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15 September 201761st World Statistics Congress - Marrakesh, Morocco, July 16-21, 2017

UNCTAD Chief Statistician, Mr. Steve MacFeely, in his role as a director of the International Statistical Literacy Programme chaired the Special Topic Session entitled 'The Challenges of Improving Statistical Literacy in Developing Countries' (STS 050).

12 July 2017Measuring and evaluation of UN Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development to Tanzania and Zanzibar, June 29 - July 6, 2017.

UNCTAD delivers technical training on measuring and evaluation of UN Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development to Tanzania and Zanzibar, June 29 - July 6, 2017. Statisticians and evaluators from UNCTAD ran a series of seminars and technical workshops in Tanzania and Zanzibar.

10 July 2017Innovate 4 Water conference, Geneva 8-9 June, 2017

Steve MacFeely, Head of Statistics and Information at UNCTAD, presented ated at the Innovate 4 Water conference organized by Waterpreneurs, WaterVent and the World Intellectual Property Organization in Geneva on 8 & 9 June, 2017.

26 May 2017ECOWAS export meeting on the continental free trade area (CFTA), trade in goods and trade in services modalities, Accra, Ghana, 16-18 May, 2017

Bojan Nastav, associate statistician at Statistics and Information at United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), attended the ECOWAS experts meeting on Continental free trade agreement (CFTA) in Accra for session on trade in services, which took place on Tuesday, 16 May 2017.

23 May 2017Statistical Capacity Building for Sustainable Development

Steve MacFeely, Head of Statistics and Information at UNCTAD presented a paper at the 'Asia-Pacific Economics Statistics Week 2017' (UN ESCAP) on Monday May 22nd.

18 May 2017In search of the Data Revolution

Steve MacFeely, Head of Statistics and Information at UNCTAD gave the keynote speech 'In search of the Data Revolution' at the 'Data Science for an Open Government Conference' held at the Porto Business School, Porto, Portugal on Friday 12th, May 2017.

22 February 2017Trade in information and communications technology goods fell in 2015 as industry juggles shifts in demand

For the first time since 2009, the value of global imports of information and communications technology (ICT) goods declined in 2015 by 3.6 percent in current prices to just over $2 trillion.

15 December 2016UNCTAD launches its 2016 Handbook of Statistics

The Handbook includes a wealth of data for analysis of international trade, investment, or development.

20 October 2016UNCTAD marks World Statistics Day: 'Better Data, Better Lives'

Effective new policies that create jobs, improve wellbeing and drive social development will depend on reliable, timely and impartial statistics, the head of UNCTAD's statistics and information branch said in a statement marking World Statistics Day.

13 September 2016International Day for South-South Cooperation

The United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation is annually observed on September 12.

20 July 2016Measuring progress toward attaining the Sustainable Development Goals: Q&A with Steve MacFeely of UNCTAD

Steve MacFeely presented groundbreaking UNCTAD report, the first to show how progress toward attaining the SDGs can be measured.

18 July 2016Achieving the SDGs requires rich countries to meet their 0.7% aid target - UNCTAD

If rich countries had consistently met the 0.7 per cent target since 2002, then developing countries would have been $2 trillion better off.

07 April 2016Global trade slows down to a five-year low in 2015

Global trade slows down to a five-year low in 2015, but negative growth rates are also a result of currencies' depreciation against the US dollar.

01 April 2016UNCTAD launches novel Maritime Country Profiles

A maritime country profile provides a basic snapshot of a country's situation regarding maritime transport and international trade, facilitating convenient cross-country comparisons. The Maritime Country Profiles will be updated regularly as new data becomes available.

20 March 2016International Day of Happiness

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in 2015: "The pursuit of happiness is serious business". Nowadays this "business" is carefully measured and is used as a barometer of life quality. In fact, many argue that "happiness" combines to give a better picture of human wellbeing than do other individual indicators, such as, income, poverty, education, health or good government.

18 March 2016Statisticians from Asia-pacific least developed countries trained in measuring the information economy

Benchmarking progress in building the information economy in Asia-Pacific least developed countries is crucial as governments in the region seek to reap the economic benefits of information and communications technologies.

29 January 2016Growth in global imports of information and communications technology slows to five-year low

Global imports of information and communications technology (ICT) goods grew by only 1% in 2014, the latest year for which figures are available, the lowest rate of growth compared to the preceding five years, newly released UNCTAD data show. Developing countries, and those countries changing from a centrally planned economy to a market economy, accounted for more than half (57%) of total global imports, which reached a value of $2.1 trillion.

09 December 2015International trade in services was main driver of growth in global trade in 2014

UNCTAD's Handbook of Statistics 2015 reveals that global trade in services grew by 5 per cent as merchandise trade stagnates and foreign direct investment falls.

19 October 2015World Statistics Day 2015

The General Assembly of the United Nations has designated October 20th, 2015 as 'World Statistics Day' to acknowledge the importance of reliable, timely and impartial statistics in supporting evidence informed policy.

14 April 2015In 2014, world merchandise exports grew by 0.6%, while trade in services recorded a 4.2% global increase

Estimates of global international trade for 2014 are published today jointly with WTO. These statistics cover annual and quarterly merchandise and services transactions - up to Q4 2014. Seasonally adjusted quarterly statistics are also available for the volume of international merchandise commerce.

08 April 2015Commodity prices decline throughout 2014

The 'All Groups' commodity price index for 2014 fell by 6.1% compared with the 2013 annual average, reflecting the general downward trend in commodity prices.

13 February 2015Communication equipment was the main growth driver of trade in information technology goods in 2013

New UNCTAD data shows renewed growth in the trade of information, communication and technology (ICT) goods in 2013. However, whereas communication equipment and electronic components expanded, trade in consumer electronics and computers fell.

03 February 2015Statistical profiles for every country in the world now available

UNCTAD's new country profiles provide a basic snapshot of a country's economic and financial situation, facilitating convenient cross-country comparisons.

23 January 2015World services exports grew by 4.7% in quarter 3 of 2014

According to preliminary estimates by UNCTAD and WTO, in the third quarter of 2014, world exports of services grew by 4.7% compared with the same quarter of the previous year (balance-of-payments basis, current prices).

10 December 2014Trade balance of developing and developed countries continues to converge, UNCTAD statistics show

UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics 2014 shows that developing and transition economies run large trade surpluses for merchandise and services trade.

27 November 2014World services exports grew by 7% in quarter 2 of 2014

According to preliminary estimates by UNCTAD and WTO, world exports of services rose by 7%, in the second quarter of 2014, as compared with the same quarter of the year before (balance-of-payments basis, current prices).

23 July 2014World services exports 7% up in quarter 1 of 2014

According to preliminary estimates by UNCTAD and WTO, in the first quarter of 2014, world exports of services rose by 7%, as compared with the same quarter of the year before (balance-of-payments basis, current prices).

13 April 2014World merchandise exports grew by 2%, while services trade recorded 5% increase in 2013

Estimates of global international trade for 2013 are published today. These statistics cover annual and quarterly merchandise and services transactions - up to q4 2013. Furthermore, seasonally adjusted quarterly statistics are now available for the volume of international merchandise commerce.

09 April 2014New UNCTAD publication: Bilateral FDI Statistics

Sound data on foreign direct investment (FDI) is an essential tool for research and policy analysis, and a basis for policy formulation, implementation and assessment. This publication is a major effort by UNCTAD to fill a large gap in FDI statistics.

24 March 2014World services exports 6% up in quarter 4 of 2013

According to preliminary estimates by UNCTAD and WTO, in the fourth quarter of 2013, world exports of services grew by 6%, as compared with the same quarter of the year before (balance-of-payments basis, current prices).

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