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East African bloc agrees to make trade cheaper, faster and simpler
13 Dec 2018
Meeting in Nairobi, East African Community ministers pledge to undertake trade facilitation reforms in line with continental and WTO agreements.
Committees are cornerstone of pan-African trade dream, forum hears
28 Nov 2018
National trade facilitation committees can make the dream of seamless African trade a reality, experts tell Addis Ababa forum on easing the flow of goods on the continent.
Smooth African trade to tackle rising challenges: UNCTAD head
27 Nov 2018
Competitive transport, logistics and foreign investment are essential to ease intra-African commerce and reap rewards of new deal, meeting hears.
Africa seeks cheaper, faster and easier trade at forum
26 Nov 2018
A landmark forum, co-organized by UNCTAD, focuses efforts by African countries seeking ways to ease interregional and international trade.
Caribbean countries set to reduce trade hurdles
15 Oct 2018
Working hand in hand with UNCTAD, members of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States will build trade facilitation capacity to reduce bureaucratic delays on imports and exports.
UNCTAD's trade facilitation work boosted by new UK funding
3 Aug 2018
The United Kingdom is tripling its funding for UNCTAD's work to help Commonwealth developing countries reap the benefits of a global deal on making trade flow smoothly.
UNCTAD, Australia and New Zealand launch project for Pacific islands
27 Jul 2018
The project will help nine Pacific island nations comply with trade and investment-related requirements of the Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations Plus free trade deal.
In Africa’s Great Lakes region, UNCTAD helps build peace through cross-border trade
25 Jan 2018
UNCTAD Deputy Secretary General Isabelle Durant joins UN partners to pledge political and logistical support to formerly warring central African countries.
Developing countries should continue trade-easing reforms in wake of WTO deal
5 Jan 2018
The Trade Facilitation Agreement commits World Trade Organization members to streamlining cross-border trade, but reforms can go further, UNCTAD report says.