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UNCTAD at MC10
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).
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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.
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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).

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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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Technology is key driver of development, United Nations General Assembly hears at high-level meeting
17 Dec -
As current chair of the United Nations Group on the Information Society (UNGIS), UNCTAD has welcomed the adoption of the high-level outcome document by a General Assembly High-Level Meeting in New York on 15–16 December to review the implementation of outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) in the context of the new 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
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Sudan strengthens capacity to carry out trade facilitation reform
16 Dec -
The Sudanese Trade Facilitation Committee agreed on an action plan to implement trade facilitation reforms. They will be assisted by UNCTAD, the World Customs Organization and the United Kingdom.
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Technology and Innovation Report 2015
16 Dec -

​More can be done to make science and innovation policy work for development, says UNCTAD Technology and Innovation Report 2015

ICT
Expanded list of duty-free technology products to boost international trade and development, research reveals
15 Dec -

New UNCTAD research shows that the expansion of the list of technology goods earmarked for duty-free treatment by participating economies of the World Trade Organization's Information Technology Agreement (ITA), agreed to in July 2015, will cover 99 per cent of the value of global information and communications technology (ICT) goods, and some 80 per cent of all product lines in this category1.

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The Continental Free Trade Area: making it work for Africa
15 Dec -
African leaders need to think critically about the opportunity presented by the Continental Free Trade Area in taking forward the agenda to boosting intra-African trade and to delivering prosperity for its people, says UNCTAD in its latest Policy Brief.
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Boosting investment in productive capacities for trade: a call to action
15 Dec -
New UNCTAD Policy Brief focuses specifically on the need to boost investment in productive capacities for trade. It brings together some of the key messages and recommendations of the UNCTAD World Investment Reports, Investment Policy Framework for Sustainable Development and Economic Development in Africa Report 2014: Catalysing Investment for Transformative Growth in Africa.
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