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SAVE THE DATE: Transport and trade connectivity in the age of pandemics: Closing project meeting

This Initiative that brought together the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the five UN regional commissions for Africa (ECA), Europe (ECE), Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), and Western Asia (ESCWA), with funding managed by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, will come to an end soon in June 2022.

As such, and to review all the activities that were carried out during the project period, a virtual closing project event that will take place from 20-24 June 2022.

SAVE THE DATE: Transport and trade connectivity in the age of pandemics: Closing project meeting

20 - 24 June 2022
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Virtual

This Initiative that brought together the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the five UN regional commissions for Africa (ECA), Europe (ECE), Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), and Western Asia (ESCWA), with funding managed by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, will come to an end soon in June 2022.

Questionnaire for policy makers


14 April 2021

The surveys prepared by ESCWA targeting banks, firms and policy makers are aimed at gauging the conditions for trade financing in the region particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The survey for policy makers is meant to understand the scale of success in relation to trade finances strategy of countries in the region and how do governments assess the monitoring of the overall trade finances performance.

Questionnaire for firms


14 April 2021

The surveys prepared by ESCWA targeting banks, firms and policy makers are aimed at gauging the conditions for trade financing in the region particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The survey for firms, was aimed to evaluate the  proportion of exports, top targeted markets, and proportion of the business that is planned for export. In addition, the survey for firms is aimed at evaluating the most frequent obstacles that are encountered in their export efforts.

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Impact of Covid19 on Transport in the Arab Region


27 January 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered a global health and economic crisis that has transformed the world.

The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered a global health and economic crisis that has transformed the world. The Arab region is not immune to the shock triggered by the pandemic. In line with global trends, GDP in the Arab region is expected to decline at an annual rate of 5.7 per cent in 2020, with the entire economy for the region losing around $900 billion in output between 2020 and 2022. In the worst-case scenario, the region is not expected to return to pre-COVID-19 levels before 2023.

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United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia

The Economic Commission for Western Asia (ECWA) was established on 9 August 1973 pursuant to Economic and Social Council’s resolution 1818 (LV). Its purpose was to stimulate economic activity in member countries, strengthen cooperation between them promote development.

In recognition of the social component of its work, the Commission was renamed the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) under Economic and Social Council resolution 69/1985 of July 1985.



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