Development and building trade capacity
Acknowledgements / Disclaimer
Jul 2023
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This publication is the result of a joint effort of the World Bank and the WTO. The publication was co-authored and coordinated by Martin Roy of the WTO and Pierre Sauvé of the World Bank under the supervision of Deputy Director-General Anabel Gonzalez and Xiaolin Chai, Director of the Trade in Services and Investment Division, at the WTO, and Mona Haddad, Global Director of Trade, Investment and Competitiveness, and Sebastien Dessus, Practice M Read More
Executive summary
Jul 2023
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This co-publication by the World Bank and the WTO is motivated by a shared view that the structural changes associated with a more service-centric world economy and the central contribution that expanded trade and investment in services can make to economic growth and development warrant greater policy attention and revived international cooperation. An important aim of the publication, and a key reason for its joint nature, is to recall the be Read More
Conclusion
Jul 2023
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The composition of global trade in services has changed markedly in recent years, a period that has seen developing economies register significant export gains in the services sector despite the severe impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Such gains cover a host of non-traditional, high-value adding, services that can be more readily supplied today through digital means.
Avant-propos
Jun 2023
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La réussite de la douzième Conférence ministérielle de l’OMC (CM12) est une étape importante vers un système commercial multilatéral plus solide et plus efficace. La CM12 montre que l’OMC parvient à des résultats bénéfiques pour les populations du monde entier. Elle a également mis en avant le rôle important de l’OMC dans la résolution des problèmes qui touchent le patrimoine commun de l’humanité, dans des domaines comme l’environnem Read More
Prólogo
Jun 2023
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La conclusión satisfactoria de la Duodécima Conferencia Ministerial de la OMC (CM12) es un paso importante hacia un sistema multilateral de comercio más fuerte y eficaz. La CM12 ha demostrado que la OMC produce resultados que benefician a la población de todo el mundo. La CM12 también ha puesto de relieve la importancia de la OMC para resolver los problemas relacionados con el patrimonio común de la humanidad en esferas como el medio a Read More
Conclusion
Jun 2023
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Les résultats de l’exercice de suivi et d’évaluation OCDE-OMC 2022 soulignent qu’il est nécessaire de renforcer l’Aide pour le commerce et de mieux cibler les financements. Ils confirment que la pandémie de COVID-19 a constitué un revers important pour l’intégration de nombreux pays en développement dans le commerce mondial et pour leurs perspectives de développement, notamment pour les pays les moins avancés (PMA).
Introducción
Jun 2023
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La Ayuda para el Comercio tiene por objeto permitir a los países en desarrollo, y en particular a los países menos adelantados (PMA), utilizar el comercio para fomentar el crecimiento económico, el desarrollo sostenible y la reducción de la pobreza. Promueve la integración de los países en desarrollo, especialmente los PMA, en el sistema multilateral de comercio y su objetivo es movilizar el apoyo necesario para crear capacidad de oferta e infr Read More
Introduction
Jun 2023
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L’Aide pour le commerce vise à permettre aux pays en développement, et en particulier aux pays les moins avancés (PMA), d’utiliser le commerce comme moyen de promouvoir la croissance économique, le développement durable et la réduction de la pauvreté. Elle favorise l’intégration des pays en développement, en particulier les PMA, dans le système commercial multilatéral et vise à dynamiser le soutien pour renforcer les capacités du côt Read More
Introduction
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Aid for Trade Global Review 2022
Mar 2022
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Aid for Trade seeks to enable developing countries, and in particular least-developed countries (LDCs), to use trade as a means of fostering economic growth, sustainable development and poverty reduction. It promotes the integration of developing countries, especially LDCs, into the multilateral trading system and aims to galvanize support to build supply-side capacity and trade-related infrastructure in these countries to improve trade performance.
Foreword
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Aid for Trade Global Review 2022
Mar 2022
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The successful conclusion to the WTO’s 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12) is an important step towards a stronger and more effective multilateral trading system. MC12 shows that the WTO delivers results for the benefit of people around the world. MC12 has also highlighted the important role of the WTO in addressing the problems of the global commons in areas such as the environment and food security and in acting in the interests of members acr Read More
Conclusion
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Aid for Trade Global Review 2022
Mar 2022
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The results of the 2022 OECD–WTO monitoring and evaluation (M&E) exercise underline the need for more Aid for Trade and for better-targeted financing. They confirm that the COVID-19 pandemic was a significant setback for the integration into world trade of many developing countries and for their development prospects, especially for least-developed countries (LDCs).
Executive summary
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Aid for Trade Global Review 2022
Mar 2022
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Trade objectives feature prominently in the development strategies of developing countries. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, trade remains a development priority. This is the strong message that emerges from the 2022 Aid for Trade monitoring and evaluation (M&E) exercise, conducted jointly with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
Conclusiones
Jun 2023
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Los resultados del ejercicio conjunto de vigilancia y evaluación de la OCDE y la OMC de 2022 ponen de manifiesto la necesidad de más Ayuda para el Comercio y de una financiación mejor orientada. Confirman que la pandemia de COVID-19 fue un importante retroceso para la integración de muchos países en desarrollo en el comercio mundial y para sus perspectivas de desarrollo, especialmente en el caso de los países menos adelantados (PMA).
Gender equality and women’s empowerment in the African Continental Free Trade Area: What lessons can be learnt from the SADC?
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Making trade work for women
Sept 2023
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The Agreement Establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA Agreement), which has been signed by 54 out of the 55 African countries, seeks to create a single continental market for goods and services and facilitate the free movement of people on the continent thereby enhancing the competitiveness of intra-African trade and boosting intra-African trade. This will generate employment and improve the welfare of mostly young Read More
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Making trade work for women
Sept 2023
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This publication is one of the outcomes of the 2022 World Trade Congress on Gender – the first research conference on trade and gender to be held internationally. The Congress was organized by the WTO Trade and Gender Office and the WTO Gender Research Hub, with the cooperation of the Development Division, the Administration and General Services Division, the Information and External Relations Division, and the Office of the Dire Read More
Negotiating towards a tailor-made gender protocol under the AfCFTA: Could integrating Africa’s fragmented gender chapters be the key?
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Making trade work for women
Sept 2023
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Recently, the understanding that enhanced intra-regional trade among African countries could be a powerful tool in accelerating economic growth, development and poverty reduction on the continent has led African leaders to place considerable importance on regional integration (Brenton et al., 2013). However, tapping into the benefits of intra-African trade requires careful attention to inclusivity issues in ensuring both men and women benefit a Read More
Women’s exporting success: evidence from Canadian small and medium-sized enterprises
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Making trade work for women
Sept 2023
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Based on the Statistics Canada 2017 Survey on Financing and Growth of Small and Medium Enterprises, this chapter examines the role of gender on the export participation of Canadian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and identifies specific characteristics and business activities of women-owned SMEs that are associated with their export propensity and export intensity. It also provides empirical evidence of the benefits of online payments a Read More
Foreword
Jul 2023
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Services have emerged as the driving force that is shaping the economic landscape of countries at all levels of development. They account for the largest share of global economic activity by generating more than two-thirds of GDP, employ the most workers, and are the source of most new job creation, especially for female and young workers. At the same time, services trade has turned into a key element in growth strategies, becoming the most Read More
Gender and trade: How are gender provisions in trade agreements perceived by Chilean women exporters?
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Making trade work for women
Sept 2023
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There is widespread literature that illustrates the link between gender and trade, as it can reveal the different roles of women and men in economic activity. Therefore, trade policy can be a critical instrument for reducing or reinforcing gender inequalities.
Facilitating women’s economic empowerment through trade with voluntary sustainability standards
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Making trade work for women
Sept 2023
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The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) expressed an overarching objective of leaving no one behind. SDG 5 holds integral to all dimensions of inclusive sustainable development. Gender equality is a right and ensuring the rights of women and girls across all the SDGs will lay the foundations for a just and equitable society that works for all. By creating enabling conditions for women to fully participate in the economy and of Read More
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