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Ministerial roundtable calls for "Aid for Investment"

23 Dec -

At a session on Boosting Investment in Productive Capacities during UNCTAD's events on the margins of the tenth Ministerial Conference of the WTO, ministers discussed investment in the development of productive capacities in developing countries, especially Africa.

UNCTAD receives a new consumer protection mandate from the General Assembly

23 Dec -

The United Nations General Assembly adopted by consensus the revised United Nations Guidelines for Consumer Protection, entrusting UNCTAD with a new mandate, on 22 December 2015.

United Nations General Assembly adopts new framework for international consumer protection

23 Dec -

Consumer rights have been boosted with the adoption of revised United Nations Guidelines for Consumer Protection by the United Nations General Assembly on 22 December 2015. With this update, member States have agreed to put UNCTAD at the centre of global consumer protection.

UNCTAD to help Kazakhstan modernize customs administration

22 Dec -

UNCTAD and Kazakhstan recently launched a new project to align the country's customs procedures with international standards and adapt to the conditions of its recent membership of the World Trade Organization.

Market access depends increasingly on compliance with trade regulatory measures

22 Dec -

Many non-tariff measures (NTMs), such as technical barriers to trade and sanitary and phytosanitary measures, protecting health and the environment, are directly linked to the Sustainable Development Goals - but NTMs increase costs for exporters and consumers.

The commodity roller coaster and external debt sustainability: UNCTAD@MC10

22 Dec -

UNCTAD convened a panel discussion on "Price Slump in Commodities: Financial Implications for Commodity Exporters" as a part of a series of high-level events organized together with the Government of Kenya on the margins of the WTO MC10 Conference in Nairobi on 17 December.

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development provides a new direction for the multilateral trading system

22 Dec -

Jointly with the Government of Kenya and the Commonwealth secretariat, UNCTAD held a Ministerial Roundtable on the margins of the 10th WTO Ministerial Conference on 16 December, to debate on the linkages between the 2030 Agenda Sustainable Development Goals and the future of the multilateral trading system (MTS).

Reaping Benefits through Trade Facilitation: Ministerial panel discusses policies to bolster competitiveness, improve governance and enhance regional integration

22 Dec -

A high-level panel on trade facilitation discussed opportunities and challenges for developing countries associated with the implementation of the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement.

UNCTAD and TradeMark East Africa sign financing agreement to support trade portals, trade facilitation and trade and gender issues in the East African Community

21 Dec -

Following the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding in July 2015, UNCTAD and TradeMark East Africa (TMEA) agreed to deepen their cooperation. With financing from TMEA, the two institutions will jointly implement a number of concrete projects for the benefit of the members of the East African Community (EAC).

The Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA) is the next major step in Africa's beneficial integration into the global economy: UNCTAD @MC10 Nairobi event on "CFTA: Making it work for Africa"

21 Dec -

Some 90 participants including several African Ministers, representatives from the private sector, academia, civil society organizations and international governmental organizations stressed the expeditious conclusion of African CFTA negotiations and follow-up implementation as necessary for the beneficial integration of Africa into the global economy.

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