Trade Negotiations and Commercial Diplomacy

UNCTAD's work on trade negotiations and commercial diplomacy enhances policy, productive, institutional, regulatory and human capacities in developing countries to enable them to trade and participate beneficially in the international trading system. To achieve this, it offers analysis, builds capacity and promotes consensus and partnerships on:

Tradeing System

INTERNATIONAL TRADING SYSTEM AND TRADE NEGOTIATIONS

Multilateral trading system | Regional trade agreements | Accession to WTO | Dispute settlement
Services

SERVICES, TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT

Infrastructure services | Services negotiations | Services policy reform | Servicification | Global Services Forum
Trade Policy

TRADE POLICY FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Trade policy reform and the SDGs | Trade Policy Framework Reviews | Support for WTO Accession
Market Access

PREFERENTIAL MARKET ACCESS, GSP and GSTP

Generalised Scheme of Preference | Certificate of origin (Form A) | Global System of Trade Preferences among Developing Countries (GSTP)
Employment

TRADE, EMPLOYMENT AND DEVELOPMENT

Global value chains | Services and jobs | Trade agreements and jobs
Migration

TRADE, MIGRATION AND DEVELOPMENT

Temporary movement of natural persons (Mode 4) | Financial inclusion and remittance | Global Migration Group
 
 

 News

 
20 March 2018All-Africa free trade deal must be backed with concrete actions, UNCTAD Secretary-General tells special AU summit

Mukhisa Kituyi was speaking at a business forum attended by Africa’s leaders a day before they sign into life the historic African Continental Free Trade Area

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08 June 2017UNCTAD on the ground in Niamey supporting African Union Members in quest to bring down barriers to intra-African trade
At the request of the African Union Commission, UNCTAD will participate in the 6th Continental Free Trade Area Negotiating Forum from 5-16 June in Niamey, Niger, to provide technical support to Members in their efforts to finalize approaches for bringing down barriers to intra-African trade.
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05 August 2016Trade Directors and experts on trade policy formulation meet at UNCTAD 14
In Nairobi, senior trade officials and experts shared their experience and lessons learnt in national trade policy formulation and implementation supported by UNCTAD's trade policy frameworks
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21 June 2016Zambia upgrades its trade policy
At the request of the Government of Zambia, UNCTAD provided assistance in the review and reformulation of its trade policy framework. The final report has now been published.
Africa
26 May 2016African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement discussed by experts
Experts from UNCTAD, African Union Commission, Economic Commission for Africa, regional economic communities and partners gathered in Nairobi to examine key issues in drafting the agreement.
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 Publications

 
Implications of the Global Economic Crisis on India’s Services Sector (UNCTAD/DITC/TNCD/2009/22)
01 Feb 2013, 475.2 KB
TRADE LIBERALIZATION, INVESTMENT AND ECONOMIC INTEGRATION IN AFRICAN REGIONAL ECONOMIC COMMUNITIES TOWARDS THE AFRICAN COMMON MARKET (UNCTAD/DITC/TNCD/2011/2)
02 Aug 2012, 77 page(s), 5607.2 KB
Maximizing the Development Impact of Remittances (UNCTAD/DITC/TNCD/2011/8)
30 Nov 2011, 193 page(s), 2603.0 KB
Potential Supply Chains in the Textiles and Clothing Sector In South Asia an Exploratory Study (UNCTAD/DITC/TNCD/2011/3)
30 Nov 2011, 147 page(s), 1842.0 KB
Trade Liberalization, Investment and Economic Integration in African Regional Economic Communities - Towards the African Common Market (UNCTAD/DITC/TNCD/2011/2)
30 Nov 2011, 77 page(s), 5735.0 KB
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 Events and Meetings

 
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