P166 short courses on key international economic and development issues for Geneva-based delegates

Trade and Development Report 2024: Challenges and Opportunities for Fiscal Space and Economic Diversification

Trade and Development Report is a flagship UN Trade and Development publication, which provides analysis and data on the state of the global economy and current developments. The following are analysed through a UN Trade and Development lens: conditions of global growth; trends in international trade and in key markets; growth prospects; financial and fiscal constraints; and policies for safeguarding policy space in developing economies. The course will enable participants to acquire knowledge of the analysis of global trends in the report, focusing on lessons on global integration stemming from the Global South, as well as responses to crises, building economic resilience, strategies for enhancing productive capacities, adding value and promoting economic diversification. At the end of this course, participants will have gained knowledge of:

• Current trends in the global economy, international trade and key global markets
• Shifts in global integration and the governance of policy space
• Strategies for building resilience and crisis response
• Approaches to enhancing productive capacities, adding value and promoting economic diversification that centre on equitable and sustainable development