Mona Shrestha

My tweets reflect my personal views. Passionate about women's empowerment. Believe in sustainable, inclusive and equitable social and economic development.

[Enhanced Integrated Framework @EIF4LDCs]

🌟Live! @Ratnakaradi at @CWS_iift's training on Bhutan's WTO accession, highlighting the transformative power of #WTOAccession in policy lock-in, FDI attraction and global market access.

The EIF has been proud to support WTO accession process in several LDCs, including Bhutan🌏

[Enhanced Integrated Framework @EIF4LDCs]

🗣️ Conversation with @wto DDG @xiangchen_zhang on LDCs and the multilateral trading system.

It is always encouraging to see the commitment by partners towards ensuring that greater integration of LDCs into the multilateral trading system is achieved 💬 @Ratnakaradi

[Illinois Tech Updates @GRAUSAIL]

Why foreign direct investment is key to Africa's sustainable recovery. @EIF4LDCs @Ratnakaradi https://t.co/A6mVfspjDm
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[Enhanced Integrated Framework @EIF4LDCs]

Cambodia 🇰🇭
✅Revised its investment law, to improve investment climate and provide incentives for green energy and technology.

✅Management of natural resources for more than 3M hectares of forest, leading to an estimated reduction of 25M MT of greenhouse gasses.

[Enhanced Integrated Framework @EIF4LDCs]

Leadership panel discussing: poly-crisis, trade and net zero at #TXFGlobal2023.

Despite several challenges, many LDCs have not only made a commitment to achieve net zero by 2050; but are also implementing policies and actions to meet the target 💬 @Ratnakaradi

[Enhanced Integrated Framework @EIF4LDCs]

Partnership with @GlobalShea has achieved commendable results:
👉 $41 million worth of exports
👉 over 34,000 women trained in cooperatives & business development
👉 505 cooperatives trained on value chain practices
👉 44 warehouses constructed for storing shea kernels #Shea2023

[Enhanced Integrated Framework @EIF4LDCs]

EIF's @Ratnakaradi discussing LDC's smooth graduation at the #EUNepalBusinessForum

What can be done?
✅Reduce trade cost
✅Negotiate trade deals with existing/new preference-providing countries
✅Ramp up resource mobilization efforts on all fronts

📺 https://t.co/DhsS7KiMrd

[eTrade for Women @etradeforwomen]

Check out this insightful op-ed by Shamika Sirimanne, Director of @UNCTAD 's Division on Technology & Logistics, and Ratnakar Adhikari (@Ratnakaradi), Executive Director of the @EIF4LDCs, on unlocking women's potential in the digital economy👩‍💻🌐.

#WHM2023
https://t.co/Ma45tI85W6

[Enhanced Integrated Framework @EIF4LDCs]

📢 Happening now: model @wto closing panel discussion!

🗣️ EIF's @Ratnakaradi joining the conversation on how trade can play a major role in supporting inclusivity by integrating LDCs into global trade.

[Ratnakar Adhikari @Ratnakaradi]

⁦@UNDP⁩ @QFFD event on #innovation #digitalization at #LDC5. My key message: #Ecommerce offers great opportunities for #women #entrepreneurs. Need 2 scale up successful interventions by broadening and deepening them ⁦@EIF4LDCs⁩
⁦@wto⁩ ⁦⁦@SSWA_UNESCAP⁩

[Ratnakar Adhikari @Ratnakaradi]

Delighted2join ⁦@unctadwif⁩ ⁦@UNOHRLLS⁩ ⁦⁦@ilo⁩ ⁦@WAIPAorg⁩ ⁦@UNIDO⁩ discussing how2 build #investment promotion capacity 2 advance #SDGs in #LDCs #LDC5 ⁦@EIF4LDCs⁩ ⁦@wto⁩ ⁦@SMannette1⁩ ⁦@HangTranEIF4LDC⁩ ⁦@HessSim⁩

[Enhanced Integrated Framework @EIF4LDCs]

Missed @Ratnakaradi talk about how to leverage #Aid4Trade to mobilise public & private financing for solar? ☀️

💡Key takeaways:
✅Strengthen regulations
✅Targeted capacity building for IPA
✅Use AfT to mobilize public finance, & crowd in private investment including FDI

#LDC5

[Enhanced Integrated Framework @EIF4LDCs]

On this #InternationalWomensDay, Shamika Sirimanne & @Ratnakaradi look into how to unlock women’s potential in the digital economy👩‍💻

💡Hint: It requires a multifaceted approach, necessitating collaboration among governments, businesses and civil society: https://t.co/e0twBbKgRp

[UNCTAD E-Commerce and Digital Economy @UNCTAD_ECDE]

Digital entrepreneurship can be a powerful avenue for women’s inclusion in the digital economy. #DigitALL

On #IWD2023, @UNCTAD Director Shamika Sirimanne & @EIF4LDCs Executive Director @Ratnakaradi address the challenges and recommend ways forward.

👩🏾‍💻https://t.co/E4gdQlx9Mg

[eTrade for Women @etradeforwomen]

Bringing the voices of women who are active players in the digital economy to the policy-making table is essential.

#IWD2023 #DigitALL #womenempowement

[UN Trade and Development @UNCTAD]

Women face constraints to become successful digital entrepreneurs, such as the lack of reliable internet access & basic digital literacy.

Discover how to tackle these issues with @UNCTAD’s director Shamika N. Sirimanne & @EIF4LDCs’ director @Ratnakaradi. https://t.co/HNKUkXK0yc

[Ratnakar Adhikari @Ratnakaradi]

Now at #LDC5 @wto⁩ ⁦@UNCTAD⁩ event on #LDCs trade priorities for the next decade, discussing:

✅ Diversifying exports
✅ Value addition
✅ Building productive capacity
✅ Digital trade
✅ Green trade
✅ Aid4trade
✅ Trade facilitation
✅ Resilience building

[Ratnakar Adhikari @Ratnakaradi]

Happening now! ⁦@EIF4LDCs⁩ & ⁦@UNESCAP⁩ joint initiative 2 build #e-Commerce capacity 4 #SouthAsian #women #entrepreneurs trained over 2K women - 4X more than target. ⁦@wto⁩ ⁦@UNCTAD⁩ ⁦@DrShankarSharma⁩ ⁦@RajanRatna⁩ ⁦@HangTranEIF4LDC⁩

[Enhanced Integrated Framework @EIF4LDCs]

As #COP27 kicked off this week, let's make sure that LDCs' climate change adaptation & mitigation needs are adequately funded💰
In this #Trade4Dev news article, EIF's @Ratnakaradi focuses on leveraging #Aid4Trade to mobilize more climate funding for LDCs👉 https://t.co/OnXhWlniEr

[Mona Shrestha @mona_stha]

Nepali tea growers breathe easier after India lifts ban on blending https://t.co/jKdn33JBiY via @kathmandupost