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At Manila workshop, stakeholders ask how poor countries in Asia and the Pacific can put into place development-oriented trade policies

12 Oct 2015

UNCTAD and the Asian Development Bank held a workshop on integrating trade into national development strategies in Asia and the Pacific in Manila, the Philippines, from 1–2 October 2015

Improving Market Access for the Least Developed Countries in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

8 Oct 2015

A new UNCTAD Policy Brief focuses on key questions concerning how to achieve target 17.11 of the Global Goals though improving market access conditions faced by the least developed countries.

Growing international demand for BioTrade products: opportunities and challenges

8 Oct 2015

Market potential for BioTrade goods is estimated at 141 billion USD, but complex standards and other non-tariff barriers prevent many small producers from taking advantage of market opportunities.

Broadening the Sources of Growth in Africa: The Role of Investment

7 Oct 2015

A new UNCTAD Policy Brief argues that enhancing the contribution of investment to the growth and development process in Africa will require three complementary policy measures: boosting the level and rate of investment; improving the productivity of new and existing investment; and ensuring that investment goes to strategic sectors deemed crucial for economic transformation and the realization of national development goals.

World needs new monetary and financial system for sustainable development era, new UNCTAD report argues

6 Oct 2015

UNCTAD's Trade and Development Report 2015, launched today, calls for radical reform of the international monetary and financial system to meet the demands of the new sustainable development era.

Emerging debt crises pose a threat to the new global development agenda, follow-up to UN resolution needed

5 Oct 2015

A round table discussion warns of new debt crises and the challenges these will pose to the Sustainable Development Goals if the world does not agree on a new, more effective legal mechanism to restructure sovereign debt. Civil society urges UNCTAD to continue its work on the issue.

Geneva-based international trade bodies reaffirm united front in support of sustainable development

5 Oct 2015

UNCTAD Secretary-General Mukhisa Kituyi welcomed the heads of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the International Trade Centre (ITC) to discussions at UNCTAD's Trade and Development Board on 21 September.

Two important milestones reached in the road to UNCTAD XIV

5 Oct 2015

The Trade and Development Board approved the theme and subthemes and established the Preparatory Committee for UNCTAD XIV

International agencies and experts meet to update classification of non-tariff measures

5 Oct 2015

As trade policy measures shift, expert's meeting in Geneva took stock of past experiences and discussed future challenges and activities with respect to non-tariff measures.

Policy, not technical challenges, is the real hurdle for smallholder farmers, says Civil Society

5 Oct 2015

Smallholder farmers could help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, but governments and international organizations need to engage with them more actively, said a network of smallholder farmers.

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At Manila workshop, stakeholders ask how poor countries in Asia and the Pacific can put into place development-oriented trade policies

Improving Market Access for the Least Developed Countries in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

Growing international demand for BioTrade products: opportunities and challenges

Broadening the Sources of Growth in Africa: The Role of Investment

World needs new monetary and financial system for sustainable development era, new UNCTAD report argues

Emerging debt crises pose a threat to the new global development agenda, follow-up to UN resolution needed

Geneva-based international trade bodies reaffirm united front in support of sustainable development

Two important milestones reached in the road to UNCTAD XIV

International agencies and experts meet to update classification of non-tariff measures

Policy, not technical challenges, is the real hurdle for smallholder farmers, says Civil Society