July 13, 2021 -

The Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated the challenges Least Developed Countries (LDCs) face in accessing vital trade finance, as many have seen their local dollar liquidity shrink while foreign banks take a dimmer - and not always accurate - view of emerging market risk.

May 18, 2021 -

Expanding and diversifying productive capacities will better position least developed countries (LDCs) to tap the financing and e-trade opportunities that will underpin their Covid-19 recovery. This was a recurrent theme in the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Least Developed Countries Report 2020, which cautioned however that the international community must first rally with resources, policy space and better international support measures.

May 04, 2021 -

Tourism, apparel and sustainable development strategies are covered in new series of policy briefs from the Enhanced Integrated Framework

April 13, 2021 -

Originally published by the OECD on 4th March.

March 17, 2021 -

A year into Covid-19 being declared a global pandemic, this month’s Aid for Trade stocktaking event, organized by the Development Division of the World Trade Organization (WTO), offers a timely opportunity to assess impact on developing and least developed countries’ (LDC) trade needs, discuss how to make the recovery sustainable and mobilize financing where it is needed most.

February 09, 2021 -

Seeing impacts in a complicated trade landscape requires learning and adapting

January 26, 2021 -

Guinea trying out south-south cooperation venture with Tunisia Trade in Guinea today centres mostly around the export of gold and bauxite, which is used to create aluminum. The country has the world’s largest deposits of the red rock, and aluminum prices are increasing.

September 23, 2020 -

New site making life easier for traders

August 31, 2020 -

In honor of former Enhanced Integrated Framework National Coordinator in Mali

August 26, 2020 -

Trade ministers in the Pacific approve the region’s first strategic framework on quality infrastructure

July 02, 2020 -

New tool offers actions to tackle the barriers to trade that women face

June 23, 2020 -

COVID-19 has led to a steep decline in business for operators in protected areas, coupled with a substantial drop in future booking requests.

June 09, 2020 -

Pandemic response highlights resilience of already-fragile countries

June 02, 2020 -

Supply chains are vulnerable, but there is also promise in new sectors for least developed countries

May 26, 2020 -

New report dives into the details of shifting treatment, export markets and more

April 21, 2020 -

A roundup of recent news on the global pandemic, covering issues facing some of the world’s poorest countries – and what they are doing

April 01, 2020 -

What are international institutions pledging in the wake of the pandemic?

February 04, 2020 -

Mainstreaming biodiversity across economic sectors is a key issue to be discussed at the CBD COP15 in China in 2020, where the post-2020 global biodiversity framework is due to be agreed upon.

January 14, 2020 -

Following rapid progress, up to 12 LDCs may leave the category in coming years. The countries involved include up to a quarter of the total LDC population.

December 12, 2019 -

New report delves into the trade data on agriculture on the continent, finding positive trends, points of concern and suggestions for the future

November 25, 2019 -

Well-managed trade in wild animals and plants can contribute to the conservation of the species.

November 14, 2019 -

Least developed countries (LDCs) have traditionally recorded persistent trade deficits.

October 30, 2019 -

The Enhanced Integrated Framework’s Trade for Development News is launching a new series of articles focusing on three major trade conversations happening today.

October 24, 2019 -

There are examples of sustainable, fair and ethical trade in products based on natural, biological resources and traditional knowledge.

September 30, 2019 -

Investment mobilization and technology transfers could increase incomes, and enable value addition

September 03, 2019 -

Without action, one out of every four people living in LDCs will be offline due to the lack of digital skills

August 08, 2019 -

In this issue: "Tentative steps to implementation of the Trade Facilitation Agreement in least developed countries", "Economic diversification: Why trade matters", and "Fisheries subsidies negotiations: What is at stake for least developed countries?"

June 27, 2019 -

The current trading environment is inadequately supportive to contribute to growth, boost incomes, create jobs through new market access opportunities and reduce poverty.

June 25, 2019 -

Aid for trade can support women’s economic empowerment, which is key to sustainable development.

June 17, 2019 -

The relative importance of trade and the degree of export concentration are higher than average in fragile least developed countries (LDCs).

June 11, 2019 -

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.

May 29, 2019 -

Fisheries are a crucial source of animal protein, livelihoods and export earnings for many developing countries, including several least developed countries.

May 14, 2019 -

See what lies ahead at the biennial Aid for Trade event in July 2019

March 08, 2019 -

Addressing trade in its many forms, EIF partnership creating sustainable impacts

October 29, 2018 -

The results of the Enhanced Integrated Framework in 2017

October 03, 2018 -

ePing platform helping countries keep track of assorted requirements, transforming communication and comment

September 17, 2018 -

Strategic alliances and alignments are key to making trade in agriculture work, for all

September 12, 2018 -

In some of the most impoverished countries in the world, agriculture is the backbone of the economy

August 06, 2018 -

What do a mountainous landlocked country, a post-war African nation, and three small island developing states have in common?

July 19, 2018 -

The current low use of ecommerce in Solomon Islands belies significant potential for the sector to grow swiftly and make economic and socioeconomic contributions to the country

June 08, 2018 -

A study published two years ago — the Diagnostic Trade Integration Study (DTIS) update — has helped to push forward the Islamic Republic of Mauritania’s reform agenda, by providing a roadmap for how the small African and Arab country can strategically diversify its exports to grow its wealth and reduce poverty

May 14, 2018 -

A new book on sanitary and phytosanitary gaps from the Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF) highlights ways to support farmers, processors, traders and governments in developing countries to access global markets

April 18, 2018 -

New tech uses present challenges – and a host of opportunities – for the world’s poorest countries 

March 09, 2018 -

Just-launched facility offers state-of-the-art services, and promises to boost business

March 03, 2018 -

A new study for Tanzania — the Diagnostic Trade Integration Study (DTIS) update — highlights opportunities for developing and improving trade opportunities for Tanzanian businesses and investors.

February 17, 2018 -

Download the first print edition of Trade for Development News!

January 24, 2018 -

Two dozen Beninese women making a unique type of garri flour sign up to a new code of practice to better market their product and boost incomes

January 19, 2018 -

On 29 May 2012 Willie Luen was preparing to emcee one of the most important meetings of his life. He remembers that the room — a hotel conference room in Port Vila, the capital city of Vanuatu — was so packed with people that the windows were starting to fog up.

December 21, 2016 -

Meet a young woman from Cambodia who received silk production training through an EIF project

February 24, 2016 -

Representatives of the government, public and private institutions, donors and international organizations met in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 23 to 24 February 2016

November 17, 2015 -

Contributing to the reconstruction of communities after a natural disaster

November 17, 2015 -

Chandra and her 25 colleagues from her women's association take a break from the day's farming business to hold a meeting on their ginger business prospects and the stiff market competition they face with India's value-added ginger.

May 22, 2014 -

In a meeting held at the World Trade Organization (WTO), H.E. Mr Christophe Roger Kolo, Prime Minister, signalled Madagascar's readiness to re-engage with the multilateral trading system with support from the WTO, the Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF) and development partners.