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21 July 2020  
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PRESS RELEASE  
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE  
Liechtenstein donates CHF 40,000 to help developing countries 
expand trading capacities  
Liechtenstein has  contribut ed CHF 40,000  in 2020 to assist developing countries and least-
developed countries  (LDCs) in enhancing their trading capacities . This donation will finance 
training workshops and seminars supported by the WTO’s DDA Global Trust Fund , with the aim of 
improving the skill -set of government officials  from across the world . 
 
Over 2,800 activities have been organized since the fund was created in 2001.  
 
Director -General Roberto Azevêdo said: "Liechtenstein's donation will help government officials 
from developing countries and LDCs deepen their understanding of trade issues and chal lenges, 
making them better equipped to help their countries integrate more fully into the global trading 
system. I welcome Liechtenstein's sustained  generosity."  
 
Liechtenstein's  WTO Ambassador, Peter M att, said: "Liechtenstein is a staunch supporter of an  
inclusive and rules -based multilateral trading system. We are pleased to be renewing our support  
to the DDAGTF to help developing and least -developed countries further integrate into the  global  
trading system. This is all the more important given  the manifold repercussions of the COVID -19 
pandemic on the populations of these countries ." 
 
Overall, Liechtenstein has donated approximately CHF 700,000 to this fund over nearly 20 years.  
 
 
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