The Geneva review examines how developing economies can use infrastructure, skills and institutions to participate more effectively in global trade.
The Geneva review examines how developing economies can use infrastructure, skills and institutions to participate more effectively in global trade.
Aid for Trade was launched in 2005 and WTO says about $795 billion has been invested over 20 years to build trade capacity.
For civil-services preparation, focus on implementation, evidence, institutional capacity and policy trade-offs rather than only the announcement.
The Geneva review examines how developing economies can use infrastructure, skills and institutions to participate more effectively in global trade.
Verified for the 30 October 2026 edition.
Relevant to India and the civil-services syllabus.
Aid for Trade is development support for trade capacity, not a WTO tariff-concession agreement.
Why can market access alone be insufficient for developing economies to benefit from global trade?
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