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    At Your Service? The Promise of Services-Led Development

    The report assesses the prospects for services-led development.

    Source: World Bank Group, 2021

    Businesses: Policymakers: Services, Capacity Building, Digital Trade & E-Commerce,
    The report assesses the prospects for services-led development.
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    UNCTAD Trade Policy Frameworks for developing countries 2017

    The aims of a TPF are to reveal the principal challenges that a country faces in its trade policy, prioritize its objectives, and lay out a plan to achieve those goals.

    Source: The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2017

    Businesses: Policymakers: Goods, Services, Access to Finance, Capacity Building, Digital Trade & E-Commerce,
    The aims of a TPF are to reveal the principal challenges that a country faces in its trade policy, prioritize its objectives, and lay out a plan to achieve those goals.
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    Services Trade Restrictiveness Index Regulatory Database

    The Services Trade Restrictiveness Index database contains information on trade restrictions and behind the border regulations.

    Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development(OECD)

    Businesses: Policymakers: Goods, Services, Border Procedures & Trade Facilitation, Regulation & Standards,
    The Services Trade Restrictiveness Index database contains information on trade restrictions and behind the border regulations.
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    Business Survey on Services

    The business surveys designed by ITC aim to provide a powerful diagnostic tool to identify the obstacles faced by service providers when accessing foreign markets and global value chains.

    Source: International Trade Centre (ITC)

    Policymakers: Services, Access to Finance,
    The business surveys designed by ITC aim to provide a powerful diagnostic tool to identify the obstacles faced by service providers when accessing foreign markets and global value chains.
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    2019 World Trade Report: The future of services trade

    It examines how trade in services is likely to evolve in response to some major trends, such as demographic changes and the impact of digital technologies.

    Source: World Trade Organization(WTO), 2019

    Businesses: Policymakers: Services, Digital Trade & E-Commerce, Export Potential,
    It examines how trade in services is likely to evolve in response to some major trends, such as demographic changes and the impact of digital technologies.
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    The General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS): objectives, coverage and disciplines

    Everything you wanted to know about the General Agreement on Trade in Services, but were afraid to ask

    Source: World Trade Organization(WTO)

    Businesses: Policymakers: Services, Regional Trade Agreements,
    Everything you wanted to know about the General Agreement on Trade in Services, but were afraid to ask
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    WTO TBT enquiry point guide

    This guide integrates the information from the survey together with the existing body of TBT Committee decisions and recommendations.

    Source: World Trade Organization(WTO), 2018

    Businesses: Policymakers: Goods, Services, Border Procedures & Trade Facilitation, Regulation & Standards,
    This guide integrates the information from the survey together with the existing body of TBT Committee decisions and recommendations.
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    Technical Information on Technical barriers to trade

    This WTO webpage explains Technical Information on Technical barriers to trade.

    Source: World Trade Organization(WTO)

    Businesses: Policymakers: Goods, Services, Border Procedures & Trade Facilitation, Regulation & Standards,
    This WTO webpage explains Technical Information on Technical barriers to trade.
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    Practical Manual for SPS National Notification Authorities and SPS National Enquiry Point

    This manual is meant as a practical guide for governments to facilitate the implementation of the transparency provisions of the SPS Agreement.

    Source: World Trade Organization(WTO), 2018

    Businesses: Policymakers: Goods, Regional Trade Agreements, Regulation & Standards,
    This manual is meant as a practical guide for governments to facilitate the implementation of the transparency provisions of the SPS Agreement.
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    The WTO Agreements Series Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures

    This booklet discusses the text of the SPS Agreement as it appears in the Final Act of the Uruguay Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations.

    Source: World Trade Organization(WTO), 2010

    Businesses: Policymakers: Goods, Regulation & Standards,
    This booklet discusses the text of the SPS Agreement as it appears in the Final Act of the Uruguay Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations.
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    Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF) Funding Opportunities

    These grants can involve the application of SPS-related capacity evaluation tools, preparation of feasibility studies and/or formulation of project proposals to address specific SPS capacity building needs linked to trade.

    Source: Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF), 2023

    Policymakers: Goods, Access to Finance, Capacity Building, Regulation & Standards,
    These grants can involve the application of SPS-related capacity evaluation tools, preparation of feasibility studies and/or formulation of project proposals to address specific SPS capacity building needs linked to trade.
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    Good regulatory practices to improve SPS measures: A practical guide

    The Guide is targeted at government officials responsible for the development of sanitary and phytosanitary measures in developing countries.

    Source: Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF), 2021

    Businesses: Policymakers: Goods, Capacity Building, Regulation & Standards,
    The Guide is targeted at government officials responsible for the development of sanitary and phytosanitary measures in developing countries.