Trade and Development Implications of Commodity Exchanges

Key Issues <br>The expert meeting will consider issues relating to the development and application of commodity exchanges as institutions for facilitating trade and offering instruments to manage price risk in developing countries´ commodity sectors. <br> <br>The discussions on this topic will serve to inform UNCTAD member States about the growing usefulness of commodity exchanges in liberalizing and globalizing commodity markets. <br> <br>The discussions will provide a forum for appraising the extent to which a commodity exchange can trigger a wide range of potential benefits for developing countries´ commodity sectors by: <br> <br>creating markets and broadening access to them <br>building confidence among commodity-sector participants to enter into trading relationships <br>improving the price discovery process <br>facilitating risk management and access to finance <br>enhancing infrastructure <br>upgrading the quality of production <br>Experts will also examine the key challenges in promoting a robust but facilitative regulatory environment within which a commodity exchange can operate effectively, as well as the role of commodity exchanges in stimulating the expansion of South-South commodity trade and regional integration. <br> <br> <br> <br>