Analyzes some key aspects of tariff trends and market access, especially in relation to developing countries; discusses developing countries' participation in new and dynamic sectors of world trade, with reference to collaboration between UNCTAD and Royal Philips Electronics Corp. on a project to explore possibilities for establishing an energy saving light bulb industry in the Southern African region.

16 p. : graph, table

Annexes (p. 13-16): 1. Table: 25 most dynamic product groups in world trade in terms of expoert value growth during 1995-2005, ranked according to export value growth -- 2. Regional Conference on New and Dynamic Sectors of World Trade : Can Southern African Countries Play a Role in the Electrical and Electronics Sector?, Pretoria, 19-20 July 2006 : conclusions and recommendations.