teclrniques and tbe organization of egents to pronote direct trade contactsbusi.nessnen. An example of lhe Iatter type of action is the "sales ne€tsnorganized beteeen businessmen in the Andean croup and in central and south coun Er I es, (e) r78. rrc has carried out technical co-operation activities nith various regionaland inEerregional busioess organizations aimed at promotlng trade anong theirnembers. For instance, under its progranDe rith national chambers ot connerce, rrcnas involved in the estabrishnent of chanber associations in Africa and for tbeAtrican, caribbean and Pacific aroup of countries, and is currentty helprng roorganize the first joint conference of, Latin Anerican and African chanbers topromote trade between the two reqions. 179. rrc arso supported the estabrishment of the Asaociation of state Tradinqorganizacions (AsrRo) (together eith tNCTAD, uNDp and the rnternational centre forPublic Enterprises) and is co-operat ing $ith ASTRO in achieving its objectives,rrhich include the pronoli'on of trade expansion anong state trading organi,zations ofdeveloping countr ies. (f) 180. ITC has developed a computerized inport tirms in deveLoping countriesof, approximately 22,000 export and as importers in deveLoped countries)Ilsting (as well A/4A/58L Bnglish Page 4l tn specific product EectorB, baBed on dlrect-mail aurveys and lnterviet s rdlth the f,irms concerned. This infornatlon has been provided to trade pronotlon agencies ln developing countriee in response to indlvialual lnquiries and also through a Periodical bulletln, Tr.de ContactE, of rhich 63 lsauea appeared during 1983 and 1984. Noteg !/ The present report {aE prepared bry the secretariat of che Uniled Natlons Conference on Trade and Developnent (UNCTAD ) in consultation eith Ehe orqanizationg and departnents concerned. ?/ tn vier, of these specitlc requests, the activities of UNCTAD and the regional connissions are described before those of other organizations. !/ See the Miniaterial Declaration on the Global Systen of, Trade Preferences anong Developing Countrlea, adopted by the Minieters of Foreign Affairs of the States nenbers of the Group of ?7 (alocunent A/37/544, annex II).
**Analysis**
The text appears to be focused on international trade and economic development, with specific examples of actions taken to promote trade and cooperation between countries. The mention of regional organizations, technical cooperation, and the development of a computerized database of importers and exporters also suggests a strong connection to international trade and economic development.

**Category**
International trade, Economic development