
Brendan Vickers
@brendan_vickers
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12-10-2016 05:55:26
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Fantastic to meet my old friend Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala today to discuss how we can work together in the fight against #Covid19 and to explore ways we can support progress on access to #vaccines through building production capacity, supporting dialogue on IP and improving #supplychains.


Join @CommonwealthSec for the virtual launch of the #Commonwealth Trade Review on “Energising #CommonwealthTrade in a Digital World: Paths to Recovery Post-COVID” on 13 July. Speakers will include @PScotlandCSG & the @WTO's Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. To Register ➡️ bit.ly/3xjT6Kx


WTO's Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala spoke at the launch of the #CommonwealthTrade Review. Check out the highlights below! The Commonwealth



My latest book with the lovely Prof. @fenhampson is just out! Thnx to our v cool team of international contributors, incl Drs Samir Saran Akhil Deo Mikhail Troitskiy Oliver Stuenkel 🇧🇷 Haley J. Swedlund @juliastrasheim Rodger A. Payne Meredith Lilly Brendan Vickers & others not on Twitter.

Are the commonwealth's least developed countries better at #trading? 🚚 #DevMatters Neil Balchin Brendan Vickers Dr Salamat Ali The Commonwealth bit.ly/3Bsz8jn

On 23 February, join The Commonwealth for the official launch of its report on a new programme of action for #Commonwealth Least Developed Countries (#LDCs). 👇 The report aims to support Commonwealth LDCs with their preparations for the United Nations #LDC5 conference. #CommonwealthTrade



In the margins of the 4th #OceansForum in Geneva, The Commonwealth Senior Director for Trade, Oceans & Natural Resources Paulo Kautoke & his team met with representatives of 🇻🇺🇲🇼🇬🇾🇸🇨 as well as regional organisations from the Eastern Caribbean & Pacific OECS Commission Pacific Islands Forum



Wonderful remarks by the SG of The Commonwealth (@PScotlandCSG) and Dirk Willem te Velde on our shared ‘Commonwealth Advantage’ to boost trade between member countries. Did you know that intra-group trade costs are 21% lower (on average) and exports reached US$768 billion in 2021?


Today, the #Commonwealth Secretariat held talks with Enhanced Integrated Framework and World Economic Forum to re-imagine #Aid4Trade to help developing countries engage fully and effectively in #digitaltrade. A recording of the session can be found on YouTube👇 bit.ly/3PFzqdl


During the #Commonwealth's webinar, the @WTO's Stephen Fevrier underlined the role of private capital and PPPs to expand connectivity and highlighted the need to broaden access to digital technology and e-commerce platforms, particularly for MSMEs #CommonwealthTrade | #Aid4Trade


Today, World Bank visited Marlborough House for a special briefing about its Global Economic Prospects report. The presentation had a strong focus on challenges facing #CommonwealthSmallStates, which depend heavily on tourism and commodity exports. Read the report 👇

Least developed countries face severe structural constraints and challenges. Our webinar with UN Trade and Development will explore how LDCs can use intellectual property protection to boost economic growth and development. 📅 29 January, 11am CET Learn more and register ⬇️


🌐 The 21 African #Commonwealth countries drive two-thirds of intra-African trade. The Commonwealth Secretariat’s Head of International Trade Policy, Brendan Vickers, will join a side event on the margins of #WTOMC13AbuDhabi on enhancing cross-border connectivity in #Africa.
