April 30, 2019 -

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Following UNCTAD’s Ecommerce Week in April 2019 and on the cusp of a new partnership with EIF to boost ecommerce, Rwanda’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations and other International Organisations in Geneva discusses the state of play for online trade in the country

April 04, 2019 -

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Businesswomen creating a united front in Rwanda and the DRC

February 04, 2019 -

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Implementation is everything in aligning trade and agriculture in LDCs in Africa

December 13, 2018 -

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EIF has been working with hundreds of entrepreneurs for the past few years, to help them build and implement strategies for brand promotion, participate in regional and international trade fairs, improve in processing capabilities and value addition as well as provide support to cooperatives

December 07, 2018 -

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Following a recent visit to Rwanda with EIF, Netherlands Ambassador to the WTO and LDC Sub-Committee Chair Monique van Daalen discusses seeing the country’s cross border trade efforts in person, as well as the country’s policy in action

November 06, 2018 -

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Funding for traders, for government trade support and for infrastructure means resources at work in critical spaces in Rwanda

October 29, 2018 -

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The results of the Enhanced Integrated Framework in 2017

October 29, 2018 -

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A high-level panel at this year’s Public Forum examined the link between peace and trade, focusing on the opportunities and challenges that conflict-affected states face in developing their capacities to trade

October 26, 2018 -

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WTO’s Aid for Trade programme putting a spotlight on LDCs

October 10, 2018 -

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For an arid swath of Africa, a sap-like substance offers income possibilities for the poorest of the poor, along with environmental benefits

October 03, 2018 -

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Funding for aid for trade in LDCs is increasing – find out how much, from who, and where investments are going

September 17, 2018 -

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

September 12, 2018 -

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

August 29, 2018 -

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Island nation focusing on its unique, specialty plant life to kick start economic growth

August 26, 2018 -

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Targeting soy and groundnuts for export, the country and its farmers are seeing rewards

August 18, 2018 -

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When agriculture and trade align, change happens for incomes and economies

August 14, 2018 -

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With cashew prices surging and armed with solid trade policy, the country is looking to boost its farmers and processors

August 13, 2018 -

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In Comoros, an essential oils doyenne has plans for her country’s unique yields

August 10, 2018 -

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WTO Director-General Roberto Azevêdo's welcome message to participants at the Global Forum on Inclusive Trade for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

August 09, 2018 -

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Malawi's farmers have been cultivating new crops with the National Smallholder Farmers' Association of Malawi, supported by the Government of Malawi and EIF

August 08, 2018 -

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EIF is the only multilateral partnership working to support trade for development in the world's poorest countries. Check out how we are doing this, on the ground, with our partners, together with governments, always for development, always for the Least Developed Countries.

July 31, 2018 -

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The Forum, which was held from 13 to 14 June 2018 at the World Trade Organization (WTO), fostered practical solutions, offered results-oriented theoretical discussions, presented on-the-ground successes, and supported an innovative call to ramp up actions on inclusive trade for LDCs

July 23, 2018 -

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The closing ceremony echoed the Call to Action launched at the Forum, taking inclusive trade for LDCs to the next level

July 19, 2018 -

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Increasing trade between African countries offers great potential for building sustainable economic development and integration, including creating higher-wage jobs and unlocking greater business opportunities

July 05, 2018 -

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In the last two decades, there has been a boom in world trade driven by large reductions in trade barriers and unprecedented interlinkages among countries, and South-South trade has grown. Yet the world's poorest nations, designated Least Developed Countries (LDCs), engage in less than 1% of global trade while home to 13% of the world’s population

June 19, 2018 -

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An interview with Richard Kamajugo, Senior Director for Trade Environment at TradeMark East Africa (TMEA), during the EIF Global Forum 2018

June 11, 2018 -

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A journey from farmers’ fields to export markets

June 07, 2018 -

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In this issue: "Samoa's coconuts go global," "Taking female-led businesses from local to global," and "Women at the helm of Senegal's mango industry"

May 22, 2018 -

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In a country with a majority of the population cultivating small plots of land, empowering smallholder farmers is the key to economic success

March 08, 2018 -

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EIF Coordinators Hang Tran and Simon Hess interview Wanjira Mathai of wPOWER partnership on women's entrepreneurship in renewables