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An
agreement was signed today between Norwegian Agency for
Development Cooperation (NORAD) and CUTS International here
in Jaipur to consolidate a project on strengthening
competition regimes in seven countries of eastern and
southern Africa. The first stage of the project had been
successfully implemented by CUTS, and an independent
evaluation had recommended NORAD to support activities of
the second stage of this project.
A
delegation of 15 Parliamentarians headed by Mr. Thorbjorn
Jagland, President of the Norwegian Parliament (Stortinget),
currently touring India were witness to the signing of the
agreement. The delegation were visiting CUTS and had a
discussion with CUTS researchers and staff, taking stock of
the organisation’s work on international trade and
competition policy and law activities in various parts of
the developing world.
The
stage is set for CUTS to implement project activities in the
seven project countries – Botswana, Ethiopia, Malawi,
Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia and Uganda. The project
entitled, ‘Capacity Building on Competition Policy in
Select Countries of Eastern and Southern Africa’ (also
referred to as the 7Up3 project) is consistent with the
‘Trilateral Development Cooperation’ (TDC) approach
operationalised by CUTS in its work on international development
projects especially on issues like – international trade
and competition policy and law. .
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The
TDC approach envisages provision of technical assistance by
a southern provider to a southern recipient, with support
from a northern donor.
Ambassador
Jon Westborg of the Royal Norwegian Embassy, New Delhi
signed the contract on behalf of NORAD, while Pradeep Mehta,
Secretary General of CUTS International signed on behalf of
CUTS
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