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Short courses on key issues on the international economic agenda for delegates from Permanent Missions in Geneva (First semester 2016)


12 February 2016
10:00-13:00 hrs., Room XXVI, Palais des Nations
Switzerland

The UNCTAD secretariat is pleased to announce that another series of short courses on key international economic issues for delegates from permanent missions to the United Nations Office at Geneva and the World Trade Organization will be held in the first semester of 2016.

The aim of the courses is to give delegates from permanent missions an opportunity to become better acquainted with topical issues and developments in the international economic agenda as they are reflected in the work of UNCTAD.

The secretariat invites permanent missions to nominate delegates who follow matters pertaining to UNCTAD or the World Trade Organization to attend these courses.

 

Recent developments in international trade and in the use of trade policy instruments

[Delivered by the Division on International Trade in Goods and Services, and Commodities]

 

International trade has changed in many ways over the last 10 years. These changes have implications for the patterns of trade and the use of trade policy instruments.

Delegates will learn about important developments in international trade and the use of various trade policy instruments.

It is divided into two sessions that will:

  1. Present recent trends in international trade flows with a particular focus on the magnitude, motives and implications of the ongoing slowdown in trade.

  2. Provide an overview of the use and importance of various trade policy instruments.

It will also explore some of the implications of the proliferation of regional trade agreements, including mega-regional trade agreements.

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Contact

Mr. Mohan Panicker, Project Coordinator
Knowledge Development Branch
Division on Technology and Logistics, UNCTAD
Tel.: 41 22 917 2561
E-mail: mohan.panicker@unctad.org