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LOCATION:CEST (Geneva) and Latin America\, 
SUMMARY:Webinar on the Primer on data for trade in services and development
  policies: Latin America
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:Countries continue to face gaps in collecting\, interpreting\, 
 and using data on trade in services to design effective trade policies for
  development. Following a recommendation from the UNCTAD informal working 
 group on data for trade in services and development policies\, UNCTAD deve
 loped the Primer on data for trade in services and development policies to
  respond to these challenges.The Primer provides a one-stop shop with prac
 tical guidance on how to identify and use data from national\, regional\, 
 and international sources. It helps to pinpoint data gaps and capacity-bui
 lding needs. The Primer introduces conceptual foundations to measure and u
 nderstand services trade data\, provides a comprehensive overview of main 
 services trade datasets and complementary datasets\, and concludes with re
 commendations to improve data on services trade.UNCTAD and the Economic Co
 mmission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) are co-organising thi
 s webinar to discuss how the Primer can be applied in Latin American polic
 y settings\, reflecting regional priorities and realities.ObjectiveThe web
 inar is intended to support effective use of services trade data in policy
 making and to collect feedback that informs support from the United Nation
 s\, with future iterations of the Primer and related implementation.This w
 ebinar aims to:Share the Primer’s key messages and insights relevant for
  policymaking.Demonstrate how the Primer can be applied in real policy set
 tings.Foster dialogue on improving services trade data and its use in poli
 cies.Collect feedback to inform future updates and other support.To pursue
  these objectives\, the webinar will:Present the Primer’s content\, main
  messages\, why it matters for policies.Invite experts from Latin America 
 to share relevant examples illustrating the relevance of services trade da
 ta and of the Primer for policymaking.Invite delegates of member States an
 d other participants to discuss perspectives on the use of the Primer and 
 future work in this area.ParticipantsThe webinar is designed to support a 
 broad range of stakeholders that can use the Primer in Latin America.The w
 ebinar is open to users of services trade data and analysis such as policy
 makers and officials from trade and sectoral ministries related to service
 s\, diplomats\, trade negotiators\, experts on services trade promotion\, 
 experts on services market intelligence\, services coalitions and services
 ’ firms.The webinar also targets researchers\, academics\, officials fro
 m regional and international organizations and other analysts that use ser
 vices trade data.The webinar also welcomes statisticians and other partici
 pants that collect\, process and communicate services trade data\, includi
 ng from national statistical offices and central banks. The webinar is hel
 d in Spanish. Participation is online via Zoom. DocumentsThe documents on
  this page (statements and presentations) will be available until 15 Septe
 mber 2026. They are made available in the language and form in which they 
 are received. The views expressed are those of the author and do not neces
 sarily reflect the views of UNCTAD. https://epresshare.org/meeting/webina
 rio-sobre-la-gu-a-introductoria-sobre-datos-para-pol-ticas-de-comercio-de-
 servicios-orientadas-al-desarrollo-am-rica-latina\n\nView meeting on uncta
 d.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/webinar-primer-data-trade-services-and-d
 evelopment-policies-latin-america
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