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LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland
SUMMARY:Global Services Forum 2025
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DESCRIPTION:Services: A new frontier of economic transformation for equitab
 le\, inclusive and sustainable developmentThe services sector has become a
  key driver for boosting economic activity\, jobs and exports. UNCTAD rese
 arch shows that\, over the last decade\, global services exports grew 5.3%
  annually\, more than double the growth of goods exports. This trend has i
 ntensified in the context of evolving globalization\, financialization\, d
 igitalization\, the roll-out of artificial intelligence\, the energy trans
 ition and technological and geoeconomic shifts.Services are playing a grow
 ing role in the production of goods\, a phenomenon called servicification.
  Services can make up as much as two-thirds\, of the value of exported man
 ufactured goods\, highlighting their importance for competitiveness\, dive
 rsification and economic resilience.Some developing countries have been ab
 le to leverage services to accelerate structural transformations. Others h
 ave seen growth in the services sector\, though with a limited correspondi
 ng upgrading of productive and trade structures. Moreover\, the non-tradab
 le services sector of such countries remains relatively large.Participants
  at the Global Services Forum will identify challenges and opportunities f
 or developing economies. The discussion will centre on strategies and poli
 cies to leverage the services sector as a new frontier for structural tran
 sformation\, economic diversification and resilience-building. Trade and p
 roductive transformation policies will be given special emphasis. The foru
 m will likewise serve as a platform for policy dialogue and peer learning.
 ProgrammeOpening remarks: Pedro Moreno\, UNCTAD Deputy Secretary-GeneralKe
 ynote address: Kunal Sen\, Director\, United Nations University World Inst
 itute for Development Economics ResearchHigh-level panel and discussion Q
 uestionsWhat policy lessons can developing countries\, including the least
  developed countries\, draw from successful service-enabled development st
 rategies?How can services be integrated into national policies to foster s
 tructural transformation? What are the key binding constraints for develop
 ing services and how can they be addressed?How can international trade fra
 meworks and partnerships better support developing countries in growing se
 rvice sectors that drive sustainable development and economic resilience?H
 ow are services and servicification reshaping economies and global value c
 hains? What policy frameworks can maximize opportunities and reduce risks?
  How can the challenges of measuring servicification and digitalization be
  overcome to support policymaking?What is the role of non-tradable service
 s in contemporary development strategies\, particularly in poorer countrie
 s?SpeakersRui Miguêns de Oliveira\, Minister of Industry and Commerce\, M
 inistry of Industry and Commerce of the Republic of AngolaJulio Moltó\, M
 inister of Commerce and Industry\, Ministry of Commerce and Industry of th
 e Republic of PanamaLattanaphone Vongsouthi\, Deputy Permanent Secretary\,
  Ministry of Industry and Commerce of the Lao People&#039\;s Democratic Re
 publicCarla Natalie Barnett\, Secretary-General\, Caribbean CommunityShaik
 ha Al Nowais\, Secretary-General elect\, UN TourismModerator: Luz María d
 e la Mora\, Director\, Division on International Trade and Commodities\, U
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 ad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/unctad16/global-services-forum-2025
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