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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.
Eighteenth Report on G20 Investment Measures

Eighteenth Report on G20 Investment Measures

9 Nov 2017
The joint UNCTAD-OECD Report indicates that investment policy measures taken by G20 Members were mostly geared towards greater openness for foreign investment. At the same time, there has been an increase in policies related to national security.
Standards leading the way towards innovation

Standards leading the way towards innovation

15 Sep 2017
Written by Lance Thompson, Chief of the UN/CEFACT Support Unit at UNECEArticle No. 9 [UNCTAD Transport and Trade Facilitation Newsletter N°75 - Third Quarter 2017]
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.
A brief look into the 29th UN/CEFACT Forum and the 23th UN/CEFACT Plenary

A brief look into the 29th UN/CEFACT Forum and the 23th UN/CEFACT Plenary

3 May 2017
Written by Julián Fraga and Maria Ceccarelli, UNECEArticle No. 2 [UNCTAD Transport and Trade Facilitation Newsletter N°73 - First Quarter 2017]
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]