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Paraguayan officials visit Chile to study services sector as part of UNCTAD project
9 Dec 2014
The trip to Santiago, which took place from 1 to 4 December, was organized by the University of Chile's Institute of International Studies, and the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).
Progress in ongoing projects in Lao People's Democratic Republic and Tanzania discussed at meeting of SECO / UN Trade Cluster initiative
4 Nov 2014
The Global Management Board of the SECO / UN Trade Cluster initiative, sponsored by the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), met on 27 October to discuss ongoing operations and future projects.
Paraguay seeks to improve services sector with UNCTAD help
12 Sep 2014
Government officials and UNCTAD experts met in Asunción, Paraguay, on 1-2 September 2014 to assess the findings of a Services Policy Review of the country and to agree on a set of recommendations to be adopted by stakeholders and submitted to the government for action.
Regional dialogue on promoting trade in services in Latin America
18 Nov 2013
A two-day meeting has been held to discuss strategies for boosting the services sectors in Latin America and the Caribbean.
UNCTAD services study tour sends Nicaraguan officials to Chile
8 Oct 2013
Nicaraguan officials have visited Santiago, Chile, on an UNCTAD-organized study tour designed to strengthen Nicaragua’s capacity for policymaking in the services sector.
Easing transport for landlocked developing countries
28 Aug 2013
Transport experts from landlocked developing countries will meet in Geneva from 22 to 24 October to discuss which policies and methods can provide their nations with the best access to seaports.
Tanzania: New joint project of the Cluster financed by Switzerland
17 Jul 2013
A 3-year project of the United Nations Inter-Agency Cluster on Trade and Productive Capacity on linkages between horticulture small producers and the tourism sector is being prepared in Tanzania, with resources provided by Switzerland (SECO). The operations will start at the beginning of 2014.
Second workshop held on Services Policy Review for Nicaragua
9 Jul 2013
Nicaraguan Government officials and UNCTAD experts met in Managua on 26 and 27 June to review the final findings of a Services Policy Review (SPR) of the country.
UNCTAD and four other agencies hold joint Trade Dimension workshops
10 Jun 2013
Regional workshops on "The Trade Dimension in United Nations Development Assistance Frameworks" have been held in Beirut, Lebanon (15-17 April), and in La Antigua, Guatemala (20-23 May).
Debate: Harnessing science and technology to spur development
6 Jun 2013
Ministerial roundtable meetings have discussed how to use the information society and scientific and technological advances to speed economic progress in developing countries.
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