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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) co-organize this webi
 nar to discuss how the Primer can be applied in Latin American policy sett
 ings\, reflecting regional priorities and realities.ObjectiveThe webinar i
 s intended to support effective use of services trade data in policymaking
  and to collect feedback that informs support from the United Nations\, wi
 th future iterations of the Primer and related implementation.This webinar
  aims to:Share the Primer’s key messages and insights relevant for polic
 ymaking.Demonstrate how the Primer can be applied in real policy settings.
 Foster dialogue on improving services trade data and its use in policies.C
 ollect feedback to inform future updates and other support.To pursue these
  objectives\, the webinar:Presents the Primer’s content\, main messages\
 , why it matters for policies.Invites experts from Latin America to share 
 relevant examples illustrating the relevance of services trade data and of
  the Primer for policymaking.Invites delegates of member States and other 
 participants to discuss perspectives on the use of the Primer and future w
 ork in this area.ParticipantsThe webinar is designed to support a broad ra
 nge of stakeholders that can use the Primer in Latin America.The webinar i
 s open to users of services trade data and analysis such as policymakers a
 nd officials from trade and sectoral ministries related to services\, dipl
 omats\, trade negotiators\, experts on services trade promotion\, experts 
 on services market intelligence\, services coalitions and services’ firm
 s.The webinar also targets researchers\, academics\, officials from region
 al and international organizations and other analysts that use services tr
 ade data.The webinar also welcomes statisticians and other participants th
 at collect\, process and communicate services trade data\, including from 
 national statistical offices and central banks. The webinar is held in Spa
 nish. Participation is online via Zoom. DocumentsThe documents on this pa
 ge (statements and presentations) will be available until 24 December 2026
 . They are made available in the language and form in which they are recei
 ved. The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily re
 flect the views of UNCTAD. https://epresshare.org/meeting/webinario-sobre
 -la-gu-a-introductoria-sobre-datos-para-pol-ticas-de-comercio-de-servicios
 -orientadas-al-desarrollo-am-rica-latina-2\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\n
 https://unctad.org/meeting/webinar-primer-data-trade-services-and-developm
 ent-policies-latin-america
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