11 September 2024, 17:00-18:15, Geneva.
Organizer: EIF
Information: WTO | Public Forum 2024 - "Re-globalization: Better Trade for a Better World"
Audio recording available.
3 December 2023. WTO events at COP28.
Event held during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) by EIF and ODI, hosted at the Trade House (International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the International Trade Centre (ITC), the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), and the World Trade Organization (WTO) Secretariat).
Event starts at 02:52:47 Trade House Pavilion: Day 3 (youtube.com)
3 December 2023. The Least Developed Countries (LDCs) account for less than 1% of global exports but almost 15% of global population.
31 July 2023. This webinar will "shed light on the instrumental role played by Investment Promotion Agencies (IPAs) in the development of LDCs". It is organized by WAIPA with the support of EIF and IsDB, on occasion of the International Day of the Least Developed Countries, on July 31, 2023. 10:30am-12:00pm CEST.
Information here: Webinar: LDCs Rising - WAIPA | The Global Reference Point for FDI
The LDC IPAs Conference at the Annual Investment Meeting (AIM) covered:
How can LDC IPAs target opportunities and existing constraints in engaging with potential investors?
Refine IPAs strategy in engaging with the private sector, from attraction to the aftercare investment stage.
Global multi-laterals at your disposal to guide you through the investment-building process.
2 November 2022. 15:00-17:30 CEST
Hybrid. The in-person location is Room S2, World Trade Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
"Organised jointly by the Commonwealth Secretariat and the Enhanced Integrated Framework, this hybrid event will explore the challenges and opportunities for developing countries and least developed countries (LDCs) in the digital trade space.
26 September 2022. A multi-agency programme strengthens the capacity of investment promotion agencies to increase sustainable investment in least developed countries. Read more here: Supporting investment promotion in least developed countries | UNCTAD
Watch the recording here: Securing climate-compatible trade for the most vulnerable countries | ODI: Think change
Why is productive capacity central to the sustainable development of least developed countries (LDCs)? How can LDCs, with support from development partners, expand their productive capacity through domestic policies including efforts to build back better from COVID-19? How can the Fifth United Nations Conference on the LDCs (LDC5) contribute to these efforts through the new Programme of Action?
