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15 June 2008
“Trade Certification Program Graduation Ceremony”
On June 15, 2008 the American Chamber of Commerce’s Trade-Related Assistance Center (TRAC) sponsored a graduation ceremony for the participants of its Trade Certification Program. The ceremony was presided over by AmCham President Omar Mohanna, USAID Deputy Mission Director John Groarke and TRAC director Dr. Magda Shahin. |
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3 June 2008
“Working with the Egyptian and U.S. Standardization Systems”
On June 3, AmCham/TRAC sponsored a panel discussion on standards and witnessed the signing ceremony of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Egyptian Organization for Standardization and Quality (EOS) and the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). To show the high level of US support, the US Ambassador Margaret Scoby attended the ceremony, which was covered extensively by the media. After the signing ceremony, experts from EOS, ANSI, the National Institute of Standardization and Technology (NIST) and the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) discussed the role of their respective organizations, to help better acquaint the private sector with the two standardizations systems and seek ways to make the systems more effective in promoting mutual trade interests. |
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17 March 2008
“Panel Discussion on the Food Safety Agency”
This Panel Discussion was held to raise public awareness on a new law that will centralize Egypt’s food safety efforts into a Food Safety Agency. With the new law, the Egyptian government hopes to meet its dual goal of increasing the quality and international competitiveness of Egypt’s food industry.... |
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28 January 2008
“Competition and Privatization in Egypt”
On January 28, 2008, the Trade Related Assistance Center (TRAC), in cooperation with the Egyptian Competition Authority and the Commercial Law Development Program, hosted the Second Annual Conference on Competition entitled, “Competition and Privatization in Egypt.” This Conference came as a response to the private sector wanting to understand the Competition Law and its impact on commerce. Generally speaking, the Conference discussed the relationship between privatization and competition in Egypt. Specifically, speakers focused their discussion on: privatization and economic reform, unilateral conduct during the process of privatization and the abuse of dominant position, whether privatization can promote competition in natural monopolies and regulated sectors, and a review of case studies from Egypt and Turkey in selected sectors |
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30 October 2007
“U.S. Industrial Standards: Inspection and Certification”
Standards can be a double edged sword; it can be an obstacle as well as an inducement to trade. It is vital to raise awareness about the different standards. To that end TRAC has organized together with the two relevant bodies in Egypt and the United States, EOS and ANSI respectively, a video conference. The presentations and discussion shed light on the standardization processes in Egypt and the US, as well as efforts to harmonize standards. |
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11 September 2007
“What is next for Egypt?”
Dr. Randall Soderquist, Director of the Economic Policy Program, the German Marshall Fund of the United States, addressed the current state of affairs on trade policy in the U.S., with particular reference to the underlying political factors that influenced the creation of the agreement between the Republicans and the Democrats in the Congress on May 10, 2007, (Bipartisan Agreement) and potential compromise solutions that could reinvigorate the trade agenda. |
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25 June 2007
“Addressing Constraints To Environmental Compliance: In preparation for A Dialogue With Regulators”
The main objective of this brainstorming session was to put together a framework for the initiation of a productive dialogue with regulators regarding environmental compliance. It focused on setting-up a workplan to expose major external constraints to regulators and to look into endogenous constraints common to AmCham industrial members. This should help identify priorities and feasible steps to advance Environmental compliance in Egypt. |
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15 April 2007
"DIALOGUE ON WTO DISPUTE SETTLEMENT"
To learn more about how to defend one’s own rights and interests in the multilateral trading system, TRAC’s Conference held on April 15th, 2007 reflected upon:
How could the Egyptian Business Community better utilize the WTO dispute settlement as a strategic instrument that provides security and predictability to the multilateral trade system in that it seeks to oblige a violating party to reform its behavior and comply with the WTO trading rules?
Identify strategies that could facilitate a more effective involvement of the private sector in the system. |
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1 March 2007
"WTO Dispute Settlement System: A Unique International Mechanism for Settling Trade Disputes"
The discussion focused on the nature of the Dispute Settlement Mechanism and briefed us on the processes that cases go through within this system. It highlighted how Egypt and its private sector can make use of DSM as an effective tool to preserve its rights and defend its interests in global trade. |
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11 February 2007
"Egypt-U.S.: Possible Scenarios For Trade Development"
The Panel discussed prospects for further development between the two countries, and elaborated on the alternatives for deepening and expanding Egypt’s trade and investment relations with the U.S. |
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