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A truck unloads corn grain at a processing factory in Ukraine.

Black Sea Grain Initiative offers hope, shows power of trade

The renewal of the UN-backed initiative is vital to continuing to drive global food prices down and ensuring food security worldwide, especially in developing countries.

World Trade Organization

UNCTAD's statement on outcome of WTO’s 12th ministerial conference

The UN trade and development body said it looked forward to working with the World Trade Organization to ensure trade drives sustainable development.

Palestine

Palestinian officials trained on trade policymaking and negotiations

Training equips experts and policymakers to engage effectively in bilateral and regional negotiations on trade in services.

Shipping container in the port of Rotterdam

Online course trains officials to negotiate trade agreements in times of crisis

More than 235 trade officials from over 70 countries completed the course, aimed at making trade deals better adapted to shocks such as the COVID-19 pandemic.

Projects

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Trade policy challenges of conflict-affected nations

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UEMOA - Strengthening Statistics on International Trade-in-Services

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Building Competitiveness for Exports in Mozambique

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Services trade in Africa: Promoting integration into regional value chains

RCEP: A new centre of gravity for global trade

Selected regional trade agreements
(by share of global GDP)

The new trade agreement between 15 East Asian and Pacific Nations is now the largest trading block with important effects for the world economy.

Recent publications

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A new centre of gravity: The regional comprehensive economic partnership and its trade effects

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An assessment of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) tariff concessions

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Trade agreements and trade resilience during COVID-19 pandemic

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Towards a new trade agenda for the right to food

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What is at stake for developing countries in trade negotiations on e-commerce?

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Improving access to medical products through trade

Events and meetings

2nd Illicit Trade Forum

Geneva, Switzerland

Multi-year expert meeting on trade, services and development, ninth session

Geneva, Switzerland

Side event at ECOSOC Forum on Financing for Development: Innovative financing in support of the SDGs and trade as engine for inclusive sustainable growth

8th Trade Policy Dialogue: Trade Finance under COVID-19

Global online course on negotiating regional trade agreements for trade in times of crisis and pandemic

22 Nov 2021 - 14 Dec 2021

Global Services Forum - Session 6: Business opportunities in the new era of Global Services

Documents and publications

Guidebook on Trade Impact Assessment

UNCTAD/DITC/TNCD/2021/4 - 07 Jun 2022

A new centre of gravity: The regional comprehensive economic partnership and its trade effects

UNCTAD/DITC/INF/2021/5 - 15 Dec 2021

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An assessment of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) tariff concessions

UNCTAD Research Paper No. 73

UNCTAD/SER.RP/2021/16 - 19 Nov 2021

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Handbook on preferential market access for ASEAN least developed countries - Part III: ASEAN-FTA Agreements

UNCTAD/ALDC/2019/5 - 02 Mar 2021

English

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