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WTO Public Forum: Boosting supply chains resilience through digitalisation: opportunities for LDC businesses

MTAVARES1 — Thu, 12 Sep 2024 13:00:00 +0000

Thursday, 12 September 2024 - 9:00am

12 September 2024. "The global trading landscape is evolving fast. Digital technologies offer new prospects for smaller companies in remote areas to tap the emerging opportunities across value chains. The session will bring together business community to share experiences of LDCs firms as they strive to reach global markets. It will also shed light on the various factors shaping sourcing decisions of big businesses, and what's been holding LDCs back from participating in global value chains. The speakers will also explore how the international community can help LDCs seize emerging opportunities and fully realize their trade potential."
Information and audio recording available here: WTO | Public Forum 2024 - "Re-globalization: Better Trade for a Better World"

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WTO

Enhanced Integration Framework (EIF)

Global value chains

Digital trade

Digital

WTO: Experience-sharing session - Addressing supply-side constraints to boost LDC services trade

MTAVARES1 — Thu, 11 Jul 2024 14:00:00 +0000

Thursday, 11 July 2024 - 10:00am

More information here.

News item here.

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From the WTO: WTO members explore ways of boosting LDCs’ capacity to participate in services trade

MTAVARES1 — Thu, 11 Jul 2024 13:00:00 +0000

11 July 2024.

Finding ways to boost least-developed countries’ (LDCs) services trade was the topic of a session held on 11 July under the WTO’s Sub-Committee on LDCs. The event brought together trade experts, international organizations and other stakeholders to share their experiences. News item here.

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Maximising the gains from digital trade: solutions and priorities for developing countries and LDCs - EIF and Commonwealth Secretariat

MTAVARES1 — Wed, 02 Nov 2022 17:00:00 +0000

Wednesday, 02 November 2022 - 1:00pm

2 November 2022. 15:00-17:30 CEST

Hybrid. The in-person location is Room S2, World Trade Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.

"Organised jointly by the Commonwealth Secretariat and the Enhanced Integrated Framework, this hybrid event will explore the challenges and opportunities for developing countries and least developed countries (LDCs) in the digital trade space.

Rapid digitalisation and the emergence of increasingly advanced digital technologies, ICT applications and data-driven solutions are changing the way goods and services are produced, supplied, traded and consumed across borders. However, entrepreneurs and firms in many developing countries, especially the least developed countries (LDCs), lack the tools and capacity to engage effectively in digital trade and risk missing out on the benefits available through participating more fully in the growing digital economy."

More information and registration here.

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ICT

Digital trade

Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF)