EU Council reports €32.3bn in public and €9.3bn in private climate finance
Ahead of COP31, the EU Council reports that the EU and its member states provided €32.3 billion in public climate…
Sustainable development: EU Commission reports €60BN in imports under GSP scheme
The EU Commission and the High Representative find that the Generalised Scheme of Preferences continues to support exports, economic growth…
UNCTAD report unveils how invisible barriers are reshaping global trade
UN Trade and Development’s (UNCTAD) May Global Trade Update shows that while tariffs have risen, non-tariff measures-such as technical rules,…
EU Parliament endorses renewed EU trade instrument for development
On Tuesday, Parliament adopted the renewed regulation on the generalised system of preferences (GSP). The updated rules, passed with 459 votes…
UNCTAD: Developing countries launch first-ever Borrowers’ Platform
During the week of the IMF–World Bank Spring Meetings, the Ministers of Finance and Central Bank Governors of developing countries…
Trade preferences for developing countries: EU lawmakers agree on revision
The new framework adds improvements to the current system, such as stronger links to respect for human rights and the environment, and a…
EU Council publishes 2024 international climate finance figures
In 2024, the European Union and its 27 member states contributed €31.7 billion in climate finance from public sources and mobilised an additional…
New treaty advances tax rules designed to protect tax bases in developing countries
The international community took another concrete step today towards ensuring fairer and better international tax arrangements, in particular for developing…
Finland boosts business support for companies in developing nations
Finnpartnership Business Partnership Programme, which is funded out of Finland’s development cooperation appropriations, has updated its terms and conditions, and…
Switzerland launches tax programme for developing countries
Governments use revenues, especially funds obtained from taxation, to invest in social and economic development, alleviate poverty, provide public services…
MEPs vote to roll over current rules on tariffs for developing countries
Parliament voted on Thursday with 561 in favour, 5 against and 2 abstention to extend current rules on the scheme…
France greatly exceeds its commitments for climate financing in developing countries in 2022
Joint communique issued by Bruno Le Maire, minister of the Economy, finance and industrial and digital sovereignty, Catherine Colonna, minister…
GSP: EU Council approves new trade rules for developing countries
Brussels, 20 December 2022 EU Council approves reinforced rules on granting trade preferences to developing...
Finnish Ambassador: COP27 in Egypt advanced goals of least developed countries
Helsinki, 23 November 2022 Finland’s Ambassador for Climate Change Jan Wahlberg says that while the...