The work of other regional commissions in the field of trade

Abstract

The work of ECAFE in the field of trade is under the direction of the committee on Trade, the main subsidiary body of the Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East. The principal objective of the work in this fiel dis to promote trade on a world-wide basis of countries of the ECAFE region through various measures including regional trade co-operation, improvement of customs administration, training in trade promotion techniques, improvement of commercial arbitration facilities and exchange of information. Studies on marketing problems of certain regional commodities have been undertaken in collaboration with FAO with a view to mitigating market instability.