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Trade-related Measures in Nationally Determined Contributions: State of play in South and Southeast Asia

July 15, 2022

Aspects liés à la coopération avec les pays en développement, au renforcement de leurs capacités et à leurs activités de mise en œuvre dans le cadre de l’IDC sur le commerce électronique

April 29, 2022

Multilateralism at the COVID-19 Pandemic Crossroad

March 11, 2022

Environment and International Trade: Latest Developments in the WTO and Their Possible Implications

March 7, 2022

Trade and Health: Towards Mutually Supportive World Trade and Health Governance Systems

November 15, 2021

Trade Aspects of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) in South and Southeast Asia

November 8, 2021

Addressing the Gender Dimension of E-commerce: Towards a Holistic Analytical and Policy Framework

November 12, 2021

Ensuring Market Supply Transparency for Personal Protective Equipments: Preparing for Future Pandemics

September 29, 2021

The Nationally Determined Contributions in the Lead-Up to COP26 and Beyond: Stakes for Least Developed Countries

September 2, 2021

Competition in WTO Trade Policy Reviews: How has it been addressed?

August 5, 2021

Debate on Special and Differential Treatment in the Multilateral Trading System: Past, Present and Future

February 10, 2021

Trade-related measures in Egypt's Climate Change NDC Plan and Implementation

August 26, 2021

The Impact of COVID-19 on Agricultural Trade and Employment of Selected South and Southeast Asian Countries

August 4, 2021

Enhancing LDC Utilisation of Preferential Market Access Schemes: A Case for Simplifying Rules of Origin

May 20, 2021

Trade and Plastics Management: The role of WTO towards more Circularity

May 7, 2021

An Overview of Plastics' Management in South and Southeast Asia

April 29, 2021

The Threat of Export Restrictions on Food Security in the Context of COVID-19

March 3, 2021

ALECA UE-Tunisie : défis et opportunités de l’harmonisation des normes

January 21, 2021

EU-Tunisia Deep and Complete Free Trade Agreement (DCFTA): Analysing Standards Harmonisation Challenges, and Opportunities

January 20, 2021

Fiji: Covid-19 Impacts, Responses and Ways Forward for Sustainable and Inclusive Recovery

January 14, 2021

Trade-related Technical Assistance to Developing Countries for WTO Negotiations

December 2, 2020

Exigences liées aux mesures SPS à l'export : Cas des filières de l’huile d’olive, des dattes, des fruits frais et des légumes secs - Tunisie

October 28, 2020

Sanitary and Phytosanitary Export Measurement Requirements: The case of cocoa, cashew nuts, and tuna products

September 25, 2020

Exigences liées aux mesures sanitaires et phytosanitaires à l'exportation : Le cas des filières horticoles, des produits arachidiers et des produits halieutiques - Sénégal

July 10, 2020

Mobilising E-Commerce for Development in Africa through AfCFTA

May 26, 2020

Déclaration conjointe relative aux micro, petites et moyennes entreprises : historique et derniers développements du Groupe de travail informel

May 8, 2020

The Role of Trade Policy in Plastic Waste Management

November 16, 2020

Impacts of Covid-19 on Women in the Global Trade Market: Analysing Gender Implications in Developing and Least Developed Countries

November 2, 2020

Establishing Data Centres in Developing Countries

September 25, 2020

African Continental Free Trade Area: Promoting Intra-African Trade for Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation

September 25, 2020

Investigating the Centrality of Gender Equality to Fostering Progress in International Trade through the Framework of the 2030 Agenda

September 24, 2020

Trade in Health Services in the light of Covid-19: Actions Points for Developing Countries

September 22, 2020

Mainstreaming Gender in E-Commerce: Possible Lessons for AfCFTA

June 18, 2020

The Role of AfCFTA in the Digital Era

May 22, 2020

E-Commerce: What have small developing countries prioritised in Trade Agreements?

May 4, 2020

Domestic support on developed countries’ agriculture: Impacts on SSEA export opportunities

February 4, 2020

Manuels de bonnes pratiques sur les mesures sanitaires et phytosanitaires à l'exportation : Cas des filières de l’huile d’olive, des dattes, des fruits frais et des légumes secs - Tunisie

October 28, 2020

EU Market Quality Requirements and Exports Procedures Manual to Small and Medium Exporters - Egypt

October 12, 2020

Manuels de bonnes pratiques applicables aux filières des produits céphalopodes, du miel et des fruits rouges: Exigences liées aux mesures sanitaires et phytosanitaires à l'exportation - Maroc

September 25, 2020

Manuels de bonnes pratiques applicables aux filières horticoles, des produits arachidiers et des produits halieutiques: Exigences liées aux mesures sanitaires et phytosanitaires à l'exportation - Sénégal

July 9, 2020

Make a Difference! - Differential Treatment of Developing Countries in Trade and Climate Change Regimes

March 30, 2023

COVID-19 Trade Impact Monitor

April 1, 2020

Understanding SPS Requirements Exports on the EU Market: The case of green coffee, sesame seed, haricot bean seed, chickpea seed and fresh-cut multi floral roses - Ethiopia

July 6, 2020

Understanding SPS Requirements for Exports on the EU Market: The Case of Processed Spices, Chili Oil, Avocado, Coffee and Tea - Rwanda

July 8, 2020

The WTO Doha Development Agenda impasse: Possible reasons, implications for developing countries and way forward

September 1, 2020

Understanding SPS Requirements for Exports to the EU: Focus on Cocoa, Cashew and Tuna products - Ghana

September 25, 2020

SPS requirements for Exports in the EU market: Manual of Best Practices for Coffee, Tea, Avocado, Chili Oil and Processed Spices - Rwanda

July 7, 2020

Sanitary and Phytosanitary Export Measurement Requirements: The case of cocoa, cashew nuts, and tuna products - Ghana

September 25, 2020

Liberia: A Trade Profile

December 15, 2020

Greening Aid for Trade

December 2, 2021

Twenty Years Down the Line: A re-look at the Doha Development Agenda

December 19, 2019

The WTO Doha Development Round: From Doha in 2001 to Nur Sultan in 2020

December 18, 2019

The African Continental Free Trade Agreement: Opportunities and Challenges

December 17, 2019

Breaking silos between trade and climate for the world’s most vulnerable countries

December 9, 2019

The African Continental Free Trade Agreement: Opportunities and Challenges

November 15, 2019

S&SEA Rice Exports: Challenges in Relation with the new EU MRL

October 31, 2019

Beyond UNFCCC and Paris Agreement: Mapping Financial Support Available for Farmers and Agro-processors in Developing Countries

September 27, 2019

Trade-Climate-Agriculture Linkages: Towards more Coherence and Inclusiveness

September 16, 2019

Challenges for Compliance with the Enhanced Transparency Framework of the Paris Agreement

August 21, 2019

Assessing Current Nutrient Use and Manure Management Approaches

August 15, 2019

Export Challenges Faced by South and Southeast Asian e-Commerce Providers

August 22, 2019

Agricultural products’ exports: Sanitary & Phyto-sanitary barriers faced by exporters in EAC

July 17, 2019

Towards Effective Protection of Traditional Knowledge: Resolving Conflicts between TRIPS and CBD

June 26, 2019

WTO Nairobi Ministerial Decision on Preferential Rules of Origin for LDCs: A review of the implementation and outstanding issues

June 19, 2019

Methods and Approaches for Assessing Adaptation, Adaptation Co-benefits and Resilience

June 14, 2019

Comprehensive Review of the East African Community (EAC) Common External Tariff: What are the Salient Issues?

March 3, 2019

WTO Ministerial Decisions on Simplified Preferential Rules of Origin for LDCs: An Overview of their Implementation

March 22, 2019

Possible Special and Differential Treatment Provisions in the Fisheries Subsidies Negotiations at WTO

February 25, 2019

Special and Differential Treatment in the Context of the Digital Era

February 21, 2019

Synergising Trade and Climate Talks: How Can the WTO and UNFCCC Learn From Each Other?

February 17, 2019

Transforming Gender Roles in Value Chains: Towards More Sustainable Growth

February 4, 2019

Data Flows, Data Localisation, Source Code: Issues, Regulations and Trade Agreements

February 2, 2019

Trade in Services: Issues of Interest to Developing Countries and LDCs in the Regular WTO Committee

January 20, 2019

WTO Committee on Trade and Environment: Taking forward the Issues of Interest to Developing Countries and LDCs

January 19, 2019

WTO Committee on Trade and Development: Taking forward the Issues of Interest to Developing Countries and LDCs

January 18, 2019

Whitepaper on Enhancing MSME Participation in Trade: Considerations for the WTO Informal Work Programme for MSMEs

January 17, 2019

Trade Policies in Eastern and Southern Africa: Springboard or Barrier to Women’s Economic Development?

January 16, 2019

Barriers for MSMEs to Export at Regional and International Level: Views of MSMEs from Africa and Asia

January 11, 2019

Special and Differential Treatment in E-Commerce

December 12, 2018

Non-Tariff Barriers: Role of the Multilateral Trading System and Interests of Smaller Developing Countries and LDCs in Western Africa

December 13, 2018

The Importance and Implications of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures: Case Study of Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Oman and Tunisia

November 28, 2018

The African Continental Free Trade Area: Can it be Leveraged to Promote the Multilateral Trading System?

November 27, 2018

The WTO Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Agreement: Perspectives from East African Stakeholders

November 9, 2018

Trade in Services: Current roles of MSMEs in Developed & Developing countries

October 29, 2018

Tourism services: State of Play and Opportunities for EAC services providers

September 17, 2018

Agro-industrial Development in the Context of Climate Change, Food Security and Trade Developing Coherent Policies and Programmes in Uganda

August 20, 2018

Climate Change and Agriculture Negotiations: Towards more Coherence between Climate, Trade and Agriculture

August 16, 2018

Analysis of Uganda’s Draft National Industrial Development Policy: Mainstreaming Agro-Processing, Trade, Climate Change and Food Security

August 13, 2018

Sustainable Industrial Development Policy: What Role for Climate Change, Food Security and Trade? - Tanzania

September 13, 2018

National Industrial Development Policy: Mainstreaming Agro-Processing, Trade, Climate Change, Food Security and Gender - Uganda

August 8, 2018

Climat, Commerce, Alimentation: Orientations pour une Stratégie de Mise en Œuvre de L’agro-industrie au Burundi

August 7, 2018

The East African Community Private Sector Development Strategy (EAC PSDS): Enhancing the Private Sector’s Role in Addressing Climate Change

August 2, 2018

WTO G90 Special and Differential Treatment proposals: Significance to EAC Member Countries’ Development Policies

July 17, 2018

Trading with China: Challenges and Policy Issues faced by S&SEA exporting MSMEs

July 17, 2018

Digital Commerce Capacity Development: Preparing Trade Professionals for the Challenges of the Digital Economy

April 18, 2018

Socio-economic Impacts of Climate Change on EAC Agriculture: Can UNFCCC Negotiators Support Farmers and Agro-processors?

March 25, 2018

Buy Kenya, Build Kenya: Preserving EAC Regional Integration

February 21, 2018

How can Trade Help Agro-Processing Development in East Africa?

February 20, 2018

Leveraging Climate, Trade, and Industrial Policies to Upgrade EAC Agro-industries in Regional and Global Value Chains

January 12, 2018

Why and How LDCs can Better Participate in WTO's SPS and TBT Committees

December 28, 2017

Developing Countries’ Participation in the WTO Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade

December 21, 2017

Taking Advantage of the WTO Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures

December 21, 2017

Addressing the Cotton Issue: The Need for Progress at the 11th WTO Ministerial Conference

December 13, 2017

On the Table at MC11: TRIPS-related issues

December 10, 2017

Trade and Competition Policy: Has Past WTO Work Stood the Test of Time?

December 5, 2017

Competition Policy and the WTO: A Historical Perspective

December 4, 2017

Promoting Trade and Economic Development: Learning from WTO Trade Policy Reviews

November 21, 2017

What are the Possible Features of EAC Adaptation Communication?

November 8, 2017

Trade and Investment in the Multilateral Trading System: A Look at the Past and Proposed new Approach

October 5, 2017

Trade and Investment in the Multilateral Trading System: How has it Evolved?

October 5, 2017

Climate and Agriculture Negotiations: Towards more coherence between climate, agro-processing, trade and agriculture

September 6, 2017

Negotiating Trade and Investment in the WTO: A Historical Review of Multilateral Negotiations to Regulate Foreign Investment

March 30, 2017

The Impact of Second Hand Clothes and Shoes in East Africa

February 23, 2017

Agro-industrial Development Policies: What Nexus to Climate, Food Security, and Trade? - Kenya

February 15, 2017

Agro-industrial Development Policies: What Nexus to Climate, Food Security, and Trade? - Rwanda

February 15, 2017

Agro-industrial Development Policies: What Nexus to Climate, Food Security, and Trade? - Tanzania

February 15, 2017

Agro-industrial Development Policies: What Nexus to Climate, Food Security, and Trade? - Uganda

February 15, 2017

Liberalising Government Procurement in the Multilateral Trading System

January 31, 2017

Greening Kenya’s Trade Policy: Suggested Provisions

January 17, 2017

Integrating Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in International Trade

December 8, 2016

Improving Institutional Mechanisms for Trade in Services Negotiations and Policy-making: A Toolkit

November 29, 2016

Tackling Adaptation Challenges: Critical Step towards Sustainable Energy Sectors in the EAC

November 7, 2016

The Specific Trade Concern Mechanism of the TBT Committee and the WTO TBT Agreement Implementation

October 4, 2016

Services Data Collection for Low-income Countries: A Toolkit

October 4, 2016

Innovating for Temporary Movement of Natural Persons in Africa: Leveraging the CFTA

September 30, 2016

Informal Cross-Border Trade: A Perspective from Tunisia

September 29, 2016

Taking Stock of INDCs: Potential Trade Impacts for East Africa

September 29, 2016

Services Trade Data in LDCs & LICs: Challenges, “better performers” and pathways for improvement

September 25, 2016

Accounting Guidance for Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs)

September 20, 2016

New Zealand’s Recognised Seasonal Employer Scheme: An Object Lesson in Policy Making - But for Whom?

August 16, 2016

Trade and Climate: Are their Interlinkages Taken into Account in the WTO and UNFCCC Systems?

August 8, 2016

Trade as a Tool for the Economic Empowerment of Women

August 3, 2016

Leveraging Global Value Chain Analysis to Strengthen the Kenyan Tourism Sector

August 3, 2016

Women Agro-Processors in East Africa: Success Stories and Ways Forward

August 2, 2016

Effective Participation of Developing Countries and LDCs in Global Value Chains

August 2, 2016

Technical Barriers to Trade in the WTO Context: Considerations for South & South-East Asian countries

July 16, 2016

The Continental Free Trade Area: Enhancing Economic Development in Africa

July 11, 2016

The Impacts of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and E-commerce on Bilateral Trade Flows

September 5, 2016

Domestic Regulations and Trade in Services Negotiations: Considerations for South & South-East Asian countries

June 29, 2016

Effective implementation of Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs): critical role of the Ad-hoc working group on the Paris Agreement (APA) and relevant actions to be taken by members

May 31, 2016

New Zealand’s Recognised Seasonal Employer Scheme: An Object Lesson in Policy Making - But for Whom?

January 1, 2016

Successful Private Sector Mechanisms for Promoting Trade in Services: Case Study on Barbados

November 17, 2015

Non-Tariff Barriers on Selected Goods Faced by Exporters from the EAC to the EU and USA

October 25, 2015

Cross Border Higher Education, International Trade, and Economic Competitiveness

October 20, 2015

Agro-processing in the Context of Trade, Climate Change and Food Security

July 29, 2015

Exploring Regulations for Electric Energy Services through the GATS Lens: The Case of Kenya

July 23, 2015

Uganda’s National Trade Policy: Drawing Linkages with Climate Change and Food Security

May 6, 2015

GATS Disciplines on Domestic Regulations Negotiations : Brief Analysis of Developing Country Issues

May 6, 2015

Climate, Food, Trade: Analysis of Institutional Interplay and Information Exchange in Tanzania

April 17, 2015

Climate, Food, Trade: Analysis of Institutional Interplay and Information Exchange in Uganda

April 17, 2015

Climate, Food, Trade: Analysis of Institutional Interplay and Information Exchange in Rwanda

April 16, 2015

Climate Change, Food Security and Trade: Institutional Interplay and Information Exchange in Kenya

April 14, 2015

Secteur Privé et Société Civile : Relais de l’Information Agro-climatique et Commerciale au Burundi ?

April 14, 2015

Climat, nourriture, commerce: Analyse des interactions institutionnelles et des échanges d'inforlations au Burundi

April 14, 2015

“Home-Grown Solutions”: Rwandan Cases of Linking Climate Change, Agriculture and Trade

April 17, 2015

Effects of Trade Policy Reforms on Rice & Maize Cross-Border Trade in the EAC

September 22, 2014

Climate, Food, Trade: Linkages in West Africa

September 17, 2014

The Kenya Maize Development Programme: Lessons for Food Security and Sustainability

September 17, 2014

Climate, Food, Trade: Developing Coherent Policies and Programmes in East Africa

September 15, 2014

Engaging Non-State Actors in Public-Private Dialogues on Trade

August 25, 2014

Système d’alerte rapide : un aspect essentiel de la promotion de la productivité agricole face au changement climatique

August 21, 2014

Développement des chaînes de valeur agro-industrielles en Afrique de l’Est

August 20, 2014

Climate Change, Food Security and Trade: Evidence from the East African Community

June 22, 2014

Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA): Current Scenarios and Scope for the Future

July 18, 2014

Promoting Trade in Services: Analysing the Potential for EAC

July 18, 2014

Clean Development Mechanism Projects in EAC: An overview

July 17, 2014

Climate, Food, Trade Nexus: Addressing the Need for Policy Coherence in the EAC

July 14, 2014

The Political Dimension of Trade Reforms: Impact on Food Security in the East African Community

June 19, 2014

Réflexions depuis la ligne de front : Les négociateurs des pays en développement à l’OMC

October 3, 2013

Preparing for Bali: An Overview for CARICOM

September 10, 2013

Climate, Food, Trade: Where is the Policy Nexus? – Lessons from the East African Community

September 5, 2013

Geographical Indications: Establishing and applying an effective protection system in the EAC countries

July 12, 2013

A Relook at the Eighth Millennium Development Goal – Global Partnership for Development

May 5, 2013

Climate, Food, Trade: Where is the Policy Nexus? – Uganda

May 5, 2013

Climate, Food, Trade: Where is the Policy Nexus? – Tanzania

March 4, 2013

Climate, Food, Trade: Where is the Policy Nexus? – Rwanda

March 3, 2013

Climate, Food, Trade: Where is the Policy Nexus? – Kenya

March 2, 2013

Climate, Food, Trade: Where is the Policy Nexus? – Burundi

March 1, 2013

The "Plurilateral" Temptation and the Doha Round: Implications and Options for the EAC

January 1, 2013

The implications of Biofuel subsidies on Africa's food security and trade

November 1, 2012

Trade in Services Negotiations: Challenges and Way Forward for the EAC

September 1, 2012

Defining the Future of Trade: Need for a Multilateral Consensus

August 15, 2012

Quel avenir pour le commerce mondial? - Pour un consensus multilatéral

August 9, 2012

Standards in the Multilateral Trading System: Implications for the EAC

July 1, 2012

Facilitating Equitable Agriculture Development in sub-Saharan Africa: The Case of Uganda

June 5, 2012

Facilitating Equitable Agriculture Development in sub-Saharan Africa: The Case of Kenya

June 4, 2012

Facilitating Equitable Agriculture Development in sub-Saharan Africa: The Case of Tanzania

June 3, 2012

Facilitating Equitable Agriculture Development in Sub- Saharan Africa: The Case of Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda

June 2, 2012

Facilitating Equitable Agriculture Development in sub-Saharan Africa: An Analysis of the EU-EAC EPA

June 2, 2012

Leveraging Opportunities in Multilateral and Free Trade Agreements: a Case for the East African Community

June 1, 2012

Trade Facilitation in the TFTA: A Closer Look at the EAC

June 1, 2012

The Multilateral Trading System and Free Trade Agreements: The Case of the East African Community

February 1, 2012

Reflections from the Frontline: Developing Country Negotiators in the WTO

December 5, 2011

Agriculture in Development of Select African Countries: Linkages with Trade, Productivity, Livelihood and Food Security

February 23, 2011

Taking East African Regional Integration Forward: A Civil Society Perspective

December 10, 2010

Reassessing Scope and Mandate of the Enhanced Integrated Framework. A Legal/ Technical Study

October 5, 2010

The TRIPS-CBD Issue in the WTO: A South Asian Perspective

May 10, 2010

Inclusiveness of Trade Policy-Making : Challenges and Possible Responses for Better Stakeholder Participation

February 10, 2010

Improving Ownership through Inclusive Trade Policy Making Processes: Lessons from Africa

September 21, 2009

Towards More Inclusive Trade Policy Making: Process and Role of Stakeholders in Select African Countries

September 20, 2009

South Asian Positions in the GATS Negotiations: Some Reflections from CUTS Research

September 2, 2009

The Mexico - Telecoms Case: What Lessons Can Be Drawn for South Asian Countries?

September 1, 2009

Revenue Implications of the EC-EAC EPA: the Case of Tanzania

July 6, 2009

Standards and Market Access under EPAs: Implications and Way Forward for EAC

July 5, 2009

Trade in Services and EPAs: The way forward for the EAC

June 4, 2009

Export taxes and EPAs-Another Policy Tool under Threat from the EC?

July 3, 2009

The Most Favoured-Nation Provision in the EC-EAC EPA and its Implications

May 2, 2009

Leveraging the Agriculture Sector through Trade: Opportunities and Challenges in the EC-EAC EPA

July 1, 2009

Aid for Trade: Profile of the SAARC

June 1, 2009

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