IDEAS Centre Information

IDEAS Centre is an independent, non-profit organisation dedicated to assist low-income countries integrating into the world trading system in a way that supports their national poverty reduction levels and economic development efforts. IDEAS Centre was created in 2002 by the late Arthur Dunkel, former GATT Director-General, and by Nicolas Imboden, former Trade Delegate and Ambassador in charge of Swiss economic cooperation with developing countries. The Centre offers practical, results-oriented advisory services. It executes projects aimed at strengthening the capacities of developing/transition country governments to shape both their domestic and international economic policies that affect them.