cG-operat ion anong African and Latin American countries in the areas ot maritineEransport, ceoperation betneen connercial banks of the tt.,o reqions andnultilateral export credit insurance, ln addition to biLaterat comnercial and economlc co-operation agreenents beteeen African and Latin American counlrles, (vii) Trade expansion in food products 49. This is a nee area in the UNCTAD pork proqranne on ECDC. UNCTAD plans tosubmit to the fourth sesaion of the Cornnittee on Econonic Co-operation anongDeveloplng Countri,es, in Novenb€r 1,985, a preli.ninary study on trade flons in foodproducts anong developing countries. Thls study eilt be folloeed by a deeperanalysis of the nost lmportant aspects of lrade expansion in food products anongdeeeloping countries, including the effect of tood trade policies, trade controlneasures atf,ecting food trade, the j.nplications of other internationaL policies forfood trade anong developing countries and proposars for expanding food trade amongdeveloping countries. 50. All these activlties eiIl be undertaken in ceoperation wilh retevaneinternational orqanizations. FAO in particular, (b) qq4e!a!y and tinancial co-operatlon 51. The T NCTAD secretariat, through iCs lnterregional advisory services andthrough IrNDP-financed technical assistance projects, haa continued to qiveeltensive support to a number of clearing arrangenentg, credit and quarantee schenes of developlng countries. lncluding the establishment and operation of theco'ordination comnittee on Multilaterar payrents Arrangenents, for which the uNcrADsecretariat acta as the technicar secretariat. !:he co-ordi.nation committee nas been engaqed in inportant t|ork reqardlng, inter al.j.a, the possible establishrnent oflinkages among clearlng arrangenents at the ioterreqional level. 52. The role of existing subreglonal and regional banks in fostering ECDC isanother inportant area of the EcDc aork progranne. rn thls connection, the uNcrADsecretariat haa pr€pared a study evaluating the role that multitateral developnentfinance instltutions of deveroping countries are playing in the promotion of EcDc,particularly through the fi.nanclng of nurti.national projects. The study highlights
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing economic cooperation and development between African and Latin American countries, specifically in the areas of trade, finance, and technical assistance. It mentions the promotion of ECDC (Economic Cooperation among Developing Countries) and the role of international organizations such as UNCTAD and FAO. The text also highlights the importance of trade expansion in food products and the coordination of clearing arrangements among developing countries.

**Category**
Economic development, International trade