Trade and Development

Trade is a powerful engine. But who is driving the engine? And what else needs to be done to let all parts of society benefit from trade policy? We try to empower those who are not yet the main beneficiaries of the current trade policy regime. Trade policy should not be dealt with in isolation which is why we link trade policy with other policy areas such as human rights and labour rights. We have our finger on the pulse of emerging issues in the area of investment policy, digitalization, and illicit financial flows – areas which are of critical importance for development. Based in Geneva, we are following closely the discussions at the WTO, UNCTAD, ILO, ITC and of the various bodies of the UN Human Rights System in our economic related projects.

Media

11.09.2023 | 2023, Trade and Development | Media Center

Agreement on Agriculture Reimagined

Exploring ways to redesign global agricultural trade to support sustainable food systems in diverse contexts


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01.06.2023 | 2023, Trade and Development | Media Center

New Publication: How Africa Trades - Edited by David Luke

An invaluable open access resource for making sense of the continent's major trade challenges


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Events

Friday, 15.09.2023 - 12.30pm - 13.45pm, Room A, WTO building, Geneva, Switzerland | 2023, Trade and Development | Event

Are you interested in the circular economy? Did you always want to deepen your understanding about the HS codes? And are you open for experiments?…


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Friday, 05.05.2023 - Geneva, Switzerland | 2023, Trade and Development | Event

Circular Economy is on the agenda. And it has the potential to become a hot topic on the trade agenda, too.


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Monday, 28.11.2022 - Friday, 02.12.2022 - Geneva, Switzerland | 2022, Trade and Development | Event

What exactly is the World Trade Organization and what is it not? How does the multilateral trading system work?


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Publications

Going circular

Barrie, Jack; Grooby, Gael

Going circular

How the Harmonized System Codes can/not support a circular economy and what else could be done
Bonn, 2023

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Eine neue Handelspolitik für Afrika, bitte!

Luke, David; MacLeod, Jamie

Eine neue Handelspolitik für Afrika, bitte!

Bonn, 2023

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Une nouvelle politique commerciale pour l'Afrique, de grâce!

Luke, David; MacLeod, Jamie

Une nouvelle politique commerciale pour l'Afrique, de grâce!

David Luke et Jamie MacLeod ; Service de délivrance: Division pour la coopération internationale
Bonn, 2023

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Circular economy and trade agreements

Kaukab, Rashid S.; Merkulova, Darina

Circular economy and trade agreements

Towards developing a framework for linkages
Bonn, 2023

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Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung
Geneva Office

6 bis, Chemin du Point-du-Jour
1202 Geneva
Switzerland

+41 (0)22 733 34 50
+41 (0)22 733 35 45

info(at)fes-geneva.org
geneva.fes.de

Contact

Contact

Yvonne Bartmann

Senior Program Officer
Trade and Development, Employment and Social Policy

ybartmann(at)fes-geneva.org

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