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The Islamic Republic of Iran and UNCTAD agreed on furthering cooperation in the area of trade-related issues including WTO accession
28 Feb -
At the invitation of the Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade, Mr. Joakim Reiter, Deputy Secretary General of UNCTAD, undertook an advisory mission to Tehran on 27 February 2016. The purpose of the visit was to discuss possible technical assistance and capacity building that UNCTAD could provide in the context of Iran’s trade-related reforms in particular accession to the WTO.
Ecuadorian officials trained on green industrial policy measures
24 Feb -

​Ecuador's Ministry of Foreign Trade and UNCTAD held a seminar for government officials to examine policy tools they could use to encourage businesses to adopt production processes that are more respectful of the environment, while at the same time respecting the country's multilateral trade agreements.

BioFuels
Advanced Biofuels Set to Play Key Role in Developing Countries
23 Feb -
Advanced biofuels made from non-food biomass, also known second-generation biofuels, have become a commercial reality, a new UNCTAD report concludes.
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Demand for iron ore levelled off in 2015, reflecting weak growth in world steel production
17 Feb -
A continuing increase in supply combined with a slump in demand made 2015 a challenging year for the iron ore market, a new UNCTAD report reveals.
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Germany to finance an UNCTAD project on transparent trade procedures in West Africa
12 Feb -
UNCTAD's work with West African countries gains momentum thanks to German support for a new capacity-building project for Nigeria, Mali and Benin.
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Financing Rural Structural Transformation in the Least Developed Countries
11 Feb -
In its latest policy brief, UNCTAD discusses key policy measures and instruments that the least developed countries and their development partners can mobilize to widen the financing of rural economic activities.
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Greening Ecuador's exports of cacao-chocolate and fishery products: no easy task
10 Feb -
Last year, Ecuador set out to make the cocoa-chocolate and fisheries sectors more environmentally and socially responsible-and more productive. Last week, the Ministry of Foreign Trade and UNCTAD met with government agencies, businesses and potential donors to assess progress.
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Growth in global imports of information and communications technology slows to five-year low
29 Jan -
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.
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International Chamber of Commerce and UNCTAD pledge to work together on 2030 Development Agenda
22 Jan -
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and UNCTAD have pledged to strengthen their work maximizing the benefits of international trade and investment for economic and social development, and laid out plans for new collaborative efforts to advance the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in September 2015.
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UNCTAD supports Morocco in its efforts to attract investment and benefit more from it
22 Jan -
Wide-ranging reforms, political and economic stability and dedicated institutions have allowed Morocco to attract higher and more diversified inflows of foreign direct investment, although more remains to be done, an implementation report on the country's Investment Policy Review, conducted by UNCTAD, has concluded.
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