
SP
impl
emen
ting
divi
sion
s en
hanc
ed.
1.1.
4. T
he a
vaila
bilit
y an
d re
liabi
lity
of
rele
vant
up-
to-d
ate
data
.
2 D
evel
op a
gen
der-
resp
onsi
ve m
onito
ring
and
ev
alua
tion
fram
ewor
k an
d sp
ecifi
c ta
rget
s fo
r th
e TC
MSP
to m
onito
r th
e im
pact
of t
he p
lan
in p
over
ty
redu
ctio
n an
d ac
hiev
emen
t of t
he M
DG
s.
X
X M
CIL,
MFA
T, A
LL
RELE
VAN
T G
OVE
RNM
ENT
MIN
ISTR
IES
ST
P1 -
ongo
ing
3
TCM
SP T
ask
forc
e an
d CS
U to
eng
age
in a
bot
tom
-up
exer
cise
of 3
-yea
r co
st p
roje
ctio
ns fo
r th
e se
ctor
pla
n,
incl
udin
g bo
th c
apita
l and
recu
rren
t exp
endi
ture
, and
pr
ogra
mm
es o
f act
iviti
es a
nd in
puts
(hum
an a
nd
finan
cial
res
ourc
es).
X
M
CIL,
MFA
T,
MO
F, A
ll re
leva
nt
min
istr
ies
ST LT
P1-
ongo
ing
4
Hum
an r
esou
rces
– re
view
org
aniz
atio
nal s
truc
ture
, pe
rson
nel t
o al
ign
with
res
ourc
e re
quir
emen
ts
dict
ated
in th
e pl
an.
X X
X M
CIL,
MFA
T,
MO
F M
T –
LT
P1 -
ongo
ing
5 Fi
nanc
ial r
esou
rces
– d
evel
op a
med
ium
term
ex
pend
iture
fram
ewor
k: 3
yea
rs.
X
X M
CIL,
MFA
T,
MO
F ST
P1
- on
goin
g
1.2.
TCM
SP a
ppro
ved
by c
abin
et a
nd
impl
emen
ted
by 2
015
Perf
orm
ance
Indi
cato
rs:
1.2.
1. T
CMSP
app
rove
d by
cab
inet
and
im
plem
ente
d.
6
Gov
ernm
ent t
o es
tabl
ish
an a
dequ
ate
inst
itutio
nal
fram
ewor
k fo
r th
e co
ordi
natio
n an
d im
plem
enta
tion
of th
e TS
P i.e
. enh
ance
the
role
of t
he e
xist
ing
Trad
e,
Com
mer
ce a
nd In
dust
ry D
evel
opm
ent B
oard
(TCI
DB)
X X
X M
CIL,
MFA
T,
MO
F, M
WCS
D
ST
P1
1.1.
3.
Inst
itutio
nal c
apac
ity o
f TCM
SP
impl
emen
ting
divi
sion
s en
hanc
ed.
1.1.
4. T
he a
vaila
bilit
y an
d re
liabi
lity
of
rele
vant
up-
to-d
ate
data
.
6
Requ
irem
ents
Out
com
esan
dPe
rfor
man
ceIn
dica
tors
AconNo.
Ac
ons
ImplementExisngPolicy
Changepolicy/legislaon/
ReformInstuons
Technicalassistance/invest
ments
AgenciesInvolved*1
LikelyTimeframe
LevelofPriority
7Cr
eate
aco
mpu
teri
zed
cent
raliz
edse
x-di
sagg
rega
ted
sta
scs
data
base
for
min
istr
ies.
XX
SBS
MCI
LM
FAT
&M
OF
MT
P1-
ongo
ing
1.3.
Relia
ble
and
upda
ted
sect
orst
as
csfo
rpl
anni
ngan
dM
&E
prod
uced
.
Perf
orm
ance
Indi
cato
rs:
1.3.
1.In
stu
onal
capa
city
ofTC
MSP
impl
emen
ngdi
visi
ons
enha
nced
.
1.3.
2.Th
eav
aila
bilit
yan
dre
liabi
lity
ofre
leva
ntup
-to-
date
data
.
8
Dev
elop
relia
ble
and
mel
yG
DP,
Bala
nce
ofPa
ymen
ts(B
OP)
and
empl
oym
entd
ata
cri
cal t
otr
ack
and
man
age
the
cont
ribu
ons
ofke
yse
ctor
san
dth
eem
ergi
ngse
rvic
esan
dto
mon
itor
empl
oym
ents
his
amon
gth
em
ain
sect
ors
ofth
eSa
moa
nec
onom
y.
XX
CBS,
SBS,
MO
F,M
CIL
MT
P1-
Ong
oing
9
Und
erta
kene
eds
asse
ssm
ento
nin
stu
onal
capa
city
cons
trai
nts.
On
the
basi
sof
the
need
sas
sess
men
t,en
hanc
eth
ein
stu
ons’
capa
city
toim
plem
entt
heTC
MSP
.
XX
XM
CIL,
MFA
T,M
OF,
MT
P1-N
ew
10
Impr
ove
polic
yde
sign
and
stre
ngth
enca
paci
esfo
rm
onito
ring
and
eval
uaon
oftr
ade
polic
yto
asse
ssth
ege
nder
- diff
eren
ated
econ
omic
and
pove
rty
impa
cts
and
adju
stac
cord
ingl
y.
XM
CIL,
MFA
T,M
WCS
DST
-M
TP1
1.4.
Ins
tuon
alca
paci
tyof
TCM
SPim
plem
enng
divi
sion
sen
hanc
ed.
Perf
orm
ance
Indi
cato
rs:
1.4.
1.In
stu
onal
capa
city
ofTC
MSP
impl
emen
ngdi
visi
ons
enha
nced
.
11
Clar
ifyth
ero
les
and
resp
onsi
bili
esof
the
MFA
Tan
dM
CIL
for
trad
epo
licy
form
ula
onan
dim
plem
enta
on,w
ithth
eM
CIL
taki
ngth
ele
adin
gro
lein
polic
yde
velo
pmen
tand
expo
rtan
d
XX
MCI
L,M
AF,
MO
F,PS
CST
P1-
ongo
ing
7
Requ
irem
ents
Out
com
esan
dPe
rfor
man
ceIn
dica
tors
AconNo.
Ac
ons
ImplementExisngPolicy
Changepolicy/legislaon/
ReformInstuons
Technicalassistance/invest
ments
AgenciesInvolved*1
LikelyTimeframe
LevelofPriority
inve
stm
entp
rom
oon
,and
the
MFA
Tto
bere
spon
sibl
efo
r tra
dene
goa
ons.
12
Hol
dre
gula
rTC
IDB
mee
ngs
todi
scus
sis
sues
ofth
epr
ivat
ese
ctor
, rev
iew
cost
sof
doin
gbu
sine
ssan
dho
wto
low
erco
sts
ofse
ngup
busi
ness
.X
XM
CIL,
MO
R,M
PMC,
MO
FST
P1-
Ong
oing
13U
nder
take
are
view
ofth
eCo
mpa
nies
Act
2006
toin
corp
orat
ea
paym
ents
truc
ture
.X
XM
CIL,
AG
MT
P2
14Se
tup
anon
line
busi
ness
regi
stra
onan
dap
prov
alsy
stem
.X
XM
CIL,
MFR
,SIF
AM
TP2
1.5.
Busi
ness
envi
ronm
enti
mpr
oved
and
cost
ofdo
ing
busi
ness
redu
ced,
incl
udin
gco
sts,
proc
edur
esan
dm
eof
busi
ness
and
com
mer
cial
proc
esse
s.
Perf
orm
ance
Indi
cato
rs:
1.5.
1.Co
sts,
proc
edur
esan
dm
eof
busi
ness
.
1.5.
2.W
orld
Bank
(WB)
cost
ofdo
ing
busi
ness
and
busi
ness
envi
ronm
ent
indi
cato
rs.
15Re
gula
rco
llabo
raon
btw
MCI
LM
OR
and
MPM
Con
busi
ness
proc
esse
san
dpr
oced
ures
.X
XM
CIL,
MPM
C,M
FRST
P1
16
Colla
bora
tew
ithpr
ivat
ese
ctor
inde
velo
ping
empl
oym
ento
ppor
tuni
esan
dsc
hem
esfo
rsc
hool
leav
ers
(mal
esan
dfe
mal
esan
dyo
uth
with
disa
bili
es)w
ithth
evi
ewof
up-s
killi
ngth
emw
ithtr
ade
skill
s.Th
ese
unsk
illed
wor
kers
can,
aer
five
year
s,ap
ply
toth
eA
ppre
nce
ship
Sche
me
orsi
tthe
Trad
esTe
st.
XX
XM
CIL,
NPS
O,
APT
C,Pr
ivat
eSe
ctor
Empl
oyer
sM
TP2
-on
goin
g
1.6.
Priv
ate
sect
or’s
cont
ribu
onto
incl
usiv
egr
owth
and
MD
Gs
achi
evem
ent
enha
nced
.
Perf
orm
ance
Indi
cato
rs:
1.6.
1.St
akeh
olde
ran
dcl
ient
feed
back
17
Crea
tea
deve
lopm
ent-
orie
nted
trad
epo
licy
envi
ronm
enti
nlin
ew
ithSa
moa
’sde
velo
pmen
tand
pove
rty
alle
via
ongo
als.
XX
MCI
L,M
FAT,
MO
FST
P1
8
Requ
irem
ents
Out
com
esan
dPe
rfor
man
ceIn
dica
tors
AconNo.
Ac
ons
ImplementExisngPolicy
Changepolicy/legislaon/
ReformInstuons
Technicalassistance/invest
ments
AgenciesInvolved*1
LikelyTimeframe
LevelofPriority
18
Prov
ide
ince
nve
sto
enco
urag
eth
epr
ivat
ese
ctor
toin
vest
inth
eex
pans
ion
and
com
mer
cial
iza
onof
rese
arch
resu
ltsfr
omth
eSc
ien
ficRe
sear
chO
rgan
isa
onof
Sam
oa(S
ROS)
and
othe
rre
sear
chin
stu
ons
tofo
rmth
eba
sis
for
agri
cultu
retr
ade
and
expo
rtin
futu
re.
XX
XM
AF,
MO
F,SR
OS,
NPS
O,M
FAT
LTP1
1.7.
The
effec
vene
ssof
regu
laon
san
dle
gisl
aon
addr
essi
ngm
arke
tim
perf
econ
s,in
clud
ing
adm
inis
tra
onan
dm
onito
ring
mec
hani
sms,
enha
nced
;
Perf
orm
ance
Indi
cato
rs:
1.7.
1.Th
eex
iste
nce,
qual
ityan
deff
ecve
ness
ofre
gula
ons
and
legi
sla
onad
dres
sing
mar
keti
mpe
rfec
ons.
1.7.
2.Effi
cien
cyan
deff
ecve
ness
ofad
min
istr
aon
and
mon
itori
ngm
echa
nism
s.
19
Capa
city
Build
ing:
Staff
trai
ning
and
up-s
killi
ng-I
nves
gate
,arb
itrat
e,en
forc
emen
t,su
rvei
llanc
e,re
sear
ch,p
olic
yfo
rmul
aon
.
Met
eoro
logy
legi
sla
on–
Reso
urce
s.
Staff
Recr
uitm
ent
-Man
ager
and
office
rs.
Proc
urem
ent:
Tech
nica
l equ
ipm
ent,
non-
tech
nica
leq
uipm
ent,
office
and
labo
rato
ry.
Fair
Trad
ing
Legi
sla
on–
Reso
urce
s
Food
and
prod
uct
safe
tyst
anda
rds
–Re
crui
tmen
t,st
reng
then
effici
ency
and
effec
vene
ssof
the
Sam
oaN
aon
alCo
dex
Com
mi
eeSe
cret
aria
t in
serv
icin
gth
eco
mm
iee
.
Com
peon
law
and
polic
y–
Recr
uitm
enta
ndse
tup
anin
depe
nden
tCom
peon
and
Cons
umer
XX
MCI
LM
TP1
-O
ngoi
ng
9
Requ
irem
ents
Out
com
esan
dPe
rfor
man
ceIn
dica
tors
AconNo.
Ac
ons
ImplementExisngPolicy
Changepolicy/legislaon/
ReformInstuons
Technicalassistance/invest
ments
AgenciesInvolved*1
LikelyTimeframe
LevelofPriority
Com
mis
sion
.
20
Stre
ngth
enth
eca
paci
tyof
and
linka
ges
betw
een
priv
ate
sect
orle
adre
pres
enta
vein
stu
ons
and
thei
raffi
liate
s.
21
Enco
urag
ebu
sine
sses
tone
twor
kan
dcl
uste
rto
achi
eve
econ
omie
sof
scal
ean
dre
duce
unit
cost
sof
com
mon
over
head
s.X
XM
CIL,
NPS
OM
TP2
1.8.
Gre
ater
linka
ges
and
spill
over
sam
ong
econ
omic
sect
ors
achi
eved
.
Perf
orm
ance
Indi
cato
rs:
1.8.
1.Sh
are
ofdo
mes
cva
lue
adde
din
tota
lman
ufac
turi
ngou
tput
and
expo
rts.
1.8.
2.Sh
are
ofdo
mes
cin
puts
inm
anuf
actu
red
outp
ut.
1.8.
3.Q
ualit
y,st
abili
tyan
dsu
stai
nabi
lity
ofth
esu
pply
ofpr
imar
yin
puts
toth
em
anuf
actu
ring
sect
or.
22
Esta
blis
ha
naon
alne
twor
king
data
base
unde
rth
eN
PSO
with
the
assi
stan
ceof
the
MCI
L.
XX
MCI
L,N
PSO
MT
P1
SECT
ION
2:Cr
ossc
ung
Issu
es
Mac
roec
onom
icEn
viro
nmen
t
2.1.
Com
peve
ness
,the
volu
me
and
valu
eof
expo
rts
enha
nced
and
bala
nce
oftr
ade
impr
oved
.
Perf
orm
ance
Indi
cato
rs:
1
Cent
ralB
ank
tore
-enf
orce
and
acve
lyu
lize
the
exch
ange
rate
polic
yto
ensu
reex
por
ngac
vity
iss
mul
ated
and
impo
rtsp
endi
ngis
cont
aine
d.X
CBS,
MO
FM
TP1
–on
goin
g
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2.1.
1.Re
algr
owth
rate
ofex
port
sof
good
san
dse
rvic
es.
2.1.
2.Ba
lanc
eof
trad
e.
2.1.
3.Sh
are
ofdo
mes
cva
lue
adde
din
tota
lexp
orts
.
2
Prom
ote
rem
ian
ces
asa
pote
nal
reso
urce
for
inve
stm
ents
.U
nder
take
anan
alys
isof
pote
nal
polic
ysc
hem
es, b
uild
ing
onth
eex
perie
nce
ofot
her
coun
trie
s,fo
rth
eus
eof
rem
ian
ces
asa
sour
ceof
com
mun
ityin
vest
men
t.
XX
CBS,
MCI
L,M
WCS
DLT
P2–
new
2.2.
Priv
ate
sect
or’s
prod
ucvi
ty,c
apac
ityu
liza
onan
dac
cess
tofin
ance
,tra
inin
gan
dte
chno
logy
enha
nced
.
Perf
orm
ance
Indi
cato
rs:
2.2.
1.W
Bco
stof
doin
gbu
sine
ssan
dbu
sine
ssen
viro
nmen
tind
icat
ors.
2.2.
2.N
o.of
priv
ate
sect
orfir
ms
bene
fing
from
vari
ous
priv
ate
sect
orsu
ppor
t(PS
S)an
dfin
ance
sche
mes
.
2.2.
3.Co
sts,
proc
edur
esan
dm
ene
eded
toap
ply
for
PSS
sche
mes
.
2.2.
4.Effi
cien
cy,e
ffec
vene
ssan
dim
pact
ofva
riou
sPS
Ssc
hem
es.
3
Form
ulat
ea
stra
tegy
toac
cess
capi
tal m
arke
tsfo
rin
vest
men
t and
borr
owin
gin
the
med
ium
term
inan
cipa
onof
the
effec
tsof
trad
elib
eral
iza
onan
dlo
ssof
Leas
tDev
elop
edCo
untr
y(L
DC)
stat
us.
XX
XCB
S,M
OF,
UTO
SsM
TP1
–ne
w
2.3.
Relia
ble
and
upda
ted
sect
orst
as
csfo
rpl
anni
ngan
dM
&E
prod
uced
.4
Dev
elop
relia
ble
and
mel
yG
DP,
BOP
and
empl
oym
ent
data
cri
calt
otr
ack,
man
age
and
deve
lop
the
emer
ging
XX
CBS,
MO
F,SB
S,M
CIL
MT
P1–
ongo
ing
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Perf
orm
ance
Indi
cato
rs:
2.3.
1.In
stu
onal
capa
city
ofTC
MSP
impl
emen
ngdi
visi
ons
enha
nced
.
2.3.
2.Th
eav
aila
bilit
yan
dre
liabi
lity
ofre
leva
ntup
-to-
date
data
.
serv
ices
and
empl
oym
ents
his.
Stre
ngth
enfis
cal(
reve
nue
and
expe
nditu
re)c
ontr
olsy
stem
sas
iden
fied
inth
ePu
blic
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nditu
reFr
amew
ork
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essm
ent(
PEFA
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alle
viat
eth
ede
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ilizi
ngfin
anci
alim
pact
sre
sul
ngfr
omts
unam
ire
late
dre
cons
truc
onan
dth
egl
obalfin
anci
alcr
isis
.
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eD
evel
opm
entF
ram
ewor
k
2.4.
Ins
tuon
alca
paci
tyof
TCM
Sect
orPl
anim
plem
enng
divi
sion
sen
hanc
ed;
Perf
orm
ance
Indi
cato
rs:
2.4.
1.In
stu
onal
capa
city
ofTC
MSP
impl
emen
ngdi
visi
ons
1
Gov
ernm
ent
tode
cide
onth
etw
oop
ons
for
trad
ede
velo
pmen
tfra
mew
ork:
Op
on1:
Enha
nce
the
role
ofth
eex
isng
TCID
B.
Op
on2 :
Esta
blis
han
inde
pend
ent
Trad
ean
dIn
vest
men
tBo
ard
toin
stu
onal
ize
inte
r-go
vern
men
tal
coor
dina
onon
trad
ean
din
vest
men
tpo
licy
and
prov
ide
over
sigh
tto
itsim
plem
enta
onth
roug
hva
rious
gove
rnm
entd
epar
tmen
ts.
XX
MFA
T,M
CIL
STP1
–ne
w
2.5.
Priv
ate
sect
or’s
prod
ucvi
ty,c
apac
ityu
liza
onan
dac
cess
tofin
ance
,tra
inin
gan
dte
chno
logy
enha
nced
.
Perf
orm
ance
Indi
cato
rs:
2
Dev
elop
priv
ate
sect
orin
stu
ons’
capa
city
toeff
ecve
lyen
gage
with
gove
rnm
ento
ntr
ade
polic
yfo
rmul
aon
thro
ugh
inte
ralia
trai
ning
inte
chni
cal
trad
eis
sues
,enh
ance
ddi
ssem
ina
onof
rele
vant
info
rma
on,t
rade
nego
aon
s,et
c.X
MCI
L,M
FAT,
NPS
O, C
ivil
Soci
ety
STP1
–on
goin
g
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2.5.
1.W
Bco
stof
doin
gbu
sine
ssan
dbu
sine
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nmen
tind
icat
ors.
2.5.
2.N
o.of
priv
ate
sect
orfir
ms
bene
fing
from
vari
ous
PSS
andfin
ance
sche
mes
.
2.5.
3.Co
sts,
proc
edur
esan
dm
ene
eded
toap
ply
for
PSS
sche
mes
.
2.5.
4.Effi
cien
cy,e
ffec
vene
ssan
dim
pact
ofva
riou
sPS
Ssc
hem
es.
2.6.
Relia
ble
and
upda
ted
sect
orst
as
csfo
rpl
anni
ngan
dM
&E
prod
uced
.
Perf
orm
ance
Indi
cato
rs:
26.1
.Ins
tuon
alca
paci
tyof
TCM
Pim
plem
enng
divi
sion
sen
hanc
ed.
2.6.
1.Th
eav
aila
bilit
yan
dre
liabi
lity
ofre
leva
ntup
-to-
date
data
.
3
Impr
ove
trad
eda
taco
llec
on,a
naly
sis,
and
diss
emin
aon
.
XX
MO
R,SB
S,CB
SST
P2–
ongo
ing
2.7.
Effici
ency
,eff
ecve
ness
and
impa
ctof
vari
ous
priv
ate
sect
orsu
ppor
tsch
emes
enha
nced
:no.
ofpr
ivat
ese
ctor
firm
sbe
nefi
ngfr
omva
riou
sPS
SFsc
hem
esin
crea
sed;
targ
eng
enha
nced
; cos
ts,
proc
edur
esan
dm
ene
eded
toap
ply
for
PSS
sche
mes
redu
ced
and
busi
ness
com
mun
ityaw
aren
ess
ofPS
Ssc
hem
es
4
Und
erta
kean
inte
rnal
revi
ewof
exis
ngad
min
istr
ave
mea
sure
sin
plac
efo
rex
port
ince
nve
ssc
hem
esu
chas
Code
121,
duty
conc
essi
onan
dsu
spen
sion
toid
enfy
the
key
wea
knes
ses
orco
nstr
aint
san
den
sure
thes
ear
em
ore
stre
amlin
edan
dap
prop
riat
e.X
XM
CIL,
MO
R,M
OF
MT
P2-n
ew
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enha
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.
Perf
orm
ance
Indi
cato
rs:
2.7.
1.N
o.of
priv
ate
sect
orfir
ms
bene
fing
from
vari
ous
PSS
sche
mes
.
2.7.
2.Co
sts,
proc
edur
esan
dm
ene
eded
toap
ply
for
PSS
sche
mes
.
2.7.
3.Effi
cien
cy,e
ffec
vene
ssan
dim
pact
ofva
riou
sPS
Ssc
hem
es.
2.7.
4.Bu
sine
ssco
mm
unity
awar
enes
sof
PSS
sche
mes
.
2.8.
Trad
ese
ctor
’sco
ntrib
uon
toin
clus
ive
grow
than
dM
DG
sac
hiev
emen
tenh
ance
d.
Perf
orm
ance
Indi
cato
rs:
2.8.
1.Re
algr
owth
rate
ofex
port
sof
good
san
dse
rvic
es.
2.8.
2.Ba
lanc
eof
trad
e.
2.8.
3.Sh
are
ofdo
mes
cva
lue
adde
din
tota
lexp
orts
.
5
Impr
ove
polic
yde
sign
and
stre
ngth
enca
paci
esfo
rm
onito
ring
and
eval
uaon
oftr
ade
polic
yto
asse
ssge
nder
-dis
aggr
egat
edec
onom
ican
dpo
vert
yim
pact
san
dad
just
acco
rdin
gly.
XM
CIL,
MFA
T,M
WCS
DST
-M
TP1
–ne
w
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2.8.
4.St
akeh
olde
ran
dcl
ient
feed
back
.
Inte
rna
onal
Trad
eA
rran
gem
ents
and
Neg
oa
ons
1
Map
out a
ndco
stth
ene
eded
refo
rms
for
the
Wor
ldTr
ade
Org
aniz
aon
(WTO
) acc
essi
onpr
oces
s,in
clud
ing
inth
ear
eas
ofin
telle
ctua
lpro
pert
yri
ghts
(IPRs
),Sa
nita
ryan
dPh
yto-
Sani
tary
(SPS
)sta
ndar
ds,
coun
terv
ailin
gm
easu
res,fis
heri
essu
bsid
ies
and
tech
nica
lbar
rier
sto
trad
e.Id
enfy
tech
nica
lass
ista
nce
gaps
and
prio
ries
(use
legi
sla
veac
onpl
anfr
omW
TOac
cess
ion)
.
XX
MFA
T,M
CIL,
MA
F,M
FR,N
PSO
,A
GST
P1–
new
2
Iden
fyin
divi
dual
expo
rtpr
oduc
tsth
atm
aybe
impa
cted
byth
elo
ssof
duty
free
quot
afr
ee(D
FQF)
stat
usre
late
dto
LDC
grad
uaon
and
toex
plor
epo
ssib
lem
iga
ngm
easu
res
and
stra
tegi
es,i
nclu
ding
con
nua
onof
pref
eren
alac
cess
for
ane
goat
edtr
ansi
onal
peri
od.
XM
FR,S
AM
E,M
FAT
STP2
-new
2.9.
Faci
litat
eth
eim
plem
enta
onof
com
mitm
ents
mad
ein
trad
eag
reem
ents
and
mon
itor
the
deve
lopm
enti
mpl
ica
ons
Perf
orm
ance
Indi
cato
rs:
2.9.
1.M
arke
tacc
ess
thro
ugh
new
Free
Trad
eA
gree
men
ts(F
TAs)
and/
orac
vaon
ofex
isng
FTA
s.
3Re
view
the
impl
ica
ons
ofW
TOac
cess
ion
and
LDC
grad
uaon
for
thefis
heri
esse
ctor
,par
cula
rly
the
tariff
redu
con
onal
l fish
ing
busi
ness
inpu
ts.
xM
FAT,
MA
F,M
OF,
MO
R,ST
P1 -
new
2.10
.Pri
vate
sect
or’s
prod
ucvi
ty, c
apac
ityu
liza
onan
dac
cess
tofin
ance
,tra
inin
gan
dte
chno
logy
enha
nced
.
Perf
orm
ance
Indi
cato
rs:
4
Und
erta
kean
asse
ssm
ent o
fthe
econ
omic
impl
ica
ons
ofex
tend
ing
tariff
conc
essi
ons
topr
otec
ted
busi
ness
essu
pply
ing
the
dom
esc
mar
ket a
sw
ella
sto
expo
rter
s.X
MFA
T,M
FR,
NPS
O,M
CIL
STP2
–ne
w
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2.10
.1.C
osts
,pro
cedu
res
and
me
ofbu
sine
ss.
2.10
.2.W
Bco
stof
doin
gbu
sine
ssan
dbu
sine
ssen
viro
nmen
tind
icat
ors.
2.10
.3.N
o.of
priv
ate
sect
orfir
ms
bene
fing
from
vari
ous
PSS
sche
mes
.
2.10
.4.C
osts
, pro
cedu
res
and
me
need
edto
appl
yfo
rPS
Ssc
hem
es.
2.10
.5.Effi
cien
cy, e
ffec
vene
ssan
dim
pact
ofva
riou
sPS
Ssc
hem
es.
5N
ego
ate
and
esta
blis
hm
utua
lrec
ogni
onag
reem
ents
with
targ
etm
arke
ts.
XX
XM
AF,
MFA
TST
P2-
ongo
ing
6
Dee
pen
the
unde
rsta
ndin
gof
the
impa
ctof
trad
elib
eral
iza
onon
the
stru
ctur
eof
soci
ety,
par
cula
rly
onw
omen
.
XX
MW
CSD
,MFA
TST
–M
TP1
2.11
.Mar
ket a
cces
sth
roug
hne
wFT
As
and/
orac
vaon
ofex
isng
FTA
sen
hanc
ed.
Perf
orm
ance
Indi
cato
rs:
2.11
.1.M
arke
t acc
ess
thro
ugh
new
FTA
san
d/or
acva
onof
exis
ngFT
As.
2.11
.2.R
eal g
row
thra
teof
expo
rts
ofgo
ods
and
serv
ices
.
2.11
.3. B
alan
ceof
trad
e.7
Und
erta
kean
asse
ssm
ent
ofth
ere
venu
eim
pact
ofth
ePA
CER
Plus
nego
aon
sun
der
vari
ous
scen
ario
s.Th
ese
scen
ario
sw
illbe
gene
rate
dba
sed
onas
sum
pon
sre
gard
ing
the
exte
ntof
liber
aliz
aon
inEc
onom
icPa
rtne
rshi
pA
gree
men
ts(E
PAs)
.Su
chan
asse
ssm
ent
will
allo
win
form
ing
alte
rave
nego
aon
opon
s.X
XM
FAT,
MFR
,M
WCS
DST
P1–
ongo
ing
(Com
Sec
Fund
edTA
)
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on(E
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EPA
tow
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ple
onan
dem
bark
onde
sign
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aneff
ecve
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emen
taon
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tegy
.
8
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nsul
taon
sw
ithA
mer
ican
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oa,
aim
edat
esta
blis
hing
abi
late
ralt
rade
fram
ewor
k.
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erta
kea
stud
yto
info
rmde
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ons
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rdin
gth
em
ost
appr
opri
ate
lega
l ins
trum
ent
for
abi
late
ralt
rade
fram
ewor
kw
ithA
mer
ican
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oa.
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FAT,
MCI
L,M
OF,
NPS
O,A
GST
P2–
ongo
ing
(Tw
oSa
moa
Talk
s)
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elop
and
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mun
ica
ons
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trea
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rate
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ren
hanc
ing
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ngm
echa
nism
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rre
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form
aon
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emin
aon
and
capa
city
build
ing
rela
ngto
invo
lvem
enti
ntr
ade
agre
emen
ts.
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FAT,
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L,N
WCT
AST
P2–
ongo
ing
10Co
nsid
erth
epo
ten
alof
spec
ific
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eag
reem
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chas
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mi
gate
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loss
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FQF
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lng
from
grad
uaon
from
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stat
us.
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FAT,
MFR
,N
PSO
,MCI
LST
P2
11Co
nduc
tane
eds
asse
ssm
ent f
orca
paci
tybu
ildin
gin
the
area
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telle
ctua
lpro
pert
yri
ghts
inlin
ew
ithW
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quir
emen
tsan
dex
pect
aon
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CIL,
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llre
leva
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trie
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TP1
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.Dev
elop
men
tofp
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and
law
sto
prot
ecti
ntel
lect
ualp
rope
rty
righ
tsan
dth
aten
cour
age
inno
vaon
.
Perf
orm
ance
Indi
cato
rs:
2.12
.1.I
PRre
gist
raon
s.
12
On
the
basi
sof
the
need
sas
sess
men
t,en
hanc
eSa
moa
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paci
tyin
the
area
ofin
telle
ctua
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suri
ngse
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zaon
and
effec
veim
plem
enta
onof
law
sgo
vern
ing
inte
llect
ualp
rope
rty
righ
ts,w
itha
view
tost
reng
then
ing
them
.
XX
MFA
T,M
CIL
MT
P2
17
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14
Uliz
ean
dco
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with
inte
rna
onal
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l Pro
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ivat
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gist
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pate
nts
acro
ssth
ew
orld
.
XX
XM
CIL,
MFA
TM
TP1
13
Fast
trac
kap
prov
alof
key
polic
ies
such
asth
eFo
reig
nIn
vest
men
tAm
endm
ent
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and
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tAm
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laon
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rin
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ctua
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reth
atke
ypo
licie
sar
eM
DG
-ori
ente
dan
dco
nduc
ive
toin
clus
ive
grow
than
dhu
man
deve
lopm
ent.
XX
MCI
L,A
GST
P1
2.12
.2.I
PReff
ecve
ness
and
ease
ofu
liza
on.
14M
onito
rgo
ods
atth
ebo
rder
tocu
rbim
port
sof
coun
terf
eit g
oods
e.g.
elei
prin
tfro
mCh
ina.
XX
MCI
L,M
OR,
AGST
P1
Priv
ate
Sect
orEn
ablin
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viro
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tand
Inve
stm
entP
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ines
sen
viro
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tim
prov
edan
dco
stof
doin
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sine
ssre
duce
d,in
clud
ing
cost
s,pr
oced
ures
and
me
ofbu
sine
ssan
dco
mm
erci
alpr
oces
ses.
Perf
orm
ance
Indi
cato
rs:
2,13
,1,C
osts
,pro
cedu
res
and
me
ofbu
sine
ss.
1
Dee
pen
unde
rsta
ndin
gof
the
caus
alfa
ctor
sof
the
cons
trai
nts
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sine
sses
iden
fied
inth
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orld
Bank
Doi
ngBu
sine
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dEn
terp
rise
benc
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rvey
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nder
take
targ
eted
sam
ple
surv
eys
prio
rizi
ngth
efo
llow
ing
area
s:i)
proc
esse
sfo
rdoc
umen
taon
byim
port
ers
and
expo
rter
sfo
rcu
stom
scl
eara
nce
and
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oaPo
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hori
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emen
ts;i
i)do
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onan
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ent o
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ii)en
forc
emen
tfor
regi
stra
onan
dm
onito
ring
ofun
regi
ster
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sine
sses
;iv)
mea
sure
sto
addr
ess
incr
easi
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prop
ria
onof
fund
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mon
itorin
gpo
wer
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ges
and
wat
ersh
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XX
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L,M
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orM
TP1
-on
goin
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18
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Und
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com
preh
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gbu
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dim
prov
eth
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sine
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tenv
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men
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oa.
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L,D
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cons
ider
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ctor
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tmen
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wel
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icity
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pend
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regu
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ivat
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ona
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atw
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ove
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agem
ent
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stom
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aklo
ads.
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stu
onal
stre
ngth
enin
gof
the
EPC
toim
prov
ede
man
dfo
reca
sng
,sys
tem
plan
ning
and
capa
city
toco
ntro
lmul
-sou
rce
gene
raon
.
•Co
rpor
ate
gove
rnan
cere
form
s.
XX
MCI
L,EP
C,M
OF,
NPS
OST
-M
TP1
–on
goin
g
2.13
.2.W
Bco
stof
doin
gbu
sine
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dbu
sine
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viro
nmen
tind
icat
ors.
4U
nder
take
afu
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view
topr
epar
ea
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busi
ness
stra
tegy
and
iden
fyth
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licy
and
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sla
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MCI
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CIT,
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OST
P2 -
new
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refo
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topo
sion
Sam
oato
beco
me
com
peve
with
e-co
mm
erce
for
both
the
dom
esc
and
glob
alm
arke
ts.
5
Revi
seth
ein
vest
men
tpo
licy
stat
emen
tto
impr
ove
the
cons
iste
ncy
and
tran
spar
ency
ofin
vest
men
tm
easu
res
for
dom
esc
and
fore
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inve
stor
s.
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eler
ate
and
final
ize
the
revi
ewof
the
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stm
ent
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and
prep
are
anin
stu
onal
plan
toen
sure
effec
vead
min
istr
aon
ofth
ere
stri
cted
acvi
eslis
tfor
fore
ign
inve
stor
s.
XX
MCI
L,M
OF,
MFA
T,N
PSO
STP1
-on
goin
g
6
Esta
blis
ha
coun
try
cred
itri
skra
ngth
roug
hin
tern
aon
ally
reco
gniz
edra
ngs
agen
cies
tofa
cilit
ate
com
mer
cial
risk
asse
ssm
entb
yin
tern
aon
alin
vest
ors.
XX
CBS,
MO
F,M
CIL
MT
P2–
ongo
ing
(nee
dfu
ndin
g)
7
Ado
pta
clus
ter
deve
lopm
ent
appr
oach
,es
tabl
ish
busi
ness
incu
bato
rsan
den
cour
age
busi
ness
esto
netw
ork
and
clus
ter
toac
hiev
eec
onom
ies
ofsc
ale
and
redu
ceun
itco
sts
ofco
mm
onov
erhe
ads.
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blis
ha
naon
alne
twor
king
data
base
unde
rth
eN
PSO
with
the
assi
stan
ceof
the
MCI
L.
XX
MCI
L,N
PSO
,SB
EC,C
ham
ber
ofCo
mm
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,SA
ME
MT
P1 -
new
2.14
.Pri
vate
sect
or’s
prod
ucvi
ty, c
apac
ityu
liza
onan
dac
cess
tofin
ance
,tra
inin
gan
dte
chno
logy
enha
nced
.
Perf
orm
ance
Indi
cato
rs:
2.14
.1.C
osts
,pro
cedu
res
and
me
ofbu
sine
ss.
2.14
.2.W
Bco
stof
doin
gbu
sine
ssan
dbu
sine
ssen
viro
nmen
tind
icat
ors;
2.14
.3.N
o.of
priv
ate
sect
orfir
ms
8
Incr
ease
acce
ssto
cust
omar
yla
ndas
acr
ica
llyim
port
ant
prer
equi
site
for
grow
than
dtr
ade
expa
nsio
n,es
peci
ally
inse
ctor
ssu
chas
agri
cultu
rean
dto
uris
m-
iden
fied
aspr
iori
tyin
the
SDS
and
this
repo
rt.
Mob
ilize
supp
ortt
owar
dsa
naon
alco
nsen
sus
onth
ene
edto
acce
lera
teth
epa
ceof
lega
land
polic
yre
form
s
XX
MN
RE,M
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MT
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9Pr
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moa
asa
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onsh
ore
regi
onal
capi
talm
arke
thub
capi
taliz
ing
onth
esu
cces
sof
the
offsh
orefin
ance
cent
re.
XX
CBS,
SIFA
,MCI
LLT
P3 -
new
10En
acta
ndim
plem
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rson
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tySe
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tyA
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hich
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ease
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tyby
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ssto
cred
it.X
XM
CIL
STP1
11
Und
erta
kea
revi
ewof
exis
ngin
dust
rytr
aini
ngst
anda
rds
for
appr
ence
able
trad
es,w
itha
view
toup
grad
ing
them
toin
clud
ege
nder
bala
nce
and
peop
lew
ithdi
sabi
lies
.
XX
MCI
L,A
G,S
QA
,N
US,
Priv
ate
Sect
or,P
SIF,
Aus
AID
,NZA
ID
MT
P2
12
Enco
urag
ebu
sine
sses
thro
ugh
enha
nced
awar
enes
spr
ogra
mm
eson
hiri
ngqu
alifi
edtr
ades
peop
le.
X
MCI
L,A
G,S
QA
,N
US,
Priv
ate
Sect
or,P
SIF,
Aus
AID
,NZA
ID
STP1
13
Incr
ease
sens
iza
onof
the
Trad
eTe
sng
Sche
me
offer
edby
the
MCI
Lfo
rsk
illed
wor
kers
with
outf
orm
alce
rfic
aon
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MCI
L,A
G,S
QA
,N
US,
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ate
Sect
or,P
SIF,
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AID
,NZA
ID
STP1
14Re
view
the
Job
Seek
erSc
hem
e.X
MCI
LM
TP2
bene
fing
from
vari
ous
PSS
sche
mes
.
2.14
.4.C
osts
,pro
cedu
res
and
me
need
edto
appl
yfo
rPS
Ssc
hem
es.
2.14
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cien
cy,e
ffec
vene
ssan
dim
pact
ofva
riou
sPS
Ssc
hem
es.
15Ra
fyth
eIL
Oco
nven
ons.
XX
MCI
LM
TP1
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.Tra
dese
ctor
’sco
ntri
buon
toin
clus
ive
grow
than
dM
DG
sac
hiev
emen
tenh
ance
d.
Perf
orm
ance
Indi
cato
rs:
2.15
.1.R
ealg
row
thra
teof
expo
rts
ofgo
ods
and
serv
ices
.
2.15
.2.B
alan
ceof
trad
e.
2.15
.3.S
hare
ofdo
mes
cva
lue
adde
din
tota
l exp
orts
.
2.15
.4.S
take
hold
eran
dcl
ient
feed
back
.
16
Defi
nean
dco
stCo
mm
unity
Serv
ice
Obl
iga
ons
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s)so
that
they
can
beco
ntra
cted
outt
hrou
ghou
tput
-ba
sed
subs
idy
agre
emen
ts.
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OF
STP2
-on
goin
g
2.16
.The
effec
vene
ssof
regu
laon
san
dle
gisl
aon
addr
essi
ngm
arke
tim
perf
econ
s,in
clud
ing
adm
inis
tra
onan
dm
onito
ring
mec
hani
sms,
enha
nced
.
Perf
orm
ance
Indi
cato
rs:
2.16
.1.T
heex
iste
nce,
qual
ityan
deff
ecve
ness
ofre
gula
ons
and
legi
sla
onad
dres
sing
mar
keti
mpe
rfec
ons.
2.16
.2.Effi
cien
cyan
deff
ecve
ness
of
17
Stre
ngth
enth
epo
licy
and
anal
ysis
capa
city
ofth
eM
inis
try
ofCo
mm
unic
aon
san
dIn
form
aon
,and
the
regu
lato
ryca
paci
esof
the
Offi
ceof
the
Regu
lato
r.Th
elib
eral
iza
onof
the
tele
com
mun
ica
ons
sect
orha
sbr
ough
tanu
mbe
rof
bene
fits
toco
nsum
ers
and
the
over
all e
cono
my
buti
t has
also
crea
ted
regu
lato
rych
alle
nges
.X
X
MCI
T,O
OR,
MCI
L,M
inis
try
ofCo
mm
unic
aon
and
Info
rma
on
STP2
-on
goin
g
22
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adm
inis
tra
onan
dm
onito
ring
mec
hani
sms;
2.17
.Com
peve
ness
,the
volu
me
and
valu
eof
expo
rts
enha
nced
and
bala
nce
oftr
ade
impr
oved
;
Perf
orm
ance
Indi
cato
rs:
2.17
.1.R
ealg
row
thra
teof
expo
rts
ofgo
ods
and
serv
ices
.
2.17
.2.B
alan
ceof
trad
e.
2.17
.3.S
hare
ofdo
mes
cva
lue
adde
din
tota
l exp
orts
.
18
Und
erta
kea
com
plet
eup
date
and
revi
ewof
the
busi
ness
enab
ling
envi
ronm
ent t
oid
enfy
spec
ific
area
sw
here
Sam
oa’s
com
peve
ness
may
been
hanc
ed.
Thes
ew
illin
clud
eca
paci
tybu
ildin
gan
dtr
aini
ngfo
r pri
vate
sect
oror
gani
zaon
san
dbu
sine
sses
asw
ella
sim
prov
ing
acce
ssto
finan
ceto
help
the
priv
ate
sect
orco
ntri
bute
toth
eac
hiev
emen
tof
sust
aina
ble
trad
ede
velo
pmen
tand
econ
omic
grow
th.
XM
CIL,
MO
R,N
PSO
STP1
-on
goin
g
19
Und
erta
kea
revi
ewof
the
Priv
ate
Sect
orSu
ppor
tFa
cilit
yco
vera
ge,g
uide
lines
,crit
eria
and
impa
cts.
Impl
emen
tthe
reco
mm
enda
ons
from
the
revi
ewof
the
PSSF
tobe
erst
ream
line
exis
ngpr
oced
ures
asw
ella
sst
reng
then
ontr
ade
and
priv
ate
sect
orde
velo
pmen
t.
X
MO
F,M
CIL,
MFA
T,O
ther
rele
vant
min
istr
ies
STP1
-on
goin
g
20
Stre
ngth
enth
epa
rtne
rshi
pbe
twee
nth
ego
vern
men
tan
dpr
ivat
ese
ctor
byen
cour
agin
geff
ecve
repr
esen
taon
ofth
epr
ivat
ese
ctor
indiff
eren
tas
sist
ance
sche
mes
.
XM
CIL,
MFA
T,O
ther
rele
vant
min
istr
ies
STP1
2.18
.Effi
cien
cy,e
ffec
vene
ssan
dim
pact
ofva
riou
spr
ivat
ese
ctor
supp
ort s
chem
esen
hanc
ed:N
o.of
priv
ate
sect
orfir
ms
bene
fing
from
vari
ous
PSSF
sche
mes
incr
ease
d;ta
rge
ngen
hanc
ed;c
osts
,pr
oced
ures
and
me
need
edto
appl
yfo
rPS
Ssc
hem
esre
duce
dan
dbu
sine
ssco
mm
unity
awar
enes
sof
PSS
sche
mes
enha
nced
.
Perf
orm
ance
Indi
cato
rs:
21Co
nduc
tpub
licaw
aren
ess
prog
ram
mes
for
all
XX
MCI
LST
P1
23
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irem
ents
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esan
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assi
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cesc
hem
es.
22Tr
ansl
ate
docu
men
ts,s
uch
asgu
idel
ines
, app
lica
onfo
rms
and
prom
oon
alm
ater
ials
into
Sam
oan.
XM
CIL
STP1
2.18
.1.N
o.of
priv
ate
sect
orfir
ms
bene
fing
from
vari
ous
PSS
sche
mes
.
2.18
.2.C
osts
,pro
cedu
res
and
me
need
edto
appl
yfo
rPS
Ssc
hem
es.
2.18
.3.Effi
cien
cy,e
ffec
vene
ssan
dim
pact
ofva
riou
sPS
Ssc
hem
es.
2.18
.4.B
usin
ess
com
mun
ityaw
aren
ess
ofPS
Ssc
hem
es.
23Co
nduc
treg
ular
revi
ews
ofpr
ivat
ese
ctor
sche
mes
.X
XM
CIL
MT
P2
Trad
eFa
cilit
aon
1
Revi
veth
ero
leof
the
Na
onal
Trad
eFa
cilit
aon
Com
mi
eeto
:
-D
evel
opa
trad
efa
cilit
aon
prog
ram
me
base
don
the
findi
ngs
and
reco
mm
enda
ons
ofth
isre
port
,an
dth
eou
tcom
esof
the
Na
onal
Nee
dsA
sses
smen
tW
orks
hop
onTr
ade
Faci
lita
on,o
nce
avai
labl
e.
-D
evel
opa
plan
for
stre
ngth
enin
gth
eca
paci
tyof
key
bord
erag
enci
es:
cust
oms,
quar
anne
,im
mig
raon
and
impl
emen
ngag
enci
esM
CIL,
MFA
T,SR
OS
and
SAM
E.
XX
MO
R,M
FAT,
MCI
L,M
AF,
MO
H,S
PA, S
ROS,
MPM
C,SA
ME
othe
rco
mm
iee
mem
bers
STP1
-on
goin
g
2.19
.Bus
ines
sen
viro
nmen
tim
prov
edan
dco
stof
doin
gbu
sine
ssre
duce
d,in
clud
ing
cost
s,pr
oced
ures
and
me
ofbu
sine
ssan
dco
mm
erci
alpr
oces
ses.
Perf
orm
ance
Indi
cato
rs:
2.19
.1.C
osts
,pro
cedu
res
and
me
ofbu
sine
ss.
2.19
.2.W
Bco
stof
doin
gbu
sine
ssan
dbu
sine
ssen
viro
nmen
tind
icat
ors.
2
Expl
ore
thro
ugh
the
Sam
oaA
irpo
rtA
utho
rity
the
poss
ibili
tyof
adop
nga
publ
ic-p
riva
tepa
rtne
rshi
pap
proa
chin
the
man
agem
enta
ndop
era
onof
the
mai
nin
tern
aon
alai
rpor
t.
XX
SAA
,MO
FLT
P3 -
ongo
ing
24
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irem
ents
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com
esan
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ceIn
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ons
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ments
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3
Und
erta
kean
in- d
epth
asse
ssm
ent
ofth
eex
isng
tran
spor
tin
fras
truc
ture
netw
ork
tode
term
ine
the
wea
klin
ksin
the
“who
lesu
pply
chai
n”pr
oces
s.Pr
iori
zefu
rthe
rim
prov
emen
tsin
the
road
netw
ork
inru
ral
area
s,to
enha
nce
the
over
all
stan
dard
ofth
ene
twor
kan
den
sure
sust
aina
ble
fund
ing
for
mai
nten
ance
.
XX
MW
TI,L
TA,M
OF
STP1
-on
goin
g
4
Prom
ote
the
harm
oniz
aon
oftr
ade
faci
lita
onm
easu
res
such
asth
ose
prod
uced
byth
eO
cean
iaCu
stom
sO
rgan
iza
on(O
CO),
atth
ere
gion
alle
vel.
××
MA
F,M
FRST
P2-
ongo
ing
5Es
tabl
ish
aTe
chni
cal B
arri
ers
toTr
ade
(TBT
) inq
uiry
poin
t.
6Es
tabl
ish
anab
aoi
rto
serv
ice
the
mea
t ind
ustr
y.
7
Dev
elop
legi
sla
onon
food
safe
tyst
anda
rds
and
con
nue
prom
ong
HA
CCP
trai
ning
and
ISO
cerfic
aon
for
indu
stry
mem
bers
.X
XM
FAT,
MFR
, MCI
LST
P1
8En
cour
age
com
plia
nce
with
inte
rna
onal
stan
dard
s.X
MA
F,M
CIL,
MO
HM
TP2
2.20
.SPS
, TBT
,hyg
iene
and
qual
ityas
sura
nce
legi
sla
on, i
nstu
ons,
impl
emen
taon
and
mon
itori
ngm
echa
nism
sen
hanc
edan
dno
.of r
ejec
ted
expo
rtsh
ipm
ents
redu
ced.
Perf
orm
ance
Indi
cato
rs:
2.20
.1. N
o.of
reje
cted
ship
men
tsby
inte
rna
onal
trad
ing
part
ners
due
toSP
San
dot
her
heal
than
d/or
qual
ityno
n -co
mpl
ianc
e.
9Se
ekSa
moa
’sm
embe
rshi
pin
the
ISO
.X
XM
CIL,
MFA
T,M
OH
,MA
FST
P1
25
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irem
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10
Ass
ess
and
cost
indu
stry
need
sfo
rin
fras
truc
ture
and
rela
ted
onsh
ore
faci
lies
that
will
enab
lein
dust
ryto
mee
tthe
acce
ssre
quire
men
tsof
the
Euro
pean
Uni
on(E
U)a
ndot
her
key
mar
kets
.
XX
MA
F,SR
OS,
NPS
O,M
CIL
STP1
11En
forc
eim
plem
enta
onof
food
safe
tyst
anda
rds.
XX
XM
AF,
MO
F,M
FAT
MT
P1
XX
MA
F,SR
OS,
NPS
O,M
CIL
STP1
12Re
view
naon
alta
riff
sw
itha
view
tore
duci
ngta
riff
son
inpu
tsin
the
loca
lpro
duc
onpr
oces
s.X
XX
MCI
L,TC
IP,
MFA
T,M
FRST
P2 -
ongo
ing
13
Dev
elop
ast
rate
gyfo
rpr
omo
ngpu
blic
priv
ate
part
ners
hip
inpr
ovid
ing
cri
cali
nfra
stru
ctur
efo
rco
mpe
vene
ss(e
nerg
ytr
ansp
ort,
regu
lato
ry,
com
mun
ica
on, s
kills
etc)
.
XX
MCI
L,N
PSO
STP1
14En
cour
age
empl
oym
ento
fqua
lified
trad
espe
ople
.X
MCI
L,N
PSO
,Pu
blic
Sect
orST
P1
2.21
.Com
peve
ness
,the
volu
me
and
valu
eof
expo
rts
enha
nced
and
bala
nce
oftr
ade
impr
oved
.
Perf
orm
ance
Indi
cato
rs:
2.21
.1.R
ealg
row
thra
teof
expo
rts
ofgo
ods
and
serv
ices
.
2.21
.2.B
alan
ceof
trad
e.
2.21
.3.S
hare
ofdo
mes
cva
lue
adde
din
tota
l exp
orts
.
15
Neg
oat
em
ore
dire
ctai
rlin
elin
ksan
dca
paci
tyfo
rex
port
s;an
din
ves
gate
,eva
luat
ean
dne
goat
em
ore
reas
onab
lean
daff
orda
ble
frei
ght r
ates
.X
X
MW
TI,A
A,
MO
F,M
AF,
MPM
C,M
FAT,
AIR
LIN
ES&
SHIP
PIN
GM
TP2
26
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AG
ENCI
ES.
16
Mob
ilize
supp
ortt
owar
dsa
naon
alco
nsen
sus
onth
ene
edto
acce
lera
ngth
epa
ceof
lega
land
polic
yre
form
sin
acce
ssto
cust
omar
yla
nd.R
evie
wth
ela
ndre
gist
raon
syst
emto
iden
fyre
ason
sbe
hind
low
rate
ofus
ean
dta
keap
prop
riat
eac
on.
X
X
MN
RE,M
JCA
,AG
,CI
VIL
SOCI
ETY,
MW
CSD
17
Neg
oat
ew
ithth
efin
anci
alin
stu
ons
tore
duce
the
char
ges
for
trad
efin
ance
and
laun
chaw
aren
ess-
rais
ing
prog
ram
mes
onth
eex
iste
nce
and
avai
labi
lity
oftr
ade
finan
ce.
X
CBS,
COM
MER
CIA
LBA
NKS
,DBS
,EX
PORT
ERS
MT
P2
Clim
ate
Chan
gean
dEn
ergy
2.22
.Im
pact
oncl
imat
ech
ange
redu
ced
from
alls
ecto
rs.
Perf
orm
ance
Indi
cato
rs:
2.22
.1.S
take
hold
eran
dcl
ient
feed
back
.
1
Dev
elop
inte
grat
edcl
imat
ech
ange
adap
taon
mea
sure
sin
key
sect
ors
agri
cultu
re,fi
sher
ies,
man
ufac
turi
ngan
dto
uris
m.
XX
MN
RE,M
AF,
MCI
L,ST
AM
TP1
-on
goin
g
2.23
.Gre
ater
linka
ges
and
spill
over
sam
ong
econ
omic
sect
ors
achi
eved
.2
Poss
ible
inte
grat
edm
easu
res
inth
eke
yse
ctor
s:ag
ricu
lture
,fish
erie
s,m
anuf
actu
ring
and
tour
ism
.
•St
reng
then
the
capa
city
offa
rmer
san
dpr
oduc
ers
to
P1-
ongo
ing
27
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Perf
orm
ance
Indi
cato
rs:
2.23
.1.S
hare
ofdo
mes
cva
lue
adde
din
tota
l man
ufac
turi
ngou
tput
and
expo
rts.
2.23
.2.S
hare
ofdo
mes
cin
puts
inm
anuf
actu
red
outp
ut.
2.23
.3.Q
ualit
y,st
abili
tyan
dsu
stai
nabi
lity
ofth
esu
pply
ofpr
imar
yin
puts
toth
em
anuf
actu
ring
sect
or.
man
age
thei
rre
sour
ces
sust
aina
bly
(e.g
.sav
ings
,cr
edit
sche
mes
, agr
icul
ture
inpu
ts, a
gric
ultu
ral
prod
ucon
,lan
dus
e,et
c).
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ake
avai
labl
egr
eate
rfin
anci
alan
dhu
man
reso
urce
supp
ortf
orpl
antb
reed
ing
prog
ram
mes
.Thi
sco
uld
lead
toth
ese
lec
onof
crop
san
dcu
lva
rsth
atar
em
ore
tole
rant
toab
ioc
stre
ssca
used
bycl
imat
ech
ange
,whi
chsh
ould
,in
turn
, lea
dto
the
deve
lopm
ent o
fanu
mbe
rof
loca
lly-a
dapt
edfo
odcr
ops
and
tree
sth
atm
ayfo
rmth
eba
sis
for
Sam
oa’s
futu
reag
ricul
ture
expo
rts
and
trad
e.
•St
reng
then
the
inte
grat
edcl
imat
ech
ange
adap
taon
mea
sure
sin
crop
and
grou
ndco
ver
and
wat
erir
riga
onfo
rfar
min
g.
•A
dopt
the
ecos
yste
map
proa
chto
fishe
ries
man
agem
ent(
TMD
P,CB
FM,N
APA
).
2.24
.Man
ufac
turi
ngse
ctor
’sco
ntrib
uon
toin
clus
ive
grow
than
dM
DG
sac
hiev
emen
ten
hanc
ed.
Perf
orm
ance
Indi
cato
rs:
2.24
.1.S
take
hold
eran
dcl
ient
feed
back
.
3
Und
erta
kea
deta
iled
anal
ysis
toas
sess
impa
ctof
man
ufac
turi
ngse
ctor
inSa
moa
oncl
imat
ech
ange
and
mak
ere
com
men
daon
son
how
tom
anag
eth
ene
gave
impa
cts.
XX
MCI
L,M
NRE
,M
FAT
MT
P2
28
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ION
3:Su
bsec
tors
Polic
ies
and
Ac
ons
Com
mer
ce(D
omes
cTr
ade)
1Fi
nalis
ean
dim
plem
entt
heLe
galM
etro
logy
Bill.
XX
MCI
L,N
US,
NPS
O,
AG
,SQ
A,P
SIF,
Aus
AID
,NZA
IDST
P1
2D
evel
ope -
com
mer
cere
gula
ons.
XX
MCI
L,N
US,
NPS
O,
AG
,SQ
A,P
SIF,
Aus
AID
,NZA
IDST
P1
3D
evel
opan
dim
plem
entc
ompe
onla
wan
dpo
licy.
XX
MCI
L,N
US,
NPS
O,
AG
,SQ
A,P
SIF,
Aus
AID
,NZA
IDST
P1
4Re
view
Fair
Trad
ing
Act
and
deve
lop
regu
laon
s.X
XM
CIL,
NU
S,N
PSO
,A
G,S
QA
,PSI
F,A
usA
ID,N
ZAID
STP1
5
Dev
elop
regu
laon
sfo
r foo
dan
dpr
oduc
tsaf
ety
stan
dard
s.X
X
MCI
L,N
US,
NPS
O,
MO
H,A
G,S
QA
,PS
IF,A
usA
ID,
NZA
ID
LTP1
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and
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73.
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STP1
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enha
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.
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XX
MCI
L,IL
O,N
PSO
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–ne
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Indi
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XX
MCI
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18
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3.4.
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23Pr
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OST
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Agr
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24
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Indi
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puts
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MCI
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Indi
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30
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31
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MCI
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enfy
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ter
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mun
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enfy
and
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lop
pote
nal
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ket
oppo
rtun
ies
.
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enfy
appr
opria
tem
anag
emen
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tem
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g.fa
rmer
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cia
ons,
coop
era
ves
and
indu
stry
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-New
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ecve
indu
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.
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enfy
valu
ead
dion
acvi
esat
the
prim
ary
prod
ucon
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l and
esta
blis
hsu
ppor
tpro
gram
mes
toen
cour
age
men
and
wom
enfa
rmer
san
dgr
ower
sto
perf
orm
valu
ead
ding
acvi
es.S
uppo
rtpr
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mm
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ould
incl
ude
trai
ning
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ng,
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s-ra
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gan
dfin
ance
.
9
Carr
you
tgen
der-
sens
ive
valu
ech
ain
anal
ysis
ofpo
ten
alpr
oduc
ts.
Esta
blis
hfa
irtr
ade
prod
ucts
regi
stra
onan
dre
gula
on.
XX
MA
F,M
CIL
STP2
10Es
tabl
ish
and
prom
ote
fair
trad
est
anda
rds,
regi
stra
onan
dre
gula
onfo
rex
port
prod
ucts
.X
XM
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F,N
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STP2
-on
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udy
and
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scl
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Am
eric
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ess
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L,M
OF,
NPS
OST
P2–
ongo
ing
12St
reng
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the
priv
ate
sect
orca
paci
tyto
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ssan
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arke
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and
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rab
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eng
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ality
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kets
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MA
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LTP3
-on
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13
Esta
blis
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- tax
and
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plia
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fegu
ards
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els
ofth
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ctor
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able
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mer
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farm
ers
andfis
herm
ento
inve
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rese
arch
and
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opri
ate
risk
sto
inve
stan
dop
miz
ere
turn
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omhi
ghva
lue
agri
cultu
rem
arke
top
port
uni
es.
XX
MA
F,M
OF,
NPS
OM
TP2
-on
goin
g
14Co
nduc
tan
expo
rtaw
aren
ess
prog
ram
me
toen
cour
age
poul
try
farm
ing
oper
aon
sto
expo
rt.
XX
MA
F,M
WCS
D,
SBEC
,WIB
DI,
NPS
OM
TP2
15
Prom
ote
cale
farm
ing
inSa
moa
inor
der
topr
oduc
ehi
ghqu
ality
loca
lbee
fto
subs
tute
impo
rted
mea
tand
tobe
com
ea
lead
ing
expo
rter
toth
ere
gion
.X
XM
AF,
MCI
L,M
OH
,D
BSM
TP2
16A
ccel
erat
ede
velo
pmen
t oft
hebe
ekee
ping
indu
stry
and
enha
nce
effec
vem
anag
emen
tski
lls.
XX
MA
F,M
NRE
,BA
SI,
MW
CSD
MT
P2
3.12
.Ave
rage
capa
city
uliz
aon
ofdo
mes
cpr
oduc
ers
and
expo
rter
sin
crea
sed.
Perf
orm
ance
Indi
cato
rs:
3.12
.1.S
hare
ofdo
mes
cva
lue
adde
din
tota
l man
ufac
turi
ngou
tput
and
expo
rts.
3.12
.2.S
hare
ofm
anuf
actu
red
good
sin
tota
lexp
orts
.
3.12
.3.A
vera
geca
paci
tyu
liza
onof
dom
esc
prod
ucer
san
dex
port
ers.
17H
old
anan
nual
econ
omic
sum
mit
tore
view
the
SDS
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18Bu
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expo
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es.
19
Dev
elop
am
arke
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dbr
andi
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rate
gyto
deve
lop
and
prom
ote
Sam
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nich
epr
oduc
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did
enfy
nich
em
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20
Enco
urag
eth
epr
oduc
onan
dco
nsum
pon
oflo
cally
prod
uced
good
san
dse
rvic
esth
roug
him
plem
enng
the
Loto
nuu
Proj
ect.
XX
MCI
L,SA
ME
MT
P2
21St
reng
then
Sam
oa’s
bran
ding
conc
ept.
i.e.fi
naliz
ean
dim
plem
entt
heLo
tonu
uco
ncep
t.X
XM
CIL,
NPS
O,
MFA
TM
TP1
22En
sure
adeq
uate
supp
lyan
ddi
stri
buon
oflo
cal
prod
ucts
toal
l par
tsof
coun
try.
XX
MCI
L,M
FAT,
MA
FST
P1
3.13
.Em
ploy
men
tin
the
man
ufac
turi
ngse
ctor
incr
ease
d.
Perf
orm
ance
Indi
cato
rs:
3.13
.1.R
ealg
row
thra
tes
ofdi
rect
and
indi
rect
empl
oym
enti
nth
em
anuf
actu
ring
sect
or;
23
Inpa
rtne
rshi
pw
ithth
epr
ivat
ese
ctor
and
acad
emic
ins
tuon
s,de
velo
pa
curr
icul
umth
atbo
osts
the
coun
try’
str
ade
polic
yca
paci
ty,p
rovi
des
busi
ness
skill
san
den
trep
rene
ursh
ipbu
ildin
gon
exis
ngex
empl
ary
ini
ave
ssu
chas
the
appr
ence
ship
sche
me.
Del
iver
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Oth
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ies
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24Im
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Enco
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26
Man
ufac
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rsto
uliz
ete
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the
man
ufac
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prod
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for
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rtto
enco
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eot
hers
topr
oduc
ean
dex
port
aspa
rtof
am
arke
ngst
rate
gy.
XN
PSO
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ME
MT
P2
27En
cour
age
and
educ
ate
man
ufac
ture
rsto
mee
tISO
stan
dard
sX
XSA
ME,
MCI
L,CO
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FAT
STP1
28
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arch
info
rma
onfo
rea
chse
ctor
inSa
moa
onin
vest
men
topp
ortu
nies
avai
labl
e(r
efer
tose
ctor
profi
ling)
.
3.14
.Man
ufac
turi
ngse
ctor
’sco
ntri
buon
toin
clus
ive
grow
than
dM
DG
sac
hiev
emen
ten
hanc
ed.
29In
crea
seth
em
anuf
actu
ring
sect
orin
orde
rto
incr
ease
empl
oym
enta
ndin
com
efo
rfa
mili
es.
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Prom
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gend
ereq
ualit
yan
dem
pow
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cial
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ong
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entm
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char
em
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wom
en.
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:
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take
hold
eran
dcl
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feed
back
.
31D
evel
opa
good
prod
uct t
hath
asa
nich
em
arke
t,bo
thdo
mes
can
din
tern
aon
al.
Tour
ism
1
Dev
elop
and
impl
emen
t aN
aon
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and
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very
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and
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ired
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dre
gula
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fram
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k.x
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onal
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aste
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mm
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uris
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w
2St
reng
then
the
part
ners
hip
and
enha
nce
com
mun
ica
onbe
twee
nth
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vern
men
tthr
ough
the
lead
tour
ism
agen
cy,S
TA,a
ndth
epr
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ese
ctor
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STA/
SHA
/SST
A&
othe
rto
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mst
akeh
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rsST
P1 -
ongo
ing
3.15
.Gre
ater
linka
ges
and
spill
over
sam
ong
econ
omic
sect
ors
achi
eved
.
Perf
orm
ance
Indi
cato
rs:
3.15
.1.S
hare
ofdo
mes
cva
lue
adde
din
tota
l man
ufac
turi
ngou
tput
and
expo
rts.
3.15
.2.S
hare
ofdo
mes
cin
puts
inm
anuf
actu
red
outp
ut.
3.15
.3.Q
ualit
y,st
abili
tyan
dsu
stai
nabi
lity
ofth
esu
pply
ofpr
imar
yin
puts
toth
em
anuf
actu
ring
sect
or.
3
•St
reng
then
the
coun
try
bran
ding
conc
ept b
yfo
cusi
ngon
the
trul
yun
ique
Sam
oan
expe
rienc
ean
dth
epr
isne
natu
rale
nviro
nmen
t.
•Pr
epar
ean
dim
plem
ent t
arge
ted
mar
keng
cam
paig
nsin
pote
nal
emer
ging
mar
kets
.
•Co
nnu
eto
prom
ote
Sam
oaas
acr
uise
ship
and
spor
tsto
uris
mde
sna
on.
XX
X
STA
&TM
T&
Tour
ism
Stak
ehol
ders
STA
&TM
T
Sam
oaCr
uise
Ship
Wor
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Inve
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epar
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ease
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XSA
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OF/
STA
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-on
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age
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deve
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esto
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omso
urce
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kets
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STA
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A,
MW
TIST
P1 -
ongo
ing
3.16
.Pri
vate
sect
or’s
prod
ucvi
ty,c
apac
ityu
liza
onan
dac
cess
tofin
ance
,tra
inin
gan
dte
chno
logy
enha
nced
.
Perf
orm
ance
Indi
cato
rs:
3.16
.1.C
osts
,pro
cedu
res
and
me
ofbu
sine
ss.
3.16
.2.W
Bco
stof
doin
gbu
sine
ssan
dbu
sine
ssen
viro
nmen
tind
icat
ors.
3.16
.3.N
o.of
priv
ate
sect
orfir
ms
bene
fing
from
vari
ous
PSS
sche
mes
.
3.16
.4.C
osts
,pro
cedu
res
and
me
need
ed
7
Enha
nce
and
deve
lop
the
leve
lofs
kills
ofth
em
enan
dw
omen
wor
kfor
ceby
enco
urag
ing
and
supp
orng
skill
sst
anda
rds
deve
lopm
ent a
ndce
rfic
aon
proc
ess
thro
ugh
the
Sam
oaQ
ualifi
caon
sA
utho
rity
(SQ
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ndre
leva
ntin
tern
aon
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es.
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MES
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US
–IO
T&
APT
C/SH
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e
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-on
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3.16
.5.Effi
cien
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ffec
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ssan
dim
pact
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riou
sPS
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hem
es.
3.17
.Dom
esc
mar
ket r
egul
ator
yan
dle
gisl
ave
fram
ewor
kcr
eate
dan
dim
plem
ente
d.
Perf
orm
ance
Indi
cato
rs:
3.17
.1.T
hede
velo
pmen
tand
impl
emen
taon
ofde
mo
cm
arke
tre
gula
tory
fram
ewor
k.
8
Dev
elop
guid
elin
es/s
tand
ards
topr
omot
eec
o -to
uris
man
dot
her
pote
nal
nich
em
arke
tcon
cept
s.
XX
STA/
MO
F/M
NRE
&re
leva
ntst
akeh
olde
rsST
P1 -
new
9Re
visi
tthe
Na
onal
Acc
ount
sSt
as
csfo
rth
ede
velo
pmen
t ofa
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put-
outp
utm
odel
tode
term
ine
the
dire
ctim
pact
ofto
uris
mon
the
econ
omy.
XSB
S/ST
A/C
BSST
P1 -
new
3.18
.Rel
iabl
ean
dup
date
dse
ctor
sta
scs
for
plan
ning
and
M&
Epr
oduc
ed.
Perf
orm
ance
Indi
cato
rs:
3.18
.1.I
nstu
onal
capa
city
ofTC
MSP
impl
emen
ngdi
visi
ons
enha
nced
.
3.18
.2.T
heav
aila
bilit
yan
dre
liabi
lity
ofre
leva
ntup
-to -
date
data
.
10
Stre
ngth
enan
dde
velo
pth
ere
sear
chan
din
form
aon
capa
bilit
yof
STA
toen
sure
prov
isio
nof
mel
y,ac
cura
tean
dm
eani
ngfu
ldat
ato
supp
ortp
rope
rpl
anni
ngan
dim
pact
asse
ssm
ents
ofth
ese
ctor
.
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STA
/SBS
/CB
S,M
PMC
–Im
mig
raon
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ices
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CHAPTER 9: BUDGET AND RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS
A. Introduc on
The eff ec ve implementa on of the Trade, Commerce and Manufacturing Sector Plan (TCMSP) and the achievement of its objec ves and intended outcomes as well as the sustainability of the projects and programmes envisaged in the plan will primarily depend on the mely availability of adequate funds and the capacity of implemen ng agencies and key stakeholders. Akin to other sector plans and due to the lack of ready cos ng schedules for the priori es iden fi ed in the TCMSP, the resource requirements are es mated based on the best available informa on, including funding alloca ons and commitments by various funding sources to TCM related ac vi es and projects, which are all included and integrated into the plan framework. Funding sources include public funding, which includes government and development partners; and private funding, which includes the percentage of lending as well as equity fi nancing to the overall por olio of the TCM sub-sectors.
B. Priority se ngs
The priority se ngs were based on a comprehensive situa on analysis and wide consulta on undertaken during the course of preparing the TCMSP, the Diagnos c Trade Integrated Study (DTIS), pro-poor, inclusive growth policy analysis studies, the Samoa na onal MDGs report and the recent Household Income and Expenditure Survey (HEIS) and agriculture surveys. The planned interven ons were accordingly categorized in terms of priority level, high priority (P1), medium priority (P2) and low priority (P3), as well as in terms of likely meframe, short term (ST), medium term (MT) and long term (LT). The long term ac vi es
are ac vi es that may be ini ated during this planning cycle but will run into the following planning cycle. The cos ng was done at the level of ac vi es and es mated total costs were integrated into the implementa on, monitoring and evalua on framework (Chapter 10). The three diff erent budget scenarios are built on the priority se ng so as to include all ac vi es for implementa on in the high cost scenario, restrict the medium cost scenario to the implementa on of high and medium priority ac vi es, while the baseline scenario is restricted to the implementa on of only high priority ac vi es. The following sec on presents the three budget scenarios summarized at the outcome level. The detailed budget scenarios (disaggregated to the ac vity level) are in Annexes 5, 6 and 7.
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C. Resource requirements under different funding scenarios
Baseline Cost Scenario
Baseline Cost Scenario
Outcomes Total resourcerequirements
(4 yrs, es mates inmillions Tala)
SPO 1: Strengthen sector policy, legal, regulatory and strategic planning
1. 1. A coherent sector plan and policy formulated and implemented. $ 2.30
1. 2. TCMP approved by Cabinet and implemented by 2015. $ 2.70
1. 3. Reliable and updated sector sta s cs for planning and M&E produced. $ 2.50
1. 4. Ins tu onal capacity of TCMSP implemen ng divisions enhanced. $ 9.00
SPO Subtotal $ 16.50
SPO 2: Enhance the enabling environment for the private sector as the main engine for economic growth and enhance itsproduc vity, value adding and trade capacity
2. 1. Business environment improved and cost of doing business reduced, including costs,procedures and me of business and commercial processes.
$ 1.60
2.2. Efficiency, effec veness and impact of various private sector support schemes enhanced: No.of private sector firms benefi ng from various PSSF schemes increased; targe ng enhanced; costs,procedures and me needed to apply for PSS schemes reduced and business community awarenessof PSS schemes enhanced.
$ 11.80
2.3. Private sector’s produc vity, capacity u liza on and access to finance, training and technologyenhanced.
$ 2.20
2.4. Private sector’s contribu on to inclusive growth and MDGs achievement enhanced. $ 3.30
2.5. Development of policies and laws to protect intellectual property rights and that encourageinnova on.
$ 1.80
SPO Subtotal $ 20.70
SPO 3: Enhance the effec veness of market mechanisms and the growth of commercial ac vi es and create a level playingfield for all in the domes c market
3.1. Domes c market regulatory and legisla ve framework created and implemented. $ 5.80
3.2. The effec veness of regula ons and legisla ons addressing market imperfec ons, includingadministra on and monitoring mechanisms, enhanced.
$ 4.30
3.3. Levels of awareness of consumers and producers enhanced. $ 1.60
3.4. The mechanisms for addressing non-compliance and conflict resolu on enhanced. $ 0.10
3.5. Commerce sector’s contribu on to inclusive growth and MDGs achievement enhanced. $ 0.30
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SPO Subtotal $ 12.10
SPO 4: Boost Samoa’s capacity to engage in and reap the gains from trade through enhancing competitiveness, reducing trade deficit to sustainable levels and promoting export
4.1. Competitiveness, the volume and value of exports enhanced and balance of trade improved. $ 0.80
4.2. Share of domestic value added in total exports enhanced. $ 3.00
4.3. Market access through new FTAs and/or activation of existing FTAs enhanced. $ 0.50
4.4. Facilitate the implementation of commitments made in trade agreements and monitor the development implications.
$ 2.30
4.5. SPS, TBT, hygiene and quality assurance legislation, institutions, implementation and monitoring mechanisms enhanced and no. of rejected export shipments reduced.
$ 1.50
4.6. The value, quality of services trade and access to foreign markets enhanced. $ 2.00
4.7. Trade sector’s contribution to inclusive growth and MDGs achievement enhanced. $ 1.50
SPO Subtotal $ 11.60
SPO 5: Create a conducive environment for industrial development and boost the manufacturing sector in Samoa
5.1. Manufacturing sector output, exports, productivity and competitiveness increased. $ 12.00
5.2. Share of domestic value added in total manufacturing output and exports increased. $ 13.00
5.3. Average capacity utilization of domestic producers and exporters and employment in the manufacturing sector increased.
$ -
5.4. Manufacturing sector’s contribution to inclusive growth and MDGs achievement enhanced. $ 5.00
SPO Subtotal $ 30.00
SPO 6: Enhance linkages and spillovers among productive sectors
6.1. Primary sector quality, stability and quantity of supply enhanced, particularly inputs to the manufacturing sector.
$ 1.00
6.2. Greater linkages and spillovers among economic sectors achieved. $ -
6.3. Impact on climate change reduced. $ 0.50
SPO Subtotal $ 1.50
Grand Total $ 92.40
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Medium Cost Scenario
Medium Cost Scenario
Outcomes
Total resource requirements
(4 yrs estimates in millions Tala)
SPO 1: Strengthen sector policy, legal, regulatory and strategic planning
1. 1. A coherent sector plan and policy formulated and implemented. $ 2.30
1. 2. TCMSP approved by cabinet and implemented by 2015. $ 2.70
1. 3. Reliable and updated sector statistics for planning and M&E produced. $ 3.30
1. 4. Institutional capacity of TCMSP implementing divisions enhanced. $ 9.00
SPO Subtotal $ 17.30
SPO 2: Enhance the enabling environment for the private sector as the main engine for economic growth and enhance its productivity, value adding and trade capacity
2. 1. Business environment improved and cost of doing business reduced, including costs, procedures and time of business and commercial processes.
$ 3.95
2.2. Efficiency, effectiveness and impact of various private sector support schemes enhanced: no. of private sector firms benefitting from various PSSF schemes increased; targeting enhanced; costs, procedures and time needed to apply for PSS schemes reduced and business community awareness of PSS schemes enhanced.
$ 12.10
2.3. Private sector’s productivity, capacity utilization and access to finance, training and technology enhanced.
$ 3.90
2.4. Private sector’s contribution to inclusive growth and MDGs achievement enhanced. $ 5.30
2.5. Development of policies and laws to protect intellectual property rights and that encourage innovation.
$ 2.60
SPO Subtotal $ 27.85
SPO 3: Enhance the effectiveness of market mechanisms and the growth of commercial activities and create a level playing field for all in the domestic market
3.1. Domestic market regulatory and legislative framework created and implemented. $ 10.01
3.2. The effectiveness of regulations and legislation addressing market imperfections, including administration and monitoring mechanisms, enhanced.
$ 4.30
3.3. Levels of awareness of consumers and producers enhanced. $ 1.60
3.4. The mechanisms for addressing non-compliance and conflict resolution enhanced. $ 1.30
3.5. Commerce sector’s contribution to inclusive growth and MDGs achievement enhanced. $ 0.30
SPO Subtotal $ 17.51
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SPO 4: Boost Samoa’s capacity to engage in and reap the gains from trade through enhancing competitiveness, reducing trade deficit to sustainable levels and promoting export
4.1. Competitiveness, the volume and value of exports enhanced and balance of trade improved. $ 1.30
4.2. Share of domestic value added in total exports enhanced. $ 3.40
4.3. Market access through new FTAs and/or activation of existing FTAs enhanced. $ 3.70
4.4. Facilitate the implementation of commitments made in trade agreements and monitor the development implications.
$ 2.40
4.5. SPS, TBT, hygiene and quality assurance legislations, institutions, implementation and monitoring mechanisms enhanced and no. of rejected export shipments reduced.
$ 2.50
4.6. The value, quality of services trade and access to foreign markets enhanced. $ 4.00
4.7. Trade sector’s contribution to inclusive growth and MDGs achievement enhanced. $ 1.50
SPO Subtotal $ 18.80
SPO 5: Create a conducive environment for industrial development and boost the manufacturing sector in Samoa
5.1. Manufacturing sector output, exports, productivity and competitiveness increased. $ 21.00
5.2. Share of domestic value added in total manufacturing output and exports increased. $ 13.00
5.3. Average capacity utilization of domestic producers and exporters and employment in the manufacturing sector increased.
$ 3.70
5.4. Manufacturing sector’s contribution to inclusive growth and MDGs achievement enhanced. $ 5.60
SPO Subtotal $ 43.30
SPO 6: Enhance linkages and spillovers among productive sectors
6.1. Primary sector quality, stability and quantity of supply enhanced, particularly inputs to the manufacturing sector.
$ 1.00
6.2. Greater linkages and spillovers among economic sectors achieved. $ 2.00
6.3. Impact on climate change reduced. $ 0.50
SPO Subtotal $ 3.50
Grand Total $ 128.26
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High Cost Scenario
High Cost Scenario
Outcomes
Total resource requirements
(4 yrs estimates in millions Tala)
SPO 1: Strengthen sector policy, legal, regulatory and strategic planning
1. 1. A coherent sector plan and policy formulated and implemented. $ 2.30
1. 2. TCMSP approved by cabinet and implemented by 2015. $ 2.70
1. 3. Reliable and updated sector statistics for planning and M&E produced. $ 3.30
1. 4. Institutional capacity of TCMSP implementing divisions enhanced. $ 9.00
SPO Subtotal $ 17.30
SPO 2: Enhance the enabling environment for the private sector as the main engine for economic growth and enhance its productivity, value adding and trade capacity
2. 1. Business environment improved and cost of doing business reduced, including costs, procedures and time of business and commercial processes.
$ 4.95
2.2. Efficiency, effectiveness and impact of various private sector support schemes enhanced: no. of private sector firms benefitting from various PSSF schemes increased; targeting enhanced; costs, procedures and time needed to apply for PSS schemes reduced and business community awareness of PSS schemes enhanced.
$ 12.60
2.3. Private sector’s productivity, capacity utilization and access to finance, training and technology enhanced.
$ 4.60
2.4. Private sector’s contribution to inclusive growth and MDGs achievement enhanced. $ 5.30
2.5. Development of policies and laws to protect intellectual property rights and that encourage innovation.
$ 2.60
SPO Subtotal $ 30.05
SPO 3: Enhance the effectiveness of market mechanisms and the growth of commercial activities and create a level playing field for all in the domestic market
3.1. Domestic market regulatory and legislative framework created and implemented. $ 10.11
3.2. The effectiveness of regulations and legislation addressing market imperfections, including administration and monitoring mechanisms, enhanced.
$ 4.30
3.3. Levels of awareness of consumers and producers enhanced. $ 1.60
3.4. The mechanisms for addressing non-compliance and conflict resolution enhanced. $ 2.30
3.5. Commerce sector’s contribution to inclusive growth and MDGs achievement enhanced. $ 0.30
SPO Subtotal $ 18.61
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SPO 4: Boost Samoa’s capacity to engage in and reap the gains from trade through enhancing competitiveness, reducing trade deficit to sustainable levels and promoting export
4.1. Competitiveness, the volume and value of exports enhanced and balance of trade improved. $ 2.30
4.2. Share of domestic value added in total exports enhanced. $ 4.90
4.3. Market access through new FTAs and/or activation of existing FTAs enhanced. $ 3.70
4.4. Facilitate the implementation of commitments made in trade agreements and monitor the development implications.
$ 2.40
4.5. SPS, TBT, hygiene and quality assurance legislation, institutions, implementation and monitoring mechanisms enhanced and no. of rejected export shipments reduced.
$ 3.50
4.6. The value, quality of services trade and access to foreign markets enhanced. $ 6.30
4.7. Trade sector’s contribution to inclusive growth and MDGs achievement enhanced. $ 6.50
SPO Subtotal $ 29.60
SPO 5: Create a conducive environment for industrial development and boost the manufacturing sector in Samoa
5.1. Manufacturing sector output, exports, productivity and competitiveness increased. $ 21.00
5.2. Share of domestic value added in total manufacturing output and exports increased. $ 13.00
5.3. Average capacity utilization of domestic producers and exporters and employment in the manufacturing sector increased.
$ 6.00
5.4. Manufacturing sector’s contribution to inclusive growth and MDGs achievement enhanced. $ 5.60
SPO Subtotal $ 45.60
SPO 6: Enhance linkages and spillovers among productive sectors
6.1. Primary sector quality, stability and quantity of supply enhanced, particularly inputs to the manufacturing sector.
$ 3.00
6.2. Greater linkages and spillovers among economic sectors achieved. $ 2.00
6.3. Impact on climate change reduced. $ 0.50
SPO Subtotal $ 5.50
Grand Total $ 146.66
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D. Medium Term Expenditure Framework and sources of funding
For the 2012-2016 (Fiscal Year) TCM sector plan meframe the funding requirements are es mated as perthe matrix below.
Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF)
2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 4 Yrs Total
Public Funding:
Government Budget
External Funded Development Projects
Total Public Funding
Private Funding:
Equity
Total Lending to sector
Special Credit line Facility
Total Private Funding
Total Baseline Cos ng Scenario
2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 4 Yrs Total
Public Funding:
Government Budget
External Funded Development Projects
Total Public Funding
Private Funding:
Equity
Total Lending to sector
Special Credit line Facility
Total Private Funding
Total Medium Cos ng Scenario
2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 4 Yrs Total
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Public Funding:
Government Budget
External Funded Development Projects
Total Public Funding
Private Funding:
Equity
Total Lending to sector
Special Credit line Facility
Total Private Funding
Total High Costing Scenario
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CHAPTER 10: IMPLEMENTATION, MONITORING AND EVALUATION FRAMEWORK
A. Implementa on modality
Enhancing the TCM sector’s performance and contribu on to the achievement of Samoa’s na onal development strategy necessitates that government, private sector and development partners adopt a programme-based approach, rather than project-based approach, to delivering investments to the sector. This approach is also more compa ble with the sector-wide planning approach.
The TCMSP was developed through the collec ve eff orts of a task force, comprised of key implemen ng and benefi ciary agencies and divisions and supervised by a steering commi ee made up of representa ves of the Ministry of Finance and other key stakeholders. The UNDP Samoa mul -country offi ce and Pacifi c Centre provided technical and fi nancial assistance. The implementa on of this sector plan is entrusted to two main lead agencies: the MCIL and the MFAT-Trade Division.
It is crucial to avoid the emergence of parallel policies and processes and duplica on of interven ons and eff orts; thus, it is essen al to ensure buy-in of all key stakeholders, a necessity that has been emphasized since the early stages of the incep on and development of the TCMSP. To ensure eff ec ve implementa on and coordina on among key implemen ng divisions and agencies, a TCM coordina on unit will be established. The TCM steering commi ee will con nue to guide and monitor the implementa on of the TCMSP, while the coordina on unit will be responsible for execu ng the plan and will report to the steering commi ee.
B. Monitoring and evalua on framework
The successful and eff ec ve implementa on of the TCM sector plan will depend on the eff ec veness of the monitoring and evalua on mechanisms in measuring progress and assessing the overall impacts of the plan on Samoan society and contribu ons to the achievements of Samoa’s na onal goals. The monitoring and evalua on framework, therefore, is integrated into the implementa on framework of interven ons through clear and concrete implementa on targets, baselines and indicators, for the short to medium terms, in addi on to sector performance and developmental impacts indicators, for the medium to longer terms as demonstrated in the matrix in Sec on C of this chapter. The interven ons and ac vi es are budgeted and categorized based on likely meframe as well as level of priority to provide necessary fl exibility in implementa on, without undermining effi ciency and eff ec veness and facilitate adapta on to capacity and fi nancial constraints.
The fi rst set of indicators is intended to closely monitor the implementa on process, including progress towards set targets of the plan, and to enhance effi ciency and eff ec veness of resource u liza on. The second set of indicators is intended to concurrently assess the impact of recommended policies and ac ons on the sectors and sub-sector performance as well as the impacts on human development, including gender equality and contribu ons to achieving na onal development goals. The monitoring and evalua on framework captures immediate outputs, results and progress towards policy objec ves in the medium term as well as long term outcomes and impacts, as illustrated in Figure 24 below.
56
Currently, monitoring and evalua on is undertaken by leading agencies, divisions and other key agencies for their respec ve three-year corporate and annual plans. Periodic external project reviews and appraisals commissioned by donor-funded projects provide performance assessments of various development projects as well as selected sub-sectors. The integrated monitoring and evalua on mechanisms proposed by the TCMSP provide a more coherent approach to ensure not only eff ec ve implementa on and effi cient u liza on of resources but also to enhance contribu on to the achievement of na onal development goals. Furthermore, an informa on management and monitoring system will be implemented to support planning, implementa on and monitoring and evalua on. This informa on management and monitoring system will be housed and administered by the TCM coordina on unit and will gather and compile informa on reported by various implemen ng divisions and agencies and key stakeholders. The system will be established as soon as the TCM sector plan is endorsed and offi cially launched and will include the following main func ons:
••••
••
Compila on, processing and analyzing sub-sector data and performance indicators.Iden fi ca on, compila on and repor ng of lessons and policy messages.Repor ng on sub-sector performance, constraints and challenges.Repor ng on TCM sector plan ac vi es, outputs and progress towards set targets and policy objec ves.Assessing impacts of interven ons on sector and sub-sector performance.Assessing overall developmental impacts and repor ng on policy coherence and contribu ons to na onal development goals and impacts on achievement of the MDGs.
Figure 24: Monitoring and evaluation levels
57
C.Im
plem
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on,r
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rce
requ
irem
ents
and
M&
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fram
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inis
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s.
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line:
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clea
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sms
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era
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min
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rent
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licy
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mon
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ngsy
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blis
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tors
:TCM
SPap
prov
edby
cabi
neta
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plem
ente
dan
dfu
ndin
gre
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emen
tsse
cure
d;M
&E
indi
cato
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targ
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rfor
man
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me
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ls.
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L,M
FAT,
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F
ALL
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VA
NT
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ongo
ing
1.1.
Aco
here
ntse
ctor
plan
and
polic
yfo
rmul
ated
and
impl
emen
ted
Perf
orm
ance
Indi
cato
rs:
1.1.
1.TC
MSP
appr
oved
byca
bine
tand
impl
emen
ted.
1.1.
2.Bu
dget
allo
caon
toTC
MSP
mai
nim
plem
enng
divi
sion
sin
crea
sed.
1.1.
3.In
stu
onal
capa
city
ofTC
MSP
impl
emen
ngdi
visi
ons
enha
nced
.
1.1.
4.Th
eav
aila
bilit
yan
dre
liabi
lity
ofre
leva
ntup
-to -
date
data
.2
Dev
elop
aM
onito
ring
and
Eval
uaon
Fram
ewor
kan
dsp
ecifi
cta
rget
sfo
rth
eTC
MSP
tom
onito
rim
plem
enta
onas
wel
las
impa
cton
sub-
sect
orpe
rfor
man
ce,i
ncom
ege
nera
on,p
over
tyre
duc
onan
dac
hiev
emen
toft
he
MCI
L,M
FAT,
MO
F,M
OH
,M
CIL,
MFA
TA
LLRE
LEV
AN
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inis
trie
s0.
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g
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dica
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and
repo
rts
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/out
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ele
vels
.
1.2.
TCM
SPap
prov
edby
cabi
neta
ndim
plem
ente
dby
2015
.
Perf
orm
ance
Indi
cato
rs:
1.2.
1TC
MSP
appr
oved
byca
bine
tand
impl
emen
ted.
1.
TCM
SPTa
skFo
rce
and
coor
dina
onun
itw
illbe
enga
ged
ina
boom
upex
erci
seof
4-ye
arco
stpr
ojec
ons
for
the
Sect
orPl
an,i
nclu
ding
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capi
tala
ndre
curr
ente
xpen
ditu
re,a
ndpr
ogra
mm
esof
acvi
esan
din
puts
(hum
anan
dfin
anci
alre
sour
ces)
.
Fina
ncia
l res
ourc
es:d
evel
opa
Med
ium
Term
Expe
nditu
reFr
amew
ork.
Base
line:
Agg
rega
tees
mat
edbu
dget
;no
deta
iled
cos
ngst
ruct
ure.
Targ
et:F
ullc
osng
and
budg
etfo
rth
eTC
MSP
final
ized
and
MTE
Fde
velo
ped.
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etIn
dica
tor:
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neta
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val;
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clud
ingfin
anci
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s.
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L,M
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MO
F,PS
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THER
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2
Gov
ernm
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oes
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ish
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onal
fram
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and
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emen
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and
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trad
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lein
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t pro
mo
on,a
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resp
onsi
ble
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trad
ene
goa
ons.
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line:
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Bes
tabl
ishe
dbu
tnot
curr
ently
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ctur
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rTC
MSP
impl
emen
taon
.The
curr
entr
oles
and
resp
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the
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note
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ies
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hed;
am
anag
emen
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info
rma
onsy
stem
esta
blis
hed;
the
role
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IDB
enha
nced
;im
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cien
cyan
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ecve
ness
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FAT
and
MCI
L.
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dica
tor:
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date
and
role
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IDB
chan
ged
and
enha
nced
;cla
rified
and
alte
red
man
date
san
dlis
tof
resp
onsi
bili
esth
atm
inim
ize
over
laps
and
impr
ove
effici
ency
;M&
Ein
dica
tors
and
repo
rts
atth
eta
rget
and
perf
orm
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/out
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ele
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.
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and
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ging
serv
ices
and
tom
onito
rem
ploy
men
tshi
sam
ong
the
mai
nse
ctor
sof
the
Sam
oan
econ
omy.
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line:
Vari
ous
sour
ces
ofda
ta,i
nclu
ding
line
min
istr
ies,
sta
scs
office
and
rese
rve
bank
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ely
trad
ean
dse
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sagg
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ata
cri
calt
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ack
and
man
age
the
cont
ribu
ons
ofke
yse
ctor
sto
the
Sam
oan
econ
omy.
Targ
etIn
dica
tor:
Incr
ease
dfr
eque
ncy
and
relia
bilit
yof
such
data
.
CBS,
SBS,
MO
F,M
CIL
2.00
MT;
P1 -
Ong
oing
1.3.
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ble
and
upda
ted
sect
orst
as
csfo
rpl
anni
ngan
dM
&E
prod
uced
.
Perf
orm
ance
Indi
cato
rs:
1.3.
1.In
stu
onal
capa
city
ofTC
MSP
impl
emen
ngdi
visi
ons
enha
nced
.
1.3.
2.Th
eav
aila
bilit
yan
dre
liabi
lity
ofre
leva
ntup
-to
-dat
eda
ta.
2
Impr
ove
trad
eda
taco
llec
on, a
naly
sis,
and
diss
emin
aon
.
Base
line:
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ere
liabl
eda
tane
eds
tobe
prod
uced
,but
also
anal
yzed
and
diss
emin
ated
.
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et:R
elia
ble
and
upda
ted
data
,ana
lysi
sof
HIE
San
dtr
ade
repo
rts,
and
info
rma
ondi
ssem
inat
edac
ross
min
istr
ies
and
sect
ors
toen
hanc
eco
ordi
naon
and
effici
ency
.
Targ
etIn
dica
tor:
Incr
ease
dam
ount
and
accu
racy
ofda
taav
aila
ble
from
the
Cent
ralS
tas
csD
atab
ase,
mor
ean
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port
sav
aila
ble
and
wid
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ina
on.
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, CBS
. SBS
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ongo
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Crea
tea
cent
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cent
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ated
sta
scs
data
base
for
the
MCI
Las
apa
rtof
the
man
agem
ent
and
info
rma
onun
it.
Base
line:
No
relia
ble
com
pute
rized
data
base
exis
tsfo
rth
eM
CIL;
vari
ous
sour
ces
ofda
tain
clud
ing
line
min
istr
ies,
sta
scs
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and
rese
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bank
.
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ncre
ased
acce
ssib
ility
tore
leva
ntda
ta.
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etIn
dica
tor:
Esta
blis
hmen
tofc
ompu
teri
zed
data
base
;da
taba
seu
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dica
tors
.
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MCI
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MO
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ngoi
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1.4.
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tuon
alca
paci
tyof
TCM
SPim
plem
enng
divi
sion
sen
hanc
ed.
Perf
orm
ance
Indi
cato
rs:
1.4.
1.In
stu
onal
capa
city
ofTC
MSP
impl
emen
ngdi
visi
ons
enha
nced
;
1U
nder
take
ane
eds
asse
ssm
ento
nin
stu
onal
capa
city
cons
trai
nts.
On
the
basi
sof
the
need
sas
sess
men
tenh
ance
the
ins
tuon
alca
paci
tyto
impl
emen
tthe
TCM
SP.
Hum
anre
sour
ces
–re
view
orga
niza
onal
stru
ctur
ean
dpe
rson
nel,
toal
ign
with
reso
urce
requ
irem
ents
dict
ated
inth
epl
an.
Base
line:
Curr
entc
apac
ityga
ps,n
oas
sess
men
t ofc
apac
ityen
hanc
emen
treq
uire
men
ts.T
here
isa
need
tore
view
the
hum
anre
sour
ceor
gani
zaon
alst
ruct
ure
toen
sure
that
MCI
L,M
FAT,
MO
F,PS
C7.
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- MT
;P1
–on
goin
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sure
effec
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city
for
impl
emen
taon
.
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dica
tor:
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Ein
dica
tors
and
repo
rts
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rget
and
perf
orm
ance
/out
com
ele
vels
.
2
Impr
ove
polic
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sign
and
stre
ngth
enca
paci
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and
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onom
ican
dpo
vert
yim
pact
sfr
oma
gend
erpe
rspe
cve
and
adju
stac
cord
ingl
y.
Base
line:
Ther
eis
ane
edfo
rpo
licy
desi
gnan
d M
&E
tobe
?exi
ble
enou
ghto
corr
espo
ndto
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and
pove
rty
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ds.
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ffec
vepo
licy
resp
onse
sto
econ
omic
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ksan
dim
pact
son
pove
rty.
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etIn
dica
tor:
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dica
tors
and
repo
rts
atth
eta
rget
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/out
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ele
vels
.
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hanc
eth
een
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viro
nmen
tfo
rth
epr
ivat
ese
ctor
asth
em
ain
engi
nefo
rec
onom
icgr
owth
and
enha
nce
its
prod
ucvi
ty, v
alue
addi
ngan
dtr
ade
capa
city
2.1.
Busi
ness
envi
ronm
ent
impr
oved
and
cost
ofdo
ing
busi
ness
redu
ced,
incl
udin
gco
sts,
proc
edur
esan
dm
eof
busi
ness
and
1Re
gula
r co
llabo
raon
betw
een
MCI
L,M
OR
and
the
Min
istr
yof
the
Prim
eM
inis
ter
and
Cabi
net(
MPM
C) o
nbu
sine
sspr
oces
ses/
proc
edur
es.
Base
line:
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eis
ane
edfo
rm
ore
regu
lar
colla
bora
on
MCI
L,M
PMC,
MFR
,MO
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ng
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com
men
ded
ImplementExisngPolicy
ChangePolicy/ Legislaon/Reform
Instuons
TechnicalAssistance/Investment
AgenciesInvolved
ResourceRequirements(4yrs;inmillionsofTalas)
TargetsandLikelyTimeframes
LevelofPriority
betw
een
the
MCI
L,M
OR
& M
PMC.
Targ
et:E
stab
lish
and
ins
tuon
aliz
eco
llabo
raon
mec
hani
sms,
incl
udin
gm
onth
lym
eeng
s,jo
inti
nia
ves.
Targ
etIn
dica
tor:
No.
ofin
ia
ves,
busi
ness
proc
esse
san
dpr
oced
ures
MCI
L, M
OR
and
MPM
Cha
veco
llabo
rate
d on
.
2
Setu
pan
onlin
ebu
sine
ssre
gist
raon
and
appr
oval
syst
em.
Base
line:
Few
regu
laon
son
onlin
ebu
sine
ss,a
ndno
regi
stra
on.
Targ
et:R
egul
ate
and
regi
ster
Sam
oan
onlin
ebu
sine
sses
.
Targ
etIn
dica
tor:
No.
ofon
line
busi
ness
esre
gist
ered
.
MCI
L,M
FR, S
IFA
, OO
TR0.
80M
T;P2
-N
ew
com
mer
cial
proc
esse
s.
Perf
orm
ance
Indi
cato
rs:
2.1.
1.Co
sts,
proc
edur
esan
dm
eof
busi
ness
;
2.1.
2.W
Bco
stof
doin
gbu
sine
ss a
ndbu
sine
ssen
viro
nmen
tind
icat
ors;
3U
nder
take
aco
mpr
ehen
sive
stud
yto
anal
yse
the
cost
stru
ctur
ean
dre
com
men
dap
plic
able
solu
ons
tore
duce
the
cost
ofdo
ing
busi
ness
and
impr
ove
the
busi
ness
and
inve
stm
ente
nviro
nmen
tin
Sam
oa.
Dev
elop
anel
ectr
onic
mon
itori
ngsy
stem
for
busi
ness
envi
ronm
enta
ndco
stst
ruct
ure.
Dee
pen
unde
rsta
ndin
gof
the
caus
alfa
ctor
sof
the
cons
trai
nts
tobu
sine
sses
iden
?ed
inth
eW
orld
Bank
Doi
ng
MCI
L,M
FR, S
PA,S
BS,M
OH
,O
OTR
, PRI
VA
TESE
CTO
R,N
PSO
, Dev
elop
men
tPa
rtne
rs
0.70
ST-M
T;P1
–N
ew;
ongo
ing
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port
and
term
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hand
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requ
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;ii)
docu
men
taon
and
proc
esse
sfo
rpa
ymen
toft
axes
; iii)
enfo
rcem
ento
fre
gist
raon
and
mon
itori
ngof
unre
gist
ered
busi
ness
es;i
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easu
res
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sing
mis
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offu
nds;
and
v)m
onito
ring
pow
erou
tage
san
dw
ater
shor
tage
s.
Base
line:
Sam
oa’s
cost
ofdo
ing
busi
ness
(ann
ually
) and
envi
ronm
ento
fdoi
ngbu
sine
ss(o
nce)
has
been
surv
eyed
,an
dgi
ves
Sam
oata
rget
edar
eas
toim
prov
e,to
beer
thei
rre
sults
inth
efu
ture
,whi
chw
ould
incr
ease
thei
rtra
deco
mpe
vene
ss.
Targ
et:
Impr
ove
indi
cato
rsin
prev
ious
surv
eys.
Fina
lize
cost
stru
ctur
est
udy
and
valid
ate
reco
mm
enda
ons.
Dev
elop
ast
rate
gyan
dpl
anfo
rim
plem
enng
the
reco
mm
enda
ons.
Dev
elop
anel
ectr
onic
mon
itori
ngsy
stem
.
Targ
etIn
dica
tor:
Stak
ehol
der
feed
back
;stu
dyco
nsul
taon
;bu
sine
sssu
rvey
s;co
stof
doin
gbu
sine
ssan
den
viro
nmen
tof
doin
gbu
sine
ssin
dica
tors
.
4
Und
erta
kea
revi
ewof
the
Com
pani
esA
ct20
06to
inco
rpor
ate
apa
ymen
tstr
uctu
re.
Base
line:
The
Com
pani
esA
ct20
06do
esno
tinc
lude
apa
ymen
tstr
uctu
re,a
nda
revi
ewof
itw
ould
enab
leon
eto
bein
corp
orat
ed.
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et:U
pdat
ele
gisl
aon
and
esta
blis
ha
com
pany
paym
ent
stru
ctur
e.
Targ
etIn
dica
tor:
The
Com
pani
esA
ct20
06is
chan
ged
to
MCI
L,A
G0.
05M
T;P2
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ew
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TargetsandLikelyTimeframes
LevelofPriority
2
Gov
ernm
entt
oes
tabl
ish
anad
equa
tein
stu
onal
fram
ewor
kfo
rth
eco
ordi
naon
and
impl
emen
taon
ofth
eTC
MSP
i.e.e
nhan
ceth
ero
leof
the
exis
ngTC
IDB.
Clar
ifyth
ero
les
and
resp
onsi
bili
esof
the
MFA
Tan
dM
CIL
for
trad
epo
licy
form
ula
onan
dim
plem
enta
on,w
ithM
CIL
taki
ngth
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adin
gro
lein
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yde
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tand
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rtan
din
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men
t pro
mo
on,a
ndth
eM
FAT
tobe
resp
onsi
ble
for
trad
ene
goa
ons.
Base
line:
TCID
Bes
tabl
ishe
dbu
tnot
curr
ently
stru
ctur
edfo
rTC
MSP
impl
emen
taon
.The
curr
entr
oles
and
resp
onsi
bili
esof
the
MFA
Tan
dth
eM
CIL
are
note
nre
lycl
ear.
Clar
ifica
onof
role
sw
ould
incr
ease
effici
ency
and
effec
vene
ss.
Targ
et:E
ffec
vein
stu
onal
fram
ewor
k;Eff
ecve
mec
hani
sms
for
coop
era
onam
ong
min
istr
ies
crea
ted:
TCM
SPco
ordi
naon
unit
esta
blis
hed;
am
anag
emen
tand
info
rma
onsy
stem
esta
blis
hed;
the
role
ofTC
IDB
enha
nced
;im
prov
edeffi
cien
cyan
deff
ecve
ness
ofM
FAT
and
MCI
L.
Targ
etIn
dica
tor:
Man
date
and
role
ofTC
IDB
chan
ged
and
enha
nced
;cla
rified
and
alte
red
man
date
san
dlis
tof
resp
onsi
bili
esth
atm
inim
ize
over
laps
and
impr
ove
effici
ency
;M&
Ein
dica
tors
and
repo
rts
atth
eta
rget
and
perf
orm
ance
/out
com
ele
vels
.
MCI
L,M
FAT,
MO
F,M
OH
,M
WCS
D, P
SC1.
70ST
;P1
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ngoi
ng
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indi
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san
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8
Esta
blis
hco
untr
ycr
edit
risk
rang
thro
ugh
inte
rna
onal
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cogn
ized
rang
sag
enci
esto
faci
litat
eco
mm
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alri
skas
sess
men
t by
inte
rna
onal
inve
stor
s.
Base
line:
No
cred
itri
skra
ngsy
stem
inpl
ace.
Targ
et:E
stab
lish
coun
try
cred
itri
skra
ngth
roug
hin
tern
aon
ally
reco
gniz
edra
ngs
agen
cies
.
Targ
etIn
dica
tor:
Inte
rna
onal
coun
try
cred
itris
kof
Sam
oa;
cred
itri
skpr
ofile
impr
oved
.
CBS,
MO
F,M
CIL
1.00
MT-
LT;
P3–
ongo
ing
(nee
dfu
ndin
g)
9
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seth
ein
vest
men
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icy
stat
emen
tto
impr
ove
the
cons
iste
ncy
and
tran
spar
ency
ofin
vest
men
tmea
sure
sfo
rdo
mes
can
dfo
reig
nin
vest
ors.
Acc
eler
ate
andfin
aliz
eth
ere
view
ofth
eFo
reig
nIn
vest
men
tAct
and
prep
are
anin
stu
onal
plan
toen
sure
effec
vead
min
istr
aon
ofth
ere
stri
cted
acvi
eslis
tfor
fore
ign
inve
stor
s
Base
line
Sam
oa’s
busi
ness
envi
ronm
ent,
curr
ent i
nves
tmen
tA
ctan
dpo
licie
s.
Targ
et:A
tran
spar
enta
ndco
nsis
tent
inve
stm
entp
olic
y.
Targ
etIn
dica
tor:
Fina
lized
and
impl
emen
ted
inve
stm
ent
polic
y,st
akeh
olde
rco
nsul
taon
and
feed
back
.
MCI
L,M
OF,
MFA
T,N
PSO
,O
OTR
0.50
ST;
P1 -
ongo
ing
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10
Giv
enth
egr
owin
gde
man
dfo
rpo
wer
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iscr
ica
ltha
tth
ene
cess
ary
regu
lato
ryre
form
sar
eun
dert
aken
toal
low
incr
ease
dge
nera
onca
paci
tyw
ithth
epr
ivat
ese
ctor
play
ing
anim
port
ant
role
.Am
endm
ents
ofth
eEP
CA
ctor
enac
tmen
tof
ane
wel
ectr
icity
Act
toal
low
priv
ate
pow
erge
nera
onan
d re
sale
.
Base
line:
Elec
tric
ityis
expe
nsiv
ein
Sam
oa,a
ndco
uld
bem
ade
mor
eco
mpe
vean
dw
ith in
crea
sed
cove
rage
.
Targ
et:E
stab
lishm
ent
ofan
inde
pend
entr
egul
ator
yen
viro
nmen
tpu
ngEP
Can
dpr
ivat
ege
nera
tors
ona
leve
lpl
ayin
g? e
ld;t
ariff
rest
ruct
urin
gto
prov
ide
pric
esi
gnal
sth
atw
ould
impr
ove
man
agem
entb
ycu
stom
ers
ofpe
aklo
ads;
ins
tuon
alst
reng
then
ing
ofEP
Cto
impr
ove
dem
and
fore
cas
ng,s
yste
mpl
anni
ng,a
ndca
paci
tyto
cont
rolm
ul-
sour
cege
nera
on;c
orpo
rate
gove
rnan
cere
form
s.
Targ
etIn
dica
tor:
Ava
ilabi
lity
and
pric
ech
ange
sof
elec
tric
ityin
Sam
oa.
MCI
L,EP
C,M
OF,
NPS
O,
OO
TR1.
00ST
-MT;
P2–
ongo
ing
2.2
Effici
ency
,eff
ecve
ness
and
impa
ctof
vari
ous
priv
ate
sect
orsu
ppor
tsch
emes
enha
nced
:no.
ofpr
ivat
ese
ctor
?rm
sbe
ne?
ngfr
omva
rious
PSSF
sche
mes
incr
ease
d;ta
rge
ngen
hanc
ed;c
osts
,pr
oced
ures
and
me
1Co
nduc
tpub
licaw
aren
ess
prog
ram
mes
for
alla
ssis
tanc
esc
hem
es.T
rans
late
docu
men
tssu
chas
the
guid
elin
es,
appl
ica
onfo
rm a
nd p
rom
oon
al m
ater
ials
into
Sam
oan.
Base
line:
Not
alld
ocum
ents
are
curr
ently
prod
uced
inSa
moa
n;la
ckof
awar
enes
sof
sche
mes
,reg
ula
ons
and
MCI
L1.
00ST
;P1 -
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oing
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amoa
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Targ
etIn
dica
tor:
Afu
llra
nge
ofre
sour
ces
are
avai
labl
ein
Sam
oan;
no.o
fdoc
umen
tsav
aila
ble
onlin
ean
din
Sam
oan;
stak
ehol
der
feed
back
.
2
Stre
ngth
enpa
rtne
rshi
psbe
twee
nth
ego
vern
men
tand
the
priv
ate
sect
orby
enco
urag
ing
e ffec
vere
pres
enta
onof
the
priv
ate
sect
orin
diff
eren
tas
sist
ance
sche
mes
com
mi
ees.
Regu
lar
revi
ewof
priv
ate
sect
oras
sist
ance
sche
mes
.
Base
line:
Curr
entP
SSsc
hem
esan
dth
eir
cove
rage
.
Targ
et:M
ore
repr
esen
taon
ofth
epr
ivat
ese
ctor
.Ann
ual
revi
ewre
port
spr
oduc
ed;i
ncre
ased
effici
ency
,eff
ecve
ness
and
impa
ctof
vario
usPS
Ssc
hem
es.
Targ
etIn
dica
tor:
No.
ofpr
ivat
ese
ctor
?rm
sbe
ne?
ngfr
omva
riou
sPS
Ssc
hem
es;P
SSsc
hem
esM
&E
indi
cato
rs;
stak
ehol
der
feed
back
.
MCI
L,M
FAT,
NPS
O, S
AM
ECh
ambe
rof
Com
mer
ce,
OTH
ERRE
LEV
AN
TM
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hem
esre
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dan
dbu
sine
ssco
mm
unity
awar
enes
sof
PSS
sche
mes
enha
nced
.
Perf
orm
ance
Indi
cato
rs:
2.2.
1.N
o.of
priv
ate
sect
or?r
ms
bene
?ng
from
vario
usPS
Ssc
hem
es.
2.2.
2.Co
sts,
proc
edur
esan
dm
ene
eded
toap
ply
for
PSS
sche
mes
.
2.2.
3.E ffi
cien
cy,
effec
vene
ss a
ndim
pact
ofva
riou
sPS
Ssc
hem
es.
2.2.
4.Bu
sine
ssco
mm
unity
awar
enes
sof
PSS
sche
mes
.
3En
hanc
epr
ivat
ese
ctor
acce
ssto
aw
ide
rang
eop
ons
for
?nan
ce,i
nclu
ding
PSSF
sche
me,
loan
guar
ante
ean
d?n
ance
for
smal
l and
med
ium
-siz
ed e
nter
pris
e(S
ME)
sche
mes
.
Base
line:
Curr
entP
SSF
stru
ctur
ean
dcr
iteri
a.
Targ
et:U
nder
take
are
view
ofth
ePS
SFco
vera
ge,g
uide
lines
,
MCI
L,N
PSO
, MO
F,D
EVEL
OPM
ENT
PART
NER
S1.
00ST
;P1
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g
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disb
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men
tof
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urce
sto
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and
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sect
orde
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pmen
t.U
nder
take
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aren
ess -
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ing
cam
paig
nto
info
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sine
ssw
ithgu
idel
ines
and
proc
esse
s;st
ream
line
proc
edur
esan
dex
pedi
teap
prov
alan
ddi
sbur
sem
ent
ofre
sour
ces
tosu
ppor
ttra
dean
dpr
ivat
ese
ctor
deve
lopm
ent.
Enha
nce
cove
rage
.
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lBus
ines
sLo
anG
uara
ntee
sche
me.
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ncin
gfr
amew
ork
for
SMEs
.
Targ
etIn
dica
tor:
Impl
emen
taon
ofre
view
reco
mm
enda
ons;
no.o
fben
efici
arie
s;no
.ofr
ejec
ted
appl
ica
ons.
5.5 5
6
Und
erta
kean
inte
rnal
revi
ewof
exis
ngad
min
istr
ave
mea
sure
sin
plac
efo
rex
port
ince
nve
ssc
hem
essu
chas
Code
121,
duty
conc
essi
onan
dsu
spen
sion
,to
iden
fyth
eke
yw
eakn
esse
sor
cons
trai
nts
and
ensu
reth
ese
are
mor
est
ream
lined
and
appr
opria
te
Base
line:
Exis
ngad
min
istr
ave
mea
sure
sin
plac
efo
rex
port
ince
nve
ssc
hem
essu
chas
Code
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conc
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have
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and
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me;
no.o
fben
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s.
7
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elop
and
acve
lypu
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inve
stm
ent p
orol
ios
and
prog
ram
mes
sim
ilar
toth
eYa
zaki
Sam
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cen
ves
pack
age.
Base
line:
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ently
Yaza
kiis
the
only
larg
efo
reig
nin
vest
orbe
nefi
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omex
isng
pack
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ara
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two
mor
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s.
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dica
tor:
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vest
ors
bene
fing
from
the
pack
age;
stak
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feed
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ploy
men
tand
expo
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gene
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d.
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dte
chno
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enha
nced
.
Perf
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cato
rs:
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1.N
o.of
priv
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sect
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ms
bene
fing
from
1
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erta
kea
revi
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exis
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dust
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aini
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anda
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for
appr
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able
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view
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grad
ing
them
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clud
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lgen
ders
and
peop
lew
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sabi
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.
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line:
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eis
ane
edto
mak
eem
ploy
men
tand
trai
ning
mor
ein
clus
ive,
soas
toac
hiev
esu
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nabl
ean
din
clus
ive
econ
omic
grow
th.A
ppre
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ship
sha
vete
nded
nott
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incl
usiv
eof
gend
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dpe
ople
with
disa
bili
es.
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inal
ize
indu
stry
trai
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stan
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sfo
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pren
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dica
tor:
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dnu
mbe
rof
fem
ales
and
peop
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lies
inap
pren
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sion
s.
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line:
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and
empl
oym
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ndic
ator
s.
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0%of
Sam
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busi
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esco
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dov
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dica
tor:
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ofpa
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pang
busi
ness
es;n
o.of
qual
i?ed
peop
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crui
ted;
incr
ease
dem
ploy
men
tand
job
spec
i?ca
on.
MCI
L,A
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the
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outf
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.
Base
line:
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ean
din
dica
tors
.
Targ
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0%in
crea
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allo
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dica
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dw
orke
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proc
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and
me
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appl
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es.
2.3.
3.Effi
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effec
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ss a
ndim
pact
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sPS
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hem
es.
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4.W
Bco
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doin
gbu
sine
ssan
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tin
dica
tors
.
4Co
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ualg
over
nmen
tand
priv
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sect
orpa
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rshi
pth
roug
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paci
tybu
ildin
g.
Base
line:
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onal
e ffor
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crea
tean
equa
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ship
betw
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the
gove
rnm
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epr
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.
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dica
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5
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conv
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sno
tra
fied.
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et:R
afic
aon
and
impl
emen
taon
ofIL
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nven
ons.
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etIn
dica
tor:
Rafic
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and
impl
emen
taon
ofIL
Oco
nven
ons.
MCI
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10M
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dim
plem
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line:
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revi
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Sche
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crea
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no.o
fpar
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dica
tor:
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ofpa
rci
pant
s;%
ofpa
rci
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sw
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ain
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oym
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MCI
L0.
20M
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7
Enac
tmen
tand
impl
emen
taon
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tySe
curit
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hich
aim
sto
incr
ease
econ
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acvi
tyby
prov
idin
gea
sier
acce
ssto
cred
it.
Base
line:
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ofac
cess
tocr
edit
has
acte
das
aco
nstr
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.
Targ
et:I
ncre
ased
acce
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ility
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par
cula
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fors
mal
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8
Dev
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capa
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ofpr
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ins
tuon
sto
effec
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enga
gew
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vern
men
ton
trad
epo
licy
form
ula
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alia
trai
ning
inte
chni
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rade
issu
es,e
nhan
ced
diss
emin
aon
ofre
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form
aon
and
trad
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goa
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etc.
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line:
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capa
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and
par
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sect
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wom
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dpr
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epr
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ctor
inte
rest
s;st
akeh
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MCI
L,M
FAT,
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O, C
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0.40
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ongo
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9
Prom
ote
rem
ian
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asa
pote
nal
sour
ceof
inve
stm
ent.
Und
erta
kean
anal
ysis
ofpo
ten
alpo
licy
sche
mes
,bui
ldin
gon
the
expe
rien
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othe
rco
untr
ies,
for
the
use
ofre
mi
ance
sas
aso
urce
ofco
mm
unity
inve
stm
ent.
Base
line:
Low
shar
eof
rem
ian
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inin
vest
men
tsge
nera
on.
MCI
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rem
ian
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dica
tor:
Shar
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inve
stm
ent i
nto
talr
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s.
10
Form
ulat
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stra
tegy
tom
aint
ain
acce
ssto
conc
essi
onal
finan
cing
asw
ella
sac
cess
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capi
talm
arke
ts,i
fnee
ded,
for
inve
stm
enta
ndbo
rrow
ing
inth
em
ediu
mto
long
erte
rmin
anci
paon
ofth
eeff
ects
oftr
ade
liber
aliz
aon
and
loss
ofLD
Cst
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.
Base
line:
No
stra
tegy
tom
aint
ain
acce
ssto
conc
essi
onal
finan
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orac
cess
toca
pita
lmar
kets
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d,fo
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vest
men
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borr
owin
gin
the
med
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term
.
Targ
et:
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lize
stra
tegy
befo
retr
ade
liber
aliz
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and
loss
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Cst
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.
Targ
etIn
dica
tor:
Stra
tegy
final
ized
and
adop
ted;
stak
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feed
back
.
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MO
F,U
TOS
0.50
MT;
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new
11
Und
erta
kean
asse
ssm
ento
fthe
econ
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impl
ica
ons
ofex
tend
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tariff
conc
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topr
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ted
busi
ness
essu
pply
ing
the
dom
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keta
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expo
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s.
Base
line:
Impl
ica
ons
ofex
tend
ing
tariff
conc
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topr
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busi
ness
essu
pply
ing
the
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keta
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port
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dica
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take
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12
Prep
are
apl
anto
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lop
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keth
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pita
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the
succ
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shor
efin
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cent
re.
Base
line:
Ther
eis
nopl
anto
deve
lop
Sam
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Targ
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inal
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Targ
etIn
dica
tor:
Plan
final
ized
and
impl
emen
ted;
stak
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cons
ulta
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and
feed
back
.
CBS,
SIFA
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2.4
Priv
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sect
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cont
ribu
onto
incl
usiv
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and
MD
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enha
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.
Perf
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Indi
cato
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2.4.
1.St
akeh
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ran
d
1
Colla
bora
tew
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ivat
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inde
velo
ping
empl
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oppo
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/sch
emes
for
scho
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aver
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ale
and
fem
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and
yout
hw
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)with
the
view
ofup
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them
aer
five
year
sof
ongo
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empl
oym
entu
nder
appr
ence
ship
sche
mes
and
cerfic
aon
thro
ugh
Trad
eTe
sts.
Base
line:
Ther
eis
nosu
chsc
hem
ein
plac
e.
Targ
et:D
evel
opan
dim
plem
ents
chem
es.
MCI
L,N
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C,Pr
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Empl
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etIn
dica
tor:
Effec
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ofsc
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(mal
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dfe
mal
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dyo
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with
disa
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enefi
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es;s
take
hold
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2
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orie
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trad
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nlin
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via
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als.
Base
line:
Curr
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polic
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and
expo
rtst
rate
gyne
edto
bere
view
edan
dup
date
d.
Targ
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inal
ize
and
impl
emen
ttra
dean
dex
port
polic
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Targ
etIn
dica
tor:
Fina
liza
onan
den
dors
emen
tofp
olic
ies;
stak
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cons
ulta
ons
and
feed
back
.
MCI
L,M
FAT,
MO
F2.
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clie
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3
Prov
ide
ince
nve
sto
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epr
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vest
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and
com
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onof
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trad
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dex
port
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Base
line:
Lim
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nve
sin
plac
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Targ
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nder
take
ast
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sign
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nve
stru
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voca
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spon
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regu
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mee
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wor
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psto
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colla
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twee
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and
SRO
S.
Targ
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dica
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emen
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endm
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ct20
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rdin
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1961
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erta
keaw
aren
ess -
rais
ing
cam
paig
n.
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etIn
dica
tor:
Tim
ely
achi
evem
ento
ftar
gets
;sta
keho
lder
cons
ulta
ons
and
feed
back
.
NZA
ID
3.2
The
effec
vene
ssof
regu
laon
san
dle
gisl
aon
addr
essi
ngm
arke
tim
perf
econ
s,in
clud
ing
adm
inis
tra
onan
dm
onito
ring
mec
hani
sms,
enha
nced
.
1.
Stre
ngth
enth
epo
licy
and
anal
ysis
capa
city
ofth
eM
inis
try
ofCo
mm
unic
aon
and
Info
rma
onTe
chno
logy
,and
the
regu
lato
ryca
paci
esof
the
Offi
ceof
the
Regu
lato
r.Th
elib
eral
iza
onof
the
tele
com
mun
ica
ons
sect
orha
sbr
ough
ta
num
ber
ofbe
nefit
sto
cons
umer
san
dth
eov
eral
l eco
nom
ybu
tit h
asal
socr
eate
dre
gula
tory
chal
leng
es.
Base
line:
Libe
raliz
aon
ofth
ete
leco
mm
unic
aon
sse
ctor
final
ized
; the
reis
ane
edfo
rca
paci
tyde
velo
pmen
t.
OO
TR;M
inis
try
ofCo
mm
unic
aon
and
Info
rma
onTe
chno
logy
;M
CIL
4.30
ST- P
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oing
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ew
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et:C
apac
itybu
ildin
g(s
taff
trai
ning
and
up-s
killi
ng)
inve
sga
on,a
rbitr
aon
,enf
orce
men
t,su
rvei
llanc
e,ca
libra
on,r
esea
rch,
polic
yfo
rmul
aon
.
Met
rolo
gyLe
gisl
aon
–Re
sour
ces
Staff
Recr
uitm
ent
(Man
ager
&Offi
cers
).
Proc
urem
ent:
Tech
nica
lEqu
ipm
ent–
1se
tsec
onda
ryst
anda
rds
20kg
to1
mg
(des
igna
ted
seco
ndar
yst
anda
rds
ofcl
ass
F1).
Wor
king
stan
dard
mas
ses:
2to
nsof
20kg
wei
ghts
(sto
rage
insp
ecia
llyde
sign
edcr
ates
of50
0kg)
.
1x
new
desi
gned
20lit
rew
orki
ngst
anda
rdw
ithvi
sigu
age
capa
city
defin
ion
and
tole
ranc
em
arks
–w
ithbo
omdr
aini
ngfa
cilit
y.
200
litre
wor
king
stan
dard
fort
esng
bulk
met
ersfi
edto
vehi
cle
tank
ers.
1:1
met
rest
ainl
ess
stee
lwor
king
stan
dard
.
Elec
tron
icba
lanc
esfo
rca
libra
ngw
orki
ngst
anda
rds
(mas
san
dvo
lum
eus
ing
grav
imet
ric
met
hod)
:Min
imum
requ
irem
ent1
x40
0g
with
read
abili
tyof
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read
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tyof
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gan
d1
x31
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64,0
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with
read
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tyof
0.1g
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or2
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tron
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tqu
anty
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adab
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of0.
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odity
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l,50
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200m
l,10
0ml,
20m
l,10
ml)
and
pipe
es(1
0ml,
2ml,
1ml).
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caon
stam
psan
dpl
iers
.
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Perf
orm
ance
Indi
cato
rs:
3.2.
1.Th
eex
iste
nce,
qual
ityan
deff
ecve
ness
ofre
gula
ons
and
legi
sla
onad
dres
sing
mar
keti
mpe
rfec
ons.
3.2.
2.Effi
cien
cyan
deff
ecve
ness
ofad
min
istr
aon
and
mon
itori
ngm
echa
nism
s;
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LevelofPriorit
Sets
offla
enin
gpu
nche
s,st
amps
and
dies
.
Num
ber
punc
hes.
Lead
seal
san
dse
alin
gw
ire.
1m
etre
stai
nles
sst
eels
econ
dary
stan
dard
.
30m
etre
wor
king
stan
dard
tape
.
Add
ion
alse
tsof
wor
king
stan
dard
wei
ghts
,20
kgto
1m
g,pl
us4
x20
kgir
onw
eigh
ts,1
x10
kgan
d1
x5k
g:su
gges
tset
1pe
rin
spec
tor.
20lit
re,1
0lit
re,5
litre
,2lit
re,1
litre
,500
mls
econ
dary
stan
dard
s.
Non
Tech
nica
lEqu
ipm
ent
–Ve
hicl
es:1
xva
nor
ulit
yw
ithhi
gh-t
opca
bpe
rins
pect
or(f
orhe
avy
capa
city
insp
econ
s,pe
trol
sta
ons)
.(H
ealth
and
safe
tyre
gula
ons
requ
ireth
atth
em
easu
res
used
for
tes
ngpe
trol
and
dies
elpu
mps
betr
ansp
orte
din
ase
para
teco
mpa
rtm
entf
rom
the
driv
eran
dan
ypa
ssen
gers
).
Ligh
ter
vehi
cles
(for
shop
and
smal
lret
aili
nspe
con
s).
Safe
tysi
gns
for
use
whe
nte
sng
petr
olpu
mps
.
Safe
tyeq
uipm
ent(
safe
tyfo
otw
ear,
visi
ble -
vest
s,sa
fety
glas
ses)
.
Sta
oner
y:Fo
rms
fora
ppro
vala
pplic
aon
s,ap
prov
alpr
oces
sing
,reg
iste
rof
wor
kdo
ne,r
ejec
on/f
ault
sck
onan
de
labe
ls, f
ee/a
ccou
ntbo
oks,
netq
uan
tyin
spec
on
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repo
rtfo
rms.
Non
rem
ovab
leve
rific
aon
sck
ers.
Lapt
ops
tolo
gw
ork
done
(aco
mpu
teriz
edpr
ogra
mm
em
ight
incl
ude
orre
plac
eso
me
ofth
est
aon
ery)
–on
epe
roffi
cer.
Tool
sfo
rin
spec
onw
ork
(alle
nor
hex
keys
,scr
ewdr
iver
s,pl
iers
and
cres
cent
s,as
need
ed).
Offi
cean
dLa
bora
tory
–3
air -
cond
ion
edro
oms
for
tes
ngw
eigh
ts(d
ryst
anda
rds
room
),te
sng
volu
me
mea
sure
s(w
etst
anda
rds
room
)and
chec
king
pack
aged
good
s(n
etqu
anty
room
).
Dry
stan
dard
sro
om:a
solid
vibr
aon
-pro
ofro
omw
ithbe
nche
s,na
tura
llig
ht-f
ree
and
adeq
uate
elec
tric
sock
ets.
Wet
stan
dard
sro
om:w
ater
supp
lyan
da
sum
p/gu
llyfo
rdr
aina
geof
wat
erus
edfo
rte
sng
and
calib
raon
,nat
ural
light
-fre
ean
dad
equa
teel
ectr
icso
cket
s.
Net
quan
tyro
omw
ithsi
nkan
dsuffi
cien
tel
ectr
icso
cket
san
dna
tura
llig
ht,w
ithac
cess
toa
gene
rals
tora
gear
ea(f
oreq
uipm
ent)
and
alo
adin
gdo
ck(t
olo
adth
e20
0lit
rete
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rean
dth
ew
eigh
brid
gete
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eigh
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rong
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ist t
oli
600
to10
00kg
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ctor
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pon
area
.
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age
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efo
rse
ized
item
s(t
hese
item
sw
ould
becl
early
labe
lled
and
kept
asev
iden
ce).
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Legi
sla
on–
Reso
urce
s
Offi
cein
Sava
iieq
uipp
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loffi
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Cont
rolr
egim
e.
Sta ff
Recr
uitm
entA
CEO
Leve
l.
Prin
cipa
l,se
nior
and
3offi
cers
.
Food
and
prod
ucts
afet
yst
anda
rds
Recr
uitm
ento
f one
addi
onal
staff
mem
ber.
Stre
ngth
eneffi
cien
cyan
deff
ecve
ness
ofth
eSa
moa
Na
onal
Code
xCo
mm
iee
(SN
CC)S
ecre
tari
atin
serv
icin
gth
eco
mm
iee
.
Stre
ngth
enne
twor
king
and
linka
ges
with
mem
bers
ofth
eCC
NA
SWP
regi
onan
did
enfy
oppo
rtun
ies
toin
crea
sem
eeng
par
cipa
onfo
rth
isco
mm
iee
.
Com
peon
law
and
polic
yst
affre
crui
tmen
t×2.
Setu
pan
inde
pend
ent
Com
peon
and
Cons
umer
Com
mis
sion
.
Targ
etIn
dica
tors
:Tim
ely
achi
evem
ento
ftar
gets
;cap
acity
enha
nced
.
3.3
Leve
lsof
awar
enes
sof
cons
umer
san
dpr
oduc
ers
enha
nced
.
1.U
nder
take
awar
enes
s -ra
isin
gan
dad
voca
cyac
vies
.
Base
line:
Lack
ofaw
aren
ess;
nom
easu
rabl
ein
dica
tors
.
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L, M
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Targ
et: D
evel
opbr
ochu
res,
pam
phle
ts,n
ewsl
eer
san
dm
edia
rele
ases
for
all r
elev
antd
ivis
ions
(inSa
moa
n/En
glis
h);
deve
lop
mea
sura
ble
indi
cato
rsto
dete
rmin
eth
ele
velo
faw
aren
ess
(ann
ually
and
duri
ngth
epl
anpe
riod)
.
Targ
ets
Indi
cato
rs:T
imel
yac
hiev
emen
t oft
arge
ts;
mea
sura
ble
indi
cato
rsde
velo
ped
and
uliz
ed; s
take
hold
erfe
edba
ck;u
liza
onan
dun
ders
tand
ing
ofth
em
anda
tes
ofan
dse
rvic
espr
ovid
edby
the
vari
ous
MCI
Ldi
visi
ons.
Perf
orm
ance
Indi
cato
rs:
3.3.
1.Le
vels
ofaw
aren
ess
ofco
nsum
ers
and
prod
ucer
sen
hanc
ed.
3.3.
2.St
akeh
olde
rand
clie
nts
feed
back
.
3.3.
3.U
liza
onan
dun
ders
tand
ing
ofth
em
anda
tes
ofan
dse
rvic
espr
ovid
edby
vario
usM
CIL
divi
sion
s.
2
Dev
elop
Indu
stry
Code
ofP
rac
cean
dco
mm
emor
aon
ofre
leva
ntin
tern
aon
alda
ysob
serv
edby
Sam
oaan
dad
min
iste
red
byth
em
inis
try.
Base
line:
No
indu
stry
code
ofpr
acce
.
Targ
et:F
inal
ize
and
impl
emen
tthe
code
ofpr
acce
.
Targ
etin
dica
tors
:Tim
ely
achi
evem
ento
ftar
gets
, st
akeh
olde
rco
nsul
taon
san
dfe
edba
ck.
MCI
L,IL
O,N
PSO
0.40
ST;
P1–
new
3.4
The
mec
hani
sms
for
addr
essi
ng n
on-
com
plia
nce
and
con?
ict
reso
luon
enha
nced
.
Perf
orm
ance
Indi
cato
rs:
3.4.
1.Th
eex
iste
nce
ofm
echa
nism
sfo
rad
dres
sing
non-
com
plia
nce
and
con ?
ictr
esol
uon
;
1En
forc
ele
gala
con
as
last
reso
rton
non-
com
plyi
ngtr
ader
s/em
ploy
ers.
Set u
p a
Smal
lCla
ims
Trib
unal
.
Base
line:
Trad
ers/
empl
oyer
sno
tcom
plyi
ng;n
oSm
all
Clai
ms
Trib
unal
.
Targ
et:
Esta
blis
ha
Smal
lCla
ims
Trib
unal
;est
ablis
heffi
cien
t
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L,M
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and
cost
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lega
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no. o
fca
ses
reso
lved
thro
ugh
arbi
tra
on;c
lient
feed
back
.
2
Setu
pe -
regi
stry
ofqu
alifi
edtr
ades
peop
lefo
rpub
licin
form
aon
.
Base
line:
No
e -re
gist
ryin
exis
tenc
e.
Targ
et:E
stab
lish
e -re
gist
ry.
Targ
etIn
dica
tors
: Est
ablis
hmen
tand
uliz
aon
ofe-
regi
stry
;av
erag
eus
age.
NU
S,M
CIL
0.50
MT;
P2-
New
3
Capa
city
build
ing
thro
ugh
trai
ning
oftr
aine
rsfo
ras
sess
ors
and
insp
ecto
rs.
Base
line:
Ther
eis
ane
edfo
rca
paci
tybu
ildin
gof
asse
ssor
san
din
spec
tors
;no
TOT
prog
ram
me
inpl
ace;
notr
aini
ngpl
anin
plac
e.
Targ
et:E
stab
lish
TOT
plan
and
prog
ram
me.
Targ
etIn
dica
tors
:No.
ofas
sess
ors
and
insp
ecto
rstr
aine
d;pe
rfor
man
ceof
trai
ned
asse
ssor
san
din
spec
tors
.
MCI
L,M
OH
0.70
MT;
P2-
New
3.4.
2.Effi
cien
cy,
effec
vene
ssan
dre
lave
sim
plic
ityof
addr
essi
ngno
n -co
mpl
ianc
ean
dco
nflic
tres
olu
on
4
Dev
elop
ongo
ing
prom
oon
alpr
ogra
mm
es.
Base
line:
Shor
t-te
rmpr
omo
onal
prog
ram
mes
.
Targ
et:E
stab
lish
ongo
ing
prom
oon
alpr
ogra
mm
es.
MCI
L,M
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0.10
ST;
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3.5
Com
mer
cese
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med
ates
tabl
ishi
nga
bila
tera
ltra
defr
amew
ork,
incl
udin
ga
stud
yto
info
rmde
cisi
ons
rega
rdin
gth
em
osta
ppro
pria
tele
gal
inst
rum
entf
ora
bila
tera
ltra
defr
amew
ork
with
Am
eric
anSa
moa
.
Base
line:
Ther
eis
ane
edto
enha
nce
trad
ew
ithAm
eric
anSa
moa
;no
anal
yc
stud
ies
togu
ide
the
proc
ess.
Targ
et:C
ondu
cta
stud
yto
info
rmde
cisi
ons
rega
rdin
gth
em
osta
ppro
pria
tele
gali
nstr
umen
t for
abi
late
ralt
rade
fram
ewor
kw
ithA
mer
ican
Sam
oa.
Targ
etIn
dica
tor:
Volu
me
and
valu
eof
trad
ew
ithA
mer
ican
Sam
oa;
mel
yac
hiev
emen
t oft
arge
ts.
MFA
T,M
CIL,
MO
F,N
PSO
,A
G, S
AM
E,Ch
ambe
rof
Com
mer
ce0.
50
ST;
P2–
ongo
ing
(Tw
oSa
moa
Talk
s)
4
Dev
elop
and
cost
aneff
ecve
com
mun
ica
ons
orou
trea
chst
rate
gyfo
ren
hanc
ing
the
exis
ngm
echa
nism
sfo
rre
gula
rin
form
aon
diss
emin
aon
and
capa
city
build
ing
rela
ngto
invo
lvem
ent o
fall
rele
vant
stak
ehol
ders
intr
ade
nego
aon
san
dfo
rco
mm
unic
ang
the
likel
yim
pact
sof
nego
ated
agre
emen
ts.
Base
line:
Curr
entc
apac
ity;n
oco
mm
unic
aon
stra
tegy
inpl
ace.
Targ
et:E
stab
lish
aca
paci
tyde
velo
pmen
tpro
gram
me;
devi
se
MCI
L,M
FAT,
NW
CTA
1.00
ST- M
T;P2
-ong
oing
Level of Priority
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TargetsandLikelyTimeframes
LevelofPriorit
aco
mm
unic
aon
stra
tegy
and
acon
plan
.
Targ
etIn
dica
tor:
Tim
ely
achi
evem
ento
ftar
gets
;no.
oftr
aine
dne
goat
ors;
nego
aon
capa
city
;eff
ecve
ness
ofco
mm
unic
aon
plan
;sta
keho
lder
feed
back
.
5
Revi
ewth
ere
gula
tory
fram
ewor
kfo
rpr
ofes
sion
alse
rvic
esin
light
ofSa
moa
’sin
tere
stin
prom
ong
am
ore
inte
grat
edre
gion
alm
arke
t for
prof
essi
onal
serv
ices
inth
eco
ntex
tof
the
PICT
A,a
sw
ella
sse
curi
ngm
arke
topp
ortu
nies
furt
her
afiel
d.
Base
line:
Ther
eis
ane
edto
revi
ewth
ere
gula
tory
fram
ewor
kfo
rpr
ofes
sion
alse
rvic
es;n
ore
view
has
been
cond
ucte
d.
Targ
et: U
nder
take
revi
ew,i
mpl
emen
trec
omm
enda
ons
and
upda
teth
ere
gula
tory
fram
ewor
kac
cord
ingl
y;en
sure
Sam
oa’s
inte
rest
sin
prom
ong
am
ore
inte
grat
edre
gion
alm
arke
tfor
prof
essi
onal
serv
ices
inth
eco
ntex
tofP
ICTA
,as
wel
las
secu
ring
mar
keto
ppor
tuni
esfu
rthe
rafi
eld,
are
refle
cted
.
Targ
etIn
dica
tor:
Tim
ely
achi
evem
ento
f tar
gets
;the
exte
ntto
whi
chna
onal
goal
san
din
tere
sts
are
refle
cted
inth
eup
date
dre
gula
tory
fram
ewor
k;gr
owth
rate
sof
prof
essi
onal
serv
ices
;tra
dein
dica
tors
.
MCI
L,SQ
A,M
FAT,
NPS
O,
AG
,OO
TR,M
OH
0.50
ST;
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ongo
ing
Level of Priority
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ResourceRequirements(4yrs;inmillionsofTalas)
TargetsandLikelyTimeframes
LevelofPriority
6
Revi
ew,u
pdat
ean
dim
plem
entt
heN
aon
al E
xpor
tStr
ateg
y(N
ES).
Base
line:
NES
has
notb
een
fully
impl
emen
ted;
NES
was
inco
rpor
ated
into
the
DTI
Sac
onm
atri
xan
dTC
MSP
.
Targ
et: F
ulli
mpl
emen
taon
ofth
eN
ESth
roug
hth
eTC
MSP
.
Targ
etIn
dica
tor:
TCM
SPim
plem
enta
onan
deff
ecve
ness
indi
cato
rs.
MCI
L,CO
C, M
FAT,
priv
ate
sect
orN
/AST
-MT;
P1-O
ngin
g
4.4
Faci
litat
eth
eim
plem
enta
onof
com
mitm
ents
mad
ein
trad
eag
reem
ents
and
mon
itor
the
deve
lopm
ent
impl
ica
ons.
Perf
orm
ance
Indi
cato
rs:
4.4.
1M
arke
tacc
ess
thro
ugh
new
FTA
san
d/or
acva
onof
exis
ngFT
As.
1M
apou
tand
cost
the
need
edre
form
sfo
rth
eW
TOac
cess
ion
proc
ess
incl
udin
gin
the
area
sof
IPRs
, SPS
,co
unte
rvai
ling
mea
sure
s,?s
heri
essu
bsid
ies
and
tech
nica
lba
rrie
rsto
trad
e.Id
enfy
prio
rity
tech
nica
lass
ista
nce
gaps
and
need
sus
ing
the
legi
sla
veac
onpl
an fr
omth
eW
TOac
cess
ion
(det
ails
prov
ided
inA
nnex
8).
Prov
ide
sect
or-w
ide
trai
ning
and
capa
city
build
ing
linke
dto
the
FTA
san
dW
TOm
embe
rshi
pan
dob
liga
ons
for
post
-acc
essi
on(R
AM
S).
MFA
T,M
CIL,
MA
F,M
FR,
NPS
O,A
G, M
OH
1.20
ST;
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new
Level of Priority
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ResourceRequirements(4yrs;inmillionsofTalas)
TargetsandLikelyTimeframes
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et:M
apou
tand
esm
ate
the
cost
sof
the
need
edre
form
sfo
rth
eW
TOac
cess
ion;
prep
are
apl
anof
acon
toim
plem
entt
hene
cess
ary
refo
rms;
unde
rtak
eaw
aren
ess-
rais
ing
cam
paig
n.
Targ
etIn
dica
tor:
Tim
ely
achi
evem
ents
ofta
rget
s;st
akeh
olde
rfe
edba
ck.
0.30
0.10
2
Iden
fyin
divi
dual
expo
rtpr
oduc
tsth
atm
aybe
impa
cted
byth
elo
ssof
DFQ
Fre
late
dto
LDC
grad
uaon
and
expl
ore
poss
ible
mi
gang
mea
sure
san
dst
rate
gies
,inc
ludi
ngco
nnu
aon
ofpr
efer
enal
acce
ssfo
ra
nego
ated
tran
sion
alpe
riod.
Base
line:
Lack
ofin
form
aon
and
mi
gaon
mea
sure
sre
gard
ing
loss
ofD
FQF
rela
ted
toLD
Cgr
adua
on.
Targ
et:U
nder
take
impa
ctas
sess
men
tstu
dy;l
aunc
hco
nsul
taon
sw
ithke
yst
akeh
olde
rsto
disc
uss
pote
nal
mi
gaon
mea
sure
s;pr
epar
ea
mi
gaon
stra
tegy
and
acon
plan
.
Targ
etIn
dica
tor:
Tim
ely
achi
evem
ento
ftar
gets
;sta
keho
lder
cons
ulta
ons
and
feed
back
.
MFR
,SA
ME,
MFA
T0.
10ST
;P2
-ne
w
Level of Priority
103
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irem
ents
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esA
con
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com
men
ded
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Instuons
TechnicalAssistance/Investment
AgenciesInvolved
ResourceRequirements(4yrs;inmillionsofTalas)
TargetsandLikelyTimeframes
LevelofPriority
1
Enco
urag
eco
mpl
ianc
e w
ithin
tern
aon
alst
anda
rds.
Seek
Sam
oa’s
mem
bers
hip
inth
eIS
O.
Enco
urag
em
anuf
actu
rers
thro
ugh
enha
nced
sens
iza
onto
mee
tISO
stan
dard
s.
Base
line:
No
legi
sla
onon
food
safe
tyst
anda
rds;
low
rate
sof
com
plia
nce
with
inte
rna
onal
stan
dard
s.
Targ
et:D
evel
opan
dim
plem
entl
egis
laon
onfo
odsa
fety
stan
dard
s;de
velo
pne
cess
ary
mec
hani
sms
for
enfo
rcem
ent
and
mon
itorin
gof
com
plia
nce;
scal
eup
prom
oon
ofth
eH
ACC
P;un
dert
ake
anaw
aren
ess -
rais
ing
cam
paig
n;ap
ply
for
ISO
mem
bers
hip.
Targ
etIn
dica
tor:
Tim
ely
achi
evem
ento
ftar
gets
;rat
eof
com
plia
nce
with
food
safe
tyst
anda
rds
and
othe
rin
tern
aon
alst
anda
rds;
HA
CCP
uliz
aon
;no.
ofIS
Oce
r?e
d?r
ms.
MCI
L,M
FAT,
MO
H, M
AF,
MO
H,S
RO
S,N
PSO
, SA
ME,
Cham
ber
ofCo
mm
erce
2.30
ST;
P1-
Ong
oing
2Es
tabl
ish
aTB
Tin
quiry
poin
t.
Base
line:
No
TBT
inqu
irypo
inti
npl
ace.
Targ
et:E
stab
lish
aTB
Tin
quir
ypo
int;
unde
rtak
ean
awar
enes
s-ra
isin
gca
mpa
ign.
MFA
T,M
FR, M
CIL
1.00
ST-M
T;P2
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ents
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AgenciesInvolved
ResourceRequirements(4yrs;inmillionsofTalas)
TargetsandLikelyTimeframes
LevelofPriority
3
Und
erta
kean
in-d
epth
asse
ssm
ento
f the
exis
ngSP
Sm
easu
res;
deve
lop
apr
ogra
mm
efo
ren
surin
gSP
Sin
ia
ves
are
effec
vely
impl
emen
ted
and
adeq
uate
lyre
sour
ced;
and
iden
fyro
les
and
resp
onsi
bili
esof
the
key
agen
cies
inth
eSP
Sar
chite
ctur
e(c
ost c
over
edin
the
MA
Fse
ctor
plan
).
Targ
etIn
dica
tor:
Tim
ely
achi
evem
ento
ftar
gets
;com
plia
nce
and
effec
vene
ssin
dica
tors
.
MA
F,SR
OS,
NPS
O, M
CIL,
MO
H,M
FR,D
evel
opm
ent
Part
ners
N/A
ST;
P1-
ongo
ing
4
Ass
ess
and
cost
indu
stry
need
sfo
rin
fras
truc
ture
and
rela
ted
onsh
ore
faci
lies
that
will
enab
lein
dust
ryto
mee
tEU
and
othe
rkey
mar
keta
cces
sre
quir
emen
ts.
Base
line:
No
deta
iled
info
rma
onon
need
san
dre
sour
cere
quir
emen
tsfo
rin
fras
truc
ture
and
rela
ted
onsh
ore
faci
lies
.
Targ
et:U
nder
take
in-d
epth
need
sas
sess
men
t and
cos
ngex
erci
seof
infr
astr
uctu
rean
dre
late
don
shor
efa
cili
es;
deve
lop
reso
urce
mob
iliza
onst
rate
gyan
din
iat
ere
sour
cem
obili
zaon
effor
ts.
Targ
etIn
dica
tor:
Tim
ely
achi
evem
ents
ofta
rget
s;st
akeh
olde
r,de
velo
pmen
tand
trad
ing
part
ners
’fee
dbac
k;ra
oof
mob
ilize
dre
sour
ces
toto
talr
esou
rce
requ
irem
ents
.
MA
F,M
OF,
MFA
T,M
CIL
1.00
MT
;P3 -
New
105
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ents
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men
ded
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AgenciesInvolved
ResourceRequirements(4yrs;inmillionsofTalas)
TargetsandLikelyTimeframes
LevelofPriority
1
Revi
ewim
plem
enta
onof
mea
sure
san
dst
rate
gies
toen
hanc
eth
epa
rci
paon
ofSa
moa
’sse
rvic
esin
dust
ryin
inte
rna
onal
(ser
vice
s)tr
ade
incl
udin
gla
bour
mob
ility
.
Base
line:
Nee
dfo
rre
view
ofst
rate
gies
and
mea
sure
sin
plac
e;ne
edfo
rpl
anof
acon
sfo
rim
plem
enta
on.
Targ
et:U
nder
take
anin
-dep
thre
view
;im
plem
ent
reco
mm
enda
ons;
deve
lop
impl
emen
taon
stra
tegy
and
acon
plan
;dev
elop
M&
Ein
dica
tors
for
impl
emen
taon
.
Targ
etIn
dica
tor:
Tim
ely
achi
evem
ento
ftar
gets
;sta
keho
lder
feed
back
;M&
Ein
dica
tors
for
impl
emen
taon
.
MCI
L,M
FAT,
MO
H,
Cham
ber
ofCo
mm
erce
,ot
her
rele
vant
agen
cies
1.00
ST;P
1 -N
ew
4.5
The
valu
ean
dqu
ality
ofse
rvic
estr
ade
and
acce
ssto
fore
ign
mar
kets
enha
nced
.
Perf
orm
ance
Indi
cato
rs:
4.5.
1.G
row
thra
tes
oftr
ade
in s
ervi
ces.
4.5.
2.Ba
lanc
eof
serv
ices
trad
e.
4.5.
3.G
row
thra
tes
ofse
rvic
esin
dust
ries
.
2In
part
ners
hip
with
the
priv
ate
sect
or,p
rovi
desp
ecia
lized
trai
ning
topr
epar
eSa
moa
nsto
expo
rtth
eir
serv
ices
.
Base
line:
Ther
eis
ane
edto
enha
nce
trai
ning
prog
ram
mes
for
Sam
oans
toen
able
them
toen
gage
inan
dbe
ne?t
from
trad
ein
serv
ices
.
Targ
et:D
evel
opan
dim
plem
entw
ell-t
arge
ted
trai
ning
prog
ram
mes
;im
prov
eta
rge
ngan
dim
plem
enta
onof
exis
ngpr
ogra
mm
es;e
nhan
ceco
llabo
raon
with
loca
land
MCI
L,M
OH
,ALL
RELE
VA
NT
AG
ENCI
ES,i
nclu
ding
SRO
S,SB
EC, N
aon
alU
nive
rsit
yof
Sam
oa, U
SPan
dre
leva
ntre
gion
alor
gani
zaon
s
1.50
MT;
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serv
ices
bytr
aine
din
divi
dual
s;st
akeh
olde
rfee
dbac
k.
3
Dev
elop
am
echa
nism
forc
aptu
ring
dat
aon
trad
ein
ser
vice
sso
asto
enha
nce
plan
ning
capa
city
for
impr
oved
trad
ein
serv
ices
.
On
a re
gula
rba
sis,
colle
ctan
ddi
ssem
inat
ein
form
aon
onav
aila
ble
serv
ices
mar
kets
wor
ldw
ide
and
thei
rsp
eci ?
cre
quir
emen
ts.
Base
line:
No
mec
hani
smfo
rca
ptur
ing
and
diss
emin
ang
data
and
info
rma
onon
trad
ein
serv
ices
and
noda
taba
se.
Targ
et:D
evel
opca
ptur
ing,
upda
ngan
ddi
ssem
ina
ngm
echa
nism
s,es
tabl
ish
onlin
eda
taba
sean
din
form
aon
cent
re;e
stab
lish
onlin
etr
ade
port
al;u
nder
take
advo
cacy
cam
paig
n.
Targ
etIn
dica
tor:
Tim
ely
achi
evem
ento
ftar
gets
;ava
ilabi
lity
and
acce
ssib
ility
ofup
- to-
date
info
rma
onan
dda
ta;r
ate
ofu
liza
onof
data
base
and
info
rma
on;u
liza
onra
teof
trad
epo
rtal
.
MFA
T,M
CIL,
ALL
RELE
VA
NT
AG
ENCI
ES2.
00ST
- MT;
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ew
4Pr
omot
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inte
rna
onal
ins
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for
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onan
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stan
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clud
ing
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A
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C,N
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USP
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dica
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Tim
ely
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ofta
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inth
eno
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ffilia
ons
achi
eved
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5St
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and
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lop
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capa
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ofne
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lega
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onla
bour
mob
ility
issu
esin
ongo
ing
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such
asPI
CTA
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, PA
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and
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Inpa
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take
note
ofth
eco
mm
itmen
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a:
WTO
acce
ssio
nsc
hedu
leof
com
mitm
ents
pert
aini
ngto
serv
ices
and
the
impl
emen
taon
cost
sas
soci
ated
with
such
com
mitm
ents
.
Prom
ote
acce
lera
onof
the
TMN
Pin
ia
veun
der
MFA
T,M
CIL,
priv
ate
sect
or,
civi
lsoc
iety
,MFR
, MO
F,CB
S0.
50ST
; P1
-on
goin
g
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dica
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Tim
ely
achi
evem
ento
f tar
gets
;sta
keho
lder
feed
back
; no.
ofne
goat
ors
trai
ned.
6
Expl
ore
and
deve
lop
addi
onal
bila
tera
lsch
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, suc
has
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RSE,
tofa
cilit
ate
mob
ility
for
both
skill
edan
dun
skill
edla
bour
inth
ere
gion
and
inte
rna
onal
ly.
Base
line:
Som
esu
cces
sful
sche
mes
are
inpl
ace
(e.g
.RSE
);lim
ited
no.o
fsch
emes
and
limite
dim
pact
.
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evel
opan
dim
plem
ents
trat
egy
and
acon
plan
toex
pand
bila
tera
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and
enha
nce
thei
rim
pact
s;de
velo
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indi
cato
rsfo
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late
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chem
es.
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dica
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ofad
dion
albi
late
rals
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es;M
&E
indi
cato
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late
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and
impa
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MO
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grow
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DG
sac
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Perf
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Indi
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1.Re
algr
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rate
of
1Im
prov
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desi
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reng
then
capa
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for
mon
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and
pove
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and
adju
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Dee
pen
the
unde
rsta
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gof
the
impa
ctof
trad
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eral
iza
onon
the
stru
ctur
eof
soci
ety,
par
cula
rly
onw
omen
.
Und
erta
kean
impa
ctas
sess
men
toft
here
venu
ean
dso
cial
MW
CSD
, MFA
T,M
CIL,
Priv
ate,
MFR
,MO
F,CB
S,M
AF,
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or,C
ivil
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1.50
ST–
MT;
P1
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ongo
ing
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ew
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pact
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tand
righ
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asse
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ents
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As
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WTO
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soas
toim
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plem
enta
on;u
nder
take
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cam
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els
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pact
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icie
sto
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and
min
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for
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.
expo
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and
serv
ices
.
4.6.
2.Ba
lanc
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trad
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4.6.
3.Sh
are
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mes
cva
lue
adde
din
tota
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port
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4.6.
4.St
akeh
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ran
dcl
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feed
back
.
2
Inpa
rtne
rshi
pw
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pa
curr
icul
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the
coun
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ade
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paci
ty, p
rovi
des
busi
ness
skill
san
den
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rene
ursh
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uild
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eliv
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aini
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atis
base
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Base
line:
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etr
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utno
syst
ema
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aini
ngan
dca
paci
tybu
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proa
ch.
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ets:
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erta
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paci
tyas
sess
men
texe
rcis
e;de
velo
p
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T,M
CIL,
MA
F5.
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ely
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asse
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hem
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xpor
ts,
prod
ucvi
tyan
dco
mpe
vene
ssin
crea
sed.
Perf
orm
ance
Indi
cato
rs:
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1Re
algr
owth
rate
sof
man
ufac
turi
ngou
tput
,ex
port
s,pr
oduc
vity
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paci
tyu
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on a
ndva
lue
adde
d.
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ean
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erta
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cen
ves
onre
sear
chan
dde
velo
pmen
t for
valu
ead
dion
.Enh
ance
the
capa
city
ofSR
OS.
Base
line:
Lim
ited
orno
wel
l-tar
gete
dta
xin
cen
ves
onre
sear
chan
dde
velo
pmen
t for
valu
ead
dion
;no
M&
Efo
rim
pact
sof
tax
ince
nve
s.
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tax
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and
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indi
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cen
veeff
ecve
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and
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stre
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ten
alm
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ave
s;es
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ish
inve
stm
ents
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ufac
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enga
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ent s
trat
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esta
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sear
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din
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nder
take
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s-ra
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dad
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cyca
mpa
ign.
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dica
tor:
Tim
ely
achi
evem
ento
ftar
gets
;gro
wth
rate
sof
inve
stm
ents
inpo
ten
alm
anuf
actu
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ave
s;u
liza
onra
teof
rese
arch
and
info
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once
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.
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gto
inte
rna
onal
stan
dard
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dica
tor:
Tim
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achi
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ent o
ftar
gets
;no.
ofce
r?e
dpr
oduc
ers
and
prod
ucts
; out
put,
expo
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and
dom
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sale
sof
cer
?ed
prod
ucts
.
5.2
Shar
eof
dom
esc
valu
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ded
into
tal
man
ufac
turi
ngou
tput
and
expo
rts
incr
ease
d;
Perf
orm
ance
Indi
cato
rs:
5.2.
1Sh
are
ofdo
mes
cva
lue
adde
din
tota
lm
anuf
actu
ring
outp
utan
dex
port
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uste
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lue
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venu
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nan
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nal
prod
ucts
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pica
lpr
oduc
ts)f
orhi
gher
loca
lval
uead
dion
.
Base
line:
Low
valu
ead
dion
;unr
ealiz
edpo
ten
alfo
rva
lue
addi
on.
Targ
et:U
nder
take
valu
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ain
anal
ysis
and
link
io
clus
ter
MA
F,M
CIL,
MFA
T,W
IBD
I,SA
ME
3.00
ST- M
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etIn
dica
tor:
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ento
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;no.
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ned;
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gene
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dan
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turn
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5.2.
3Em
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tper
clus
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2
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clus
ter
deve
lopm
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appr
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;es
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busi
ness
incu
bato
rsan
den
cour
age
busi
ness
esto
netw
ork
and
clus
ter
toac
hiev
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onom
ies
ofsc
ale
and
redu
ceun
itco
sts
ofco
mm
onov
erhe
ads.
Esta
blis
ha
naon
alne
twor
king
data
base
unde
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eN
PSO
with
the
assi
stan
ceof
the
MCI
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line:
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ited
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fclu
ster
sde
velo
ped.
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et:
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mm
issi
ona
com
preh
ensi
vefe
asib
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stud
yto
deve
lop
acl
uste
rde
velo
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ngan
dne
wcl
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rsan
dre
com
men
dto
pfe
asib
lecl
uste
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long
.
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land
s.
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C,SR
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clus
ter
com
mun
itym
embe
rs.
d.Id
enfy
ing
and
deve
lop
pote
nal
mar
ket
oppo
rtun
ies
.
e.Id
enfy
ing
appr
opria
tem
anag
emen
tsys
tem
s,e.
g.fa
rmer
asso
cia
ons,
coop
era
ves,
indu
stry
asso
cia
ons.
2.St
arta
cons
ulta
onpr
oces
sto
sele
ctin
ialfir
stcl
uste
rfo
rpi
long
and
expa
ndcl
uste
rsby
addi
ngon
ecl
uste
rev
ery
one
ortw
oye
ars.
3.U
nder
take
ava
lue
chai
nan
alys
isan
dfe
asib
ility
stud
yfo
rth
ese
lect
edcl
uste
r.
4.Se
tup
atr
aini
ngan
dm
ento
ring
prog
ram
me
toed
ucat
epr
ivat
ese
ctor
prod
ucer
son
pote
nal
valu
ead
dion
,in
clud
ing
chal
leng
esan
dre
med
ies,
inth
eir
resp
ecve
indu
strie
san
dbu
sine
sses
.
5.Id
enfy
valu
ead
dion
acvi
esat
the
prim
ary
prod
ucon
leve
land
esta
blis
hsu
ppor
tpro
gram
mes
toen
cour
age
farm
ers
and
grow
ers
tope
rfor
mva
lue
addi
ngac
vies
.Sup
port
prog
ram
mes
shou
ldin
clud
etr
aini
ng,
men
torin
g,aw
aren
ess -
rais
ing
andfin
ance
.
Targ
etIn
dica
tor:
No.
ofcl
uste
rses
tabl
ishe
d;pe
rfor
man
cean
dM
&E
indi
cato
rsfo
rea
chcl
uste
r.
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1
Enco
urag
ebu
sine
sspe
ople
,par
cula
rly
wom
en, t
ose
ektr
aini
ngfo
rth
een
hanc
emen
t ofs
kills
, kno
wle
dge
and
abili
esfo
rth
eire
mpl
oyee
s.
Cond
ucte
xpor
taw
aren
ess
prog
ram
mes
toen
cour
age
poul
try
farm
ing
oper
aon
sfo
rex
port
.
Base
line:
Ther
eis
ane
edto
enha
nce
busi
ness
skill
s;Sa
moa
npr
oduc
ers
and
expo
rter
sw
illbe
nefit
from
scal
ing
upad
voca
cyan
dra
isin
gaw
aren
ess
ofpo
ten
alex
port
oppo
rtun
ies
.
Targ
et:D
evel
opm
ento
ring
and
trai
ning
prog
ram
mes
for
busi
ness
peop
le;d
esig
nin
cen
vest
ruct
ure
for
skill
s’en
hanc
emen
ts,t
arge
t wom
enen
trep
rene
urs;
deve
lop
advo
cacy
and
awar
enes
s-ra
isin
gca
mpa
ign.
Targ
etIn
dica
tor:
Tim
ely
achi
evem
ento
ftar
gets
;no.
ofin
divi
dual
str
aine
d;pe
rfor
man
ceof
and
feed
back
from
indi
vidu
als
who
bene
fited
from
vari
ous
trai
ning
and
awar
enes
sra
isin
gsc
hem
es;n
o.of
busi
ness
esbe
nefi
ngfr
omm
ento
ring
sche
mes
.
MA
F,M
WCS
D, S
BEC,
WIB
DI,
NPS
O,M
CIL,
SAM
E,Ch
ambe
rof
Com
mer
ce,
Dev
elop
men
tPa
rtne
rs,
Regi
onal
Ins
tuon
s
0.70
MT
;P2
New
5.3
Ave
rage
capa
city
uliz
aon
ofdo
mes
cpr
oduc
ers
and
expo
rter
san
dem
ploy
men
tin
the
man
ufac
turi
ngse
ctor
incr
ease
d.
Perf
orm
ance
Indi
cato
rs:
5.3.
1Sh
are
ofdo
mes
cva
lue
adde
din
tota
lm
anuf
actu
ring
outp
utan
dex
port
s.
5.3.
2Sh
are
ofm
anuf
actu
red
good
sin
tota
lexp
orts
.
5.3.
3A
vera
geca
paci
tyu
liza
onof
dom
esc
prod
ucer
san
dex
port
ers.
5.3.
4Re
algr
owth
rate
sof
dire
ctan
din
dire
ctem
ploy
men
tin
the
man
ufac
turi
ngse
ctor
.
2
Enco
urag
eth
epr
oduc
onan
dco
nsum
pon
oflo
cally
prod
uced
good
san
dse
rvic
es.S
tren
gthe
nSa
moa
’sbr
andi
ngco
ncep
t.i.e
.fina
lise
and
impl
emen
tthe
Loto
nuu
Proj
ect.
Base
line:
Loto
nuu
Proj
ecti
niat
edbu
tnot
final
ized
and
impl
emen
ted;
noad
voca
cyan
dpr
omo
onca
mpa
ign
for
MCI
L,SA
ME,
MFA
T,N
PSO
3.00
MT;
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oing
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LevelofPriority
cons
ump
onof
loca
lpro
duct
s.
Targ
et:F
inal
ize
and
impl
emen
tthe
Loto
nuu
Proj
ect;
desi
gna
stra
tegy
and
acon
plan
topr
omot
eco
nsum
pon
oflo
cal
prod
ucts
;des
ign
and
impl
emen
tadv
ocac
yan
dpr
omo
onca
mpa
ign
usin
gm
edia
(e.g
.rad
io,T
V).
Targ
etIn
dica
tor:
Tim
ely
achi
evem
ento
ftar
gets
;sta
keho
lder
cons
ulta
ons
and
feed
back
; gro
wth
rate
sof
cons
ump
onof
loca
lpro
duct
s.
3
Ensu
read
equa
tesu
pply
and
dist
ribu
onof
loca
lpro
duct
sto
allp
arts
ofth
eco
untr
y(p
aral
lyco
vere
din
othe
rsec
tor
plan
s,M
CIL
enga
gem
enti
ses
sen
alan
dw
illin
cur
the
cost
s).
Base
line:
Ther
eis
need
for
enha
ncin
gdo
mes
cm
arke
tin
tegr
aon
and
impr
ovin
gsh
ippi
ngan
dtr
ansp
orta
onsy
stem
san
dre
duce
thei
rco
sts.
Targ
et:U
nder
take
capa
city
,cos
tsas
sess
men
tsan
dfe
asib
ility
stud
ies
toim
prov
esh
ippi
ngan
dtr
ansp
orta
onsy
stem
san
dre
duce
thei
rco
sts;
deve
lop
and
impl
emen
tast
rate
gyan
dac
onpl
anto
impr
ove
ship
ping
and
tran
spor
taon
syst
ems
and
redu
ceth
eir
cost
s;es
tabl
ish
am
arke
tint
egra
onta
skfo
rce;
com
mis
sion
afe
asib
ility
and
impa
ctas
sess
men
tstu
dyof
PPP
ini
ave
san
dlic
ensi
ng/o
peni
ngdo
mes
csh
ippi
ngto
fore
ign
inve
stor
san
dsh
ippi
ngco
mpa
nies
thro
ugh
com
peve
tend
erin
g;in
crea
sein
vest
men
tin
the
ship
ping
and
tran
spor
taon
syst
eman
dsu
ppor
ngin
fras
truc
ture
;de
sign
asu
ppor
t pro
gram
me
tosu
bsid
ize
ship
ping
cost
sfo
r
MCI
L,M
FAT,
MA
F,M
OF,
rele
vant
min
istr
ies
2.00
ST,
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oing
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AgenciesInvolved
ResourceRequirements(4yrs;inmillionsofTalas)
TargetsandLikelyTimeframes
LevelofPriority
cons
ump
onof
loca
lpro
duct
s.
Targ
et:F
inal
ize
and
impl
emen
tthe
Loto
nuu
Proj
ect;
desi
gna
stra
tegy
and
acon
plan
topr
omot
eco
nsum
pon
oflo
cal
prod
ucts
;des
ign
and
impl
emen
tadv
ocac
yan
dpr
omo
onca
mpa
ign
usin
gm
edia
(e.g
.rad
io,T
V).
Targ
etIn
dica
tor:
Tim
ely
achi
evem
ento
ftar
gets
;sta
keho
lder
cons
ulta
ons
and
feed
back
;gro
wth
rate
sof
cons
ump
onof
loca
lpro
duct
s.
3
Ensu
read
equa
tesu
pply
and
dist
ribu
onof
loca
lpro
duct
sto
allp
arts
ofth
eco
untr
y(p
aral
lyco
vere
din
othe
rsec
tor
plan
s,M
CIL
enga
gem
enti
ses
sen
alan
dw
illin
cur
the
cost
s).
Base
line:
Ther
eis
need
for
enha
ncin
gdo
mes
cm
arke
tin
tegr
aon
and
impr
ovin
gsh
ippi
ngan
dtr
ansp
orta
onsy
stem
san
dre
duce
thei
rco
sts.
Targ
et:U
nder
take
capa
city
,cos
tsas
sess
men
tsan
dfe
asib
ility
stud
ies
toim
prov
esh
ippi
ngan
dtr
ansp
orta
onsy
stem
san
dre
duce
thei
rco
sts;
deve
lop
and
impl
emen
tast
rate
gyan
dac
onpl
anto
impr
ove
ship
ping
and
tran
spor
taon
syst
ems
and
redu
ceth
eir
cost
s;es
tabl
ish
am
arke
tint
egra
onta
skfo
rce;
com
mis
sion
afe
asib
ility
and
impa
ctas
sess
men
t stu
dyof
PPP
ini
ave
san
dlic
ensi
ng/o
peni
ngdo
mes
csh
ippi
ngto
fore
ign
inve
stor
san
dsh
ippi
ngco
mpa
nies
thro
ugh
com
peve
tend
erin
g;in
crea
sein
vest
men
tin
the
ship
ping
and
tran
spor
taon
syst
eman
dsu
ppor
ngin
fras
truc
ture
;de
sign
asu
ppor
t pro
gram
me
tosu
bsid
ize
ship
ping
cost
sfo
r
MCI
L,M
FAT,
MA
F,M
OF,
rele
vant
min
istr
ies
2.00
ST,
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oing
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LevelofPriority
wom
enan
dyo
ung
entr
epre
neur
s an
dpr
imar
ypr
oduc
tpr
oduc
ers.
Targ
etIn
dica
tor:
Cove
rage
and
avai
labi
lity
ofdo
mes
csh
ippi
ng;c
osts
ofdo
mes
csh
ippi
ng;u
liza
onra
tes
and
indi
cato
rs;s
take
hold
erfe
edba
ck.
4
Enco
urag
ebu
sine
sspe
ople
,par
cula
rly
man
ufac
ture
rsto
uliz
e co
mm
unic
aon
oppo
rtun
ies
,inc
ludi
ngte
levi
sion
and
the
Inte
rnet
,to
publ
iciz
eth
em
anuf
actu
ring
ofth
eir
prod
uce
for
expo
rtto
enco
urag
eot
hers
topr
oduc
e an
dex
port
as
part
ofa
mar
keng
stra
tegy
.
Base
line:
Low
uliz
aon
ofco
mm
unic
aon
sm
edia
.
Targ
et:D
esig
nan
dim
plem
enta
prom
oon
and
advo
cacy
prog
ram
me;
low
erth
eco
sts
ofm
edia
uliz
aon
for
mar
keng
,tar
geng
wom
en,y
oung
entr
epre
neur
s,SM
Esan
d? r
stst
arte
rs.
Targ
etIn
dica
tor:
Med
iau
liza
onin
dica
tors
,in
gene
ral,
and
inpa
rcu
lar
for
the
targ
eted
grou
ps.
MCI
L,N
PSO
, SA
ME,
COC
0.30
MT;
P3-
New
5.4
Man
ufac
turin
gse
ctor
’sco
ntri
buon
toin
clus
ive
grow
than
d M
DG
sac
hiev
emen
tenh
ance
d.
Perf
orm
ance
Indi
cato
rs:
1Pr
omo
ngge
nder
equa
lity
and
empo
wer
men
tofw
omen
.
Base
line:
Sam
oaha
sve
rysu
cces
sful
ini
ave
sin
empo
wer
ing
wom
enan
dpr
omo
ngw
omen
entr
epre
neur
s (e
.g.W
IBD
I).Th
ere
isa
need
toex
pand
and
capi
taliz
eon
this
succ
ess
MW
CSD
,MCI
L,M
FAT,
MO
F,W
IBD
I,SA
ME
5.00
ST; P
1-O
ngoi
ng
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LevelofPriority
desi
gnan
des
tabl
ish
supp
ortp
rogr
amm
eto
assi
stw
omen
inst
arng
busi
ness
es,a
cces
sing
low
costfin
ance
and
acce
ssin
gtr
aini
ngan
dm
ento
ring
prog
ram
mes
.
Targ
etIn
dica
tor:
Tim
ely
achi
evem
ento
f tar
gets
;no.
ofne
ww
omen
entr
epre
neur
sbe
nefi
ngfr
omsu
ppor
tsc
hem
es;
capa
city
and
sust
aina
bilit
yin
dica
tors
ofw
omen
entr
epre
neur
s;st
akeh
olde
rfe
edba
ck.
5.4.
1.St
akeh
olde
ran
dcl
ient
feed
back
.
5.4.
2.Se
ctor
s’co
ntrib
uon
toem
ploy
men
tge
nera
on.
5.4.
3.N
o.of
new
entr
epre
neur
sin
man
ufac
turi
ngac
vies
,par
cula
rly
yout
han
dw
omen
.
5.4.
4.Su
stai
nabi
lity
indi
cato
rsfo
ren
trep
rene
urs
2
Und
erta
kea
deta
iled
anal
ysis
toas
sess
the
impa
ctof
the
man
ufac
turin
gse
ctor
inSa
moa
onth
een
viro
nmen
t and
clim
ate
chan
ge,a
ndm
ake
reco
mm
enda
ons
onho
wto
man
age
the
nega
veim
pact
s;se
t up
acvi
esto
man
age
thes
ene
gave
impa
cts.
Base
line:
No
envi
ronm
enta
lim
pact
asse
ssm
ents
tudi
esha
vebe
enun
dert
aken
with
rega
rdto
the
man
ufac
turi
ngse
ctor
.
Targ
et:
Und
erta
keen
viro
nmen
tali
mpa
ctas
sess
men
tstu
dy;
deve
lop
gree
nbu
sine
ssst
rate
gies
and
polic
ies;
laun
cha
wid
eco
nsul
taon
prog
ram
me
todi
scus
sfin
ding
san
dre
com
men
daon
s,st
rate
gies
and
polic
ies;
laun
chan
advo
cacy
cam
paig
nto
prom
ote
envi
ronm
enta
llyfr
iend
lyin
dust
rial
prac
ces;
esta
blis
ha
gree
nbu
sine
ssce
rfic
ate
and
awar
dspr
ogra
mm
e.
Targ
etIn
dica
tor:
Tim
ely
achi
evem
ent o
ftar
gets
;no.
ofgr
een
man
ufac
ture
rs;s
hare
ofgr
een
man
ufac
ture
rsin
tota
lm
anuf
actu
ring
sect
or.
MCI
L,M
NRE
,MFA
T,M
OH
0.60
MT
;P2 -
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SPO
6:En
hanc
elin
kage
san
dsp
illov
ers
amon
gpr
oduc
vese
ctor
s
6.1
Prim
ary
sect
orqu
ality
,st
abili
tyan
dqu
anty
ofsu
pply
enha
nced
,pa
rcu
larl
yin
puts
toth
em
anuf
actu
ring
sect
or.
Perf
orm
ance
Indi
cato
rs:
6.1.
1.Q
ualit
y,st
abili
tyan
dsu
stai
nabi
lity
ofth
esu
pply
ofpr
imar
yin
puts
toth
em
anuf
actu
ring
sect
or.
6.1.
2.St
akeh
olde
ran
dcl
ient
feed
back
.
1
Prov
ide
good
flow
ofin
form
aon
betw
een
farm
ers
and
man
ufac
ture
rsto
ensu
regr
eate
rlin
kage
san
dsp
illov
ereff
ects
inal
lsec
tors
(par
ally
cove
red
unde
rMAF
sect
orpl
an).
Stre
ngth
enco
ordi
naon
alon
gth
eva
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Task Force will submit semi-final TCM sector plan to steering commi ee for endorsement;TCM sector plan finalizedMCIL and MFAT Trade Division to submit final TCM plan to CDC and cabinet for approvalUpon endorsement, MCIL and MFAT-Trade Division ac vate TCM plan steering commi ee
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Establish the TCM coordina on unitEstablish the management and informa on systemUndertake a capacity assessment exercise of key implemen ng partners and prepare a capacity development plan to ensure effec ve implementa on
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Secure funding and ini ate resource mobiliza on for various interven ons outlined in the plan from development partners (e.g. applying for EIF er 1 and 2 funds)Seek technical assistance from development partners as neededIni ate implementa on of the TCM sector plan
D. Follow-up ac ons
The key immediate ac ons needed to ini ate the implementa on of the TCMSP are summarized in Figure 25below.
Figure 25: Key immediate ac ons needed to ini ate the implementa on of the TCM Sector Plan
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ANNEX 1: MCIL structure
1.1. Fair Trading and Codex
The Department of Fair Trading and Codex is the Secretariat for the Prices Board and the Samoa Na onal Codex Commi ee (SNCC). The department is responsible for providing advisory services to all stakeholders, including traders, consumers and the general public, on all ma ers to do with fair trading and consumer protec on and for enforcing compliance and protec ng consumers from unfair trade prac ces. It also sets standards for trade prac ces and for the produc on, distribu on and trading of goods and services. The department currently administers six pieces of legisla on, which defi ne its major responsibili es. These are as follows:
- Measures Ordinance 1960 - Consumer Informa on Act 1989 - Fair Trading Act 1998 (consumer protec on) - Daylight Saving Act 2009 - Fair Trading (Approved Egg Standard) Regula ons 2010 - Interna onal Date Line Bill 2011
The administra on and implementa on of the above legisla on includes receiving and inves ga ng complaints, and arbitra ng and prosecu ng. It also includes the price control requirement of the Fair Trading Act 1998 and issuing General Price Orders (GPOs) on a monthly basis.
The Measures Ordinance 1960 is outdated. Dra ing is currently underway with regard to a Trade Measurement Bill to replace the Measures Ordinance 1960. This work is being funded by the Commonwealth Secretariat. The Ordinance is outdated as it only provides for the use of the imperial system, while a large share of domes c trade transac ons is based on the metric system. Supermarkets and large retail shops in urban areas mainly use digital scales today, while manual scales are s ll commonly used in rural areas.
The department is currently engaged in two key projects:
(i) Codex alimentariusCurrent work of the Na onal Codex Commi ee includes the development of Food Labelling Standards and Food Safety and Hygiene Standards. New work approved by the Codex Commi ee includes Standards on Bo led Water and a Standard on Fat and Fat Content in Meat.
(ii) Consumer rightsConsumers are en tled to rights. The formula ng of rights through government legisla on and through the forma on of consumer organiza ons and agencies helps consumers make be er choices in the market place. Consumer rights through the legisla ve base, fi rst and foremost, and then through the forma on of consumer organiza ons and agencies, should put the consumer in the centre as en tled to a fair cost for the products or services they consume. The Fair Trading Act forms the basis for this, but it is missing legisla on. The Offi ce of the Regulator a empts to address these issues but fails. Likewise, it has the mandate to address issues rela ng to compe on among providers under the Telecommunica on Act 2005, but lacks the mechanisms to look a er consumers in this regard, and there are many examples of consumers being taken advantage of by monopoly providers.
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1.2. Division of Industrial Rela ons, Work Permits, Occupa onal Safety and Health The Division of Industrial Rela ons, Work Permits, Occupa onal Safety and Health advises the government on policy ma ers rela ng to industrial rela ons in general, and occupa onal safety and health in par cular, as well as on policy ma ers rela ng to the requirements of the Shops Ordinance 1961. It also advises employers and workers on their rights and obliga ons under the Labour and Employment Act 1972, the Labour Regula ons 1973, and the Occupa onal Safety and Health Act 2002.
The division carries out rou ne inspec ons of workplaces to ensure full compliance with the requirements of the above legisla on and it maintains records of all grievances lodged with the ministry, both in industrial rela ons and OSH, as these fi gures represent important indicators in the review of relevant legisla on and policy. The department administers the following legisla on:
- Shops Ordinance Act 1961 - Labour and Employment Act 1972 - Labour Regula ons 1973 - Occupa onal Safety and Health Act 2002 - Immigra on Act 2004 - Public Holidays Act 2008
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The regulatory func ons of the division are as follows:
Carries out rou ne inspec ons of workplaces in the private sector to ensure full compliance with requirements of the aforemen oned labour laws.Inves gates grievances and complaints lodged with the ministry and allega ons of breaches of the aforemen oned labour laws.Inves gates work-related accidents.Engages in grievance se lement either through media on, concilia on or arbitra on as per the requirements of the labour laws.Eff ects court ac on where necessary.Assessment of applica ons of non-ci zen workers in line with s pulated requirements of the Immigra on Act 2004.Inves gates for confi rma on of informa on given in non-ci zen applica ons.Provides recommenda ons to the Immigra on Department for issue of work permits or for non-approval of an applica on.The division’s administra ve func ons are as follows:Maintains records of all grievances lodged with the ministry both in industrial rela ons and OSH.Keeps regular records of all non-ci zen applica ons lodged with the ministry.Constant upgrading of staff skills to ensure effi ciency and a high standard of professionalism.Monitors general compliance with ILO conven ons and recommenda ons.In 2005, Samoa ra fi ed eight core ILO conven ons. These conven ons are addressed in the new Labour andEmployment Rela ons Bill 2010, the Labour and Employment Regula ons 2010 and the OSH Amendment Bill 2010, which was submi ed to parliament in 2011.
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Samoa has three main priori es in terms of its commitments in joining the ILO under the Decent Country Work Programme (2009-2012):
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Priority 1: Moderniza on of labour law.Priority 2: Promo on of decent employment opportuni es, par cularly for youth, and inclusive of persons with disabili es.Priority 3: Capacity building of partners and enhancement of social dialogue.
1.3. Division of Appren ceship, Employment and the Labour Market
As Secretariat for the Appren ceship Council, the Division of Appren ceship, Employment and the Labour Market (AELM) administers trade tes ng and cer fi ca on. It also acts as the ILO’s focal point in Samoa. The division performs several advisory, regulatory and administra ve func ons, including the following regulatory func ons:
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Enforces requirements of the Appren ceship Act and the Appren ceship Regula ons, especially in regards to appren ceship contractual obliga ons of both employers of appren ces and appren ces.Inves gates complaints by employers and appren ces and ins gates legal ac on in collabora on with the offi ce of the A orney General, where necessary.Enforces the legal obliga ons of employers concerning the maintaining of records of workers and the submission of periodic returns on employment.Administers the registra on and referral of job seekers to employers for placement in available job vacancies compa ble with their skills and experience.Maintains an up-to-date database of labour market informa on on employment and labour market and on other func ons of the division and disseminates this informa on to users and stakeholders.Informa on is collected through periodic surveys of employers and other sources, for the assessment of employment levels, training needs and employment opportuni es in the private sector.
The AELM is currently engaged in three key projects, as follows:(i) Appren ceship Scheme(ii) Job Referral and Placement ServiceThe Job Referral and Placement Service is designed to assist those in the general popula on who are looking to fi nd employment. The AELM division keeps a record of job seekers who register with the ministry. The ministry then refers the jobseekers who meet the criteria to employers who contact the ministry with informa on on vacancies in their respec ve companies. Placement of jobseekers from the registry occurs when employers accept the referred jobseeker a er interviews or other evalua on methods.(iii) Trade Test SchemeAlthough it can be expected that an increasing number of workers will enter trades training through the appren ceship scheme, the majority of skilled workers in Samoa are, and will con nue to be for some me, persons who have not had this opportunity. Therefore, a Trade Tes ng scheme was set up. The scheme provides the means whereby those persons who achieved their present trades experience only by on-the-job training may obtain formal recogni on of their skills. This not only provides skill standards allied to local trade prac ces but also a workforce with a known degree of skill by whom appren ces can be trained on-the-job. Workers who successfully pass a trade test acquire a cer fi cate of profi ciency in their trade at varying levels of skill, which will give them a recognized status not only in the industry in which they are employed but also, in the case of workers employed by government ministries, by the Public Service Commission.
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1.4. Corporate Services Unit
The Corporate Services Unit consults with the Ministry of Finance on all budgetary and other fi nancial management ma ers and advises the minister on budgetary issues and on ma ers to do with the general administra on of the ministry. It is also responsible for the inter-ministry dissemina on of all informa on on budgetary, personnel management and general administra on aff ec ng all divisions. It monitors inter-ministry compliance with requirements of the Public Service Act and policies, Public Finance Management Act and related policies by the Ministry of Finance, compliance by MCIL with repor ng obliga ons placed on it by other legisla on it administers, and carries out internal audits and inves ga ons as it deems fi t on any ma er pertaining to personnel and fi nancial management of the ministry in general. The unit is also responsible for coordina ng the prepara on and implementa on of the MCIL budget, corporate plans, service charters and other required plans, in consulta on with all division and output managers. It also manages and facilitates the re-design and redevelopment of MCIL’s website and periodic newsle er, and coordinates prepara on of the ministry’s annual report. The department is also responsible for the coordina on of the various training programmes in all divisions of MCIL.
1.1. Registry of Companies and Intellectual Property
The Registry of Companies and Intellectual Property (RCIP) administers and enforces the registra on of companies, incorporated socie es, coopera ves, credit unions and charitable trusts. The company structure is the most common form of business structure used by those conduc ng business in Samoa. The division is also the focal point for the World Intellectual Property Organisa on (WIPO) and as such it coordinates consulta ons on copyright and intellectual property (IP) issues, inves gates complaints concerning viola ons of copyright and intellectual property laws and ac vely manages the registra on and protec on intellectual property rights holders in ma ers such as trademarks, patents, industrial designs and copyrights. The aforemen oned forms of intellectual property are the various tools that an en ty can use to develop and protect its products, emblems, crea ve designs, scien fi c, technical, industrial or commercial knowledge and so forth – mechanisms that are important to its trading ac vi es and the protec on of its income earning capabili es both domes cally and interna onally.
The division’s regulatory func ons are as follows:
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Administers and enforces requirements of the Coopera ves Socie es Ordinance 1952, Incorporated Socie es Ordinance 1952, Credit Union Ordinance 1960, Charitable Trusts Act 1965, Industrial Designs Act 1972, Patents Act 1972, the Trade Marks Act 1972, Copyright Act 1998, Companies Act 2001, Receivership Act 2006, Security Act 2006, Transi onal Provisions Act 2006.Monitors compliance by companies, incorporated socie es, coopera ves, and other en es registered under the legisla ons administered in the ministry, with their obliga ons under the law.Inves gates complaints concerning viola ons of copyright and intellectual property laws.Provides advice to interna onal organiza ons on ma ers rela ng to intellectual property laws.Provides data on companies and other legal en es to various users, including the WIPO.
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Coordinates consulta on with local interest groups (e.g. Musicians’ Associa on) on copyright and intellectual property issues.Maintains and updates registries as required under legisla on administered in the division.Undertakes reviews of legisla on administered in the division in collabora on with the A orney General’s Offi ce.Implements public awareness programmes on the general requirements of the various legisla on administered in the division.Assesses staff capability and ins tutes training to rec fy skill defi ciencies.
The administra ve func ons of the division are as follows:
The RCIP plays a crucial role in the implementa on of projects and programmes that contribute to the achievement of its mandate of providing an environment conducive to the development of the private sector as the engine of economic growth. The genesis of any business that is structured in the form of a company begins with its registra on with the RCIP Division. Before a company can obtain a Foreign Investment Cer fi cate (from MCIL-IDIP) or a Business License (from the Ministry of Revenue) or legally employ any personnel (MCIL-AELM/IRWP and OSH) to conduct its business ac vi es, it must fi rst of all be incorporated and registered with the RCIP.
Some of the projects and programmes that the RCIP has undertaken include the review of various legisla on, awareness exercises targe ng various interest groups in the community, the development of an electronic registry system and, notably, the passage of the Companies Amendment Act 2006, including subsidiary legisla on such as The Receiverships Act 2006, The Securi es Act 2006 and The Transi onal Provisions Act 2006. This was seen as one of the tools that would contribute immensely to the improvement of the corporate regulatory framework for doing business in Samoa.
The RCIP is currently coordina ng four key projects that will impact on the registra on and management of intellectual property in Samoa, namely: (i) the moderniza on of the intellectual property laws in Samoa; (ii) the development of a Samoa na onal IP strategy (NIPS), (iii) electronic registry of trademarks, and (iv) the development and enactment of a Personal Property Securi es Act (PPSA) for Samoa. The purpose of a PPSA is to increase economic ac vity by making it easier and less expensive for debtors to obtain credit. Increasing access to credit leads to increased economic ac vity, which contributes to employment crea on and a resultant increase in the tax base. A PPSA provides a means by which movable property may easily serve as collateral for a loan, in essence unlocking the value of movable property that otherwise would sit idle.
1.2. Division of Industry Development and Investment Promo on
The Division of Industry Development and Investment Promo on provides policy and other advice on investment promo on, industry development and various schemes administered in the ministry, such as the Government Export Guarantee Scheme (GEGS), Private Sector Support Facility (PSSF), Duty Suspension Scheme (DSS), Duty Concession Scheme (DCS), and Code 121. The division facilitates the development of the industrial sector through ac ve promo on of both local and foreign investment in the country. It registers foreign investment and maintains the Foreign Investors registry and follows up on the status of those investments. The division also coordinates informa on on the state of industry and economic development and works closely with the Ministry of Foreign Aff airs and Trade on trade related issues. The division aims to enhance the development of a sound, enabling investment environment through the provision of adequate, accurate and mely informa on for investor decisions.
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The following Acts are administered by the MOR, i.e. in the exemp on of du es under the DSS, DCS and Code 121 schemes: Trade Commerce and Industry Amendment Act 1998, Trade Commerce and Industry Act 1990 (TCI Act), Foreign Investment Act 2000 and Foreign Investment Regula ons 2011. MCIL’s role is administra ng and facilita ng the schemes under this legisla on.
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Providing a high level of industry development and facilita ng an investment friendly environment.Serving as Secretariat for the PSSF Steering Group and the TCI Development Board.Registering foreign investments, in accordance with the condi ons of the Foreign Investment Act 2000 and maintaining a registry of foreign investors and following up on the status of their investments.Working closely with private sector businesses and coordina ng informa on on the state of industry and economic development.Consul ng closely with the Trade Division at MFAT on trade related issues aff ec ng industry development and investment promo on ma ers.Dissemina ng informa on to stakeholders on general func ons of the division and on various schemes administered by the division.
The division is currently execu ng several projects, some of which are funded by development partners. These projects are as follows:(i) Duty Suspension Scheme. The aim of this scheme is to encourage and assist exporters who produce mainly for overseas markets. The DSS is designed to assist regular exporters to import the raw materials needed for export produc on without prior payment of duty.(ii) Duty Concession Scheme. This scheme aims to assist exporters within the manufacturing industry as well as property developers (hotels, motels and beach resorts) within the tourism industry. Its purpose is to assist through importa on of materials on a duty free basis.(iii) Private Sector Support Facility. This fund combines previous allocated type funding (Tourism Support Fund, Private Sector Support Alloca on, and Structural Adjustment Facility schemes) schemes designed to support Samoa’s private sector. The ul mate objec ve of the PSSF is to boost private sector development and trade as the engine of economic growth for the country. Improving private sector and trade (exports) performance is expected to directly contribute to improving livelihoods and increasing the quality of life of every Samoan ci zen.(iv) Code 121. This scheme is one of the government’s assistance programmes to further develop domes c businesses; assis ng businesses such as the commercial poultry farmers, commercial manufacturers of agricultural products, commercial handicra manufacturers and commercial elei garment manufacturers to eff ec vely manufacture quality compe ve products for both the domes c and interna onal markets. The assistance is mainly for the reduc on of the import duty from 8 per cent to zero for imported raw and other par cular materials from overseas suppliers, for use by businesses approved under the Customs Tariff Amendment Act 2008.
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Annex 2: Tables – Industry produc on and movement
Table: Industrial produc on in Samoa, by product and weight, 1998-2009
1997=100
ProductsWeightin tons
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Beer 0.22 102.2 115.8 123.0 139.7 144.3 143.2 140.5 131.9 135.9 134.2 94.5 64.0
Electricity 0.17 100.4 100.4 109.6 129.7 151.5 153.4 152.3 159.2 161.1 143.4 132.7 129.0
So Drinks 0.13 108.6 108.6 118.0 128.2 129.3 117.6 112.0 108.7 108.4 109.5 93.7 70.4
Coconut Oil 0.11 50.9 32.4 6.8 - - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Cigare es 0.09 100.5 99.1 112.6 114.0 107.3 113.7 118.0 124.4 123.8 133.3 131.4 139.6
Timber 0.06 114.0 132.6 141.2 121.0 140.8 54.9 59.1 62.0 62.0 62.0 60.0 53.8
Coconut Cream 0.04 91.7 114.4 81.3 90.3 66.4 59.1 54.8 48.7 42.3 45.4 39.0 23.8
Miscellaneous Products (1) 0.04 118.0 116.5 107.8 122.7 94.3 68.1 87.8 76.7 35.0 41.1 46.5 67.5
Ready-Mix Cement 0.04 108.7 176.3 201.2 211.6 183.3 245.6 378.9 404.3 403.6 399.6 317.1 289.4
Concrete Blocks 0.04 98.1 70.5 69.2 59.0 57.0 60.6 72.7 79.8 80.1 92.5 75.8 72.7
Paints 0.02 84.8 92.9 85.1 80.4 69.9 70.0 88.6 88.5 81.4 95.6 69.0 72.8
Ice Cream 0.02 84.0 95.6 99.1 88.5 97.7 94.1 111.5 89.7 103.7 54.5 42.5 77.8
Roofing Iron (2) 0.01 77.1 119.1 184.2 160.0 190.9 221.4 145.8 131.2 131.2 131.2 117.8 96.3
Corned Meat 0.01 54.4 85.3 91.7 77.0 146.5 122.8 99.5 119.9 118.9 64.4 78.7 38.5
Total 1.00 96.3 102.2 105.1 112.2 115.3 110.4 115.1 115.1 113.9 110.5 93.4 82.8
Percent change over theprevious period -3.7 6.1 2.8 6.8 2.8 -4.2 4.3 0.0 -1.0 -3.0 -15.5 -11.3
Table: Main industrymovements, GDP index,1998-2009
GDP Index to 1998=100 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Agriculture 100.0 97.4 98.5 85.4 78.9 85.9 80.5 93.0 86.9 90.9 84.4 83.3
Fishing 100.0 96.9 95.9 103.2 98.6 78.6 75.8 69.6 70.4 77.5 69.4 71.7
Food & Beveragesmanufacturing 100.0 102.2 108.9 114.5 127.7 130.0 131.0 143.5 134.5 119.9 89.7 74.0
Other manufacturing 100.0 107.7 119.2 147.4 152.5 175.2 163.2 162.1 132.7 165.5 136.6 107.9
Construc on 100.0 96.7 115.2 121.9 129.5 147.1 194.1 215.6 244.1 279.2 265.2 260.9
Electricity and water 100.0 99.5 123.9 138.4 153.0 156.4 160.4 165.6 173.2 176.2 179.6 190.8
Commerce 100.0 107.0 117.5 130.8 144.5 143.2 148.1 156.0 164.8 168.9 167.4 166.8
Hotels, restaurants 100.0 138.6 142.6 166.4 160.9 182.0 189.5 206.0 257.5 273.4 304.7 294.9
Transport, Communica on 100.0 104.5 112.7 126.5 125.0 139.1 153.8 167.4 170.2 181.3 185.3 189.4
Commerce 100.0 107.0 117.5 130.8 144.5 143.2 148.1 156.0 164.8 168.9 167.4 166.8
Hotels, restaurants 100.0 138.6 142.6 166.4 160.9 182.0 189.5 206.0 257.5 273.4 304.7 294.9
Transport, Communica on 100.0 104.5 112.7 126.5 125.0 139.1 153.8 167.4 170.2 181.3 185.3 189.4
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Annex 3: Assistance to manufacturers
Table: Manufacturing enterprises, background, activities and assistance
Manufacturing Enterprises Background Business Activities Assistance
Garment and textiles elei manufacturing
1. Mena’s Designs
Mena is located at Savalalo with retail outlets in Apia and New Zealand and stockists in American Samoa, Hawaii, Cook Islands and Solomon Islands.
It was established in 2003.
Manufactures elei garments – Men’s, women’s and children’s fashion.
Assisted under Code 121 for duty exemption on importation of raw materials.
Also assisted under PSSF for its Garment Industry Development project to participate in a fashion show in Sydney, Australia.
2. Elaine MAR Enterprises Ltd
MAR Enterprises was established in 1992 and is located in Saleufi.
Manufactures elei garments, drapery and upholstery.
Assisted under Code 121 for duty exemption on importation of raw materials.
3. G & T Schuster Design
G & T was established in 2005. Manufactures elei garments – Men’s, women’s and children’s fashion.
Declined under Code 121.
4. Gardenia Hinano Gardenia was established in 1998 and is located in Saleufi.
Manufactures elei garments – puletasi, shirts, blouses, children’s wear and handicrafts.
Has export markets in Australia, New Zealand and American Samoa.
Assisted under PSSF for Promotional Materials and Market Exploratory Visit in Australia.
5. Malia’s Collection Malia’s was established in 2002 and is located at the Wesley Arcade Building.
Manufactures elei garments – puletasi, shirts, blouses, children’s wear and handicrafts.
Has export markets in Australia, New Zealand and American Samoa.
PSSF assistance was sought for participation i the Shanghai Expo 2010 and the Market Exploratory Visit in Australia.
6. Loriana’s Loriana was established in 2005 and is located at Taufusi.
Manufactures elei garments – puletasi, shirts, blouses and children’s wear.
PSSF assistance was sought for participation in the Shanghai Expo 2010 and the Market Exploratory Visit in Australia.
7. Diva’s Design & Things The business is located at Taufusi and it was established in 1994.
Previously known as CD Creations.
Specialised in elei production and the making of puletasi, formal blouses, gowns and sarongs, t-shirts and handicrafts.
PSSF assistance was sought for participation in the Shanghai Expo 2010 and the Market Exploratory Visit in Australia.
8. Surita’s Creation Suritas Creation is located at the Tu’utu’uileloloto Hall opposite Pinati’s Restaurant and it was established in 2006.
Manufactures elei garments – puletasi, Samoan shirts, ladies shirts, ie lavalava, handicrafts and artificial flowers.
PSSF assistance was sought for Promotional Materials
9. Susana o Samoa Business was established in 1998. Manufactures elei garments – puletasi, Samoan shirts and ladies shirts.
PSSF assistance was sought for Market Exploratory visit in Australia.
10. Le Pe’a Design Business was established in 2005 Manufactures elei garments and PSSF assistance was sought for
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Association and is located in Lalovaea. handicrafts. Promotional Materials and the Market Exploratory visit in Australia.
Food and Agro Processing Manufacturers
11. Apia Bottling Co. Limited
ABC Limited is located at Taufusi.
Manufactures ice-cream, chilli chocs, ice-pops, bottled juice (orchy), water and chilli sauce.
PSSF assistance was sought for marketing and labelling of ABC Chilli sauce for NZ and Fiji.
12. RMR Foods Ltd
RMR was established in 2007 and is located at Vailete.
Manufactures ice cream, ice pops, concentrates, ice and purified water.
Currently assisted under the DCS for duty exemption on machinery and equipment and raw materials.
13. Farm Supplies Limited FSL was established in 2009 and is located at Nuu.
Manufactures feeds for poultry and piggeries.
Poultry Farm – Eggs.
PSSF assisted the marketing campaign of farm supplies and labelling of its chicken and piggery feed packages.
Assisted under DCS for importation of machinery and raw materials.
14. Nonu Samoa Enterprises
Nonu Samoa Enterprises was established in 1998 and is located at Vaivase Uta.
Manufactures nonu juice. PSSF assisted in marketing and participatory of Nonu Samoa Enterprises to overseas expositions and trade fairs.
NSE is also assisted under the DSS i.e. duty exemption on importation of raw materials for processing nonu juice.
15. R & L Keil Holding Limited
The company was established in 1998 and is located at Vaitele.
Manufactures nonu (Morinda Citrifolia) products.
Assisted under the DSS for duty exemption on the importation of raw materials.
16. Samoa Tropical Products Limited
STPL was established in 1972 and is located at Taufusi.
Manufacturer and exporter of coconut cream
Assisted under the DCS for duty exemption on raw materials and equipment.
Formerly a beneficiary of EIS, which expired in March 2009.
17. Natural Foods International Ltd.
NFIL was established in 1953 and is located at Savalalo.
Manufacturers of snack foods (taro, banana and ulu chips, samco), nonu juice and water.
Also operates a dry cleaning service.
PSSF assisted NFIL in participating in overseas trade fairs and expos and ISO 9001:2008 certifications.
NFIL was also assisted under the DCS and Code 121 assistance for importation of raw materials.
18. Paradise Coconut Products
PCP was established in 2007 and is located at Vaitele.
Manufactures bio-fuel and other by-products from coconut.
PSSF assisted in the production of promotional materials, packaging and labels for its coconut oil.
PCP also applied for assistance under the DCS but this assistance is pending the submission of additional information.
19. CCK Trading Limited
Established in 1985. Retail shops are located in Apia and Salelologa
Its factory for coffee, nonu juice
Manufactures nonu juice, coffee and honey.
CCK Trading Ltd is also a retailer
PSSF assisted in its participation in the Shanghai Expo 2010
Assisted under the DCS for duty
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and honey is located at Vaigaga. of clothing and other accessories items.
exemption on raw materials and building materials.
20. Pacific Water Company Limited
PWCL is owned by Fred Grey and is located at Mulifanua at the water source.
The business commenced in 2008.
It exports water to Australia, New Zealand, China, USA and Canada.
PWCL’s bottled water is also sold on flights.
Manufactures bottled artesian water.
Manufactures their own bottles or pre-forms in three sizes for bottling its water.
They also manufacture bottles for Orchy Juice and Apia Bottling Co. Ltd.
PWCL sought assistance from PSSF for marketing its water in the USA and Canada.
21. Samoa Breweries Ltd
Manufacturer and exporter of beer and soft drinks.
Formerly assisted for duty exemption on importation of raw materials.
22. Sina Delight Confectioneries Ltd.
SDC is located at Vaivase Tai.
Manufactures coconut jam confectionery.
Also provides insurance services.
PSSF assisted SDC in participation in the China Mission for Asia Pacific Region Countries in 2010.
23. Mountain Fresh Farms MFF started business in 1995 as a Poultry Farmer in Afiamalu.
MFF is located at Tapatapao.
MFF was originally a poultry farmer and egg supplier for the local market but now manufactures organic liquid fertilizers.
MFF now produces liquid organic fertilizers and markets it overseas (Fiji).
PSSF assisted MFF in its promotional materials i.e. the labelling for its liquid organic fertilizers.
MFF was also assisted under the Code 121 assistance for importation of poultry feed.
24. Mailelani Mailelani is located at Papauta. Manufactures body products (lotions, oils, soaps, moisturisers etc.) using local fragrances.
PSSF assisted Mailelani in their promotional activities such as development of promotional brochures, website upgrading, marketing plan, etc.
25. Savaii Coconut Oil Mill SCOM is located at Lefagaoalii in the island of Savaii.
Manufactures coconut oil and supplies it to Pacific Oil (Nuu).
Currently applying under DCS assistance for importation of machinery for production.
26. Solaua Farm Coconut Oil
Located at Solaua. Produces virgin coconut oil. SFC applied for assistance under PSSF unfortunately,but machinery (capital items) are not covered under the scheme.
27. Women in Business Foundation Inc
WIBDI is a non-government organization that assists women in business and primary producers in the villages in their organic farming activities.
WIBDI currently exports coconut oil for the Body Shop UK lotions.
Is also an exporter of organic misiluki bananas and other produce to NZ.
Manufacturer and exporter of coconut oil products.
Assisted under DCS for duty exemption on importation of raw materials – packaging materials.
PSSF assisted in participation of WIBDI in Shanghai Expo 2010.
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28. Pacific Oil Limited
POL is located in Nuu and was established in 2008.
Manufacturing of coconut bio-diesel oil.
Assisted under DCS for duty exemption on plant machinery and equipment.
29. Argent Distributors Samoa Ltd. (trading as Le Vai)
The company was issued with an FIC in 2009 and is a family owned business.
The main office is located at Ululoloa with two branches at Tufuiopa and Vailoa.
Manufactures and distributes water and ice.
Not assisted under any of the schemes.
30. Blue Spring Limited Business was established in 2007. Provide water related services and products.
Assisted under PSSF for website development.
31. Heavenly Water HW was established in 2001 and is located at Vaivase-tai.
Manufactures taro and banana chips, jam and bottled water.
Assisted under DCS for duty exemption on raw materials, packaging.
Non-Agro Manufacturers
32. Yoshida Commercials Ltd.
The sandal factory is located at Vaitele and factory for processing nonu juice is in Tufutafoe, Savaii.
Manufactures nonu juice and sandals.
Assisted under PSSF for participation in overseas expos and trade fairs and ISO 9001:2008 certification.
33. Wilex Samoa Packaging Solutions Limited
Wilex was established in 1999 as a manufacturer of chocolates using local cocoa, located at Moataa.
Wilex re-established its businesses in 2007 and is currently operating in Lelata.
Manufactures packaging materials (boxes), soap and washing powders.
PSSF assisted in Wilex participation to the Shanghai Expo 2010 and its ISO 9001:2008 certification. Currently has an application for technical expert services.
Assisted under DCS for exemption of duties on import of raw materials.
34. Samoa Paints Ltd The company is located at Savalalo.
The company was issued with a Foreign Investment Certificate in 2002.
It is owned by Taubman’s Paints (Fiji) Ltd, which is the major shareholder with initial working capital of SAT$90,000.
Manufactures paints. PSSF assisted SPL in its ISO9001:2008 certification.
35. Yazaki EDS Samoa Limited
The company was established in Samoa in 1991 and is located at Vaitele.
The company was issued a Foreign Investment Certificate in 2001 after the enactment of the Foreign Investment Act in 2000.
The company is a subsidiary of its mother company Yazaki Corporation in Japan.
It’s initial working capital was SAT$65,597,681.
Manufacturer and exporter of automotive wire harness (electrical distribution system in motor vehicles).
The company was a beneficiary of the Enterprises Incentives Scheme which expired in July 2010.
Duty exemption on machinery, plant and equipment, vehicles, building materials and raw materials.
36. Pacific Recycles Co Ltd Established since 2005 and is Manufacture scrapping of solid Duty exemption on machinery.
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located at Tafaigata. waste.
37. Roofing Samoa Ltd
Established in 2010 and is located at Tafaigata.
Manufacturing of roofing iron and iron accessories.
Duty exemption on machinery.
38. BOC Gases Samoa Ltd The foreign company was established in Samoa in 2000 and is located at Vaitele.
The majority of the company shares are owned by BOC Holding Ltd (the mother company) in the United Kingdom with one share by a local.
BOC Gases Samoa Ltd’s initial working Capital was SAT$240,700.
Manufactures, imports and distributes industrial and domestic gases and ancillary equipment.
Not assisted under any schemes.
39. Rotomoulding (Samoa) Ltd
The company was issued with an FIC in 2004 and is located at Fugalei.
The company is co-owned by Rotomould (Fiji) Ltd and a Samoan company (Tafaoata o Samoa Ltd).
It’s initial working capital was SAT$100,000.
Manufactures plastic using Rotomoulding technology.
Not assisted under any schemes.
40. Nelson Rocks Business is located at Vaitele. Specialised in tiling and brick making.
Assisted under PSSF for ISO Certification Project.
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Annex 4: Declined applications for government assistance
Matrix of declined applications: Government assistance (Private Sector Support Facility, Duty Concession Scheme, Code 121)
PROJECTS REQUEST REASONS FOR DECLINE
PRIVATE SECTOR SUPPORT FACILITY (PSSF)
AGRICULTURE SECTOR
1. Lotopa Assembly of God
PSSF: B1/0809/AGRI/002
Procurement of capital items.
Procurement of capital items falls outside the scope of the scheme.
2. Luaai Farming
PSSF: B1/0809/AGRI/003
Procurement of capital items.
Procurement of capital items falls outside the scope of the scheme.
3. Faumuina Family Project (Cattle Farming)
PSSF: B1/0809/AGRI/005
Procurement of capital items and cows.
Procurement of capital items and cows is not covered under the PSSF facility.
4. Family Group (Faleatiu Cattle Farm Expansion)
PSSF: B1/0809/AGRI/006
Purchase of cow stock and capital items. Procurement of capital items and cows is not covered under the PSSF facility.
5. Farmers of Good Hope
PSSF: B1/0809/AGRI/007
Purchase of capital items. Procurement of capital items falls outside the scope of the scheme.
6. Tuigamala Family Business Project
PSSF: B2/0809/AGRI/001
Procurement of capital items.
Procurement of capital items falls outside the scope of the scheme.
7. Solaua Farm Coconut Oil
PSSF: B1/1011/AGRI/003
Procurement of capital items.
Procurement of capital items falls outside the scope of the scheme.
8. Faalapotopotoga Aufai-faatoaga Laiti- Aleisa
PSSF:B3/1011/AGRI/001
Procurement of capital items. Procurement of capital items falls outside the scope of the scheme. The project is not yet in operation and PSSF only considered projects that have been in operation for a year.
9. Tafito Club
PSSF: B2/0809/AGRI/007
Expansion of banana plantation through the procurement of tools, equipment and chemicals.
Procurement of capital items falls outside the scope of the scheme.
10. Sosaiete Aufailafumanu
PSSF: B2/0809/AGRI/006
Extension of cattle farm through purchase of materials for fencing, and tools and equipment.
Procurement of capital items falls outside the scope of the scheme.
11. Autalavou EFKS Togo
PSSF: b2/0809/AGRI/005
Procurement of tools for the raising of cattle for meat production, trade and consumption in the local markets.
Procurement of capital items falls outside the scope of the scheme.
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12. Aiga Sa Tupua
PSSF: B2/0809/AGRI/004
Set up a cattle farm including the procurement of fencing, cattle stock and tools to utilize the family’s 100 acre of land.
Procurement of capital items falls outside the scope of the scheme.
13. Samoa Export Company
PSSF: A2/0809/AGRI/001
Cost of technical assistance required for the establishment of an export company.
The request is not covered under the PSSF facility as the business needs to be in operation for more than a year before it is eligible for assistance.
14. T.F Cattle Farming
PSSF: A2/0809/AGRI/002
Seeking funds to cover staff wages, animal veterinarian fees and procurement of additional cattle stock, wire, fencing, tools, equipment and water supply facility.
Procurement of capital items and wages for personnel involved in the project falls outside the scope of the scheme.
15. Fiaga Farmers Association
PSSF: A1/0910/AGRI/002
Procurement of capital items: two water tanks, high pressure plastic water pipes and fittings, transport cost, labour and materials cost for construction of concrete bases for water tanks.
it’s the group has not completed their previously approved project under Cat A R1 for the FY2008/9 and they are yet to submit an end of project report with relevant receipts of expenditures. Procurement of capital items and wages for personnel involved in the project falls outside the scope of the scheme.
16. Samusu Livestock and Crop Farmers Cooperation
PSSF: A1/0910/AGRI/003
Seeking funds to cover staff wages, hiring of machinery, procurement of wire, fencing, tools and equipment.
Procurement of capital items falls outside the scope of the scheme.
17. Samoa Farmers Association
PSSF: A1/0910/AGRI/006
Request is unclear as the proposal is incomplete.
Incomplete application.
18. Autalavou CCCS Lotoso’a Uta
PSSF: A1/0910/AGRI/008
Capital items for establishment of a piggery unit.
Procurement of capital items falls outside the scope of the scheme.
19. T & S Piggery Farm
PSSF: B1/1011/AGRI/001
Building materials for upgrading of piggery farm.
Procurement of capital items falls outside the scope of the scheme.
20. F. Moana T Galovale
PSSF: B2/0910/AGRI/001
Procurement of building materials, tools and equipment for the establishment of a nursery.
Procurement of capital items falls outside the scope of the scheme.
21. Utumapu Plantation
PSSF: B2/0809/AGRI/002
Procurement of tools for raising of cattle for meat production, trade and consumption in the local markets.
Procurement of capital items falls outside the scope of the scheme.
22. Mount Breeze Group
PSSF: B4/0809/AGRI/002
Expansion of their plantation/vegetable garden through purchase of materials for the plantation fencing and to build nursery for vegetables.
Procurement of capital items falls outside the scope of the scheme.
23. Therese Rasmussen & WIBDI
PSSF: B4/0809/AGRI/003
Creation of a small scale Vanilla Processing Plant at Vaoala: materials, labour, transport and overheads.
The request to secure resources for the development of the project is outside the scope of the PSSF and one of its eligibility criteria requires the applicant to at least be in operation for one year.
24. Gagifolevao Youth Group
PSSF:B3/1011/AGRI/002
Procurement of capital items (planting equipment, fencing and seedlings).
Procurement of capital items falls outside the scope of the scheme.
25. The Green Zone Procurement of capital items (seeds, fertilizer, pest control chemicals and shade net).
Procurement of capital items falls outside the scope of the scheme.
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PSSF: B1/1011/AGRI/003
26. Matuaileoo Environment Trust Inc (METI)
PSSF: B2/1011/AGRI/001
Fund for combined stakeholders’ bi-monthly meeting, inspection visits and procurement of planting tools for their M&E roles in the project.
METI already has access to EU funding for similar activities. PSSF does not fund administration costs. METI as an NGO cannot apply under the PSSF.
27. Samoa Export Company
PSSF: A2/0809/AGRI/001
Cost of technical assistance required for the establishment of an export company.
The request is not covered under the PSSF facility as the business needs to be in operation for more than a year before it is eligible for assistance.
28. Lefagoalii Village Community
PSSF: A1/1011/AGRI/001
Procurement of truck required for their Taro Development Project.
Procurement of capital items falls outside the scope of the scheme.
29. T.H. Plantation Piggery
PSSF:B1/1011/AGRI/003
Procurement of equipment:– hammer mill combined pelletizer and freight.
Procurement of capital items falls outside the scope of the scheme.
TECHNOLOGY SECTOR
30. Lupe o le Soaga Chips
PSSF: B1/0809/TECH/004
Procurement of capital items.
Procurement of capital items falls outside the scope of the scheme.
31. Le Niu Design & Sewing (Sewing & Elei Printing)
PSSF: B1/0809/TECH/005
Procurement of capital items.
Procurement of capital items falls outside the scope of the scheme.
32. Pato Malaki & Group
PSSF: B1/0809/TECH/006
Procurement of capital items.
Procurement of capital items falls outside the scope of the scheme.
33. Traditional Samoa Designs
PSSF: B1/0809/TECH/002
Procurement of capital items.
Procurement of capital items falls outside the scope of the scheme.
34. JSC DUFFY’s TECHNOLOGY (Sewing Manufacturer)
PSSF:B1/0809/TECH/003
Establishment of business and procurement of capital items.
Procurement of capital items falls outside the scope of the scheme.
35. K1 Digital Studio: Shanghai Expo 2010)
PSSF: B4/0910/TECH/AB4.11
Replication of CDs and music videos. Items requested for assistance falls outside the scope of the scheme. SG is of view that China is not a market for such products. STA has indicated that a contract for individual of the STA Dance Group to China in which the applicant is part of states that group members are not allowed to carry out any activities other than what STA has contracted them to do.
36. Crystal Le Diva
PSSF:B3/0809/TECH/002
Market research and exploratory visit. Given that the applicant is member of the Samoa Mamanu Association, requesting funds for the same type of activity, the application was treated together with the application of the Association. Therefore, assistance is only granted under the Samoa Mamanu Association.
37. Gardenia Hinano Boutique & Things
PSSF:B3/0809/TECH/003
Market research and exploratory visit. Given that the applicant is member of the Samoa Mamanu Association, requesting funds for the same type of activity, the application was treated together with the application of
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the Association. Therefore, assistance is only granted under the Samoa Mamanu Association.
38. Fane’s Family Group
PSSF:A1/0809/TECH/001
Procurement of materials to build large fishing boats.
Procurement of capital items falls outside the scope of the scheme.
39. Paradise Timber
PSSF:A2/0809/TECH/002
Marketing survey, design and production of packaging, purchasing of equipment and coconut husks plus hiring of labour.
The freight, procurement of coconut stock, capitals items and wages for personnel involved in the project are not covered under the PSSF facility.
40. Savaii Coconut Oil Mill
PSSF:A1/1011/TECH/001
Purchase of two sets of expellers and cooking kettles.
Procurement of capital items falls outside the scope of the scheme.
41. Pacific Center
PSSF:B3/1011/TECH/004
Expanding tourism within local sector to develop culture and tradition.
PSSF does not fund setting up of new businesses.
42. Natural Foods International Limited
PSSF:B3/1011/TECH/005
Fund a trial in which the applicant shall produce flour using renewable resources.
Project is yet to set up and the procurement of capital items falls outside the scope of the scheme.
43. Mama Lea Sewing & Things
PSSF:B4/0910/TECH/005
Funding for the development and upgrading of business: industrial sewing machine, over lock one complete unit, one cabinet file, one R/Chair, two tables, materials, other accessories and two signboards.
Procurement of capital items falls outside the scope of the scheme.
44. MENA
PSSF:B4/0910/TECH/AB4.12
Source raw materials to expand their present operations through participation in the expo in China.
The purpose of the expo is to promote products and to secure new markets; however the SG noted that the interest of MENA is in sourcing raw materials for their production from China.
45. Siva Afi
PSSF: B4/0910/TECH/AB4.7
Participation in the Shanghai Expo 2010. The purpose of the expo is to promote products and to secure new markets; however the SG noted that the interest of Siva Afi is in making sales at the expo instead of securing markets.
46. Nonu Samoa Association
PSSF: B4/0910/TECH/AB4.10
Participation in the Shanghai Expo 2010. Members of the association have been given individual considerations and that they are also members of SAME, which already has a rep in China.
47. I.H Carruthers Ltd
PSSF: B4/0910/TECH/AB4.5
Participation in the Shanghai Expo 2010. it’s the interest of the company is leaning towards seeking potential suppliers of fabric and technology to keep up the changing markets and demands rather than securing export markets, which is one of the primary objective of the expo.
48. Foto Eye-land
PSSF:B4/0910/TECH/AB4.14
Participation in the Shanghai Expo 2010. The application did not clearly state their proposed products that will be displayed at the expo and the request was outside coverage of PSSF. Application incomplete.
49. Samoa Paints Ltd (SPL)
PSSF: B4/0910/TECH/AB4.8
Participation in the Shanghai Expo 2010. The purpose of the expo is to promote products and to secure new markets; however the SG noted that the interest of SPL is in sourcing cheaper raw materials for from China.
50. Provisions of Samoan Handicrafts
PSSF:B2/0910/TECH/003
Procurement of capital items: sewing machine, lavalavas, paints, designs and others.
Procurement of capital items falls outside the scope of the scheme.
51. Samoa Export Company
PSSF: A2/0809/AGRI/001
Cost of technical assistance required for the establishment of an export company.
The request is not covered under the PSSF facility as the business needs to be in operation for more than a year before it is eligible for assistance.
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52. Pacific Smart Consult/ Oceania Academy of Sports
PSSF: B2/0910/TECH/002
Environmental scanning, formulation phase, implementation phase and evaluation and control.
Project is a community development activity which focuses on the development of sports in the rural areas and is not a commercial activity.
53. L e Pe’a Design Association
PSSF: B4/0809/TECH/001
Market exploratory visit to NZ and elei training. The project will benefit only the principal applicant as there is no indication or intention to engage others within the elei manufacturing sector hence.
54. Samoa Ministerial Seminary
PSSF: B4/0809/TECH/003
Development of camping facility for the youth of the church.
It is a community based project and a non-commercial activity, hence it does not meet the primary objective of the PSSF, which is to improve the private sector and trade performance.
55. SISDAC Savaii Youth Centre
PSSF: B4/0809/TECH/004
Procurement of building materials and equipment and machinery.
It a community based project and a non-commercial activity, hence it does not meet the primary objective of the PSSF, which is to improve the private sector and trade performance.
TOURISM SECTOR
56. Manuia Wetland
PSSF: B1/0809/TOUR/001
Purchase of building materials required in the construction of seawall.
Procurement of capital items falls outside the scope of the scheme.
57. Polynesian Xplorer Group
PSSF: B2/0809/TOUR/001
Financial assistance to cover cost for travelling, accommodation and production of promotional materials to enable their rep. to attend the Sunsational South Pacific Trade Show in Canada.
PSSF does not operate on a retrospective basis and participation to the exhibition is a standalone activity, yet it should be part of an integrated market development plan.
58. Raw Shakti
PSSF: A2/0809/TOUR/004
Secure resources (building materials, equipment etc) for the development of Eco Yoga Resort and Rainforest adventure.
The requested items fall outside the scope of the facility. The project is not yet in operation and one of the eligibility criteria requires the applicant to at least be in operation for one year.
59. Tourism and Hospitality Industry
PSSF: A2/0809/TOUR/002
Production of an information DVD on quality accommodation standards.
The activity requested falls outside the scope of the PSSF Facility: PSSF assistance is geared towards market development projects.
60. Samoa Whale Rider
PSSF: A2/0809/TOUR/003
Procurement of capital items and fees for those involved in the project.
Procurement of capital items and fees or labour costs for those involved in the project are not covered under the PSSF.
61. Samoa Web Ambassadors Programme
PSSF: B2/1011/TOUR/002-006
Rebranding and marketing of swimming with turtles as a profitable business activity. Hiring and enable strong growth of volunteer to assist the work of SWAP. Promotion of Samoa Village Stay Projects. Completion of feasibility studies and development of business plans of eight projects under SWAP. Development and initial marketing of branded tours to Uafato village.
SWAP is a Trust and regarded as a NGO whose projects are not covered under PSSF. Trust Funded projects are expected to be funded by donors of the Trust.
62. Vaituulima Beach Fales
PSSF: B1/1011/TOUR/001
Purchase of capital items (huts, timber, lau, toilet and shower fittings, plumbing, power fittings and water tanks). Establishment of business.
Procurement of capital items is outside coverage of the scheme. Assistance in the establishment of a business is also not covered under the PSSF. Does not meet the eligibility criteria of at least 12 months existence prior to applying for funds under PSSF.
63. O & S Enterprises Limited/ Hennie’s Motel & Sports bar
Procurement of capital items (building materials) for motel renovation.
Procurement of capital items falls outside the scope of the scheme.
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PSSF: B3/0910/TOUR/001
64. Vaiala Beach Hotel Limited
PSSF: B3/0910/TOUR/004
Financial assistance to pay for 50 per cent of the production costs for its website and CD with Manino Box.
Project has already been completed and PSSF funding does not operate on a retrospective basis.
65. Pasefika Inn Group
PSSF: B4/0809/TOUR/005
Procurement of capital items.
Procurement of capital items falls outside the scope of the scheme.
66. Vacations Beach Fales
PSSF: B4/0809/TOUR/004
Procurement of capital items and coverage of website hosting instead of website design.
Procurement of capital items and coverage of website hosting instead of website design are not covered under the PSSF.
SERVICE SECTOR
67. Mrs. Reeds Pre- school
PSSF: B1/1011/SERV/002
Financial assistance towards marketing of their services through radio and television advertisements.
Project does not meet the primary objective of the PSSF scheme to improve trade performance.
68. Pacific Water & Wastewater Association
PSSF:B4/0910/SERV/002
Funding for promotional materials to promote its service to facilitate increased membership for PWWA and awareness of its services.
Noted that PWWA is a non-profit organization and does not operate on a commercial basis, hence not eligible for PSSF as it does not fund operating costs of NGOs.
69. Samoa Victim Support Life Skills Trainings
PSSF: B3/1011/SERV/001
Training program for victims of sexual crimes.
SVSG is a non-profit organization and therefore not eligible under the PSSF. The applicant was advised to apply to the Civil Society Support Programme for NGOs with Ministry of Finance.
70. Airport Rentals
PSSF: B1/1011/SERV/001
Purchase motor vehicles to start up car rental business.
PSSF does not fund the establishment of businesses. The procurement of capital items is not covered under the facility.
71. KEW Consult Limited
PSSF: B4/0910/SERV/002
Development of promotional materials (pens, note pads, caps, key rings etc) and printing of company profiles.
The items requested, although for promotional activities, are outside the scope of coverage under PSSF and should be part of the company’s operational budget.
72. KVA Consult Limited
PSSF: B4/0910/SERV/AB4.01
Participation in the Shanghai Expo 2010. KVA as a consultancy firm is more interested to participate to seek information on opportunities to further develop trade rather than promoting their service, which is one of the prime objectives of the PSSF.
FISHERIES SECTOR
73. CJ Exports & Imports Limited
PSSF:A2/0809/FISH/001
Request costs for transportation, freight, labour and procurement of equipment.
Transportation costs, freight, staff wages and procurement of equipment are not covered under the PSSF.
74. Fane’s Family Group
PSSF:B4/0809/FISH/001
Procurement of safety gear and fishing equipment.
Procurement of capital items falls outside the scope of the scheme. The applicant was advised of the Ministry’s Code 121 scheme on the exemption of duties on safety and fishing gear procured from overseas.
75. Fishing Group Project
PSSF:A1/0809/FISH/001
Procurement of two outboard motors. Procurement of capital items falls outside the scope of the scheme.
DUTY CONCESSION SCHEME
76. Samoa Shipping Corporation (Talofa Duty and VAGST exemption for the importation Vessels of any kind are not included in the set of criteria for
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of new vessel and equipment plus accessories for the Talofa Cruises Project.
“approved goods” eligible for duty concessions.
77. Samoa Rugby Union Incorporated Duty exemption on building materials for construction of Rugby Accommodation Complex.
Request is not directly eligible under the scheme based on the eligibility criteria of the Customs Regulation 2010.
CODE 121 SCHEME
78. G & T Schuster Designs Duty exemptions on raw materials for agricultural processing.
Business is not eligible to be assisted under Code 121 as there is no connection between the registered activities under their business license and the VAGST to the application, and it is noted also that the business is not a registered entity.
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1Collabora ve ongoing dialogue and collabora on among all relevant lineministries.
$ 2.00ST; P1 -ongoing
1. 1. A coherent sector planand policy formulated and
implemented.
2
Develop a M&E framework and specific targets for the TCMSP to monitorimplementa on as well as impact on sub-sector performance, incomegenera on, poverty reduc on and achievement of MDGs.
$ 0.30ST; P1-ongoing
Outcome Subtotal $ 2.30
1
TCMSP Task Force and CSU will be engaged in a bo om-up exercise of 4-year cost projec ons for the Sector Plan, including both capital andrecurrent expenditure, and programmes of ac vi es and inputs (humanand financial resources).
$ 1.00ST; P1-ongoing
Financial Resources: develop a Medium Term Expenditure Framework.
1. 2. TCMSP approved byCabinet 2012 and complete
implementa on by 2015.
2Government to establish an adequate ins tu onal framework for thecoordina on and implementa on of the TCMSP, i.e. enhance the role ofthe exis ng TCIDB.
$ 1.70ST; P1-Ongoing
Clarify the roles and responsibili es of the MFAT and MCIL for trade policyformula on and implementa on, with MCIL taking the leading role inpolicy development and export and investment promo on, and the MFATto be responsible for trade nego a ons.
Outcome Subtotal $ 2.70
1
Develop reliable and mely GDP, BOP and employment data cri cal totrack and manage the contribu ons of key sectors and the emergingservices and to monitor employment shi s among the main sectors of theSamoa economy.
$ 2.00MT; P1 -Ongoing
1. 3. Reliable and updatedsector sta s cs for planning
and M&E produced.
3Create a Computerized Central Sta s cs Database for the ministry as apart of the management and informa on unit.
$ 0.50MT; P1 -Ongoing
Outcome Subtotal $ 2.50
1
Undertake a needs assessment on ins tu onal capacity constraints. Onthe basis of the needs assessment enhance the ins tu on’s capacity toimplement the TCMSP.
$ 7.00
St-MT ;P1 –ongoing,new
1. 4. Ins tu onal capacity ofTCMSP implemen ngdivisions enhanced.
Human resources – review organiza onal structure, personnel to alignwith resource requirements dictated in the plan.
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2Improve policy design and strengthen capaci es for monitoring andevalua on of trade policy to assess economic and poverty impacts andadjust accordingly.
$ 2.00
ST-MT; P1–ongoing,new
Outcome Subtotal $ 9.00
SPO Subtotal $ 16.50
SPO 2: Enhance an enabling environment for the private sector as the main engine for economic growth and enhance its produc vity, value addingand trade capacity
1 Regular collabora on between MCIL, MOR & MPMC on businessprocesses.
$ 0.10ST; P1-Ongoing
3Undertake a comprehensive study to analyze the cost structure andrecommend applicable solu ons to reduce the cost of doing business andimprove the business and investment environment in Samoa.
$ 0.70ST-MT; P1– New;ongoing
Develop an electronic monitoring system for business environment andcost structure.
Deepen understanding of the causal factors of the constraints tobusinesses iden fied in the World Bank Doing Business and Enterprisebenchmark surveys.
2. 1. Business environmentimproved and cost of doingbusiness reduced, includingcosts, procedures and meof business and commercial
processes.
Undertake targeted sample surveys priori zing the following areas: i)processes for documenta on by importers and exporters for customsclearance and Samoa Ports Authority port and terminal handlingrequirements; ii) documenta on and processes for payment of taxes; iii)enforcement of registra on and monitoring of unregistered businesses;iv) measures to address increasing misappropria on of funds; and v)monitoring power outages and water shortages.
6Revive the Na onal Trade Facilita on Commi ee and strengthen its role.
$ 0.30ST-MT ;P1 -ongoing
9
Revise the investment policy statement to improve the consistency andtransparency of investment measures for domes c and foreign investors.Accelerate and finalize the review of the Foreign Investment Act andprepare an ins tu onal plan to ensure effec ve administra on of therestricted ac vi es list for foreign investors.
$ 0.50ST; P1 -ongoing
Outcome Subtotal $ 1.60
1 Conduct public awareness programmes for all assistance schemes.Translate documents such as the Guidelines, Applica on Form andpromo onal materials into Samoan.
$ 1.00ST ; P1-Ongoing
2Strengthen the partnership between the government and private sectorby encouraging effec ve representa on of the private sector in differentassistance schemes commi ees.
$ 0.30ST ; P1-Ongoing
Regular review of private sector assistance schemes.
2.2 Efficiency, effec venessand impact of various private
sector support schemesenhanced: no. of private
sector firms benefi ng fromvarious PSSF schemesincreased; targe ng
enhanced; costs, proceduresand me needed to apply for
PSS schemes reduced andbusiness community
awareness of PSS schemesenhanced.
3Enhance private sector access to a wide range op ons for finance,including PSSF scheme, loan guarantee and finance for SMEs schemes.
$ 10.50ST; P1 -ongoing
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Outcome Subtotal $ 11.80
3 Increase sensi za on of the Trade Tes ng Scheme offered by MCIL forskilled workers without formal cer fica on.
$ 0.20ST; P1-New
4 Con nue equal government and private sector partnership throughcapacity building.
$ 1.00ST-MT;P1-Ongoing
5 Ra fica on of ILO conven ons. $ 0.10 MT; P1
7Enactment and implementa on of the Personal Property Security Act,which aims to increase economic ac vity by providing easier access tocredit.
$ 0.50ST; P1-Ongoing
2.3 Private sector’sproduc vity, capacity
u liza on and access tofinance, training and
technology enhanced.
8
Develop the capaci es of private sector ins tu ons to effec vely engagewith government on trade policy formula on through inter alia training intechnical trade issues, enhanced dissemina on of relevant informa onand trade nego a ons, etc.
$ 0.40ST; P1 -ongoing
Outcome subtotal $ 2.20
2Create a development-oriented trade policy environment in line withSamoa’s development and poverty allevia on goals. $ 2.00
ST; P1-New
3
Provide incen ves to encourage the private sector to invest in theexpansion and commercializa on of research results from the Scien ficResearch Organiza on of Samoa and other research ins tu ons to formthe basis for agriculture trade and export in future.
$ 0.50LT ; P1-New
2.4 Private sector’scontribu on to inclusive
growth and MDGsachievement enhanced.
4
Enhance and develop the level of skills of the workforce by encouragingand suppor ng skills standards development and cer fica on processthrough the SQA and relevant interna onal agencies.
$ 0.80ST; P1 -ongoing
Outcome subtotal $ 3.30
1Conduct a needs assessment for capacity building in the area ofintellectual property rights in line with WTO requirements andexpecta ons.
$ 0.70MT; P1-New
On the basis of the needs assessment, enhance Samoa’s capacity in thearea of intellectual property by ensuring sensi za on and effec veimplementa on of laws governing intellectual property rights with a viewto strengthening them.
2.5. Development of policiesand laws to protect
intellectual property rightsand that encourage
innova on.
3Fast track approval of key policies such as the Foreign InvestmentAmendment Bill and the Labour and Employment Amendment Bill andassociated regula ons for intellectual property rights.
$ 0.10ST ; P1-New
4Monitor goods at the border to curb import of counterfeit goods. e.g. eleiprint from China.
$ 1.00ST; P1-Ongoing
Outcome subtotal $ 1.80
SPO Subtotal $ 20.70
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SPO 3: Enhance the effec veness of market mechanisms and the growth of commercial ac vi es and create a level playing field for all in thedomes c market
2Review regulatory framework for key services such as e-commerce andtelecommunica ons to establish incen ves to support and encourage thedevelopment of Samoan-based e-commerce businesses.
$ 2.00ST; P1-New
Develop e-commerce regulatory framework.
3Finalize and implement the Legal Metrology Bill.
$ 2.00ST ;P1-Ongoing
4Develop compe on law and policy, and implement.
$ 1.00ST; P1-New
5Review Fair Trading Act and develop regula ons.
$ 0.20ST ;P1-New
3.1 Domes c marketregulatory and legisla veframework created and
implemented.
10Review Appren ceship Contract and reduce complaints received fromemployers.
$ 0.60ST ; P1-New
Outcome Subtotal $ 5.80
3.2 The effec veness ofregula ons and legisla onaddressing marketimperfec ons, includingadministra on andmonitoring mechanisms,enhanced.
1
Strengthen the policy and analysis capacity of the Ministry ofCommunica ons and Informa on, and the regulatory capaci es of theOffice of the Regulator.
$ 4.30ST-P1;-Ongoing-New
Outcome Subtotal $ 4.30
1Undertake awareness-raising and advocacy ac vi es.
$ 1.20ST; P1 –new
3.3 Levels of awareness ofconsumers and producers
enhanced.
2Develop Industry Code of Prac ce and commemora on of relevantinterna onal days observed by Samoa and administer by the ministry.
$ 0.40ST; P1 –new
Outcome Subtotal $ 1.60
3.4 The mechanisms foraddressing non-complianceand conflict resolu onenhanced.
4
Develop ongoing promo onal programmes.
$ 0.10ST; P1-New
Outcome Subtotal $ 0.10
3.5 Commerce sector’scontribu on to inclusivegrowth and MDGsachievement enhanced.
1Develop indicators for commerce sector’s contribu on to MDGs, withemphasis on gender balance and inclusive growth.
$ 0.30ST; P1-New
Outcome Subtotal $ 0.30
SPO Subtotal $ 12.10
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SPO 4: Boost Samoa’s capacity to engage in and reap the gains from trade through enhancing compe veness, reducing trade deficit to sustainablelevels and promo ng export
1Review na onal tariff structure to reduce tariffs on inputs and capitalgoods for local produc on process and create an investment environmentfor export.
$ 0.30ST; P1-New
4.1 Compe veness, thevolume and value of exports
enhanced and balance oftrade improved.
6
Undertake a complete update and review of the business enablingenvironment to iden fy specific areas where Samoa’s compe venessmay be enhanced.
$ 0.50 ST ; P1 -Ongoing
Outcome Subtotal $ 0.80
4Iden fy niche products and niche markets and promo on strategies.
$ 3.00MT-LT; P1- ongoing
4.2 Share of domes c valueadded in total exports
enhanced.Strengthen private sector capacity to access and analyze opportuni es forquality and niche products and assist with technical advice to meet theo en specialized requirements of these markets.
Outcome Subtotal $ 3.00
5
Review regulatory framework for professional services in light of Samoa’sinterest in promo ng a more integrated regional market for professionalservices in the context of PICTA, as well as securing market opportuni esfurther afield.
$ 0.50ST; P1 -ongoing
4.3 Market access throughnew FTAs and/or ac va onof exis ng FTAs enhanced.
6Review, update and implement Na onal Export Strategy. ST-MT;
P1-Onging
Outcome Subtotal $ 0.50
4.4 Facilitate theImplementa on ofcommitments made in tradeagreements and monitor thedevelopment implica ons.
1
Map out and cost the needed reforms for the WTO accession processincluding in the areas of IPRs, SPS, countervailing measures, fisheriessubsidies and technical barriers to trade. Iden fy priority technicalassistance gaps and needs (use legisla ve ac on plan from WTOaccession).
$ 0.30ST; P1 –new
Outcome Subtotal $ 0.30
Encourage compliance with interna onal standards. Seek Samoa’smembership in the ISO.
ST; P1-Ongoing
1Develop legisla on on food safety standards and con nue promo ngHACCP training and ISO cer fica on for industry members.
Encourage manufacturers through enhanced sensi za on to meet ISOstandards.
$ 1.50
4.5 SPS, TBT, hygiene andquality assurance legisla on,ins tu ons, implementa onand monitoring mechanismsenhanced and no. of rejected
export shipments reduced.
4
Undertake an in-depth assessment of the exis ng SPS measures anddevelop a programme for ensuring SPS ini a ves are effec velyimplemented and adequately resourced as well as iden fying key rolesand responsibili es of key agencies in the SPS architecture (cost coveredin MAF sector plan).
$ - ST; P1-ongoing
Outcome Subtotal $ 1.50
4.6 The value, quality ofservices trade and access toforeign markets enhanced.
1Review implementa on of measures and strategies to enhance thepar cipa on of Samoa’s services industry in interna onal (services) tradeincluding labour mobility.
$ 1.00ST ; P1-New
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Strengthen and develop capacity of nego a ng delega ons on labourmobility issues, in ongoing/current trade agreements such as PICTA, EPA,PACER Plus and conformity with WTO GATS Mode 4. In par cular, takenote of the commitments via:
$ 0.50ST ; P1 -ongoing
• WTO accession schedule of commitments pertaining toservices and the implementa on costs associated with suchcommitments.
• Promote accelera on of the TMNP ini a ve under PICTA.
6Explore and develop addi onal bilateral schemes, such as the RSE, tofacilitate mobility for both skilled and unskilled labour in the region andinterna onally.
$ 0.50ST ; P1 -ongoing
Outcome Subtotal $ 2.00
1
Improve policy design and strengthen capaci es for monitoring andevalua on of trade policy to assess economic and poverty impacts andadjust accordingly.
$ 1.50
ST – MT;P1-ongoing(ComSecTA)Funded;New
Deepen the understanding of the impact of trade liberaliza on on thestructure of society, par cularly on women.
4.7. Trade sector’scontribu on to inclusive
growth and MDGsachievement enhanced.
Undertake an impact assessment of the revenue and social anddevelopmental impacts of the PACER Plus nego a ons under variousscenarios based on assump ons regarding the extent of liberaliza on inEPAs as well as WTO accessions.
Outcome Subtotal $ 1.50
SPO Subtotal $ 9.60
SPO 5: Create a conducive environment for industrial development and boost the manufacturing sector in Samoa
5.1 Manufacturing sectoroutput, exports, produc vityand compe venessincreased.
1Promote and offer tax incen ves on research and development for valueaddi on. Enhance the capacity of SROS.
$ 12.00ST; P1-New
Outcome Subtotal $ 12.00
1Carry out value chain analysis of poten al products (tropical products) forhigher local value addi on.
$ 3.00
ST-MT;P1-Ongoing,New
5.2 Share of domes c valueadded in total manufacturing
output and exportsincreased.
2Adopt a cluster development approach, establish business incubators andencourage businesses to network and cluster to achieve economies ofscale and reduce unit costs of common overheads. Establish a na onalnetworking database under NPSO with the assistance of MCIL.
$ 10.00MT; P1 -new
Outcome Subtotal $ 13.00
5.3 Average capacityu liza on of domes cproducers and exporters andemployment in themanufacturing sector
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Outcome Subtotal $ -
5.4 Manufacturing sector’scontribu on to inclusivegrowth and MDGsachievement enhanced.
1
Promote gender equality and empowerment of women.
$ 5.00ST; P1-Ongoing
Outcome Subtotal $ 5.00
SPO Subtotal $ 30.00
SPO 6: Enhance linkages and spillovers among produc ve sectors
1
Provide good flow of informa on between farmers and manufacturerswill ensure greater linkage and spillover effects on all sectors (par allycovered under MAF sector plan).
$ 1.00ST; P1-Ongoing
6.1 Primary sector quality,stability and quan ty of
supply enhanced, par cularlyinputs to the manufacturing
sector.
Outcome Subtotal $ 1.00
6.2 Greater linkages andspill-over’s among economicsectors achieved.
$ -
Outcome Subtotal $ -
6.3 Impact on climate changereduced.
1Develop integrated climate change adapta on measures in the keysectors of agriculture, fisheries, manufacturing and tourism.
$ 0.50MT; P1 -ongoing
Outcome Subtotal $ 0.50
SPO Subtotal $ 1.50
Grand Total $ 90.40
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1Collabora ve ongoing dialogue and collabora on among all relevantline ministries.
$ 2.00ST; P1 -ongoing
1. 1. A coherent sectorplan and policyformulated andimplemented.
2
Develop an M&E framework and specific targets for the TCMSP tomonitor implementa on as well as impact on subsectorsperformance, income genera on, poverty reduc on andachievement of MDGs.
$ 0.30ST; P1-ongoing
Outcome Subtotal $ 2.30
1
TCMSP Task Force and CSU will be engaged in a bo om-up exerciseof 4-year cost projec ons for the Sector Plan, including both capitaland recurrent expenditure, and programmes of ac vi es and inputs(human and financial resources).
$ 1.00ST; P1-ongoing
Financial Resources: develop a Medium Term ExpenditureFramework.
2Government to establish an adequate ins tu onal framework for thecoordina on and implementa on of the TCMSP i.e. enhance the roleof the exis ng TCIDB.
$ 1.70ST; P1-Ongoing
1. 2. TCMP approved byCabinet in 2012 and
complete implementa onby 2015.
Clarify the roles and responsibili es of the MFAT and MCIL for tradepolicy formula on and implementa on, with MCIL taking the leadingrole in policy development and export/investment promo on, andthe MFAT to be responsible for trade nego a ons.
Outcome Subtotal $ 2.70
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Develop reliable and mely GDP, BOP and employment data cri calto track and manage the contribu ons of key sectors and theemerging services and to monitor employment shi s among the mainsectors of the Samoa economy.
$ 2.00MT; P1 -Ongoing
1. 3. Reliable and updatedsector sta s cs forplanning and M&E
produced.
2Improve trade data collec on, analysis and dissemina on.
$ 0.80ST; P2 –ongoing
3Create a computerized Central Sta s cs Database for the ministry asa part of the management and informa on unit.
$ 0.50MT; P1 -Ongoing
Outcome Subtotal $ 3.30
1Undertake a needs assessment on ins tu onal capacity constraints.On the basis of the needs assessment enhance the ins tu onscapacity to implement the TCMSP.
$ 7.00
St-MT ;P1 –ongoing,new
1. 4. Ins tu onal capacityof TCMSP implemen ng
divisions enhanced.
Human resources – review organiza onal structure, personnel to
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align with resource requirements dictated in the plan.
2Improve policy design and strengthen capaci es for monitoring andevalua on of trade policy to assess economic and poverty impactsand adjust accordingly.
$ 2.00
ST-MT; P1–ongoing,new
Outcome Subtotal $ 9.00
SPO Subtotal $ 17.30
SPO 2: Enhance an enabling environment for the private sector as the main engine for economic growth and enhance its produc vity, value addingand trade capacity
1Regular collabora on between MCIL, MOR & MPMC on businessprocesses.
$ 0.10ST; P1-Ongoing
2Set up an online business registra on and approval system.
$ 0.80MT; P2-New
3
Undertake a comprehensive study to analyze the cost structure andrecommends applicable solu ons to reduce the cost of doingbusiness and improve the business and investment environment inSamoa.
$ 0.70ST-MT; P1– New;ongoing
Develop an electronic monitoring system for business environmentand cost structure.
Deepen understanding of the causal factors of the constraints tobusinesses iden fied in the World Bank Doing Business andEnterprise benchmark surveys.
2. 1. Businessenvironment improved
and cost of doing businessreduced, including costs,procedures and me of
business and commercialprocesses.
Undertake targeted sample surveys priori zing the following areas: i)processes for documenta on by importers and exporters for Customsclearance and Samoa Ports Authority port and terminal handlingrequirements; ii) documenta on and processes for payment of taxes;iii) enforcement for registra on and monitoring of unregisteredbusinesses; iv) measures to address increasing misappropria on offunds; and v) monitoring power outages and water shortages.
4Undertake a review of the Companies Act 2006 to incorporate apayment structure.
$ 0.05MT; P2-New
6Revive the Na onal Trade Facilita on Commi ee and strengthen itsrole. $ 0.30
ST-MT ;P1 -ongoing
7Promote the harmoniza on of trade facilita on measures such asthose produced by OCO, at the regional level. $ 0.50
ST –MT;P2 -ongoing
9
Revise the investment policy statement to improve the consistencyand transparency of investment measures for domes c and foreigninvestors. Accelerate and finalize the review of the ForeignInvestment Act and prepare an ins tu onal plan to ensure effec veadministra on of the restricted ac vi es list for foreign investors.
$ 0.50ST; P1 -ongoing
153
SPO 3: Enhance the effec veness of market mechanisms and the growth of commercial ac vi es and create a level playing field for all in thedomes c market
2Review regulatory framework for key services such as e-commerce andtelecommunica ons to establish incen ves to support and encourage thedevelopment of Samoan-based e-commerce businesses.
$ 2.00ST; P1-New
Develop e-commerce regulatory framework.
3Finalize and implement the Legal Metrology Bill.
$ 2.00ST ;P1-Ongoing
4Develop compe on law and policy, and implement.
$ 1.00ST; P1-New
5Review Fair Trading Act and develop regula ons.
$ 0.20ST ;P1-New
3.1 Domes c marketregulatory and legisla veframework created and
implemented.
10Review Appren ceship Contract and reduce complaints received fromemployers.
$ 0.60ST ; P1-New
Outcome Subtotal $ 5.80
3.2 The effec veness ofregula ons and legisla onaddressing marketimperfec ons, includingadministra on andmonitoring mechanisms,enhanced.
1
Strengthen the policy and analysis capacity of the Ministry ofCommunica ons and Informa on, and the regulatory capaci es of theOffice of the Regulator.
$ 4.30ST-P1;-Ongoing-New
Outcome Subtotal $ 4.30
1Undertake awareness-raising and advocacy ac vi es.
$ 1.20ST; P1 –new
3.3 Levels of awareness ofconsumers and producers
enhanced.
2Develop Industry Code of Prac ce and commemora on of relevantinterna onal days observed by Samoa and administer by the ministry.
$ 0.40ST; P1 –new
Outcome Subtotal $ 1.60
3.4 The mechanisms foraddressing non-complianceand conflict resolu onenhanced.
4
Develop ongoing promo onal programmes.
$ 0.10ST; P1-New
Outcome Subtotal $ 0.10
3.5 Commerce sector’scontribu on to inclusivegrowth and MDGsachievement enhanced.
1Develop indicators for commerce sector’s contribu on to MDGs, withemphasis on gender balance and inclusive growth.
$ 0.30ST; P1-New
Outcome Subtotal $ 0.30
SPO Subtotal $ 12.10
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10
Formulate a strategy to maintain access to concessional financing aswell as accessing capital markets, if needed, for investment andborrowings in the medium to longer term in an cipa on of theeffects of trade liberaliza on and loss of LDC status.
$ 0.50MT; P2 –new
11Undertake an assessment of the economic implica ons of extendingtariff concessions to protected businesses supplying the domes cmarket as well as to exporters.
$ 0.20ST; P2 –new
Outcome subtotal $ 3.90
1
Collaborate with private sector in developing employmentopportuni es/schemes for school leavers (males and females andyouth with disabili es) with the view to up-skilling them a er fiveyears of ongoing employment under the Appren ceship Scheme andcer fica on through Trade Tests.
$ 2.00MT; P2 -ongoing
2Create a development-oriented trade policy environment in line withSamoa’s development and poverty allevia on goals.
$ 2.00ST; P1-New
2.4 Private sector’scontribu on to inclusive
growth and MDGsachievement enhanced.
3
Provide incen ves to encourage the private sector to invest in theexpansion and commercializa on of research results from theScien fic Research Organiza on of Samoa and other researchins tu ons to form the basis for agriculture trade and export infuture.
$ 0.50LT ; P1-New
4
Enhance and develop the level of skills of the workforce byencouraging and suppor ng skills standards development andcer fica on process through SQA and relevant interna onalagencies.
$ 0.80ST; P1 -ongoing
Outcome subtotal $ 5.30
1Conduct a needs assessment for capacity building in the area ofintellectual property rights in line with WTO requirements andexpecta ons.
$ 0.70MT; P1-New
2.5. Development ofpolicies and laws toprotect intellectual
property rights and thatencourage innova on. On the basis of the needs assessment, enhance Samoa’s capacity in
the area of intellectual property by ensuring sensi za on andeffec ve implementa on of laws governing intellectual propertyrights with a view to strengthening them.
2
Consider u lizing and collabora ng with interna onal ins tu onsSamoa is a member to such as the World Intellectual PropertyOrganiza on so as to enable and ensure Samoa’s private sector isencouraged to register their patents, so that these are affordedprotec on across the world.
$ 0.80MT; P2-New
3Fast track approval of key policies such as the Foreign InvestmentAmendment Bill and the Labour and Employment Amendment Billand associated regula ons for intellectual property rights.
$ 0.10ST ; P1-New
4Monitor goods at the border to curb import of counterfeit goods e.g.elei print from China.
$ 1.00ST; P1-Ongoing
Outcome subtotal $ 2.60
SPO Subtotal $ 27.85
155
SPO 3: Enhance the effec veness of market mechanisms and the growth of commercial ac vi es and create a level playing field for all in thedomes c market
1
Undertake a full review to prepare a na onal e-business strategy andiden fy the policy and legisla ve reforms to posi on Samoa tobecome compe ve with ecommerce for both the domes c andglobal markets.
$ 3.00ST; P2 -new
Develop a na onal e-commerce strategy integra ng e-government,tourism and finance considera ons to facilitate the improvement inthe delivery of public services, support the private sector andimprove the ins tu onal linkages among and within governmentagencies and private agencies.
3.1 Domes c marketregulatory and legisla veframework created and
implemented.
2
Review regulatory framework for key services such as e-commerceand telecommunica ons to establish incen ves to support andencourage the development of Samoan-based e-commercebusinesses.
$ 2.00ST; P1-New
Develop e-commerce regulatory framework.
3Finalize and implement the Legal Metrology Bill.
$ 2.00ST ;P1-Ongoing
4Develop compe on law and policy, and implement.
$ 1.00ST; P1-New
5Review Fair Trading Act and develop regula ons.
$ 0.20ST ;P1-New
6Develop regula ons for food and product safety standards.
$ 0.70LT; P2-New
Develop farm to table food standards.
7Review Appren ceship Act 1972 and Appren ceship Regula ons1973.
$ 0.20LT ; P2-New
9Amend Appren ceship Scheme to include Trade Test.
$ 0.01ST; P2-New
10Review Appren ceship Contract and reduce complaints receivedfrom employers.
$ 0.60ST ; P1-New
11Finaliza on of the Labour Law Review.
$ 0.30MT; P2-New
Outcome Subtotal $ 10.01
3.2 The effec veness ofregula ons andlegisla ons addressingmarket imperfec ons,including administra onand monitoringmechanisms, enhanced.
1
Strengthen the policy and analysis capacity of the Ministry ofCommunica ons and Informa on, and the regulatory capaci es ofthe Office of the Regulator.
$ 4.30ST-P1;-Ongoing-New
Outcome Subtotal $ 4.30
156
1Undertake awareness-raising and advocacy ac vi es.
$ 1.20ST; P1 –new
3.3 Levels of awareness ofconsumers and producers
enhanced;
2Develop Industry Code of Prac ce and commemora on of relevantinterna onal days observed by Samoa and administered by theministry.
$ 0.40ST; P1 –new
Outcome Subtotal $ 1.60
2Set up e-registry of qualified trades people for public informa on.
$ 0.50MT; P2-New
3Capacity building through training of trainers for assessors andinspectors.
$ 0.70MT; P2-New
3.4 The mechanisms foraddressing non-
compliance and conflictresolu on enhanced.
4Develop ongoing promo onal programmes.
$ 0.10ST; P1-New
Outcome Subtotal $ 1.30
3.5 Commerce sector’scontribu on to inclusivegrowth and MDGsachievement enhanced.
1Develop indicators for commerce sector’s contribu on to the MDGswith emphasis on gender balance and inclusive growth.
$ 0.30ST; P1-New
Outcome Subtotal $ 0.30
SPO Subtotal $ 17.51
SPO 4: Boost Samoa’s capacity to engage in and reap the gains from trade through enhancing compe veness, reducing trade deficit tosustainable levels and promo ng export
1Review na onal tariff structure to reduce tariffs on inputs and capitalgoods for local produc on process and create an investmentenvironment for export.
$ 0.30ST; P1-New
2Develop a strategy for promo ng public-private partnership inproviding cri cal infrastructure for compe veness (energy,transport, regulatory, communica on, skills, etc).
$ - ST; P2-New
3Nego ate more direct airline links and capacity for exports, andinves gate, evaluate and nego ate more reasonable and affordablefreight rates.
$ - MT; P2-Ongoing
4.1 Compe veness, thevolume and value of
exports enhanced andbalance of trade
improved.
5Nego ate with the financial ins tu ons to reduce the charges fortrade finance, and launch awareness programmes on the existenceand availability of trade finance.
$ 0.50MT; P2-Ongoing
6
Undertake a complete update and review of the business enablingenvironment to iden fy specific areas where Samoa’scompe veness may be enhanced. These will include capacitybuilding and training for private sector organiza ons and businessesas well as access to finance to help the private sector contribute tothe achievement of sustainable trade development and economicgrowth.
$ 0.50ST ; P1 -Ongoing
Outcome Subtotal $ 1.30
157
1
Set up a communica on network between farmers andmanufacturers. Can use village pulenuu to register farmers and whatthey grow and supply this informa on to manufacturers.
$ 0.20MT-P2-New
3 Study and quan fy the implica ons of the canneries closure inAmerican Samoa and iden fy policy op ons to address such impacts.
$ 0.20ST-MT ;P2–ongoing
4Iden fy niche products and niche markets and promo on strategies.
$ 3.00MT-LT; P1- ongoing
4.2 Share of domes cvalue added in totalexports enhanced;
Strengthen private sector capacity to access and analyzeopportuni es for quality and niche products and assist with technicaladvice to meet the o en specialized requirements of these markets.
Outcome Subtotal $ 3.40
1Nego ate and establish mutual recogni on agreements with targetmarkets.
$ 1.50MT; P2 -ongoing
2Consider the poten al of specific trade agreements, such as EPA, tomi gate the loss of DFQF resul ng from gradua on from LDC status.
$ 0.20ST; P2-New
3
Pursue consulta ons with American Samoa aimed at establishing abilateral trade framework, including a study to inform decisionsregarding the most appropriate legal instrument for a bilateral tradeframework with American Samoa.
$ 0.50
ST; P2 –ongoing(TwoSamoaTalks)
4.3 Market access throughnew FTAs and/or
ac va on of exis ng FTAsenhanced.
4
Develop and cost an effec ve communica ons or outreach strategyfor enhancing the exis ng mechanisms for regular informa ondissemina on and capacity building rela ng to involvement of allrelevant stakeholders in trade nego a ons and for communica nglikely impacts of nego ated agreements.
$ 1.00ST-MT;P2 -ongoing
5
Review regulatory framework for professional services in light ofSamoa’s interest in promo ng a more integrated regional market forprofessional services in the context of PICTA, as well as securingmarket opportuni es further afield.
$ 0.50ST; P1 -ongoing
6Review, update and Implement Na onal Export Strategy. ST-MT;
P1-Onging
Outcome Subtotal $ 3.70
1
Map out and cost the needed reforms for the WTO accession processincluding in the areas of IPRs, SPS, countervailing measures, fisheriessubsidies and technical barriers to trade. Iden fy priority technicalassistance gaps and needs (use legisla ve ac on plan from WTOaccession).
$ 0.30ST; P1 –new
4.4 Facilitate theImplementa on of
commitments made intrade agreements and
monitor the developmentimplica ons.
2
Iden fy individual export products that may be impacted by the lossof DFQF related to LDC gradua on and to explore possible mi ga ngmeasures and strategies, including con nua on of preferen al accessfor a nego ated transi onal period.
$ 0.10ST; P2 -new
Outcome Subtotal $ 0.40
4.5 SPS, TBT, hygiene andquality assurance
1 Encourage compliance with interna onal standards. Seek Samoa’smembership in the ISO.
$ 1.50 ST; P1-Ongoing
158
Develop legisla on on food safety standards and con nue promo ngHACCP training and ISO cer fica on for industry members.
Encourage manufacturers through enhanced sensi za on to meetISO standards.
legisla ons, ins tu ons,implementa on and
monitoring mechanismsenhanced and no. of
rejected export shipmentsreduced.
3Establish a TBT inquiry point.
$ 1.00ST-MT;P2-New
4
Undertake an in-depth assessment of the exis ng SPS measures anddevelop a programme for ensuring SPS ini a ves are effec velyimplemented and adequately resourced as well as iden fying keyroles and responsibili es of key agencies in the SPS architecture (costcovered in MAF sector plan).
$ - ST; P1-ongoing
Outcome Subtotal $ 2.50
1Review implementa on of measures and strategies to enhance thepar cipa on of Samoa’s services industry in interna onal (services)trade including labour mobility.
$ 1.00ST ; P1-New
3Develop a mechanism for capturing data on trade in services so as toenhance planning capacity for improved trade in services.
$ 2.00ST-MT;P2-New
On a regular basis, collect and disseminate informa on on availableservices markets worldwide and their specific requirements.
4.6 The value, quality ofservices trade and access
to foreign marketsenhanced.
5
Strengthen and develop capacity of nego a ng delega ons on labourmobility issues, in ongoing trade agreements such as PICTA, EPA,PACER Plus and conformity with WTO GATS Mode 4. In par culartake note of the commitments via:
$ 0.50ST ; P1 -ongoing
• WTO accession schedule of commitments pertaining toservices and the implementa on costs associated withsuch commitments.
• Promote accelera on of the TMNP ini a ve under PICTA.
6Explore and develop addi onal bilateral schemes such as the RSE tofacilitate mobility for both skilled and unskilled labour in the regionand interna onally.
$ 0.50ST ; P1 -ongoing
Outcome Subtotal $ 4.00
1
Improve policy design and strengthen capaci es for monitoring andevalua on of trade policy to assess economic and poverty impactsand adjust accordingly.
$ 1.50
ST – MT;P1-ongoing(ComSecTA)Funded;New
Deepen the understanding of the impact of trade liberaliza on on thestructure of society, par cularly on women.
4.7. Trade sector’scontribu on to inclusive
growth and MDGsachievement enhanced.
Undertake an impact assessment of the revenue and social anddevelopmental impacts of the PACER Plus nego a ons under variousscenarios based on assump ons regarding the extent of liberaliza onin EPAs as well as WTO accessions.
Outcome Subtotal $ 1.50
SPO Subtotal $ 16.80
159
SPO 5: Create a conducive environment for industrial development and boost the manufacturing sector in Samoa
1 Promote and offer tax incentives on research and development for value addition. Enhance the capacity of the SROS.
$ 12.00 ST; P1-New
2 Establish investment sector profiling on potential manufacturing initiatives. Establish research and information for each sector in Samoa on investment opportunities available (refer sector profiling).
$ 3.00 ST-MT; P2-New
5.1 Manufacturing sector output, exports, productivity and competitiveness
increased.
3
To certify organic farming and manufacturing activities (particularly by female producers) according to international standards. Provide funding to assist organic certification of farming and manufacturing activities against international standards.
$ 6.00 ST; P2 - ongoing
Outcome Subtotal $ 21.00
1 Carry out value chain analysis of potential products (tropical products) for higher local value addition.
$ 3.00
ST-MT; P1-Ongoing, New
5.2 Share of domestic value added in total
manufacturing output and exports increased.
2
Adopt a cluster development approach, establish business incubators and encourage businesses to network and cluster to achieve economies of scale and reduce unit costs of common overheads. Establish a national networking database under NPSO with the assistance of the MCIL.
$ 10.00 MT; P1 - new
Outcome Subtotal $ 13.00
5.3 Average capacity utilization of domestic producers and exporters and employment in the manufacturing sector increased.
1
Encourage business people, particularly women, to seek training for the enhancement of skills, knowledge and abilities for their employees.
$ 0.70 MT ; P2-New
Conduct export awareness programmes to encourage poultry farming operations for export.
2
Encourage the production and consumption of locally produced goods and services. Strengthen Samoa’s branding concept. i.e. finalize and implement the Lotonuu Project.
$ 3.00 MT; P2-Ongoing
Outcome Subtotal $ 3.70
1 Promote gender equality and empowerment of women.
$ 5.00 ST; P1-Ongoing
5.4 Manufacturing sector’s contribution to
inclusive growth and MDGs achievement
enhanced. 2
Undertake a detailed analysis to assess the impact of manufacturing sector in Samoa on the environment and climate change and make recommendations on how to manage the negative impacts. Set up recommendations to manage negative impact.
$ 0.60 MT ; P2-New
Outcome Subtotal $ 5.60
SPO Subtotal
$ 43.30
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SPO 6: Enhance linkages and spillovers among productive sectors
1
Provide good flow of information btw farmers & manufacturers will ensure greater linkage and spillover effects on all sectors (partially covered under MAF sector plan).
$ 1.00 ST; P1-Ongoing
6.1 Primary sector quality, stability and quantity of
supply enhanced, particularly inputs to the
manufacturing sector.
Outcome Subtotal $ 1.00
1 Support the development of community markets for the disposal of surpluses by predominantly subsistence farmers. $ 1.00
ST; P2 - new
6.2 Greater linkages and spillover among economic
sectors achieved.
2 Encourage businesses to network and cluster to achieve economies of scale and reduce unit costs of common overheads.
$ 1.00 MT; P2-New
Outcome Subtotal $ 2.00
6.3 Impact on climate change reduced.
1 Develop integrated climate change adaptation measures in the key sectors of agriculture, fisheries, manufacturing and tourism.
$ 0.50 MT; P1 - ongoing
Outcome Subtotal $ 0.50
SPO Subtotal $ 3.50
Grand Total $ 126.26
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SPO 1: Strengthen sector policy, legal, regulatory and strategic planning
1Collabora ve ongoing dialogue and collabora on among all relevantline ministries.
$ 2.00ST; P1 -ongoing
1. 1. A coherent sectorplan and policyformulated andimplemented.
2
Develop an M&E framework and specific targets for the TCMSP tomonitor implementa on as well as impact on sub-sectorperformance, income genera on, poverty reduc on and achievementof MDGs.
$ 0.30ST; P1-ongoing
Outcome Subtotal $ 2.30
1. 2. TCMSP approvedby Cabinet in 2012 andcompleteimplementa on by2015.
1
TCMSP Task Force and CSU will be engaged in a bo om-up exercise of4-year cost projec ons for the Sector Plan, including both capital andrecurrent expenditure, and programmes of ac vi es and inputs(human and financial resources).
$ 1.00ST; P1-ongoing
Financial resources: develop a Medium Term Expenditure Framework.
2Government to establish an adequate ins tu onal framework for thecoordina on and implementa on of the TCMSP i.e. enhance the roleof the exis ng TCIDB.
$ 1.70ST; P1-Ongoing
Clarify the roles and responsibili es of the MFAT and MCIL for tradepolicy formula on and implementa on, with MCIL taking the leadingrole in policy development and export and investment promo on, andthe MFAT to be responsible for trade nego a ons.
Outcome Subtotal $ 2.70
1
Develop reliable and mely GDP, BOP and employment data cri cal totrack and manage the contribu ons of key sectors and the emergingservices and to monitor employment shi s among the main sectors ofthe Samoa economy.
$ 2.00MT; P1 -Ongoing
2 Improve trade data collec on, analysis and dissemina on. $ 0.80ST; P2 –ongoing
1. 3. Reliable andupdated sector sta s cs
for planning and M&Eproduced.
3Create a computerized Central Sta s cs Database for the ministry asa part of the management and informa on unit.
$ 0.50MT; P1 -Ongoing
Outcome Subtotal $ 3.30
1. 4. Ins tu onalcapacity of TCMSP
implemen ng divisionsenhanced.
1Undertake a needs assessment on ins tu onal capacity constraints.On the basis of the needs assessment enhance the ins tu ons’capacity to implement the TCMSP.
$ 7.00
St-MT ;P1 –ongoing,new
162
Human resources – review organiza onal structure, personnel to alignwith resource requirements dictated in the plan.
2Improve policy design and strengthen capaci es for monitoring andevalua on of trade policy to assess economic and poverty impactsand adjust accordingly.
$ 2.00
ST-MT; P1–ongoing,new
Outcome Subtotal $ 9.00
SPO Subtotal $ 17.30
SPO 2: Enhance an enabling environment for the private sector as the main engine for economic growth and enhance its produc vity, value addingand trade capacity
1Regular collabora on between MCIL, MOR and MPMC on businessprocesses.
$ 0.10ST; P1-Ongoing
2 Set up an online business registra on and approval system. $ 0.80MT; P2-New
3Undertake a comprehensive study to analyze the cost structure andrecommends applicable solu ons to reduce the cost of doing businessand improve the business and investment environment in Samoa.
$ 0.70ST-MT; P1– New;ongoing
2. 1. Businessenvironment improved
and cost of doingbusiness reduced,
including costs,procedures and me of
business and commercialprocesses.
Develop an electronic monitoring system for business environmentand cost structure.
Deepen understanding of the causal factors of the constraints tobusinesses iden fied in the World Bank Doing Business and Enterprisebenchmark surveys.
Undertake targeted sample surveys priori zing the following areas: i)processes for documenta on by importers and exporters for Customsclearance and Samoa Ports Authority port and terminal handlingrequirements; ii) documenta on and processes for payment of taxes;iii) enforcement for registra on and monitoring of unregisteredbusinesses; iv) measures to address increasing misappropria on offunds; and v) monitoring power outages and water shortages.
4Undertake a review of the Companies Act 2006 to incorporate apayment structure.
$ 0.05MT; P2-New
6Revive the Na onal Trade Facilita on Commi ee and strengthen itsrole.
$ 0.30ST-MT ;P1 -ongoing
7Promote the harmoniza on of trade facilita on measures such asthose produced by OCO, at the regional level.
$ 0.50ST –MT;P2 -ongoing
8Establish country credit risk ra ng through interna onally recognizedra ngs agencies to facilitate commercial risk assessment byinterna onal investors.
$ 1.00
MT-LT;P3 –ongoing(needfunding)
9
Revise the investment policy statement to improve the consistencyand transparency of investment measures for domes c and foreigninvestors. Accelerate and finalize the review of the Foreign InvestmentAct and prepare an ins tu onal plan to ensure effec veadministra on of the restricted ac vi es list for foreign investors
$ 0.50ST; P1 -ongoing
163
10
Given the growing demand for power, it is cri cal that the necessaryregulatory reforms are undertaken to allow increased genera oncapacity with the private sector playing an important role.Amendments of the EPC Act or enactment of a new electricity Act toallow private power genera on and resale.
$ 1.00ST - MT;P2–ongoing
Outcome Subtotal $ 4.95
1Conduct public awareness programmes for all assistance schemes.Translate documents such as the Guidelines, Applica on Form andpromo onal materials into Samoan.
$ 1.00ST ; P1-Ongoing
2Strengthen the partnership between the government and privatesector by encouraging effec ve representa on of the private sector indifferent assistance schemes commi ees.
$ 0.30ST ; P1-Ongoing
Regular review of private sector assistance schemes.
2.2 Efficiency,effec veness and impactof various private sector
support schemesenhanced: no. of privatesector firms benefi ng
from various PSSFschemes increased;targe ng enhanced;
costs, procedures andme needed to apply forPSS schemes reduced
and business communityawareness of PSS
schemes enhanced. 3Enhance private sector access to a wide range op ons for finance,including PSSF scheme, loan guarantee and finance for SMEs schemes.
$ 10.50ST; P1 -ongoing
6
Undertake an internal review of exis ng administra ve measures inplace for export incen ves scheme such as Code 121, duty concessionand suspension to iden fy the key weaknesses or constraints andensure these are more streamlined and appropriate.
$ 0.30MT ; P2 -new
7Develop and ac vely pursue investment por olios and programmessimilar to the Yazaki Samoa incen ves package.
$ 0.50MT-LT;P3 - new
Outcome Subtotal $ 12.60
1Undertake a review of exis ng Industry Training Standards forappren ceable trades with a view of upgrading them to include allgenders and people with disabili es.
$ 0.30MT; P2-New
2Encourage businesses through enhanced awareness programmes onhiring qualified trades people.
$ 0.50ST; P2-New
2.3 Private sector’sproduc vity, capacity
u liza on and access tofinance, training and
technology enhanced.
3Increase sensi za on of the Trade Tes ng Scheme offered by theMCIL for skilled workers without formal cer fica on.
$ 0.20ST; P1-New
4Con nue equal government and private sector partnership throughcapacity building.
$ 1.00ST-MT;P1-Ongoing
5 Ra fica on of ILO conven ons. $ 0.10 MT; P1
6 Review Job Seekers Scheme and implement review recommenda ons. $ 0.20MT; P2-New
7Enactment and implementa on of the Personal Property Security Act,which aims to increase economic ac vity by providing easier access tocredit.
$ 0.50ST; P1-Ongoing
8
Develop the capaci es of private sector ins tu ons to effec velyengage with government on trade policy formula on through, interalia, training in technical trade issues, enhanced dissemina on ofrelevant informa on and trade nego a ons, etc.
$ 0.40ST; P1 -ongoing
164
9
Promote remi ances as a poten al source of investments. Undertakean analysis of poten al policy schemes, building on the experience ofother countries, for the use of remi ances as a source of communityinvestment.
$ 0.50LT; P3-new
10
Formulate a strategy to maintain access to concessional financing aswell as accessing capital markets, if needed, for investment andborrowings in the medium to longer term in an cipa on of the effectsof trade liberaliza on and loss of LDC status.
$ 0.50MT; P2 –new
11Undertake an assessment of the economic implica ons of extendingtariff concessions to protected businesses supplying the domes cmarket as well as to exporters.
$ 0.20ST; P2 –new
12Prepare a plan to develop Samoa as a possible onshore regionalcapital market hub capitalizing on the success of the offshore financecentre.
$ 0.20LT; P3 -new
Outcome subtotal $ 4.60
1
Collaborate with the private sector in developing employmentopportuni es/schemes for school leavers (males and females andyouth with disabili es) with the view to up-skilling them a er fiveyears of ongoing employment under the Appren ceship Scheme andcer fica on through Trade Tests.
$ 2.00MT; P2 -ongoing
2.4 Private sector’scontribu on to inclusive
growth and MDGsachievement enhanced.
2Create a development-oriented trade policy environment in line withSamoa’s development and poverty allevia on goals.
$ 2.00ST; P1-New
3
Provide incen ves to encourage the private sector to invest in theexpansion and commercializa on of research results from theScien fic Research Organiza on of Samoa and other researchins tu ons to form the basis for agriculture trade and export infuture.
$ 0.50LT ; P1-New
4Enhance and develop the level of skills of the workforce byencouraging and suppor ng skills standards development andcer fica on process through SQA and relevant interna onal agencies.
$ 0.80ST; P1 -ongoing
Outcome subtotal $ 5.30
1Conduct a needs assessment for capacity building in the area ofintellectual property rights in line with WTO requirements andexpecta ons.
$ 0.70MT; P1-New
2.5. Development ofpolicies and laws toprotect intellectual
property rights and thatencourage innova on.
On the basis of the needs assessment enhance Samoa’s capacity inthe area of intellectual property by ensuring sensi za on andeffec ve implementa on of laws governing intellectual propertyrights with a view of strengthening them.
2
Consider u lizing and collabora ng with interna onal ins tu onsSamoa is a member to such as the World Intellectual PropertyOrganiza on so as to enable and ensure Samoa’s private sector isencouraged to register their patents so that these are affordedprotec on across the world.
$ 0.80MT; P2-New
3Fast track approval of key policies such as the Foreign InvestmentAmendment Bill and the Labour and Employment Amendment Bill and
$ 0.10ST ; P1-New
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associated regula ons for intellectual property rights.
4Monitor goods at the border to curb import of counterfeit goods e.g.elei print from China.
$ 1.00ST; P1-Ongoing
Outcome subtotal $ 2.60
SPO Subtotal $ 30.05
SPO 3: Enhance the effec veness of market mechanisms and the growth of commercial ac vi es and create a level playing field for all in thedomes c market
1
Undertake a full review to prepare a na onal e-business strategy andiden fy the policy and legisla ve reforms to posi on Samoa tobecome compe ve with ecommerce for both the domes c andglobal markets.
$ 3.00ST; P2 -new
3.1 Domes c marketregulatory and legisla veframework created and
implemented.
Develop a na onal e-commerce strategy integra ng e-government,tourism and finance considera ons to facilitate the improvement inthe delivery of public services, support the private sector and improvethe ins tu onal linkages among and within government agencies andprivate agencies.
2
Review regulatory framework for key services such as e-commerceand telecommunica ons to establish incen ves to support andencourage the development of Samoan-based e-commercebusinesses.
$ 2.00ST; P1-New
Develop e-commerce regulatory framework.
3 Finalize and implement the Legal Metrology Bill. $ 2.00ST ;P1-Ongoing
4 Develop compe on law and policy, and implement. $ 1.00ST; P1-New
5 Review Fair Trading Act and develop regula ons. $ 0.20ST ;P1-New
6 Develop regula ons for food and product safety standards. $ 0.70LT; P2-New
Develop farm to table food standards.
7 Review Appren ceship Act 1972 and Appren ceship Regula ons 1973. $ 0.20LT ; P2-New
8 Review Memorandum of Agreement 2009. $ 0.10LT; P3-New
9 Amend Appren ceship Scheme to include Trade Test. $ 0.01ST; P2-New
10Review Appren ceship Contract and reduce complaints received fromemployers.
$ 0.60ST ; P1-New
11 Finaliza on of the Labour Law Review. $ 0.30MT; P2-New
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Outcome Subtotal $ 10.11
3.2 The effec veness ofregula ons andlegisla ons addressingmarket imperfec ons,including administra onand monitoringmechanisms, enhanced;
1Strengthen the policy and analysis capacity of the Ministry ofCommunica ons and Informa on, and the regulatory capaci es of theOffice of the Regulator.
$ 4.30ST-P1;-Ongoing-New
Outcome Subtotal $ 4.30
3.3 Levels of awarenessof consumers andproducers enhanced;
1 Undertake awareness-raising and advocacy ac vi es. $ 1.20ST; P1 –new
2Develop Industry Code of Prac ce and commemora on of relevantinterna onal days observed by Samoa and administered by theministry.
$ 0.40ST; P1 –new
Outcome Subtotal $ 1.60
1Enforce legal ac on as last resort on non-complyingtraders/employers.
$ 1.00LT; P3-New
Set up a Small Claims Tribunal.
3.4 The mechanisms foraddressing non-
compliance and conflictresolu on enhanced.
2 Set up e-registry of qualified trades people for public informa on. $ 0.50MT; P2-New
3Capacity building through training of trainers for assessors andinspectors.
$ 0.70MT; P2-New
4 Develop ongoing promo onal programmes. $ 0.10ST; P1-New
Outcome Subtotal $ 2.30
3.5 Commerce sector’scontribu on to inclusivegrowth and MDGsachievement enhanced.
1Develop indicators for commerce sector’s contribu on to MDGs withemphasis on gender balance and inclusive growth.
$ 0.30ST; P1-New
Outcome Subtotal $ 0.30
SPO Subtotal $ 18.61
SPO 4: Boost Samoa’s capacity to engage in and reap the gains from trade through enhancing compe veness, reducing trade deficit to sustainablelevels and promo ng export
1Review na onal tariff structure to reduce tariffs on inputs and capitalgoods for local produc on process and create an investmentenvironment for export.
$ 0.30ST; P1-New
2Develop a strategy for promo ng public-private partnership inproviding cri cal infrastructure for compe veness (energy,transport, regulatory, communica on, skills etc).
$ - ST; P2-New
4.1 Compe veness, thevolume and value of
exports enhanced andbalance of trade
improved.
3Nego ate more direct airline links and capacity for exports; andinves gate, evaluate and nego ate more reasonable and affordablefreight rates.
$ - MT; P2-Ongoing
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4
Mobilize support towards a na onal consensus on the need toaccelera ng the pace of legal and policy reforms in access tocustomary land. Review the land registra on system to iden fyreasons behind low rate of use and take appropriate ac on.
$ 1.00MT-LT-P3-Ongoing
5Nego ate with the financial ins tu ons to reduce the charges fortrade finance and launch awareness programmes on the existenceand availability of trade finance.
$ 0.50MT; P2-Ongoing
6Undertake a complete update and review of the business enablingenvironment to iden fy specific areas where Samoa’s compe venessmay be enhanced.
$ 0.50ST ; P1 -Ongoing
Outcome Subtotal $ 2.30
4.2 Share of domes cvalue added in totalexports enhanced; 1
Set up a communica on network between farmers andmanufacturers. Can use village pulenuu to register farmers and whatthey grow and supply this informa on to manufacturers.
$ 0.20MT-P2-New
2Establish fair trade standards, registra on and regula ons for exportmarkets.
$ 1.50ST-MT;P3 -ongoing
3Study and quan fy the implica ons of the canneries closure inAmerican Samoa and iden fy policy op ons to address such impacts.
$ 0.20ST-MT ;P2–ongoing
4 Iden fy niche products and niche markets and promo on strategies. $ 3.00MT-LT; P1- ongoing
Strengthen private sector capacity to access and analyze opportuni esfor quality and niche products and assist with technical advice to meetthe o en specialized requirements of these markets.
Outcome Subtotal $ 4.90
1Nego ate and establish mutual recogni on agreements with targetmarkets.
$ 1.50MT; P2 -ongoing
2Consider the poten al of specific trade agreements, such as EPA, tomi gate the loss of DFQF resul ng from gradua on from LDC status.
$ 0.20ST; P2-New
4.3 Market accessthrough new FTAs
and/or ac va on ofexis ng FTAs enhanced.
3
Pursue consulta ons with American Samoa aimed at establishing abilateral trade framework, including a study to inform decisionsregarding the most appropriate legal instrument for a bilateral tradeframework with American Samoa.
$ 0.50
ST; P2 –ongoing(TwoSamoaTalks)
4
Develop and cost an effec ve communica ons or outreach strategyfor enhancing the exis ng mechanisms for regular informa ondissemina on and capacity building rela ng to involvement of allrelevant stakeholders in trade nego a ons and for communica nglikely impacts of nego ated agreements.
$ 1.00ST-MT;P2 -ongoing
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5
Review regulatory framework for professional services in light ofSamoa’s interest in promo ng a more integrated regional market forprofessional services in the context of PICTA, as well as securingmarket opportuni es further afield.
$ 0.50ST; P1 -ongoing
6 Review, update and implement Na onal Export Strategy.ST-MT;P1-Onging
Outcome Subtotal $ 3.70
1
Map out and cost the needed reforms for the WTO accession processincluding in the areas of IPRs, SPS, countervailing measures, fisheriessubsidies and technical barriers to trade. Iden fy priority technicalassistance gaps and needs (use legisla ve ac on plan from WTOaccession).
$ 2.30ST; P1 –new
4.4 Facilitate theImplementa on of
commitments made intrade agreements and
monitor thedevelopmentimplica ons.
2
Iden fy individual export products that may be impacted by the lossof DFQF related to LDC gradua on and to explore possible mi ga ngmeasures and strategies including con nua on of preferen al accessfor a nego ated transi onal period.
$ 0.10ST; P2 -new
Outcome Subtotal $ 2.40
Encourage compliance with interna onal standards. Seek Samoa’smembership in the ISO.
ST; P1-Ongoing
Develop legisla on on food safety standards and con nue promo ngHACCP training and ISO cer fica on for industry members.
4.5 SPS, TBT, hygieneand quality assurance
legisla on, ins tu ons,implementa on and
monitoring mechanismsenhanced and no. of
rejected exportshipments reduced.
1
Encourage manufacturers through enhanced sensi za on to meet ISOstandards.
$ 1.50
2 Establish a TBT inquiry point. $ 1.00ST-MT;P2-New
3
Undertake an in-depth assessment of the exis ng SPS measures anddevelop a programme for ensuring SPS ini a ves are effec velyimplemented and adequately resourced as well as iden fying keyroles and responsibili es of key agencies in the SPS architecture (costcovered in MAF sector plan).
$ - ST; P1-ongoing
4Assess and cost industry needs for infrastructure and related onshorefacili es that will enable industry to meet EU and other key marketsaccess requirements.
$ 1.00MT ; P3-New
Outcome Subtotal $ 3.50
1Review implementa on of measures and strategies to enhance thepar cipa on of Samoa’s services industry in interna onal (services)trade including labour mobility.
$ 1.00ST ; P1-New
4.6 The value, quality ofservices trade and access
to foreign marketsenhanced.
2In partnership with the private sector, provide specialized training toprepare Samoans to export their services.
$ 1.50MT; P3-New
3Develop a mechanism for capturing data on trade in services so as toenhance planning capacity for improved trade in services.
$ 2.00ST-MT;P2-New
On a regular basis, collect and disseminate informa on on availableservices markets worldwide and their specific requirements.
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4Promote affilia on with interna onal ins tu ons/bodies forrecogni on and valida on of standards including by SQA and NZQA.
$ 0.80MT ; P3 -ongoing
5
Strengthen and develop capacity of nego a ng delega ons on labourmobility issues, in ongoing trade agreements such as PICTA, EPA,PACER Plus and conformity with WTO GATS Mode 4. In par cular,take note of the commitments via:
$ 0.50ST ; P1 -ongoing
• WTO accession schedule of commitments pertaining toservices and the implementa on costs associated withsuch commitments.
• Promote accelera on of the TMNP ini a ve under PICTA.
6Explore and develop addi onal bilateral schemes, such as the RSE, tofacilitate mobility for both skilled and unskilled labour in the regionand interna onally.
$ 0.50ST ; P1 -ongoing
Outcome Subtotal $ 6.30
1Improve policy design and strengthen capaci es for monitoring andevalua on of trade policy to assess economic and poverty impactsand adjust accordingly.
$ 1.50
ST – MT;P1-ongoing(ComSecTA)Funded;New
4.7. Trade sector’scontribu on to inclusive
growth and MDGsachievement enhanced.
Deepen the understanding of the impact of trade liberaliza on on thestructure of society, par cularly on women.
Undertake an impact assessment of the revenue and social anddevelopmental impacts of the PACER Plus nego a ons under variousscenarios based on assump ons regarding the extent of liberaliza onin EPAs as well as WTO accessions.
2
In partnership with the private sector and academic ins tu ons,develop a curriculum that boosts the country’s trade policy capacity,provides business skills and entrepreneurship building on exis ngexemplary ini a ves such as the appren ceship scheme. Delivertraining based on the curriculum.
$ 5.00MT-LT;P3-New
Outcome Subtotal $ 6.50
SPO Subtotal $ 29.60
SPO 5: Create a conducive environment for industrial development and boost the manufacturing sector in Samoa
1Promote and offer tax incen ves on research and development forvalue addi on. Enhance the capacity of the SROS.
$ 12.00ST; P1-New
5.1 Manufacturing sectoroutput, exports,produc vity andcompe veness
increased.2
Establish investment sector profiling on poten al manufacturingini a ves. Establish research and informa on for each sector inSamoa on investment opportuni es available (refer sector profiling).
$ 3.00ST-MT;P2-New
170
3
To cer fy organic farming and manufacturing ac vi es (par cularlyamong female producers) according to interna onal standards.Provide funding to assist organic cer fica on of farming andmanufacturing ac vi es against interna onal standards.
$ 6.00ST; P2 -ongoing
Outcome Subtotal $ 21.00
1Carry out value chain analysis of poten al products (tropical products)for higher local value addi on.
$ 3.00
ST-MT;P1-Ongoing,New
5.2 Share of domes cvalue added in total
manufacturing outputand exports increased.
2
Adopt a cluster development approach, establish business incubatorsand encourage businesses to network and cluster to achieveeconomies of scale and reduce unit costs of common overheads.Establish a na onal networking database under NPSO with theassistance of the MCIL.
$ 10.00MT; P1 -new
Outcome Subtotal $ 13.00
1Encourage business people, par cularly women, to seek training forthe enhancement of skills, knowledge and abili es for theiremployees.
$ 0.70MT ; P2-New
Conduct export awareness programmes to encourage poultry farmingopera ons for export.
2Encourage the produc on and consump on of locally produced goodsand services. Strengthen Samoa’s branding concept. i.e. Finalise andimplement the Lotonuu Project.
$ 3.00MT; P2-Ongoing
5.3 Average capacityu liza on of domes c
producers and exportersand employment in themanufacturing sector
increased.
3Ensure adequate supply and distribu on of local products to all partsof the country (par ally covered in other sector plans).
$ 2.00ST, P3-Ongoing
4
Encourage business people, par cularly, manufacturers to u lizecommunica on opportuni es including television and the Internet topublicize the manufacturing of their produce for export to encourageothers to produce and export as part of a marke ng strategy.
$ 0.30MT; P3-New
Outcome Subtotal $ 6.00
1 Promote gender equality and empowerment of women. $ 5.00ST; P1-Ongoing
5.4 Manufacturingsector’s contribu on to
inclusive growth andMDGs achievement
enhanced.
2
Undertake a detailed analysis to assess the impact of manufacturingsector in Samoa on the environment and climate change and makerecommenda ons on how to manage the nega ve impacts. Set uprecommenda ons to manage nega ve impact.
$ 0.60MT ; P2-New
Outcome Subtotal $ 5.60
SPO Subtotal $ 45.60
SPO 6: Enhance linkages and spillovers among produc ve sectors
6.1 Primary sectorquality, stability andquan ty of supply
1Provide good flow of informa on btw farmers & manufacturers willensure greater linkage and spillover effects on all sectors (par allycovered under MAF sector plan).
$ 1.00ST; P1-Ongoing
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Strengthen coordina on along the value chain.enhanced, par cularly
inputs to themanufacturing sector.
2Promote ca le farming in Samoa in order to produce high quality localbeef to subs tute imported meat and to become a leading exporter tothe region (covered under MAF sector plan).
N/AMT; P3-New
3Accelerate development of the beekeeping industry and enhanceeffec ve management skills (par ally covered under MAF sectorplan).
$ 2.00MT; P3-New
Outcome Subtotal $ 3.00
1Support the development of community markets for the disposal ofsurpluses by predominantly subsistence farmers.
$ 1.00ST; P2 -new
6.2 Greater linkages andspillovers amongeconomic sectors
achieved.2
Encourage businesses to network and cluster to achieve economiesof scale and reduce unit costs of common overheads.
$ 1.00MT; P2-New
Outcome Subtotal $ 2.00
6.3 Impact on climatechange reduced.
1Develop integrated climate change adapta on measures in the keysectors of agriculture, fisheries, manufacturing and tourism.
$ 0.50MT; P1 -ongoing
Outcome Subtotal $ 0.50
SPO Subtotal $ 5.50
Grand Total $ 146.66
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Annex 8: Samoa’s commitments to the WTO
Samoa’s commitment paragraphs Technical Assistance
Lead Ministry / Ministries
Timelines
1. (para 15) The representative of Samoa confirmed that in the
event Samoa applied restrictions to safeguard the balance-of-payments,
it would do so in accordance with Article XVIII of the GATT 1994 and the
Understanding on the Balance of Payments Provisions of the GATT 1994.
The Working Party took note of this commitment.
National Workshop: Understanding Article XVIII of the GATT 1994, and understanding on the BOP provisions.
MoF, CBS 2012
2. (para 22) The representative of Samoa took note of Members'
concerns and confirmed that, from the date of accession, Samoa would
comply with WTO requirements, including its commitments set out in
Samoa's Schedule of Specific Commitments in Services. Specifically, for
any services subsequently added to the Reserved Lists in the Foreign
Investment Regulations 2011 or the Foreign Investment Amendment Act
2011 or other legislation, Samoa would respect acquired rights of existing
investors and, if covered by commitments established in Samoa's GATS
Schedule, would follow procedures under Article XXI of the GATS to
modify its schedule, including compensatory adjustment. He also
confirmed that discussions on the foreign investment legislation would
continue with interested Members so that their comments are fully
taken into account in the context of a future revision of that legislation.
Understanding GATS and its provisions in relation to amendments and changes to foreign investment regime – national workshop for all stakeholders.
MCIL 2012
3. (para 39) The representative of Samoa confirmed that his
government would ensure the transparency of its ongoing privatization
programme. He stated that his government would provide annual
reports to WTO Members on developments in its privatization
programme as long as the programme would be in existence, and along
the lines of the information already provided to the Working Party during
the accession process. The Working Party took note of this commitment.
MoF (SOEMD)
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4. (para 40) The representative of Samoa confirmed that, from
the date of accession, enterprises that were state-owned or controlled,
and enterprises with special or exclusive privileges, would make
purchases of goods and services, which were not intended for
governmental use, and sales in international trade in accordance with
commercial considerations, including price, quality, availability,
marketability, and transportation, and would afford enterprises of other
WTO Members adequate opportunity in conformity with customary
practice, to compete for such purchases or sales. Samoa would also
notify and provide information on the activities of its new supplier of
petroleum products as they related to the exclusive contract to supply
petroleum products to Samoa on behalf of the government, in
accordance with Article XVII of the GATT 1994 and the Understanding on
that Article. Samoa would apply its laws and regulations governing the
trading activities of state-owned enterprises and state-controlled
enterprises and other enterprises with special or exclusive privileges and
would act in full conformity with the provisions of the WTO Agreements,
in particular Article XVII of the GATT 1994 and the Understanding on that
Article and Article VIII of the GATS. The Working Party took note of these
commitments.
National Workshop – WTO notifications.
MOF 2012
5. (para 42) The representative of Samoa stated that Samoa
would apply price control measures in a WTO-consistent fashion, and
take into account the interests of exporting WTO Members as provided
for in Article III:9 of the GATT 1994. Samoa would also publish the list of
any goods and services subject to price controls in its Official Gazette
(the Savali), including price or mark-up levels, and any changes to this list
or price controls applied. The Working Party took note of this
commitment.
MCIL
6. (para 54) The representative of Samoa confirmed that, from
the date of accession, Samoa would provide the right to appeal
administrative action and rulings relating to matters subject to
WTO provisions in full conformity with WTO obligations, including Article
X:3(b) of the GATT 1994. The Working Party took note of this
commitment.
OAG
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7. (para 58) The representative of Samoa confirmed that sub-
central entities had no autonomous authority over issues of subsidies,
taxation, trade policy or any other measures covered by WTO provisions.
He confirmed that the provisions of the WTO Agreement, including
Samoa's Protocol of Accession, would be applied uniformly throughout
its customs territory and other territories under Samoa's control,
including in special economic zones, and other areas where special
regimes for tariffs, taxes and regulations were established. He added that
when apprised of a situation where WTO provisions were not being
applied or were applied in a non-uniform manner, central authorities
would act to enforce WTO provisions without requiring affected parties
to petition through the courts. The Working Party took note of these
commitments.
OAG to advise
8. (para 67) The representative of Samoa confirmed that under
the draft Liquor Bill, the act of importation would be separated from the
act of distribution or selling. Any person could apply to be an importer of
liquor. If a liquor importer wished to sell liquor locally, the relevant
licence needed to be obtained separately. A valid business licence was
required for all types of licence applications, except applications for
temporary liquor licenses. A temporary licence allowed the holder to
import and sell liquor on a temporary basis. The representative of Samoa
further confirmed that there was no requirement for an applicant to be
established in Samoa in order to obtain an import licence and that both
foreign and domestic firms, including sole proprietors registered but not
invested in Samoa, could be import agents for the delivery of imported
goods and importers of record. The Working Party took note of these
commitments.
Awareness Workshop on Liquor Act.
MOR to confirm
2012
9. (para 68) The representative of Samoa confirmed that, from
the date of accession, Samoa would ensure that its laws and regulations
relating to the right to trade in goods and all fees, charges, and taxes
levied on such rights would be fully in conformity with its WTO
obligations, including Articles VIII:1(a), XI:1 and III:2 and 4 of the GATT
1994 and that it would implement such laws and regulations in full
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conformity with its obligations. The Working Party took note of this
commitment.
10. (para 71) Samoa's commitments on bound tariffs are contained
in the Schedule of Concessions and Commitments on Goods (document
WT/ACC/SAM/30/Add.1) annexed to Samoa's Protocol of Accession to
the WTO.
Legislative changes – Customs Tariffs Act.
MOR 2014
11. (para 73) The representative of Samoa confirmed that, upon
accession, Samoa had agreed to bind at zero all other duties and charges
in its Schedule of Concessions and Commitments, pursuant to
Article II:1(b) of the GATT 1994. The Working Party took note of this
commitment.
As above. MFAT 2012
12. (para 75) The representative of Samoa confirmed that upon
Samoa's accession to the WTO, any tariff quotas and tariff exemptions
would only be implemented in conformity with the relevant
WTO provisions, including Article I of the GATT 1994 and the TRIMs
Agreement. The Working Party took note of this commitment.
Awareness workshop – part of GATT workshop.
MCIL, MOR 2012
13. (para 79) The representative of Samoa confirmed that, from
the date of accession, all fees and charges imposed by Samoa on or in
connection with importation or exportation would be operated in
conformity with the relevant provisions of the WTO Agreement, in
particular Articles VIII and X of the GATT 1994. From the date of
accession, Samoa would not apply, introduce or reintroduce any fees and
charges for services rendered that were applied to imports on an
ad valorem basis. Information regarding the application and level of such
fees and charges, revenues collected and their use would be provided to
WTO Members on request. He further confirmed that Samoa's fees for
the licensing system for pesticides would be applied in conformity with
WTO rules, including Article VIII of the GATT 1994, as from the date of
accession. The Working Party took note of these commitments.
Awareness workshop – can come under GATT workshop.
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14. (para 85) The representative of Samoa confirmed that its
primary producers eligible for exemption from the VAGST were, in all
cases, small subsistence producers who sell their produce at the local
market and are not required to keep account of their turnover. He also
confirmed that the proposed detailed analysis of Samoa's domestic
agricultural sector with respect to the VAGST exemption would address
the concerns from WTO Members and, based on that analysis, his
government would eliminate or amend Section 15 of the VAGST Act
1992/1993 to bring Samoa's tax treatment of imported and domestic
primary products into conformity with WTO provisions within three years
of accession. At the end of this period, Samoa would report to the
General Council of the WTO on the amendment or elimination of this tax
exemption. The Working Party took note of these commitments.
Detailed study of Samoa’s Domestic Agricultural Sector (VAGST exemption).
Review of legislation (+ drafting).
MOR, MAF
2012-2014 (by 2014)
15. (para 90) The representative of Samoa confirmed that, from
the date of accession, Samoa would apply its domestic taxes, including
value-added and excise taxes, in a non-discriminatory manner consistent
with Articles I and III of the GATT 1994. The Working Party took note of
these commitments.
Part of GATT workshop
MOR 2012
16. (Para 98) The representative of Samoa confirmed that within
five years of accession Samoa would establish a nation-wide vehicle
safety inspection system for automobiles older than 12 years that would
require the suspension of the vehicle's right to use public roads if the
criteria of the inspection were not met. From the same date, Samoa
would repeal its current import ban on vehicles older than 12 years and
replace it with a non-automatic import licence that enforced inspection
of imported vehicles older than 12 years to the same standards.
Importation would be denied only to those vehicles that could not meet
the mandated safety and environment requirements. The Working Party
took note of this commitment.
Study of vehicle safety inspection system options.
Develop vehicle standards.
Legislative amendments.
MWTI (LTA) 2012-2016 (within 5 years of accession)
17. (para 101) The representative of Samoa confirmed that Samoa
within six months of accession to the WTO would amend its legislation to
confirm that current owners of left-hand drive vehicles resident in Samoa
could drive their previously registered vehicles in Samoa provided right-
hand drive driving regulations were observed to protect public safety.
Review existing regulations
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He also confirmed that within two years of accession, the Government of
Samoa would implement additional regulations for explicitly permitting
the importation of left-hand drive vehicles for special circumstances
related to specific uses where left-hand drive vehicles were not used for
transportation on public roads or have properties, necessary for certain
forms of work or commerce. The Working Party took note of these
commitments.
18. (para 106) The representative of Samoa confirmed that the
Government of Samoa would implement fewer trade restrictive
measures and make the necessary legislative amendments to eventually
eliminate the prohibition on the importation and domestic distribution of
turkey tails and turkey tail products in Samoa. He confirmed that within
12 months of Samoa's accession to the WTO, the Food and Drugs Act
1967 would be amended by giving power to the Minister of Health to
make an order prohibiting the wholesale and retail sale of a
product/good or class of products/goods in Samoa. An Order would be
drafted prohibiting the sale of turkey tails and turkey tail products
authorized pursuant to Section 40q to commence on the same date of
commencement of the amendment to the Food and Drugs Act 1967. The
current Prohibition Order on the Importation of turkey tail and turkey tail
products authorized under the Customs Act 1977 would be revoked to
allow the importation of turkey tails for private consumption. An import
duty of 300 per cent would be applied to turkey tail products entering
Samoa. All these legislative amendments would become effective on the
same day. The new measures would remain in place for an additional
two years, in order to allow time to develop and implement a
nation-wide programme promoting healthier diet and life style choices to
combat the spread of obesity and diabetes. At the end of this period, the
ban on domestic sales of turkey tails and turkey tail products would be
eliminated and replaced at that time with an import duty of 100 per cent
or other tax regulation, and the recommendations from the study, in
conformity with the WTO Agreement. The Working Party took note of
these commitments.
Awareness programmes on the legislative changes, including lifting the ban on turkey tails.
Proposed legislative (and duty) changes.
Undertake a detailed study on options to combat Samoa’s health issues.
Technical and funding assistance for a nationwide programme to promote a healthier diet and lifestyle.
Toxins. This study should publicize a list of commercially produced food items, beverages and toiletries that include toxins (mostly man-made) used as food preservatives and in livestock feed as growth promotion and combating
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diseases.
MOH and SROS collaboration to carry out regular sample testing of all imported commercially produced foods, beverages and toiletries.
Chlorinated water
Cancer causing
Community awareness
The general public needs to be made aware on a regular basis of the dangers that exist in ingestibles and toiletries.
19. (para 109) The representative of Samoa confirmed that, from
the date of accession, Samoa would not introduce, re-introduce or apply
quantitative restrictions on imports, or other non-tariff measures such as
licensing, quotas, prohibitions, bans and other restrictions having
equivalent effect that cannot be justified under the provisions of the
WTO Agreement with the exception of those subject to transition periods
for their amendment or elimination in paragraphs 98, 101 and 106. With
these exceptions, the legal authority of the Government of Samoa to
restrict or prohibit importation of goods into Samoa, including that
contained in the Customs Act 1977, would be applied from the date of
accession in conformity with the relevant requirements of the WTO, in
particular Articles XI, XII, XIII, XVIII, XIX, XX, and XXI of the GATT 1994; the
Agreements on Agriculture, the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary
Measures, Import Licensing Procedures, Safeguards, and Technical
Barriers to Trade; and the Understanding on Balance of Payments
Provisions of the GATT 1994. The Working Party took note of these
commitments.
Part of GATT awareness workshop.
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20. (para 115) During the transitional period, Samoa would ensure
that its regulations pursuant to current legislation, and any additional
legislation enacted and implemented would be applied on a
non-discriminatory MFN basis to all imports. Any changes to laws,
regulations and administrative procedures during the transition period
would not result in a lesser degree of consistency with the provisions of
the WTO Customs Valuation Agreement than existed on the date of
accession. Samoa would participate in the work of the Committee on
Customs Valuation and would seek all available technical assistance,
including under Article 20(3) of the WTO Customs Valuation Agreement,
to ensure that its capacity to fully implement the Agreement upon
expiration of the transition period is assured. The representative of
Samoa presented an Action Plan detailing the steps to be taken to
achieve this objective and a timetable for each step (Table 10). The
Working Party took note of these commitments.
WTO customs valuation awareness workshop, training of officials and private sector.
Participation on the work of the committee on customs valuation.
Updating of manuals and operating procedures, printing of updated forms and brochures.
MOR
2012
Ongoing
By June 2012
21. (para 116) The representative of Samoa stated that legislation
on the valuation of imports for customs and taxation purposes
conforming to the requirements of the WTO Customs Valuation
Agreement would be enacted in October 2011. Samoa would
progressively implement the WTO Customs Valuation Agreement in
accordance with the Action Plan in Table 10, and with the understanding
that during this period the scope of implementation of other aspects of
the Agreement, as described in paragraphs 114 and 115, would be
applied by Samoa. Full implementation would start from June 2012. The
Working Party took note of these commitments.
MOR Full implementation by June 2012
22. (para 120) The representative of Samoa confirmed that, from
the date of accession, Samoa's preferential and non-preferential Rules of
Origin would fully comply with the WTO Agreement on Rules of Origin,
including the provisions of Annex II, paragraph 3(d) of the Agreement,
i.e., that for preferential rules of origin (e.g., pursuant to PICTA), the
customs authority would accept requests from an exporter, importer or
any person with a justifiable cause for an assessment of the origin of the
import, to make such a determination as soon as possible, but no later
than 150 days after the request had been submitted provided that all
necessary elements had been submitted. Samoa would apply the same
National awareness workshop on the WTO Agreement on Rules of Origin (link to rules of other Trade Agreements).
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provisions for non-preferential Rules of Origin, including the provisions of
Article 2(h), when it established such rules. Samoa would also abide by
the relevant WTO provisions on transparency and the provision of
information about its rules of origin and their application. The Working
Party took note of these commitments.
23. (para 122) The representative of Samoa confirmed that Samoa
did not require consular certification or notarisation of documents by
consular officials in the country of export to be provided to Samoan
customs officials at the time of importation into Samoa. The Working
Party took note of this commitment.
MFAT, MOR
24. (para 124) The representative of Samoa confirmed that if a
preshipment inspection system would be introduced in the future, it
would be temporary. Should such a system be put in place, Samoa would
ensure that this system would be in conformity with the WTO Agreement
on Preshipment Inspection and any other relevant WTO provision. The
Government of Samoa would take responsibility to ensure that the
operations of any preshipment inspection companies it retained would
meet the requirements of the WTO Agreements, in particular the
Agreements on Preshipment Inspection, Import Licensing Procedures,
Customs Valuation, Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures and Technical
Barriers to Trade. He further confirmed that charges and fees applied by
such companies would be consistent with Article VIII of the GATT 1994,
and that such system would comply with the due process and
transparency requirements of the WTO Agreements, in particular
Article X of the GATT 1994, and the Agreement on the Implementation of
Article VII of the GATT 1994. The Working Party took note of these
commitments.
Awareness workshop on transhipment and related issues.
MOR 2012
25. (para 127) The representative of Samoa confirmed that Samoa
would not apply any anti-dumping, countervailing or safeguard measures
until it had implemented and notified to the WTO appropriate laws
consistent with the provisions of the WTO Agreements on these matters.
Samoa would ensure the full conformity of any such legislation with the
relevant WTO provisions, including Article VI and XIX of the GATT 1994
and the Agreement on the Implementation of Article VI, the Agreement
National workshop for stakeholders (public and private sector) on Trade Remedies (anti dumping, countervailing and safeguard measures).
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on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures and the Agreement on
Safeguards. After such legislation was implemented, Samoa would only
apply any anti-dumping duties, countervailing duties and safeguard
measures in full conformity with the relevant WTO provisions. The
Working Party took note of these commitments.
26. (para 134) The representative of Samoa confirmed that any
quantitative export restrictions, including prohibitions, quotas and
licensing systems would be applied in conformity with WTO provisions.
The Working Party took note of this commitment.
MOR
27. (para 141) The representative of Samoa confirmed that from
the date of accession, Samoa would not maintain any subsidies, including
export subsidies, which met the definition of a prohibited subsidy
contained in Article 3 of the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing
Measures. Benefits based on existing laws would not be granted after
that date and Samoa would not introduce any other such prohibited
subsidies from the date of accession. He further confirmed that any
programmes that granted subsidies would be administered in line with
the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures and that all
necessary information on notifiable programmes would be notified to
the Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures in accordance
with Article 25 of the Agreement upon entry into force of Samoa's
Protocol of Accession. The Working Party took note of this commitment.
Come under same notification training.
MCIL, MOR 2014
28. (para 145) The representative of Samoa stated that Samoa
would establish an enquiry point as soon as possible within the Ministry
of Commerce, Industry and Labour, responsible for answering all enquiry
and notifications, as provided in the Agreement on Technical Barriers to
Trade. Samoa would ensure that no technical regulations, standards and
conformity assessment procedures were adopted or implemented until
Samoa had implemented appropriate laws ensuring conformity with the
provisions of the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade.
Implementation action shall also include the publication or posting on a
website of a notice at an early appropriate stage, in such a manner as to
enable interested parties in other Members to become acquainted with
draft technical regulations and conformity assessment requirements for
Establishment/capacity building of enquiry point, including notifications.
Review current publication system, including upgrade of website.
Capacity building for Ministry of Health staff on Agreement on TBT.
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review and comment at least 60 days prior to implementation, and that
the final technical regulations and conformity assessment requirements
would be published at least six months prior to entry into force. Samoa
would ensure the full conformity of any such legislation with the
Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade. The Working Party took note
of these commitments.
29. (para 162) The representative of Samoa confirmed that Samoa
would progressively implement the provisions of the WTO Agreement on
the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures within the
timetable provided. Samoa would ensure full implementation of the
Agreement no later than 1 January 2012, and with the understanding
that, during this period, the scope of implementation of other aspects of
the Agreement, as described in paragraphs 161, would be applied by
Samoa. He further confirmed that Samoa would consult with WTO
Members upon request if they deemed that any measures applied during
the transition period affected their trade negatively. The Working Party
took note of these commitments.
Strengthen SPS enquiry point through upgrade of ministry website, facilities and equipment.
Intensive training and awareness building for private sector and government (quarantine) officials.
Notification and publication of SPS measures.
Capacity building for Ministry of Health on Agreement on SPS.
MAF (Quarantine)
2012
30. (para 164) The representative of Samoa said that Samoa would
not maintain any measures inconsistent with the WTO TRIMs Agreement
and would apply the WTO TRIMs Agreement from the date of accession
without recourse to any transition period. The Working Party took note
of this commitment.
National awareness workshop on TRIMS in conjunction with other awareness workshop – GATT, rules [WTO pipeline].
MCIL 2012
31. (PARA 167) The representative of Samoa confirmed that free
zones or special economic areas established in Samoa would be
administered in compliance with WTO provisions, including the
Agreements on TRIPS, TRIMs and Subsidies and Countervailing Measures,
and fully subject to the coverage of its commitments in its Protocol of
Accession to the WTO Agreement. The right of firms to establish and
operate in these zones would not be subject to export performance,
trade balancing, or local content requirements in accordance with these
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obligations. Goods produced in any such zones or areas under the tax
and tariff provisions, that exempt imports and imported inputs from
tariffs and certain taxes, would be subject to normal customs formalities
when entering the rest of Samoa, including the application of tariffs and
taxes. The Working Party took note of these commitments.
32. (para 172) The representative of Samoa confirmed that his
government would apply any laws, regulations and practices governing
transit operations and would act in full conformity with the provisions of
the WTO Agreement, in particular Article V of the GATT 1994. The
Working Party took note of this commitment.
As above. MOR 2012
33. (para 180) The Representative of Samoa agreed that, upon
Samoa's accession, his country would bind its agricultural export
subsidies at zero in its Schedule of Concessions and Commitments on
Goods, and not maintain or apply any export subsidies for agricultural
products. The Working Party took note of these commitments.
MAF
34. (para 221) The representative of Samoa thanked the Working
Party for its recognition that technical assistance would be required and
the governments concerned for the technical assistance that they had
already provided. For the reasons given above, the Government of
Samoa requested that the Working Party grant a transitional period to 1
July 2013 to undertake the relevant legislative reform and equip the
government to fully implement the obligations of the TRIPS Agreement,
particularly in the areas of Patents and Trademarks. He confirmed that, if
such a transitional period were granted, Articles 3, 4 and 5 of the
Agreement, providing for, inter alia, national treatment and MFN
treatment would apply from the date of accession, and Samoa would
ensure that any changes made in its laws, regulations and practice in the
transitional period would not result in a lesser degree of consistency with
the provisions of the TRIPS Agreement that existed on the date of
accession. The representative of Samoa confirmed that the terms of its
accession did not preclude access of Samoa and LDCs to the benefits
under the Doha Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement and Public Health
(WT/MIN/(03)/SR/4). The Working Party took note of this commitment.
Drafting implementing regulations.
Development of manuals and operating procedures, and printing of necessary materials.
Training, capacity building and awareness programmes.
Preparation for membership of Paris Convention.
Full implementation of TRIPS.
Capacity building for Ministry of Health on
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Agreement on TRIPS.
35. (para 223) The representative of Samoa confirmed that Samoa
would apply the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual
Property Rights no later than 1 July 2013 according to the Action Plan in
Table 12 with the understanding that during this period protection for
intellectual property rights listed in paragraphs 221 and 222 above would
be applied in Samoa. The Working Party took note of this commitment.
As above MCIL
36. (para 239) Samoa's specific commitments on services are
contained in the Schedule of Specific Commitments on Services
(document WT/ACC/SAM/30/Add.2) annexed to Samoa's Protocol of
Accession to the WTO.
Part of GATS national workshop
MCIL 2012
37. (para 243) The representative of Samoa confirmed that Samoa
would fully and promptly implement the transparency provisions of the
WTO requiring notification and publication, including the provisions of
Article X of the GATT 1994. He further confirmed that no law, regulation,
judicial decision, administrative rulings and other measures of general
application pertaining to or affecting trade in goods, services, and TRIPS,
would become effective prior to its publication. The publication of such
laws, regulations and other measures would include the effective date of
these measures and list the products and/or services affected by the
particular measure. He further confirmed that Samoa would establish or
designate an official journal or website, published or updated on a
regular basis and readily available to WTO Members, individuals and
enterprises, dedicated to the publication of all regulations and other
measures pertaining to or affecting trade in goods, services, and TRIPS
prior to implementation, and that after its establishment Samoa would
provide a reasonable period for comment to the appropriate authorities
of Samoa before such measures are implemented, except for those
regulations and other measures of general application involving national
emergency or security, or for which the publication would impede law
enforcement or be otherwise contrary to the public interest or prejudice
the commercial interests of particular enterprises, public or private.
Samoa intended to seek technical assistance to implement this facility
with the goal of having it in place five years from the date of accession.
Establish website / official journal for publications and notifications to improve transparency.
Strengthen (upgrade) Legislative Assembly website for publishing legislation.
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The Working Party took note of this commitment.
38. (para 244) The representative of Samoa said that, at the latest,
upon entry into force of the Protocol of Accession, Samoa would submit
all initial notifications required by any Agreement constituting part of the
WTO Agreement. Any regulations subsequently enacted by Samoa, which
gave effect to the laws enacted to implement any Agreement
constituting part of the WTO Agreement would also conform to the
requirements of that Agreement. The Working Party took note of these
commitments.
Preparation of all initial notifications required by all WTO Agreements.
Part of notification training/capacity building.
Relevant Authorities
By June 2012
39. (para 253) The representative of Samoa stated that his
government would observe the provisions of the WTO, including Article
XXIV of the GATT 1994 and Article V of the GATS, in its trade agreements
and would ensure that the provisions of the WTO Agreements for
notification, consultation and other requirements concerning
preferential trading systems, free trade areas and customs unions, of
which Samoa was a Member, were met from the date of accession. The
Working Party took note of this commitment.
Notification of preferential trade agreement.
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