The Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF), housed within the World Trade Organization, works in partnership with the governments of 47 Least Developed Countries (LDCs), including Vanuatu, to position them for long-term economic growth and poverty reduction.

A key part of that equation is working side by side with the local governments to identify the barriers to trade and export that prevent countries from connecting to an increasingly global economy—whether that's overcoming sanitation requirements for food exports or repairing poor infrastructure to attract more tourists.

EIF's interventions aren't project-based. Rather, they strengthen the LDC's capacity to build their institutions and partnerships.

In Vanuatu's case, EIF provided strategic guidance and support for Vanuatu's tourism sector, helping to identify the kind of interventions that could revitalize the sector.

"We are very pleased with what we have achieved from EIF and the links and partnerships that we have built, and we hope that will go a long way to assist our capacity to be able to trade, particularly in the area of tourism."

Joe Natuman, Deputy Prime Minister, Vanuatu