Webinar on data for trade in services and development | Latin America

Following a recommendation from the UNCTAD informal working group on data for trade in services and development policies, UNCTAD developed the Primer on data for trade in services and development policies to respond to these challenges. The Primer provides a one-stop shop with practical guidance on how to identify and use data from national, regional, and international sources. It helps to pinpoint data gaps and capacity-building needs. The Primer introduces conceptual foundations to measure and understand services trade data, provides a comprehensive overview of main services trade datasets and complementary datasets, and concludes with recommendations to improve data on services trade. UNCTAD and the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) are co-organised this webinar to discuss how the Primer can be applied in Latin American policy settings, reflecting regional priorities and realities.