Trade Works

The EIF Newsletter
Issue 3, October 2015

The Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF) is the only global Aid-for-Trade programme exclusively dedicated to support the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) to use trade as a vehicle for economic growth and poverty reduction. It is a partnership among 51 LDCs, 23 donors and 8 international agencies.

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#pledge4EIF2: On the road to Nairobi (and beyond)

On 14 December 2015, the day before the start of the 10^th WTO Ministerial Conference in Nairobi, the first ever in Africa, the EIF will hold a Pledging Conference to support Phase Two of the Programme under the slogan "Securing Sustained Impact".

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Leveraging

Mali: Concerted support for a sustainable trading future

Mali has continually taken large strides to use trade as a lever to achieve its development goals, to support its poor rural communities, in particular women, and to protect its resources and the environment.

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Trade Mainstreaming

Lesotho: Improving productive capacities, sustainable consumption and production patterns

As a country entirely surrounded by its South African neighbour, Lesotho has a pressing need for trade to give it the opportunity it deserves to compete in the domestic, regional and international economy and pave its way out of poverty.

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Sustainability

Lao PDR: Building trade capacity, fostering jobs and decent work for all

Lao PDR's vision on trade is moving ahead with the aim to graduate from LDC status by 2020. As a country in transition from central planning to a market economy, Lao PDR has big aspirations to take a big step forward to having a well‑functioning market economy, which has been boosted with the accession to the WTO in 2013 and deeper engagement with ASEAN.

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National ownership

Comoros: Enhancing trade opportunities to reduce poverty, create jobs and boost rural livelihoods

The Union of the Comoros is firmly committed to using trade as a lever for its national development. With a strong potential as a tourist destination, the Union of the Comoros faces island connectivity challenges that undermine its potential, and the Government is strongly taking forward the trade agenda to ensure that investments are made in infrastructure and facilities as well as in enhancing the Islands' trading opportunities.

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