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An undifferentiated WTO: Self-declared development status risks institutional irrelevance

17 Jan 19 News

Communication from the United States In the preamble to the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization, the Parties recognized that “their relations in the fi...

African Group Declaration on WTO issues

15 Jan 19 News

We, Ministers of Trade of the Member States of the African Union, meeting in Cairo, on 12 and 13 December 2018, at the occasion of the 7th Meeting of the African Minister...

EU and ACP countries conclude first round of negotiations to modernise their relations

18 Dec 18 News

The two chief negotiators met on Friday, 14 December 2018 in Brussels to take stock of the progress achieved and discuss next steps. The first series of talks between the EU and 7...

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03 Dec 18 News

African trade events to diarise: African Ministers of Trade meeting (12-13 December, Cairo); 1st SADCSTAN workshop to adopt Harmonised Transport Standards (10-14 December, South Af...

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20 Nov 18 News

The South Africa-Zimbabwe bilateral free trade agreement terminates today. What does this mean for the future of their bilateral trade relationship? A tralacBlog by Elisha Tsh...

World’s poorest countries must nurture dynamic businesses

20 Nov 18 News

UNCTAD’s Least Developed Countries Report 2018 examines how the world’s most disadvantaged countries can foster entrepreneurship to create jobs and help end poverty. Governmen...

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30 Oct 18 News

Alert: The Doing Business 2019 report will be released tomorrow (Wednesday) Featured newsletter: African Cotton, Textiles & Apparel Monitor #32 Featured trade commentaries: R...

Promoting foreign direct investment to LLDCs: Luncheon at the World Investment Forum 2018

30 Oct 18 News

On 25 October 2018, on the sidelines of the World Investment Forum in Geneva, the UN Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Coun...

Export diversification and employment in Africa

19 Oct 18 News

There is a general consensus that trade has high potential to foster inclusive growth and create employment. Thus, classical trade theorists recommended active trade participatio...

Race to the next income frontier: How Senegal and other low-income countries can reach the finish line

14 Sep 18 News

Opening remarks by IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde at the Center for Global Development book launch Good afternoon. Thank you, Masood, for your kind introduction. It is a ...

Domestic resource mobilization crucial for Africa to successfully implement SDGs, says ECA’s Elhiraika

11 Jul 18 News

Mobilising domestic resources, from both the public and private sectors, is central to Africa’s collective success in achieving the 2030 sustainable development goals (SDGs) and ...

China makes great contribution to the world as WTO member: White paper

03 Jul 18 News

The State Council Information Office of China on Thursday released a white paper, titled “China and the World Trade organization”, highlighting China’s significant contributi...

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02 Jul 18 News

BRICS Industry and Trade ministers meet this week in South Africa (4 and 5 July, respectively, pdf) Diarise: Launch of the AUC’s inaugural African Development Dynamics Report (1...

DG Azevêdo: “Our efforts in the WTO must translate into real trade gains for LDCs”

02 Jul 18 News

Addressing a meeting of the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) Group on 28 June 2018, Director-General Roberto Azevêdo said WTO members need to build on the progress achieved on LDC...

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15 Jun 18 News

AfCFTA Ratification Barometer: Number 4 - Niger; Number 5 - Mali; Number 6 - Swaziland AfCFTA agreement too narrow and hasty: Yao Graham (Graphic) The co-ordinator of the Third W...

Trade among Least Developed Countries set to be boosted following historic WTO collaboration

15 Jun 18 News

Least Developed Countries are set to benefit from an agreement that unites the work of the Commonwealth Secretariat and the World Trade Organization (WTO) to boost commerce. Commo...

Forum highlights ‘inclusive trade’ for world’s poorest countries

15 Jun 18 News

With a share of global trade of less than 1%, fresh ideas are needed to bring the world’s poorest countries into the international trading system. Better trade that boosts prosp...

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11 Jun 18 News

AfCFTA Ratification Barometer: Niger becomes the fourth state to deposit its instrument of ratification with the African Union Starting today, in Cape Town: COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripar...

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07 Jun 18 News

UNCTAD: World Investment Report 2018 Developed economies saw the biggest drop in FDI flows in 2017 – at 37%, to $712bn – but this was to some extent expected, after a spike in...

UN deputy launches powerful tool for least developed countries

07 Jun 18 News

Amina J. Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, launched a unique policy compendium in Geneva on 6 June 2018 that aims to assist governments of the world’s mos...