Aid for Trade for Inclusive Growth, 2023–2025 (Subproject 3)

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The knowledge and support technical assistance (TA) cluster on Aid for Trade for Inclusive Growth was approved on 22 January 2019. The TA cluster supports the knowledge contribution of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to the Aid for Trade initiative led by the World Trade Organization (WTO), including participation in the biennial Aid for Trade Global Review, and brings together stakeholders to advance the Aid for Trade agenda in a coordinated and effective manner. ADB's main contribution consists of a research report, Aid for Trade in Asia and the Pacific, launched at the Global Review. The TA cluster comprises three subprojects included in the management-approved annual work program for the Economic Research and Development Impact Department (ERDI) as a policy research agenda for the benefit of developing member countries (DMCs) for 2019-2025. The Cluster TA subproject 3 will cover the publication of the Aid for Trade in Asia and the Pacific 2024 report, guided by the 9th Global Review theme in 2024 that focuses on "Partnerships for Food Security, Digital Connectivity, and Mainstreaming Trade. To provide a solid empirical and analytical foundation for its content, the TA subproject will commission background research papers to supplement research of the Regional Cooperation and Integration Division of ERDI. Outputs include: (i) Aid for Trade in Asia and the Pacific 2024 report published and disseminated; (ii) knowledge sharing events organized; and (iii) background papers published.