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From the WTO: STDF Annual Report shows strong partnerships keep safe trade flowing

MTAVARES1 — Wed, 22 Jun 2022 17:00:00 +0000

22 June 2022. From the WTO: The latest Annual Report from the Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF), launched on 22 June, spotlights how ongoing dialogue and cooperation among partners have helped developing and least-developed countries (LDCs) strengthen their food safety, animal and plant health capacity and facilitate safe trade despite the ongoing pandemic. News item here.

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Aid for Trade Stocktaking Event 2021: LDC focused sessions

MTAVARES1 — Tue, 23 Mar 2021 13:00:00 +0000

Tuesday, 23 March 2021 - 9:00pm to Thursday, 25 March 2021 - 6:00pm

Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF) and partners are holding the World Trade Organization's (WTO) Aid for Trade Stocktaking Event from 23 to 25 March to assess the trade impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and make the case for mobilizing aid for trade financing to support recovery.

The Stocktaking Event will host 10 virtual sessions dedicated to the issues and impacts of COVID-19 on least developed countries (LDCs) and their trade environments. More information here.

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How innovative trade funding can help LDCs recover from COVID-19 - EIF and partners

MTAVARES1 — Mon, 23 Nov 2020 14:00:00 +0000

The current COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the precarity of LDCs when it comes to financing and investments in support to trade. There is a growing consensus in the aid community that blending traditional Official Development Assistance (ODA) with private sector sources of capital through innovative finance mechanisms will be crucial to help LDCs recover from the pandemic. To explore these challenges and opportunities, the Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF) is bringing together government and business leaders with ODA and finance experts for a 90-minute digital event on 23 November 2020. The event will explore how COVID-19 has impacted the financing and investment landscape in LDCs and what strategies can help LDCs access new sources of finance for trade-related activities.

More information here.

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