ACP MTS Programme
The ACP MTS Programme began operations in March 2009 and ceased in March 2014. It was a successor to the all-ACP capacity-building programme for the WTO that ran from 2002 to 2006. Unlike its predecessor, the ACP MTS Programme had two components: the Multilateral Trading System component and the Enhanced Integrated Framework component.
The main purposes of the Programme are
- To assist ACP countries in reforming and adjusting to the multilateral trading system
- To improve their capacity to negotiate and implement multilateral trade agreements
- To integrate trade into the development process of the ACP countries
- To facilitate accession of ACP member countries to the WTO