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Trade and Development Board to debate best responses to ongoing economic turbulence

15 Sep -

The 60th session of UNCTAD’s Trade and Development Board – the body that oversees the organization’s operations from year to year – will focus on how UNCTAD can help developing countries cope with altered and uncertain circumstances in the wake of the financial and economic crisis.

Trade and Development Report 2013: Adjusting to the Changing Dynamics of the World Economy

11 Sep -

New UNCTAD report argues that the world economy is experiencing a structural shift, and that countries must introduce fundamental changes in their growth strategies in order to adjust to it. In particular, developing and transition economies that have been overly dependent on exports should give a greater role to domestic and regional demand.

UNCTAD Chief says investment outlook subdued, urges investment for sustainable development

08 Sep -

UNCTAD Secretary-General Mukhisa Kituyi warned Sunday that the road to global investment recovery remains bumpy, with investors reluctant to expand their businesses in the face of widespread economic fragility and policy uncertainty. According to the UNCTAD World Investment Report, global foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2012 contracted by 18 per cent.

Dr. Kituyi speaks at the 17th China International Fair for Investment and Trade

07 Sep -

UNCTAD Secretary-General Mukhisa Kituyi delivered a keynote address on global value chains and how they can be strategically harnessed for sustainable development.

Global Value Chains offer major opportunity for growth and progress in advanced and developing economies, according to OECD-WTO-UNCTAD Report to G20

05 Sep -

''Global production chains are a common feature in many industries involving an increasing number of developing countries. A key challenge is how to generate employment, and upgrade technology and productive capacity in order to maximize development benefits,'' said UNCTAD Secretary-General Mukhisa Kituyi.

New Secretary-General aims to harness ''intellectual firepower'' of organization

04 Sep -

Incoming UNCTAD Secretary-General Mukhisa Kituyi spent his first day at the office touring the organization's headquarters and shaking hands with dozens of staff members in a "walkabout" greeting reflecting his African background.

Workshop scheduled for debt management officials

04 Sep -

Developing-country officials who deal with debt issues and strategies are to take part in a regional workshop on asset and liability management being held from 30 September to 3 October.

Occupied Palestinian territory loses estimated US$300 million/year in public revenue 'leakage' to Israel, UNCTAD report says

02 Sep -

The occupied Palestinian territory (OPT) loses, by preliminary estimates, some US$300 million annually in "leakage" of customs, purchase and value-added taxes which are not transferred to the Palestinian treasury by Israel, UNCTAD's Report on Assistance to the Palestinian People says.

Easing transport for landlocked developing countries

27 Aug -

Transport experts from landlocked developing countries will meet in Geneva from 22 to 24 October to discuss which policies and methods can provide their nations with the best access to seaports.

First debt audit based on UNCTAD principles

20 Aug -

Norway has completed a review of its loans to developing countries based on UNCTAD's Principles of Responsible Sovereign Lending and Borrowing (the Principles) demonstrating the increasing importance of the Principles in setting international standards.

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