Trade agreements

We support governments to implement trade-led growth strategies and integrate into the multilateral trading system.

The International Trading System and Trade Negotiations

Services, Trade and Development

Trade Policy for Sustainable and Inclusive Development

Generalized System of Preferences

Database on Trade Preferences Utilization

Creative Economy Programme

Trade, Migration and Development

Global System of Trade Preferences

Recent publications

Services Policy Review: ECOWAS

Global Investment Trend Monitor, No. 37 [Special RCEP Agreement Edition]

Manual for trade negotiations on agriculture

Negotiating Liberalization of Trade in Agriculture for Development

Designing Trade Liberalization in Africa: Modalities for tariff negotiations towards an African Continental Free Trade Area

Effective Market Access for Least Developed Countries’ services exports

News

How to craft a strong WTO deal on fishing subsidies

By David Vivas Eugui, Legal Officer, UNCTAD

19 Nov 2020

Workers assembly computers in a Chinese factory

New Asian trade bloc could help boost post-pandemic investment

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership agreement comes at a time of major upheaval caused by COVID-19 and could help revive economic growth.

18 Nov 2020

A drawing of people in a crowded room wearing facemasks

Making trade multilateralism fit for purpose after COVID-19

Ambassadors, trade negotiators and experts call for reforms to multilateral trade cooperation to better support economic recovery from the pandemic.

30 Sep 2020

Sustainable public procurement can help us build back better after COVID-19

Written by Santiago Fernandez De Cordoba and Ralf Peters, UNCTAD Economists

1 Sep 2020

Events and meetings

UNCTAD Virtual Training Workshop on Negotiating Techniques, Trade Statistics and Regional Integration

25 Nov 2020

on-line

Trade policy dialogue: Towards model regional trade agreement provisions for trade in essential supplies in times of crisis

28 Oct 2020

Virtual event

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

23 - 24 Sep 2020

Geneva, Switzerland

Workshop on recognition of qualifications to facilitate movement of natural persons

3 May 2019

Geneva, Switzerland

Documents and publications

GSP Handbook on the Scheme of Japan

UNCTAD/ITCD/TSB/Misc.42/Rev.6 - 18 Jan 2021

English

Global Investment Trend Monitor, No. 37 [Special RCEP Agreement Edition]

UNCTAD/DIAE/IA/INF/2020/5 - 16 Nov 2020

English

Manual for trade negotiations on services

UNCTAD/DITC/TNCD/MISC/2020/2 - 04 Nov 2020

UNCTAD's contribution to the Report of the UN Secretary-General: Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba

A/75/81 - 21 Sep 2020

English

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Trade agreements

We support governments to implement trade-led growth strategies and integrate into the multilateral trading system.

The International Trading System and Trade Negotiations

Services, Trade and Development

Trade Policy for Sustainable and Inclusive Development

Generalized System of Preferences

Database on Trade Preferences Utilization

Creative Economy Programme

Trade, Migration and Development

Global System of Trade Preferences

Recent publications

Services Policy Review: ECOWAS

Global Investment Trend Monitor, No. 37 [Special RCEP Agreement Edition]

Manual for trade negotiations on agriculture

Negotiating Liberalization of Trade in Agriculture for Development

Designing Trade Liberalization in Africa: Modalities for tariff negotiations towards an African Continental Free Trade Area

Effective Market Access for Least Developed Countries’ services exports

News

Events and meetings

Documents and publications