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

Diane KELECOM commented on an article | 8 July 2014

Improving Water and Sanitation Conditions for Slum Dwellers in Kenya

Despite the revenue generated by its cut-flower industry (7% of exports), Kenya suffers from the ecological footprint caused to its water resources, resulting in pollution, sanitation issues... A very interesting study underlines the issues around the Naivasha Basin, a freshwater lake North West of...
World Investment Report 2014 - Investing in the SDGs: an Action Plan (overview)

Nadia Lamhandaz uploaded a new Document | 3 July 2014

wir2014_overview_en.pdf 1.89 MB

This edition of the World Investment Report provides valuable analysis that can inform global discussions on how to accelerate progress toward the Millennium Development Goals and shape a long-range vision for a more sustainable future beyond 2015. The Report reveals an encouraging trend: after a...

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Group: Environment, Climate Change and Green Economy
Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda Unite Efforts to Combat Illegal Timber Trade in East Africa

United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) posted Information | 3 July 2014

Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda Unite Efforts to Combat Illegal Timber Trade in East Africa Coordinated Approach Set to Curb Trade that Costs World Economy US$30-100 Billion Annually Nairobi, 26 June 2014 – High-level government representatives from Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania today, at the first United...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Uganda National Workshop on the WTO/ TBT Agreement

Caroline Garcia created a new event | 3 July 2014

11 Jul

From 11 July 2014
in Kampala (Uganda)

Organised by ACP EU TBT Programme

The EU-ACP TBT programme is currently implementing a capacity building project for the Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) mainly aiming at improving the ability of national counterparts to timely notify to WTO all new and revised technical regulations and conformity assessment procedures.

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Group: Private Sector and Trade
Fair Trade in China

Samuel Poos posted Information | 3 July 2014

With almost a quarter of the global population and approximately 10% annual growth over the last 20 years, China has become the foremost power at the beginning of the third millennium. A middle class has emerged over the last years which closely resembles Europe and the United States in terms of...

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Group: Fair Trade
New Fairtrade Labels Attract Criticism

Samuel Poos posted Information | 3 July 2014

On 27 January 2014, Fairtrade International launched its Fairtrade Sourcing Programmes for cocoa, sugar and cotton. The official objective is to boost smallholder producers' sales. Meanwhile, criticism of these new labels is on the rise too and Fairtrade Everything is based on one finding: sales of...

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Group: Fair Trade
Ethical product trends in South Africa

Samuel Poos uploaded a new Document | 3 July 2014

ethical_product_trends_in_south_africa_2013.pdf 7.44 MB

A major obstacle for organisations promoting ethical products is the lack of market information. This is why The Trade for Development Centre (TDC - a programme of the Belgian Development Agency, decided to have market research conducted on ethical, sustainable products in different developing...

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Group: Fair Trade
Next Brussels Briefing: Building resilience of SIDS through trade and agribusiness development

Lebo Mofolo posted Information | 2 July 2014

The Brussels Development Briefing on ‘ Building resilience of SIDS through trade and agribusiness development ‘, will be held during the morning of Friday 11 July 2014, at the Borschette Congress Center in Brussels. This 37th Briefing is taking place in the context of 2104 as the year of Small...

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Group: Private Sector and Trade
Brussels Briefing 37: Building resilience of SIDS through trade and agribusiness development

Lebo Mofolo created a new event | 2 July 2014

11 Jul

From 11 July 2014
in 1040 Brussels (Belgium)

Organised by CTA

*About the Brussels Briefings* The ACP-EU technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA [1]), the European Commission [2], the EU Presidency, the ACP Group [3],Concord [4], and other partners organize *regular development Briefing sessions in Brussels on key issues and challenges for...

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Group: Private Sector and Trade
Green Growth Best Practice - Executive Summary

Nadia Lamhandaz uploaded a new Document | 1 July 2014

green-growth-in-practice-062014-es.pdf 1.92 MB

The Green Growth Best Practices report is now available! Following precedent reviews of green growth, green economy, low carbon and climate resilient development plans by OECD (2013), UNEP (2011), the World bank (2012) and others, the GGBP Initiative focuses on the 9 interlinked stepss that are...

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Group: Environment, Climate Change and Green Economy

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