This paper discusses AfT's role in reducing poverty. Using cross-country data for 52 countries during 2000-2011, it assesses whether AfT has had a measurable direct effect on poverty in Africa. The paper finds compelling evidence that AfT has directly impacted on poverty, particularly in LDCs...

In the run up to the Hong Kong (HK) Ministerial Meeting of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), growing attention has been paid to the needs of developing countries, especially the least developed countries (LDCs) many of whom face deep and persistent poverty and indebtedness. Judging from the...

In 2002, World Trade Organization (WTO) Members pledged more than 30 million Swiss francs to ensure the achievement of the Doha Development Round (DDR). This amount was meant to finance 514 technical assistance and capacity building activities listed in the WTO Annual Technical Assistance Plan...