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Global Advocacy

The global advocacy category covers services that are designed to promote the use of trade as a development tool and to encourage sup­port for developing countries’ efforts to improve their trade capacity building. This includes analysis and dissemination of trade-related information, promoting understanding of the relationship between trade and development, and supporting policies. Some agencies pro­vide information on and support for the interactions between their more specialized interests and trade.

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International Monetary Fund(imf)

Summary of activities included in this category
Economic growth and poverty reduction through trade

Trade Policy Development

Agencies’ assistance to trade policy development is generally provided in four areas: design and implementation of trade policy; specific developing country issues in trade (such as commodity exports and preferences); support in trade negotiations; and assistance in man­aging the interactions between trade and other policies.

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International Monetary Fund(imf)

Summary of activities included in this category
Assistance to governments on trade liberalization

Trade Facilitation

This category covers the development, harmonization, and implementation of the rules and procedures which govern how goods cross borders.

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International Monetary Fund(imf)

Summary of activities included in this category
Advice and assistance on improving the effectiveness of tax and customs administration

Other Trade-Related Activities

Other types of assistance, although some of them may not be specifically targeted at trade, may be intended to affect trade.

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International Monetary Fund(imf)

Summary of activities included in this category
Trade Integration Mechanism (TIM)

OECD Creditor Reporting System (oecd crs)

Not listed in any category

Standards And Trade Development Facility(stdf (fao, wb, who, oie, wto))

Not listed in any category