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This study addresses implications of Uruguay Round trade agreements for international trade in environmentally sound technology and related products. It introduces major aspects and trends of the...

This is an analysis of the Uruguay Round trade agreements and their implications for medical device manufacturers and exporters in developing countries. It gives an overview of international trade...

This guide presents a market survey on agricultural products, food and beverages in South Africa. It reviews the overall economic situation; multilateral, regional and bilateral agreements; trade...

This publication presents a market survey on groundnuts in the Netherlands, Norway and the United Kingdom, with particular reference to phytosanitary measures and prevention of aflatoxin contamination...

This handbook focuses on drawing up strategies to promote and develop information technology services exports from developing countries. It describes information technology (IT) services having...

This publication provides guidelines on the application of ISO 9000 concepts and the creation of a quality assurance system in small service enterprises. It includes a series of questions and...

This report has been written at a moment when the international trade in textiles and clothing is being reshaped after the conclusion of the lengthy Uruguay Round Negotiations at the end of 1993. Once...

This study on trade and foreign investment opportunities in Romania, aimed at developing countries, outlines the country's economic situation and legal issues of interest to investors. It covers...

Despite ongoing change in the coffee world, the traditional challenges of product knowledge, respect for quality, and impeccable contract execution remain absolutely essential for today’s exporters....

Migration is a regular feature of life in the Horn of Africa. It takes multiple forms and is driven by numerous factors, including personal aspirations, economic exclusion and forced displacement as a...

The COVID-19 pandemic that swept over the world from early 2020 has triggered both health and economic shocks of unprecedented proportions in recent memory. Some estimates suggest that the...

What difference does a dollar a day make? For the poorest households in Jordan, many of whom escaped conflict in the Syrian Arab Republic, UNICEF Jordan’s Hajati humanitarian cash transfer programme...

The COVID-19 pandemic led to school closures around the world, affecting almost 1.6 billion students. The effects of even short disruptions in a child’s schooling on their learning and well-being have...

To identify best practices in S4D programming and achieve a stronger evidence base on how S4D interventions can work effectively, the Playing the Game report and Toolkit draw on ten qualitative in...

Teacher absenteeism is one of the most troubling obstacles on the path toward universal access to learning opportunities at school. Over the past decades, studies have found that teacher absenteeism...

The international standards for teaching time in a year are 880 hours. In The Gambia, dedicated teaching time in a year is 734 hours. This reduced time is exacerbated by teacher absenteeism that...

COVID-19 lockdowns have significantly disrupted the daily lives of children and adolescents, with increased time at home, online learning and limited physical social interaction. This report seeks to...

COVID-19 is a crisis like no other in modern times. It has reached every population and community. While the evidence base is still nascent, this report looks at the impacts of disasters and past...

This study focuses on how developing country producers could successfully apply new e-applications and secure post-quota exports in light of the changing nature of the textiles and clothing business...