-Saharan Africa. To address this, the region itself has initiated a major, long-term, continent-wide infrastructure development … programme which is intended to fix this problem sustainably - namely, the Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa … Government Procurement (GPA) is emerging as a multi-dimensional tool of trade, governance and development. The thesis of this …

The Eighth Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva, Switzerland, from 15 to 17 December … momentum back to trade talks in ways that secure development-friendly outcomes. Rather than being merely a routine exercise … development prospects of these countries, but also presents clear risks for the credibility of the multilateral trading system. …

This essay reviews the historical and ongoing role played by trade in sustained high growth and human development … progress, and makes the case that the post-2015 development agenda should include considerations related to trade rules and … supply-side capacity. Given the strong links between trade-led growth, economic upgrading, and poverty reduction, the paper …