Targeting aid at trade capacities in developing countries is a sensible way of boosting export potential. For beneficiary countries to fully gain from Aid for Trade, it must target their ability to produce goods not just for export but also for domestic consumption. This is a point consistently emphasized by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). By developing their productive capacities, countries can more effectively take advantage of the other elements of the Aid for Trade initiative, which may help them facilitate inputs to domestic industry and diversify their export markets. UNCTAD has also constantly highlighted the role of regional cooperation to develop markets and as a building block to international competitiveness.
Exporters and trade policy-makers in developing countries are increasingly concerned about non-tariff measures (NTM) applied by destination markets. These include a wide range of trade measures that are related to export, including technical regulations and other mandatory standards. Initial findings of the ongoing survey indicate that the impact of NTMs on exporters varies according to the country. Results from a 2008-2009 pilot survey, jointly executed by UNCTAD and ITC, demonstrated that technical measures -- including both sanitary and phytosanitary measures and technical barriers to trade -- are a major concern for exporters. The survey found that 72% of all companies questioned in six developing countries reported concerns about technical measures. ITC will implement NTM surveys i...
.... Wichtige Themen der UNCTAD bildeten die Umsetzung der Beschlüsse der zwölft...
World trade has risen rapidly over the past two decades. It grew by 4.7% in 2003 and is estimated to reach 7% this year, according to UNCTAD. That growth has extended to many developing countries. Most developing nations, however, can boast only a small part of those gains. In particular, the share of the least developed countries (LDCs) in international trade has declined steadily, from 1.7% in 1970 to 0.6% in 2002. The movement of natural persons - along with "special and differential treatment" of developing countries in trade deals, market access and commodities, among others - is one of the areas on which the success of the Doha Round of trade talks hinges. If Doha succeeds in bringing development onto the world trade agenda, it will contribute to the Millennium Development Goal of...
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The global trading system is redefining business. Being competitive in today's interconnected economy means working within the rules of the trading system, as well as responding to more demanding markets. To meet the challenge, small firms in developing countries need efficient, innovative business practices and a proactive trade support infrastructure. On balance, trade liberalization has improved the economic situation for most countries, despite some setbacks. Completing the current round of WTO negotiations would provide further gains, especially to developing countries, but many don't see a significant interest in the talks. Arguably, the limited number of globally competitive goods and services they can offer means global access talks are largely irrelevant. But this view is short...
... Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), addressed ITC staff in October 2003 about its co...
As countries turn more to regionalism as a means of forwarding co-operation on trade rules and other areas of policymaking, governments are increasingly incorporating rules on investment into regional trade agreements (RTAs). The Asia-Pacific region is no exception, with many innovative agreements that include disciplines on investment protection and non-discrimination. We analyse the economic consequences of including investment provisions in trade agreements by creating an index of the extensiveness of investment provisions in RTAs and then using that index in a gravity model framework of trade and investment. The results indicate that investment provisions are positively associated with trade and, to an even greater extent, investment flows. Further, we observe an insignificant effec...
...At the end of 2005, UNCTAD estimates that around 220 RTAs contained investmen...
...UNCTAD Secretary-General Supachai Panitchpakdi said, 'Gov...
... migrant workers to development, hosted by UNCTAD on 29 July, high-level officials recognized the lo...
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