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LOCATION:Online\, 
SUMMARY:12th Trade Policy Dialogue: Trade Policy Outlook 2024\, Part I
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:Towards new market access cooperationSince the 1970s\, non-reci
 procal trade preferences (NRTPs) have supported developing countries’ ex
 port growth and diversification. Today\, the NRTPs stand at a crossroads. 
 The new UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) publication\, Trade Preferences 
 Outlook 2024\, demonstrates how the effectiveness of preferential tariffs 
 diminished as a tool to foster exports as MFN tariffs have fallen\, free t
 rade agreements (FTAs) have proliferated\, and non-tariff measures have be
 come more prevalent.Drawing on the findings of the report\, and in view of
  the fact that some Asian LDCs are among the major beneficiaries of trade 
 preference schemes\, the session will examine the stakes of trade preferen
 ces for the economies in the region\, and future actions necessary for enh
 ancing their development impact\, including by extending market access coo
 peration beyond tariffs.Key QuestionsDoes the current set-up of NRTPs rema
 in effective in responding to market access challenges facing developing c
 ountries?What can be a new paradigm for “market access cooperation” be
 yond tariff preferences that would better help address constraints facing 
 developing country exports and foster sustainable development?https://unct
 ad.org/publication/trade-preferences-outlook-2024\n\nView meeting on uncta
 d.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/12th-trade-policy-dialogue-trade-policy-
 outlook-2024-part-i
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