1st October 2009
ASIA-PACIFIC TRADE ECONOMISTS’ CONFERENCE
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Under the heading “Trade-led growth in times of Crisis,” the conference will be an opportunity for trade researchers and policy makers to discuss implications of the global economic crisis for trade in the Asia-Pacific region. The conference will feature panel discussions led by eminent trade specialists and presentations by researchers on a wide range of trade-related issues, including trade governance, trade facilitation, trade liberalisation in services, and trade and development. The conference will celebrate the 5th anniversary of the Asia-Pacific Research and Training network on Trade (ARTNeT) and is organised by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), in collaboration with the InternationalDevelopment Research Centre (IDRC), Canada, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Regional Centre in Colombo, and the World Trade Organization (WTO). The conference brochure can be viewed athttp://www.unescap.org/tid/artnet/mtg/ARTNeT%20conference-1.pdf with organizational details listed on the Conference website http://www.unescap.org/tid/artnet/artnet_conference.asp. Please register by writing to artnetontrade@un.org (no registration fee).
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