Workshop on Tools and Methods for Trade and Trade Policy Analysis about to begin in Geneva
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With less than three weeks to go until the joint UNCTAD-WTO-ITC workshop on tools and methods for trade and trade policy analysis kicks off, the selection process is complete and registration has now closed. The workshop has been targeted at the Virtual Institute's core constituency of stakeholders: namely higher learning institutions in developing countries who are engaged in teaching and research, and providing policy advice to government.
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