In partnership with the Government of Kenya, UNCTAD has organized a series of high-level events on the margins of the 10th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (MC10) in Nairobi. This event will discuss the ability of non-tariff measures to strengthen regional intergration and promote sustainable development.
As tariff levels across the globe have fallen, the ability to gain market access depends increasingly on compliance with trade regulatory measures. 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 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. But NTMs increase costs for exporters and consumers. Balancing the different effects of NTMs is a core challenge for trade policy makers.
- NTMs as building blocks for regional integration: defining venues for NTM coherence and harmonization in Regional Trade Agreements
- NTMs as sustainability policies: maximizing their effectiveness for the attainment of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
- The important role of the multilateral role of the multilateral trading system for regulatory convergence
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OIC, Trade Analysis Branch
