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At the opening of the Trade in Services for Development (TS4D) Conference on 3-4 December, the WTO and World Bank highlighted progress in the initiative’s efforts to help developing economies leverage services trade for growth and development.
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Services are the most dynamic segment of world trade and present important development opportunities. However, many developing economies still lag in terms of participation in services trade. Services trade can be complex and realizing its growth potential can be challenging.
The Trade in Services for Development Initiative, launched at the Public Forum in September 2024, is a joint capacity building and technical assistance effort of the WTO Secretariat and the World Bank aimed at helping developing economies better leverage trade in services for development.
A conference on 3-4 December will present the new capacity building tools developed or expanded this year under the initiative.
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https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/serv_e/serv_2511202510_e/serv_2511202510_e.htm
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As leaders gather in Belém for COP30, a reminder: trade is part of the solution to the climate challenge.
In September, Ambassador André Corrêa do Lago, President of COP30, highlighted the role of trade in supporting the transition to net zero during his visit to the WTO.
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Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala met with the President of the Republic of Mozambique, Daniel Francisco Chapo, on 21 October at the WTO. They discussed Mozambique’s current economic situation and the potential for the country to further develop and diversify its mineral-rich economy. Both leaders agreed that regional and multilateral cooperation are vital in this respect and highlighted the importance of the multilateral trading system.
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Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala welcomed Wasantha Samarasinghe, Sri Lanka’s Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Co-operative Development, to the WTO on 20 October, after his country’s Trade Policy Review.
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Nigeria’s Minister of Trade and Investment, Jumoke Oduwole, paid a visit to the WTO on 20 October and met with Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. Oduwole shared her country’s priorities for the 14th Ministerial Conference, which takes place in Cameroon in March 2026.
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Source: World Trade Organization – WTO (video statements)
Source: World Trade Organization – WTO (video statements)
