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The Chair of the “Working Group to examine the mandate of WSIS regarding enhanced cooperation as contained in the Tunis Agenda (Working Group on Enhanced Cooperation - WGEC)”, Mr. Peter Major, has announced the draft provisional agenda of the first meeting of WGEC.​

"History and economic theories show that greater trade and investment promote sustainable and inclusive economic development only when they lead to the enhancement of productive capabilities", said Mr. Chang, participant in the panel discussion on Trade and Investment Rules for Inclusive and Sustainable Development.

Partnerships in the services sector are critical for achieving economic growth and sustainable development, experts said today.

Developing-country governments wanting to join the boom in offshoring and outsourcing need a range of carefully designed policies, a series of experts told the Global Forum on Services.

Burgeoning trade in intermediate goods provides an opportunity for developing countries to apply services that can upgrade their economic capacities, the Global Services Forum was told.

"Without more democracy in the global institutions, it is unlikely that a new policy framework can be crafted that addresses the needs of the world's people", said Mr. Vijay Prashad, Professor of International Studies at Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.

Panelists at the Global Services Forum told a morning meeting that rapidly expanding trade in services offers an opportunity for employment growth in developing countries.

UNCTAD has proposed a long-term project to aid landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) improve their abilities to compile accurate statistics on trade in services.

Amina J. Mohammed, Special Adviser to the United Nations Secretary-General on Post-2015 Development Planning, has confirmed her participation at the UNCTAD Public Symposium being held in Geneva on 24-25 June, which will address "New Economic Approaches for a Coherent Post-2015 Agenda".

UNCTAD and the newly appointed President of the PROCOMPETENCIA of the Dominican Republic, Mrs. Michelle Cohen, met to discuss the strengthening of the relationship between the two organisations.