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tralac’s Daily News selection: 16 December 2015

tralac’s Daily News selection: 16 December 2015

16 Dec 2015
The selection: Wednesday, 16 December MC10 updates: WTO's 'Latest News' feature, Bridges Daily Update 2 Experts ponder CFTA's human rights impacts (UNECA) A side-event titled 'A...
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WTO members urged to crown successful year of multilateral diplomacy with Nairobi deal

WTO members urged to crown successful year of multilateral diplomacy with Nairobi deal

16 Dec 2015
WTO members were urged at the opening session of the WTO’s Tenth Ministerial Conference in Nairobi on 15 December to crown a successful year of multilateral diplomacy by deliveri...
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Facilitating the participation of landlocked developing countries in commodity value chains

Facilitating the participation of landlocked developing countries in commodity value chains

16 Dec 2015
Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) face multiple trade and development challenges. In addition to their geographical predicaments and remoteness from international markets, mo...
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At high-level forum, top UN officials urge bridging digital divide to ‘power’ sustainable development

At high-level forum, top UN officials urge bridging digital divide to ‘power’ sustainable development

16 Dec 2015
Citing remarkable achievement of the information and communication technologies (ICT) for development, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Tuesday that t...
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WTO negotiating function under scrutiny as Ministerial begins

WTO negotiating function under scrutiny as Ministerial begins

16 Dec 2015
Trade ministers continued to disagree over the future of the WTO’s negotiating function, as talks for the organisation’s Tenth Ministerial Conference (MC10) kicked off in Nairo...
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Despite $28 billion drop in global private infrastructure investment in energy, transport, and water, strong showing of renewable energy projects

Despite $28 billion drop in global private infrastructure investment in energy, transport, and water, strong showing of renewable energy projects

16 Dec 2015
Despite a sharp decline in private investment in energy, transport, and water infrastructure in developing countries in the first six months of 2015, investment in renewable energy...
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Declaration of Ministers of the Group of Small, Vulnerable Economies (SVEs) to the Tenth Session of the World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference

Declaration of Ministers of the Group of Small, Vulnerable Economies (SVEs) to the Tenth Session of the World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference

16 Dec 2015
We, the Ministers and Heads of Delegation of the Group of Small, Vulnerable Economies (SVEs), having met on 15th December 2015 in Nairobi, Kenya, on the margins of the Tenth Sessio...
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tralac’s Daily News selection: 15 December 2015

tralac’s Daily News selection: 15 December 2015

15 Dec 2015
The selection: Tuesday, 15 December Trudi Hartzenberg: Africa free-trade bloc implementation date may be too optimistic (Bloomberg) A 2017 implementation date set for creating a ...
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Africa free-trade bloc implementation date may be too optimistic

Africa free-trade bloc implementation date may be too optimistic

15 Dec 2015
A 2017 implementation date set for creating a free-trade zone in Africa, a region with a combined economy worth more than $2 trillion, may be too optimistic, according to trade exp...
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Ministerial Declaration: LDC Trade Ministers’ Meeting, December 2015

Ministerial Declaration: LDC Trade Ministers’ Meeting, December 2015

15 Dec 2015
LDC Trade Ministers’ Meeting: Nairobi, Kenya, 14 December 2015 – Ministerial Declaration We, the Ministers of the Least Developed Countries, Meeting in Nairobi on Decemb...
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Divides run deep as Ministers arrive at Nairobi WTO meet

Divides run deep as Ministers arrive at Nairobi WTO meet

15 Dec 2015
Trade ministers are arriving in Nairobi, Kenya to begin their latest biennial conference, set to be held from 15-18 December. Whether the WTO meet will indeed be able to yield subs...
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WTO Ministerial: A time for reflection in Nairobi on the future of global trade

WTO Ministerial: A time for reflection in Nairobi on the future of global trade

15 Dec 2015
This week, trade ministers will gather together in the Kenyan capital city of Nairobi for the WTO’s Tenth Ministerial Conference, marking the first time that the global trade bod...
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African Consultations on Migration: Factoring in outcomes of the Valletta Summit

African Consultations on Migration: Factoring in outcomes of the Valletta Summit

15 Dec 2015
The African Consultations on Migration kicked-off on Monday, 14 December 2015. The Consultations were officially opened by Dr. Olawale I. Maiyegun, the Director of Social...
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Greater inclusion of women and youth in work will spur human development in Sub-Saharan Africa

Greater inclusion of women and youth in work will spur human development in Sub-Saharan Africa

15 Dec 2015
Reducing inequalities and the creation of work are critical for human development in the region, says the 2015 Human Development Report. Significant gains have been made in human ...
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UNEP launches Environment and Trade Hub to support countries in sustainable development goals implementation

UNEP launches Environment and Trade Hub to support countries in sustainable development goals implementation

15 Dec 2015
Global partnership will focus on sustainable trade The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) on 14 December 2015 launched the Environment and Trade Hub, an initiative which ...
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AfDB launches Development Effectiveness Review on Sierra Leone

AfDB launches Development Effectiveness Review on Sierra Leone

15 Dec 2015
Sierra Leone recognized as a success story among states emerging from conflict, but underlying drivers of fragility still remain The African Development Bank (AfDB) launched its D...
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G-33 Ministerial Communiqué: Nairobi, December 2015

G-33 Ministerial Communiqué: Nairobi, December 2015

15 Dec 2015
1. We, Ministers and Representatives of the G-33 Members met in Nairobi, Kenya, on 14 December 2015, on the occasion of the 10th WTO Ministerial Conference to assess the curre...
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Enhancing the contribution of Export Processing Zones to the Sustainable Development Goals

Enhancing the contribution of Export Processing Zones to the Sustainable Development Goals

15 Dec 2015
An analysis of 100 EPZs and a Framework for Sustainable Economic Zones Over the past decade, the popularity of Export Processing Zones (EPZs) has grown in many countries acro...
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tralac’s Daily News selection: 14 December 2015

tralac’s Daily News selection: 14 December 2015

14 Dec 2015
The selection: Monday, 14 December MC10: a compendium of resources, news items, commentaries Official websites: Kenya MC10, WTO Twitter: @MC10Nairobi tralac's MC10 Resource Box...
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Historic Paris Agreement on Climate Change

Historic Paris Agreement on Climate Change

14 Dec 2015
195 nations set path to keep temperature rise well below 2 degrees Celsius An historic agreement to combat climate change and unleash actions and investment towards a low carbon, ...
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