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Economic Development and Globalization (EDGD)
The Economic Development and Globalization Division (EDGD) aims at enhancing the capacity of ESCWA member countries to design and implement sound economic policies and strategies for sustainable ... more >>
 
PROGRAMME NEWS

Declaration on the "Regional High-Level Consultative Forum on the Impacts of the International Financial Crisis on the ESCWA Member Countries", Damascus, 5-7 May 2009

EDGD Releases Assessment of the Impact of the Global Financial Crisis on ESCWA Region

Press Release on the Regional Seminar on "Increasing Participation of ESCWA Member Countries in the WTO Negotiations", Beirut, 24-26 February 2009

Regional Seminar on ”Increasing Participation of ESCWA Member Countries in the WTO Negotiations”, Beirut, 24- 26 February 2009

Press Release on the Expert Group Meeting on "Trade Policy Trends in ESCWA Member Countries": Beirut, 17-18 December 2008

Press Release on the Expert Group Meeting on the harmonization of institutional frameworks and legislation in the transport sector in the ESCWA Region, Damascus 12-13 November 2008

Press Release on "The Twenty First Session of the Arab Transport Ministers Council"; Port Said, 29 October 2008 and "Arab Transport Forum"; Cairo, 30 October 2008

Third Forum on Arab Business Community and WTO Agreements (Beirut, Lebanon, July 2-3, 2008)

Consultative Preparatory Meeting for the Follow-Up International Conference on Financing for Development (Doha, Qatar, April 29-30, 2008)

National Training Workshop on Double Taxation Avoidance (Cairo, Egypt, March 23 - 27, 2008)
 

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PUBLICATIONS
 

E/ESCWA/EDGD/2009/1
Assessment of Trade Policy Trends and Implications for the Economic Performance of the ESCWA Region
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E/ESCWA/EDGD/2008/4
Annual Review of Developments in Globalization and Regional Integration in the Arab Countries, 2008
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E/ESCWA/EDGD/2008/5
Report: Workshop on Building the Arab Mashreq Road Safety Partnership (AMRSP)
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Upcoming Events

24/11 - 26/11/2009
Expert Group Meeting on Transport and Trade Facilitation in the ESCWA Region -Beirut

9/12 - 11/12/2009
Expert Group Meeting on the LAS-UN Joint Report on the Attainment of MDGs in the Arab Region -Beirut

2/1-2/1/2010
11th Session of Transport Committee Beirut
 
 

Past Events

11/11-12/11/2009
High Level Expert Group Meeting on the Preparation of the Arab Countries for the 7Th WTO Ministerial Conference Beirut

21/10- 22/10/2009
Expert Group Meeting on Economic Regional Integration - Beirut

23/7-23/7/2009
1st Meeting of the Thematic Working Group on the Millennium Development Goals in the Arab Region (TWG on Arab MDGs) Beirut

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