Tag: Least Developed Countries
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02 Jul 18 NewsBRICS 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 NewsAddressing 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 NewsAfCFTA 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...
Forum highlights ‘inclusive trade’ for world’s poorest countries
15 Jun 18 NewsWith 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...
Trade among Least Developed Countries set to be boosted following historic WTO collaboration
15 Jun 18 NewsLeast 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...
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11 Jun 18 NewsAfCFTA 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 NewsUNCTAD: 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 NewsAmina 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...
Key Statistics and Trends in Economic Integration: ACP Region
25 May 18 NewsThe Africa, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) was established by the Georgetown Agreement in 1975 to negotiate and implement cooperation treaties with the European Union....
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22 May 18 NewsThe 53rd Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank opened yesterday in Busan. AfDB President Akinwumi Adesina: Korea is a model for Africa’s industrialization
Underway, in...
Ministers from landlocked developing countries call for improved trade, transport and economic opportunities
22 May 18 NewsAchieving the SDGs in Landlocked Developing Countries through Connectivity and Trade Facilitation
Ministers and senior government officials from landlocked developing countries (L...
Exploring Malawi’s export potential
19 Apr 18 NewsRegional integration is the key to Malawi’s trade success, according to a new ITC report that uncovers the country’s greatest untapped export potential in agro-processing.
Thi...
EU and UNCTAD kick-start project to help Angola diversify its trade
11 Apr 18 NewsThe four-year, €5.5 million ($6.9m) project will give strategic support to the oil-dependent African nation’s efforts to reignite growth and trade its way out of least develope...
Digital economy data gap risks widening inequalities, UNCTAD says
04 Apr 18 NewsAccording to UNCTAD, those least prepared for the digital economy have less data on which to base policy decisions, threatening to widen the gap between the “haves” and the “...
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16 Mar 18 NewsAfCFTA updates ahead of next week’s Kigali summit:
(i) tralac’s Ashly Hope: Trade in services and the AfCFTA – no service is an island. The creation of the Continental Free ...
Making progress on sustainable development, four countries tipped to graduate from ranks of poorest
16 Mar 18 NewsBhutan, Kiribati, São Tomé and Príncipe and Solomon Islands have been recommended for graduation from the special UN category for least developed countries.
With increasing nat...
WTO General Council chair: transparency and inclusivity important to build trust
09 Mar 18 NewsRemarks by Ambassador Xavier Carim (South Africa) at the conclusion of his final meeting as chair of the General Council
Let me start by saying that it has been a privilege to ser...
Post-MC11: Charting a way forward for LDCs, SVEs and SSA countries
07 Mar 18 NewsThe 11th World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Conference (MC11) was held from 10-13 December 2017 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, against a backdrop of considerable changes to th...
Rwanda: Trade and Economic Profile
02 Mar 18 PublicationsThis Working Paper provides a profile of the economy of Rwanda, an African least-developed country (LDC), with a special emphasis on trade and production (i.e. the real economy).&n...
New book highlights how safe trade solutions help the poorest countries
27 Feb 18 NewsToday’s global trade landscape is changing. Higher levels of competition mean consumers worldwide are demanding safer food. Across continents, climate change is adding to th...