Trade & development

Objectives

• This course aims to provide you with an understanding of development-related issues in the WTO, with special emphasis on the DDA as well as a greater appreciation of the linkage between trade and development.   
• In addition, the activity will focus on providing you with a greater understanding of the various tools for trade-related capacity building. 
• Finally the training aims at illustrating how your country can draw maximum benefit from membership of the WTO for your development processes.   

What you will learn:

• How trade and development are linked 
• The Development Dimension of the Doha Development Agenda
• Development Aspects of the negotiations on Agriculture and Non Agricultural Market Access 
• Development Aspects of the Negotiations on Services and Trade Facilitation.
• Current status of the S&D Work Programme.
• WTO and the LDCs + Other issues of interest to the LDCs and other Developing Countries in the WTO 
• How the WTO negotiations might better reflect the development needs of its developing Members – African interests as a region and key areas of importance to African countries in current negotiations –