The Aid for Trade Initiative, a Global Initiative, was launched by the World Trade Organization (WTO) during the 6th WTO Hong Kong Ministerial Meeting in 2005. The Initiative aims at strengthening the capacity of developing countries to participate in and benefit from international trade.
EDF, on behalf of Exim Credit Bank (ECB) Group, has been following the AfT since the very beginning alongside other regional and international development organizations. Since 2020, EDF has provided its full support in launching and managing the AFTI Program - the Aid for Trade Initiative (AfTI).
AfTI 1.0 Program
The 1st Phase of the AfTIAS Program (AfTI 1.0) was designed and launched by the EDF, on behalf of the ECB Group in November 2020.
It is a multi-donor, multi-country and multi-agency program, aiming to “foster Aid trade through enhancing enterprise competitiveness and facilitating trade”.