1. Trade efficiency strategy

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Development strategies and trade policy

The next step in UNCTAD s Trade Point strategy then became to move from this pre transactional role of Trade Points to a fully transactional role, which would turn the Trade Point network into the first global instrument for electronic commerce.

However, inadequate extrabudgetary resource availability, especially for central support functions of this programme, undermines its ability to implement the Bangkok and São Paulo mandates and impairs delivery of effective assistance.

The following objectives will constitute the basis of UNCTAD s trade point strategy in the next few years

The Trade Point strategy and the most recent evaluation of Trade Points activities are covered in greater detail in a separate document, the Trade Point Review.

Poverty reduction strategies (PRSPs) should be linked to the trade agenda.

Before the war, America had been highly protectionist.

Trading relationships that had been interrupted by war were revitalized.

Subsequently, the Japanese trading houses also adopted this strategy.

The challenge for us, therefore, is to create the conditions for trade.

4. The second section of the document covers the other four sub items on the Commission s agenda, namely (1) trade efficiency strategy (2) legal dimensions of the Trade Point programme (3) inter institutional cooperation in the field of trade efficiency and (4) trade efficiency assessment.

In the light of this challenge, there was a need to reinforce technical assistance for LDCs such as that provided by UNCTAD in trade and trade negotiations.

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How the US China trade war may be good for Beijing

We consider further liberalization of trade and WTO membership as key elements of our country's general development strategy.

First, the Board considered trade a central component of any development strategy, because it was a major avenue for financing development.

Regarding the trade efficiency strategy, the analytical and policy oriented bases of the trade efficiency programme are recalled and the practical steps of a result oriented strategy are illustrated by two examples, namely the ASYCUDA programme and the Trade Point programme.

Briefing on UNCTAD's approach to the trade and development challenges facing least developed countries (organized by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD))

ITC indicates that a first draft of its strategic plan has been completed.

(c) Strengthening trade efficiency (Trade Points)

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Tool kits designed to facilitate self execution of MTS capacity building have been completed on institutional capacity building for trade negotiations and trade policy formulation MTS reference centres and inquiry points and export sector strategies.

The second section addresses the four topics on which the Commission expressed interest in receiving information and practical proposals, namely (1) trade efficiency strategy (2) legal dimensions of the Trade Point programme (3) inter institutional cooperation in the trade efficiency area and (4) trade efficiency assessment.

(iv) World Trade Organization (WTO) WTO Trade Facilitation

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At such a vulnerable time, they are hit by the trade war.

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Because of the rapid expansion and growing visibility of the Trade Point programme, the overall strategy followed by UNCTAD in the area of trade efficiency has tended to be overshadowed by its technical assistance component.

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Diversify trade activities and develop strategies for coping with economic instability

Making trade a more effective mechanism for poverty reduction in the least developed countries requires (a) mainstreaming trade in poverty reduction and national development strategies (b) increased international financial and technical assistance for building production and trade capacities in the least developed countries and (c) a more enabling international trading environment.44

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trade and investment trade and competition policy.

Established in the context of the decentralization strategy adopted by UNCTAD s Special Programme on Trade Efficiency, the UNCTAD TPDC has been responsible for the development of innovative tools and interfaces used by GTPNet, including the Electronic Trading Opportunities (ETOs) System, the GTPNet World Wide Web site on the Internet, and its corresponding Trade Point Internet Incubator (see below).

A training course on export promotion, held in cooperation with the International Trade Centre and WTO in Uzbekistan in June 1997, aimed to enhance the capacity of countries to formulate trade policies and strategies for the diversification of trade.

The World Trade Organization (WTO) was also involved through the environment trade link, which presented an additional challenge to developing countries, as they were likely targets for environmental conditionalities and trade protectionism.

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ECLAC has also been seized with the new challenges to regional integration and trade.

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Priority three International trade and trade facilitation

International trade policies and multilateral trade negotiations