Aid for Trade
August 15, 2019 -
Violeta Gonzalez, Fabrice Lehmann
5 ways to boost sustainable trade in the world’s poorest countries
Originally published by World Economic Forum Agenda on 4 July 2019
June 19, 2019 -
Dan Ciuriak, Maria Ptashkina
A strategy to leverage the digital transformation for development
The digital transformation provides developing economies new opportunities to leapfrog industrial age infrastructure, to draw on the vast knowledge spillovers from the internet, to take advantage of new markets offered by digital platforms and to exploit production possibilities enabled by digital technologies.
June 17, 2019 -
Luisa Bernal, Daria Shatskova
For trade development, shifting from fragility to resilience
The relative importance of trade and the degree of export concentration are higher than average in fragile least developed countries (LDCs).
June 13, 2019 -
Aussama Bejraoui, Frans Lammersen, Justine Lan
Aid for trade, economic diversification and empowerment in the least developed countries
Economic diversification and empowerment are essential for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals; they also embody the rationale behind the Aid for Trade Initiative.
June 11, 2019 -
David Luke, Heini Suominen
The African Continental Free Trade Area: Dawn of a new era
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) will transform the way Africa trades, with intra-African trade expected to increase by 15-25 per cent, and the boost to trade in industrial goods accelerating diversification of Africa’s economies.
June 06, 2019 -
Cornelius Gregg, Bolormaa Tumurchudur Klok, Milagros Lazo Castro
In Malawi, bolstering youth and women’s employment through sectoral skills strategies
Skills strategies can provide a bridging mechanism to enable disadvantaged groups such as youth and women to gain from international trade.
June 04, 2019 -
Paul Brenton, Ian Gillson, Pierre Sauvé
Economic diversification: Why trade matters
Economic diversification is a key element of development in which a country moves to a more diverse production structure, scaling-up resilience to external shocks and providing a path for equitable growth.
May 29, 2019 -
Alice Tipping, Tristan Irschlinger
Fisheries subsidies negotiations: What is at stake for least developed countries?
Fisheries are a crucial source of animal protein, livelihoods and export earnings for many developing countries, including several least developed countries.
May 23, 2019 -
Fabrice Lehmann
Global value chains and development paths: A conversation with Caroline Freund
Talking global value chains and trade integration, ahead of forthcoming World Bank report
May 21, 2019 -
Annette Mutaawe Ssemuwemba, Fabrice Lehmann
Tentative steps to implementation of the Trade Facilitation Agreement in least developed countries
Agreement provides least developed countries with novel provisions, with consultation needs taking centre stage
May 16, 2019 -
EIF launches policy series on all things LDCs and Aid for Trade
Examining Aid for Trade and LDCs, aiming for evidence-based action
May 14, 2019 -
Lisa Cornish
What to expect from WTO's 2019 Global Review of Aid for Trade
See what lies ahead at the biennial Aid for Trade event in July 2019
February 20, 2019 -
Deanna Ramsay
Aiming for major trade outcomes, EIF launches Strategic Plan 2019-2022
Aligned with the Global Goals, plan has elevated efforts and new targets
October 26, 2018 -
Sainabou Taal
In fast-evolving trade landscape, addressing the structural challenges
WTO’s Aid for Trade programme putting a spotlight on LDCs
March 14, 2018 -
Anoush der Boghossian
Making Aid for Trade work for women
Studies show benefits of a more inclusive economic model