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Trade Negotiations and Commercial Diplomacy

Making trade and trade negotiations work for developing countries and countries with economies in transition


 
Trade Negotiations and Commercial DiplomacyThe Trade Negotiations and Commercial Diplomacy Branch (TNCDB) contributes to maximizing the trade and development prospects of developing countries and economies in transition, assisting them in their beneficial integration into the globalizing and liberalizing world economy and the international trading system, and effectively implementing the Millennium Declaration commitment "to an open, equitable, rule-based, predictable, and non-discriminatory multilateral trading and financial system".

The work of the Trade Negotiations and Commercial Diplomacy Branch aims to strengthen human, institutional and policy-making capacities by formulating and implementing national trade policy frameworks conducive to economic, human and social development and poverty alleviation, as well as in participating effectively in multilateral, regional and subregional trade negotiations.

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 Insurance services: new UNCTAD publication

21 Dec 07 - UNCTAD has just published a book on Trade and Development Aspects of Insurance Services, which flags key economic issues for developing countries wishing to strengthen their insurance markets. More >>


Training ModuleTraining Module for Multilateral Trade Negotiations on Agriculture

12 Sept 07 - This Module explains the existing WTO Agreement on Agriculture and analyzes the main issues at stake in the current negotiations, including recent disputes on agricultural trade. The analysis is complemented by simulations of agricultural policies changes and their economic effects. More >>


Trade in Textiles and ClothingTrade in Textiles and Clothing: Assuring development gains in a rapidly changing environment

7 Sept 07 - This new study analyses the developments since the expiry of the Agreement on Textiles and Clothing and the implications of on-going Non-agricultural Market Access negotiations for the textiles and clothing sectors in developing countries and Least Developed Countries. More >>


WTO accession programmePraise for WTO Accession Work

19 Sept 06 - Members of the Working Party praised UNCTAD´s technical assistance to countries acceding to the WTO. An independent evaluation reported that UNCTAD´s programme had helped countries participate effectively in the accession process and related policy formulation. It has also created trade infrastructure and enabled them to take advantage of the opportunities of the multilateral trading system. More >>


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Events this month
1–4 July 2008
Consultations with the Laos negotiating team on WTO accession issues, Geneva


8 July 2008
Special Meeting of the SADC Trade Negotiating Forum: Trade in Services, Lusaka, Zambia


8–11 July 2008
Training Course on Key Issues on the International Economic Agenda - Trade issues, Minsk, Belarus

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Globalization for development: the international trade perspective
Assuring development gains and poverty reduction from trade: the labour mobility and skills trade dimension
Developments and issues in the DOHA work programme of priority interest to African countries, particularly LDCs
Developments and Issues in the Doha Work Programme of Particular Interest to Arab Countries in the Context of Millennium Development Goals
Trade and development aspects of insurance services and regulatory frameworks
Trade in Textiles and Clothing: Assuring development gains in a rapidly changing environment
Training Module for Multilateral Trade Negotiations on Agriculture
Trade Negotiations and Africa Series [No. 3] Trade Capacity Development for Africa: Policy issues for African countries in multilateral and regional trade negotiations
Training Module on The WTO Agreement on Anti-Dumping
Weaving a New World: Realizing development gains in a Post-ATC trading system
Training Module on The WTO Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
Multilateralism and Regionalism: The New Interface
 
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