Trade & Regional Integration

Private sector development and the facilitation of trade, often through better regional integration and agreements, help to build a stronger global market place and fuel development across borders.

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Customs - Export helpdesk - Fair Trade - Market access - Multilateral trade negotiations - Regional integration - Regional trade agreements (RTAs) - Trade administration - Trade education/training - Trade facilitation - Trade Policy - Trade-related adjustment - Aid for trade

News Story: Commonwealth Secretariat’s DSG Mr. Deodat Maharaj addressed students of the College of Micronesia on the topic of “Small States in changing world"

Leah Worrall created a new WIKI page | 12 September 2016

Commonwealth DSG Maharaj addresses students from the College of Micronesia On Wednesday 7 September 2016, the Commonwealth Secretariat’s Deputy Secretary General Mr. Deodat Maharaj addressed 40 students and staff of the College of Micronesia on the topic of “Small States in a changing world” at the...

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Project: Hub and Spokes Programme
Programme News

Leah Worrall created a new WIKI page | 12 September 2016

Our national and regional trade advisers have been working assiduously to raise the visibility of the Hub and Spokes Programme Consolidation Phase with partners and stakeholders. Here are some recent reports on their activities: Adviser sharpens trade analysis skills in the Eastern Caribbean - 16...

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Project: Hub and Spokes Programme
Kava company reaches out to the world

David Walker posted Information | 23 August 2016

The Fijian government has provided a great way forward for exporters under its National Export Strategy (NES) initiative, says Green Gold Kava managing director Praveen Narayan. "My small family-owned Fijian owned company knows no bounds and is eager to reach out to the world," he said. Mr Narayan...

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Group: Building resilience of small island economies
Pacific island economies hit by global slump

David Walker posted Information | 23 August 2016

Countries in the Pacific region will see economic growth sharply decline from 7.0 percent, recorded last year, to an average of 3.9 percent in 2016, according to the Asian Development Bank (ADB). In its Pacific Economic Monitor of July 2016, the ADB attempted to put a positive gloss on the figures...

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Group: Building resilience of small island economies
Trade Unions as actors of development education and awareness raising for global solidarity

TUDCN Communicates updated the Information | 18 August 2016

There is a wealth of campaigns lead by trade unions that aim to raise awareness of the realities of development. These campaigns often result in direct North-South partnerships between trade unions in developed and developing countries. The Trade Union Development Cooperation Network has recently...

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Group: EU DEAR Programme Group
Trade Unions as actors of development education and awareness raising for global solidarity

TUDCN Communicates posted Information | 12 August 2016

There is a wealth of campaigns lead by trade unions that aim to raise awareness of the realities of development. These campaigns often result in direct North-South partnerships between trade unions in developed and developing countries. The Trade Union Development Cooperation Network has recently...

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Group: EU DEAR Programme Group
Enhancing Trade Capacity Development in the Africa, Caribbean and Pacific Regions

Leah Worrall posted Information | 11 August 2016

The Hub & Spokes II Programme (2012 – 2016) is an innovative Aid for Trade initiative that helps to enhance trade capacity in the ACP group of states. It is a joint programme of the European Union (lead donor), ACP Group Secretariat, the Commonwealth Secretariat and the Organisation...

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Group: Private Sector and Trade
Video: PIFS Trade Adviser Discusses Trade Policy Frameworks

Leah Worrall created a new WIKI page | 4 August 2016

PIFS Trade Adviser, Fredrick Kamusiime Fredrick discusses in a video the role of national trade policy frameworks in helping to enhance sustainable economic growth in the Pacific region, with associated benefits on employment and standards of living within communities. He has been working with the...

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Project: Hub and Spokes Programme
Supporting Social Enterprises to Reach SDGs

Capacity4dev Team updated the Article | 4 August 2016

When anaesthetist Kibret Abebe sold his family home in Addis Ababa to buy three second-hand ambulances, his relatives were worried. Eight years on, his ambulance service – the first in Ethiopia - has saved 40,000 lives and shows the role social enterprises can play in achieving development goals...

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Dynamic Trade Policy for Small Island Developing States: Lessons for the Pacific from the Caribbean

David Walker posted Information | 26 July 2016

Small island developing states (SIDS) have common economic challenges and are faced with high costs for energy, infrastructure, transportation, trade logistics and public administration. These challenges are increasingly undergirded by new concerns such as the high incidence of chronic non-...

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Group: Building resilience of small island economies

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