Artigo de opinião

22 Novembro 2022

LDCs need to be rewarded for their low emissions through better trade deals

Countries with high environmental credentials like Bhutan should be supported to trade with an automatic recognition and prioritization of their exports as clean and green. This will be a big boost to build productive capacity and help increase climate and trade ambition.

15 Novembro 2022

Adapting to a Changing Climate: How Trade and Trade Policy Can Make a Difference

Along with the damage posed to ecosystem and human health, climate change is already affecting what and how countries trade with one another. For instance, changing temperatures and weather patterns have an impact on crop yields, and therefore agricultural trade. Climate change can cause severe and costly disruptions to trade-related infrastructure, as sea level rises threaten seaports and rising temperatures affect and degrade railways. Tourism is another sector that is both crucial for trade and where changing weather conditions are affecting where people travel and the infrastructure that tourism relies on.

8 Novembro 2022

Aid for trade should be a catalyst for climate finance

While leveraging AFT to mobilize climate finance is an imperative for LDCs, this cannot be achieved without improved government-wide coordination, policy reforms to improve business environments, capacity building to attract and retain investment as well as contribution of resources and expertise to mobilize additional funding. Such an approach, while facilitating collective engagement to unleash the power of partnership, can make a difference to ensure that climate change adaptation and mitigation needs of LDCs are adequately funded.

25 Outubro 2022

Climate adaptation: The case for Aid for Trade

On 30th and 31st July, almost 300 mm of rain fell on Banjul and the capital region[HS1] of The Gambia.

13 Setembro 2022

Vanuatu Shows How to Reduce Emissions Through Trade Facilitation

Vanuatu has emerged as a trailblazer in the Asia‑Pacific region in leveraging the benefits of trade facilitation through the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)’s Automated System for Customs Data (ASYCUDA) program. For over 40 years, ASYCUDA, which is UNCTAD’s largest technical assistance program, has helped customs offices around the world clear goods faster and increase the pace of trade. Vanuatu is one of only seven ASYCUDA countries worldwide, and the only one in the Pacific region, running a single-window system using ASYCUDA.

9 Agosto 2022

Importance of building evidence for gender-sensitive trade policies

Building evidence does not only happen through research and analysis; it also comes from sharing experiences. For example, EIF support has been directed to sectors in which women are predominantly engaged, so female-owned businesses can expand and access new regional and global markets. Responses to the M&E exercise indicate a wide recognition that these efforts result in strengthening women’s economic and financial independence.

2 Agosto 2022

How can we harness aid for trade for a just transition to sustainable trade?

In 2022, WTO members have the opportunity to move forward on an aid for trade agenda that supports LDCs to tackle pressing challenges at the intersection of trade and sustainability. Given the massive trade-related challenges facing LDCs, the huge gap between needs and available support for a just transition to sustainable trade, and the urgency, scale, and impact of intersecting environmental crises in LDCs, mobilizing additional resources, investments, and partnerships is vital.

26 Julho 2022

6 things to know about Aid for Trade

Trade continues to play an important driving force not just of economic growth, but also poverty alleviation. Recognizing the role that trade can play in development, the WTO Aid-for-Trade Initiative seeks to mobilize resources to address trade-related constraints identified by developing and least-developed countries. But against the backdrop of multiple crises affecting the world economy, this task is challenging.

19 Julho 2022

It's time for public-private partnerships to drive digital trade in the most vulnerable nations

Unlike in 2013, PPPs are today widely embraced as a vehicle to promote digital trade. Now, they need to be used in places where they have been scarcer, such as the LDCs.

12 Julho 2022

The role of WTO Aid for Trade in actualizing an inclusive circular economy

The Aid for Trade initiative could also become an important platform to encourage collaboration between donor and recipient countries on shared circular economy trade related opportunities and challenges going forward.

5 Julho 2022

Taking tourism exports online

The Ministry of Tourism hosts the handicraft and Souvenir Development project, which is supported by the Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF); with among other objectives being improving quality, standards and marketing tourism exports such as souvenirs to boost foreign exchange.

21 Junho 2022

New Word Bank research tells us how to make Global Value Chains more resilient

Global Value Chains have helped make the world more prosperous. Making them more efficient will make the global economy more resilient to future shocks.

14 Junho 2022

Beyond ODA and Aid for Trade: The critical value of alternative trade funding

The Enhanced Integrated Framework has remained a key conduit for both channelling and leveraging wider Aid for Trade resources to the LDCs over the past decade but also has the mandate to support LDCs expand their trade funding base.

7 Junho 2022

Plastic pollution: Can aid for trade help least developed countries tackle this crisis?

LDCs have to deal with millions of tonnes of plastic products imported each year, including products with embedded plastics and with associated plastic packaging.

3 Maio 2022

The world of finance is waking up to the reality of climate change, but money still isn’t getting to the right places

Trade is a critical part of on the ground adaptation efforts that must also be considered, specifically local trade amongst small and medium enterprises which are impacted head-on by climate emergencies. We are seeing communities already vulnerable to shocks affected not only in terms of their resources getting destroyed or depleted but also due to a lack of support systems when this happens.

27 Abril 2022

Unlocking e-commerce in LDCs: Governments hold the key

The EIF recognises that our contribution to creating a thriving e-commerce ecosystem in LDCs is part and parcel of a bigger effort bringing together the expertise and skills of many others. While some are working together with the private sector, including small businesses, others are working with governments. While some invest in building digital infrastructure, others impart knowledge to build digital skills and yet others provide support to prepare and implement e-commerce policies.

8 Março 2022

Women play a key role in fighting climate change

15 Fevereiro 2022 - Daniel K. Kalinaki

As pandemic eases, LDCs face a long road to recovery

8 Fevereiro 2022

Technology is the key to transforming least developed countries. Here's how

25 Janeiro 2022

Why trade finance matters to unlock LDCs' trade potential

18 Janeiro 2022

Let's avoid an AfCFTA own-goal – why Africa must invest in connectivity now

11 Janeiro 2022 - Lyonpo Loknath Sharma et Ratnakar Adhikari

What Bhutan got right about happiness - and what other countries can learn

14 Dezembro 2021

How aid for trade can best support Least Developed Countries in the next decade

7 Dezembro 2021

Amid cyclones and COVID-19, Vanuatu makes bold decision to graduate from ‘least developed country’ category

16 Novembro 2021

Services: The new staple of 21st century development?

9 Novembro 2021

Counting carbon in the food export business

26 Outubro 2021

How Aid for Trade can Complement Climate Finance

19 Outubro 2021

Why foreign direct investment is key to Africa's sustainable recovery

5 Outubro 2021 - Marlynne Hopper

Pesticide residues: The safe trade challenge

31 Agosto 2021

GVCs for LDCs: How would new plan boost trade for least developed countries?

24 Agosto 2021

Opinion: 4 ways to promote vaccine equity through trade

17 Agosto 2021

Banking on protected areas to promote a green recovery

22 Junho 2021

A year of digitalization for women entrepreneurs?

6 Junho 2021

How can the EU’s border carbon adjustments avoid unintended consequences for LDCs?

8 Abril 2021

In West Africa, can organic shea become a solution?

25 Março 2021

De que forma a COVID-19 está a acelerar a utilização de tecnologias digitais na agricultura na África Oriental

A adoção de apps está a facilitar o trabalho aos agricultores e às empresas

23 Março 2021

Sovereign debt challenges and priorities today

18 Março 2021

A recuperação do comércio global sugere que algumas lições já foram extraídas da COVID-19

A recuperação está a assumir uma forma diferente da esperada

16 Março 2021

Acerca da implementação da ZLCCA em 2021

Novo acordo de comércio envolve ações económicas comunitárias a nível nacional e regional

11 Março 2021 - Sarah Mohan Barbara Ramos Valentina Rollo

Competitive in good times, resilient in bad times: What COVID-19 taught us about MSMEs

9 Março 2021

What role can sustainability standards play in the post COVID-19 recovery?

4 Março 2021

The overlapping crises of climate and COVID-19 demands a renewed solidarity

2 Março 2021 - Brendan Vickers Salamat Ali Dr. Neil Balchin Hilary Enos-Edu

Acesso negado: garantir vacinas para os países mais pobres do mundo

O PIB combinado dos PMA diminuiu 5% em 2020 em comparação com as estimativas pré-pandemia e os elevados números de infeções e mortes relacionadas com a COVID-19 colocaram uma pressão significativa sobre sistemas de cuidados de saúde já de si frágeis.

16 Fevereiro 2021 - Désirée Van Gorp

Making global value chains sustainable and enhancing the position of LDCs: A shared responsibility

28 Janeiro 2021

Helping small businesses build financial resilience

21 Janeiro 2021

Opinion: How the pandemic exposes power imbalances in global supply chains

14 Janeiro 2021 - Moono Mupotola

Pequenas empresas são fundamentais para o crescimento económico em África

Originalmente publicado pela International Trade Centre (ITC) International Trade Forum Magazine em 9 de dezembro de 2020

12 Janeiro 2021

Getting bullish on tourism in Burundi

17 Dezembro 2020

Mastering the art of cooking in Cambodia

15 Dezembro 2020

On augmenting Togo’s shea industry

10 Dezembro 2020

How cotton and its by-products can help create resilience for African smallholders

8 Dezembro 2020

Somalia making steps toward WTO accession

3 Dezembro 2020

Mitigating the impacts of COVID-19 on domestic rice value chains and food security in West Africa

2 Dezembro 2020

Can Africa’s third industrial development decade deliver?

26 Novembro 2020

Four key priorities for revisiting LDC vulnerabilities

24 Novembro 2020

Can digital platforms help mitigate agricultural losses from COVID in Uganda?

12 Novembro 2020

Climbing the ladder under the storm: How the COVID crisis is changing the GVC development strategies of LDCs

10 Novembro 2020

O turismo e o comércio numa encruzilhada em Cabo Verde

Cabo Verde é frequentemente descrito como um destino “fora do caminho batido”, seja o que for que exta expressão signifique.

5 Novembro 2020

Supporting an evolving ecommerce ecosystem in Myanmar

3 Novembro 2020 - Samantha Harris and Léa Farnier

How businesses can build resilience to climate impacts and protect the vulnerable throughout value chains

29 Outubro 2020

LDC tourism: Making strides towards sustainable, resilient recovery from COVID-19

27 Outubro 2020

Making trade part of the peacebuilding process in the Central African Republic

22 Outubro 2020

COVID-19 should be the accelerator for e-health in the least developed countries

21 Outubro 2020

Journey back to recovery – Resources to develop tourism sustainably

20 Outubro 2020

Global value chain lens can inform responses to bolster tourism industry in developing countries

15 Outubro 2020

Scale tangles with agility in African pharma supply chains, unleashing new forces

14 Outubro 2020

What industrialization means for well-being – and why it matters

13 Outubro 2020

Responsible tourism in Tanzania, recommendations for COVID-19 recovery

8 Outubro 2020

Business supply chain strategies are evolving, can poor countries benefit?

7 Outubro 2020

Following week of trade discussions, 4 takeaways for LDCs

5 Outubro 2020

For women in business in The Gambia and Zambia, making all the right moves

1 Outubro 2020

On the role of women trade trainers

30 Setembro 2020

Investing in The Gambia’s small businesses

24 Setembro 2020

Future-proofing safe trade now urgent for developing countries

14 Setembro 2020

Boosting African regional value chain development in response to COVID-19: The catalysing role of the AfCFTA

9 Setembro 2020

Study offers tips for Equatorial Guinea’s trade enhancement

7 Setembro 2020

Building back equitably: Spotlight on women workers in global value chains

24 Agosto 2020

‘Rules as data’ – the 21st century answer for trade facilitation?

19 Agosto 2020

The clock is ticking on electronic advance data for trade and ecommerce in LDCs

18 Agosto 2020

Focusing on export development, Ethiopia’s small businesses seeing success

11 Agosto 2020

COVID-19 is exacerbating the global trade finance gap

5 Agosto 2020

Looking at LDCs, food and COVID-19

4 Agosto 2020

Lessons from LDCs’ responses to COVID-19: From crisis to opportunities?

31 Julho 2020

Blockchain and LDC trade during COVID-19

30 Julho 2020

De que forma os países menos avançados podem atrair investimento direto estrangeiro no contexto da COVID-19?

Formas de os PMA se adaptarem face à crise global

21 Julho 2020

Industries post-COVID-19: A gender-responsive approach to global economic recovery

16 Julho 2020

COVID-19 and the seed sector: How countries are navigating challenges

14 Julho 2020

Unpacking COVID-19-related medical supply chains in Commonwealth LDCs

8 Julho 2020

Time for Asian partners to work together on a global COVID recovery strategy

7 Julho 2020

COVID-19 and the global contraction in FDI

1 Julho 2020

How to tackle least developed countries' gender gaps in tech use and data

30 Junho 2020

Can Madagascar inspire reform of global fashion’s US$2.5 trillion supply chains?

24 Junho 2020

Don’t put export bans on medical supplies during COVID-19. Why trade should flow freely to the world’s poorest countries

15 Junho 2020

Proteger as árvores, capacitar as mulheres, garantir os rendimentos – sugestões para uma história justa do carité

Como assegurar que as mulheres que colhem o carité beneficiem do facto de fazerem parte do mercado global

5 Junho 2020

Least developed country vulnerabilities exposed by COVID-19

3 Junho 2020

When it rains it pours: COVID-19 exacerbates poverty risks in the poorest countries

25 Maio 2020

How women in developing countries can harness ecommerce

19 Maio 2020

Six suggestions for improving support to least developed countries

18 Maio 2020

South Asian least developed countries: The rocky path to sustainable graduation

13 Maio 2020

COVID-19 hitting tourism hard: What does this mean for the world’s poorest countries?

7 Maio 2020

How poor countries can deal with the economic shock of COVID-19

4 Maio 2020

In the world’s poorest countries, the move to digitalize trade procedures is needed now more than ever

29 Abril 2020

West Africa's (eco)tourism initiative: Last chance to protect African biodiversity

28 Abril 2020

COVID-19 and trade: Challenges ahead for least developed countries and Small Island Developing States

27 Abril 2020

How can Africa’s trade ministers help combat COVID-19? Lessons from Ebola

22 Abril 2020

Technology critical to unlocking the agricultural potential of cotton

15 Abril 2020

Coronavirus is coming for the world's poor. Here are six ways to help.

14 Abril 2020

A traded tree: What rosewood means for Africa

9 Abril 2020

COVID-19 in Africa – some reflections on trade matters

7 Abril 2020

COVID-19: Trade restrictions are worst possible response to safeguard food security

31 Março 2020

Yes, medical gear depends on global supply chains. Here's how to keep them moving.

26 Março 2020

Industry 4.0: What next for least developed countries?

18 Março 2020

Sobre tarifas alfandegárias, sabão e o combate ao COVID-19

Políticas comerciais adequadas poderiam ajudar o mundo a combater a atual pandemia

16 Março 2020

Achieving SDG 2: Policy options and their trade-offs

12 Março 2020

Up and coming: Here's why Africa has the potential to boost global growth

10 Março 2020

Tools and finance to help transform least developed country economies

4 Março 2020

Time for bold initiatives to tackle inequalities and climate change

27 Fevereiro 2020

Why exporters need to mind the trade finance gap

18 Fevereiro 2020

Os países menos avançados podem converter-se nos autores da sua revolução tecnológica

Originalmente publicado pela OCDE – Desenvolvimento no dia 5 de fevereiro de 2020

13 Fevereiro 2020

A window of opportunity for Africa: Agricultural innovation, integration and entrepreneurial ecosystems

11 Fevereiro 2020

How developing country exports fared during the recent Populist era

6 Fevereiro 2020

Benefits and challenges of automated processes for wildlife trade in poor countries

28 Janeiro 2020

Leaving no one behind: New help for graduating least developed countries (Part II)

7 Janeiro 2020

How home country measures can promote foreign direct investment in poor economies

19 Dezembro 2019

How will least developed countries in Asia fare in the trade war?

17 Dezembro 2019

David Laborde: Addressing the nexus of food security, trade tensions and developing economies, where are we now?

16 Dezembro 2019

“Acesso a recursos genéticos e partilha de benefícios” no Quadro Global para a Biodiversidade pós-2020

Um Mecanismo Multilateral Global de Partilha de Benefícios revela-se o veículo adequado mediante o qual os países ricos em biodiversidade podem ser compensados por recursos genéticos utilizados na propriedade intelectual.