Aid for Trade at a Glance 2015 - 9789287040190

This report on the Aid for Trade Initiative outlines the benefits of aid-for-trade for small and medium-sized enterprises in less-developed and developing countries. Part 1 offers development and business perspectives, with 11 chapters contributed by the World Trade Organization, the World Bank, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the Executive Secretariat for the Enhanced Integrated Framework, the International Trade Center, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, and the World Economic Forum. Chapter topics in this section include the role of trade costs in sustainable growth, implementing the Agreement on Trade Facilitation, deepening private sector engagement in aid-for-trade, trade in the post-2015 development agenda. Part 2 presents two-page country profiles with information presented in color graphs and charts, giving data on development finance, trade costs, trade performance, and development indicators. Part 3 provides about 50 pages of statistical appendixes, with statistics on-aid-for trade broken down by various factors such as region, donors, and income groups. Annotation ©2015 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)