At the Trade in Services for Development TS4D Conference on 03 and 04 December 2025, the World Trade Organization WTO Secretariat and the World Bank launched new analytical and capacity-building tools to help developing economies harness the potential of services trade to drive economic growth. The new tools, accessible through an online platform unveiled at the conference, include a services trade competitiveness dashboard to help policymakers assess their economys performance and the Handbook on Good Regulatory Practices , which includes a diagnostic and planning tool for regulatory reform.
The TS4D platform serves as a one-stop shop for policymakers and the public to access information on the WTO-World Bank joint initiative and its workstreams.
A counsellor at the WTO presented the platform on behalf of the WTO Secretariat and the World Bank. The counsellor introduced one of the platforms key features, the Trade in Services Competitiveness Dashboard, an interactive application designed to help policymakers assess their economies services performance, benchmark it against peers, and facilitate strategy development and policy prioritisation in services trade.
