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The World Trade Organization's Trade Facilitation Agreement at two: Where do members stand?

The World Trade Organization's Trade Facilitation Agreement at two: Where do members stand?

22 Feb 2019

Written by Pamela UGAZ, Economic Affairs Officer, Article No. 30 [UNCTAD Transport and Trade Facilitation Newsletter N°81 - First Quarter 2019]
Analysis shows positive but patchy progress in WTO pact

Analysis shows positive but patchy progress in WTO pact

22 Feb 2019
With 22 February 2019 marking the second anniversary of the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement - and a crucial date in its implementation timetable - new analysis shows what's at stake.
Fair trade tea venture brings flavours of Ecuador to the world

Fair trade tea venture brings flavours of Ecuador to the world

19 Feb 2019
For Ecuadorian entrepreneur Guillermo Jarrin of Tippytea Blends, modern marketing blends with paying growers fairly and protecting native biodiversity.
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Inclusive science policymaking needed for rapid tech change

13 Feb 2019
Inter-sessional Panel of the UN Commission on Science and Technology for Development meets in Vienna to discuss ssacling up inclusion.
What if our future were designed equally by women?

What if our future were designed equally by women?

11 Feb 2019

Writen by Shamika N. Sirimanne, Director of the Division on Technology and Logistics (UNCTAD)
How trade wars pose a threat to the global economy

How trade wars pose a threat to the global economy

8 Feb 2019
Written by
Pamela Coke-Hamilton, Director, Division on International Trade and Commodities (UNCTAD)
Two organizations join the UNCTAD NGO family

Two organizations join the UNCTAD NGO family

6 Feb 2019

Gram Bharati Samaiti and International Trademark Association are the latest civil society organizations to receive observer status with the UN trade and development body.
Who is profiting from US-Chinese trade tensions?

Who is profiting from US-Chinese trade tensions?

4 Feb 2019
A new UNCTAD study shows which countries are expected to gain - at least in certain sectors - from the United States and Chinese tariff hikes.
Trade wars: The pain and the gain

Trade wars: The pain and the gain

4 Feb 2019

Amid tit for tat tariff hikes between the United States and China,, trade is being diverted and a handful of countries will capture a slice of the giants' exports, UNCTAD estimates.
Mission to unlock Africa's services sector

Mission to unlock Africa's services sector

1 Feb 2019

African countries must level up on their ability to measure services trade and use services to grow their economies and value chains.
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