The meeting is related to assistance that UNCTAD has extended to Latin American countries to undertake Services Policy Reviews (SPRs). It aims to bring together stakeholders from different countries and regions within Latin America and various development partners and donors to exchange views on the topic of promoting services sector development and trade-led growth, and identify elements of a Latin American agenda relating to policy-making and trade negotiations in services.
The objectives of the meeting are:
i) Exchanging information about emerging trends and challenges that the region is confronting with regard to development and trade promotion of services;
ii) Learning from national and regional experiences in connection with capacity building and trade in services, identifying best practices in the region; and
iii) Promoting coherence and coordination in projects aimed at creatin capacity and trade in the region by (i) sharing findings and (ii) identifying areas to support the region in the future and to develop cooperation initiatives among different institutions.
