United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Project - International trade, transparency, and gender equality: The case of the Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations (PACER) Plus


Aydıner Avşar N., Zarrilli S.(Yürütücü)

Diğer Uluslararası Fon Programları, 2018 - 2019

  • Proje Türü: Diğer Uluslararası Fon Programları
  • Başlama Tarihi: Ocak 2018
  • Bitiş Tarihi: Temmuz 2019

Proje Özeti

Within the prospect of the future implementation of the Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations (PACER) Plus, signatory countries will need to acquire in the capacity to fulfil their commitments on publication, notification, and information exchange under the Agreement by its entry into force in June 2019. The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) with the support of the Government of Australia shall provide training and assistance to the eight Pacific island countries – Cook Islands, Kiribati, Nauru, Niue, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Tuvalu – to increase their regulatory transparency in trade and investment-related capacity to reach the standards set out in the PACER. The project aims at strengthening regional integration and competitiveness to create economic opportunities, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises.