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Intelligent trade and technologies: Preparing for the trade facilitation of the future

Intelligent trade and technologies: Preparing for the trade facilitation of the future

12 Dec 2017
Written by Jan Hoffmann, Trade Logistics Branch, UNCTADArticle No. 12 [UNCTAD Transport and Trade Facilitation Newsletter N°76 - Fourth Quarter 2017]
Setting up and building a National Trade Facilitation Committee in Ghana: a fruitful journey

Setting up and building a National Trade Facilitation Committee in Ghana: a fruitful journey

12 Dec 2017
Written by Bismark SitorusArticle No. 13 [UNCTAD Transport and Trade Facilitation Newsletter N°76 - Fourth Quarter 2017]
It is that time of the year… again !

It is that time of the year… again !

12 Dec 2017
Written by Arántzazu SánchezArticle No. 14 [UNCTAD Transport and Trade Facilitation Newsletter N°76 - Fourth Quarter 2017]
Benin and Nigeria a step closer of implementing the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement

Benin and Nigeria a step closer of implementing the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement

6 Dec 2017
Both countries recently concluded UNCTAD Empowerment Programme for National Trade Facilitation Committees.
Developing logistic services to support the hydrocarbons exploration and exploitation offshore industry in Colombia

Developing logistic services to support the hydrocarbons exploration and exploitation offshore industry in Colombia

8 Sep 2017
Written by Andres Castellanos, Jahir Lombana, Mauricio Ortiz (Universidad del Norte) and Luisa Rodriguez (UNCTAD)Article No. 8 [UNCTAD Transport and Trade Facilitation Newsletter N°75 - Third Quarter 2017]
Viet Nam strengthens its partnership with UNCTAD on sustainable use of biodiversity, access and benefit sharing and BioTrade

Viet Nam strengthens its partnership with UNCTAD on sustainable use of biodiversity, access and benefit sharing and BioTrade

8 Sep 2017
The Viet Nam Biodiversity Conservation Agency, focal point for the implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) approved a decree on the Management of Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit Sharing. The decree supports and enhances the development and implementation of the 2008 Vietnamese Biodiversity Law of 2008.
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Contribution of Tourism to Economic Diversification and Poverty Reduction

3 May 2017
UNCTAD Expert Group Meeting underscores the need to effectively harness the potential of tourism for economic diversification and poverty reduction in poor and vulnerable developing countries.
The TFA is in force: An update on Trade Facilitation and Development

The TFA is in force: An update on Trade Facilitation and Development

2 May 2017
Written by Jan HoffmannArticle No. 1 [UNCTAD Transport and Trade Facilitation Newsletter N°73 - First Quarter 2017]
Major global agreement comes into force making trade cheaper, easier and faster

Major global agreement comes into force making trade cheaper, easier and faster

22 Feb 2017
Members of the World Trade Organization, supported by UNCTAD, commit to streamlining procedures that will significantly increase international trade, reduce corruption and boost development.
WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement entry into force – What next?

WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement entry into force – What next?

23 Jan 2017
The entry into force of the Trade Facilitation Agreement is imminent. Only three more ratifications are needed. For developing countries that have ratified or will ratify the Agreement the entry into force results in important obligations.