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E-commerce and mobile telephony have transformed the lives of countless people in developing countries. This brochure investigates both the opportunities and the challenges facing developing countries and assesses how issues concerning adequate levels of telecoms infrastructure, regulation and investment either help or hinder SMEs from finding new opportunities through e-commerce.

The report is available to download from the World Trade Organization website. 

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The International Labour Office (ILO) and the Secretariat of the World Trade Organization (WTO) have co-published the report “Making Globalization Socially Sustainable.” The volume consists of contributions by leading academic experts who analyze the various channels through which globalization affects jobs and wages.

The publication underlines globalization’s potential to stimulate productivity and growth but highlights the importance of pursuing trade, employment and social policies together to harness this potential.

The book is organized around three main themes: employment, uncertainty in the job market and inequality. Together, the nine chapters in this volume summarize state-of-the art knowledge on themes related to the social dimension of globalization.

Access the full text on the web.

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The World Trade Organization has just launched the report “Trade Profile 2010”. The study gives quick references on national and trade statistics of WTO members and countries which are in the process of negotiating WTO membership.

It combines information on trade flows and trade policy measures of members, WTO observers and other selected economies.

For more information: http://www.wto.org/english/res_e/booksp_e/anrep_e/trade_profiles10_e.pdf

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The OECD, the International Labor Organization, The World Bank and the World Trade Organization presented to the government leaders at the G20 Summit in Seoul on November 11-12, 2010 a joint report titled “Seizing the Benefits of Trade for Employment and Growth”. The message is clear: open markets play a pivotal role in supporting growth and job creation. What is more, trade facilitates technological progress and the global spread of innovation.

In the near term, further trade opening can generate an additional stimulus that will create employment opportunities for the world as a whole. The study highlights the importance of complementary action at the national and international levels to facilitate adjustment and ensure that the benefits of trade are widely shared.

Read the full report here.

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The World Trade Organization (WTO) has just published the “World Trade Report 2010: Trade in natural resources”. The report examines the policy choices available to governments and the role of international cooperation in the proper management of trade in natural resources.

Read the full text on the web.