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Stock Exchanges Engage Stakeholders on Sustainability

17 Apr -

Partner Exchanges of the UNCTAD co-organized Sustainable Stock Exchanges (SSE) initiative launch new Communication to Stakeholders to engage capital market participants in a dialogue on responsible investment and sustainable business practices.

Debate heats up over reform of the Swiss commodity trading sector at UNCTAD forum

17 Apr -

UNCTAD's two-day Global Commodities Forum on 13–14 April provided a platform for differing views on how best to reform Swiss commodities trading to benefit people in the developing countries where raw materials are grown or extracted.

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

14 Apr -

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.

Competition and consumer protection fact-finding missions to the Middle East and North Africa region

10 Apr -

UNCTAD organized fact-finding visits to Egypt, Jordan and Lebanon from 16 to 25 March, in order to assess the national and regional needs of the countries benefiting from UNCTAD's COMPAL MENA programme.

Putting trade at the heart of poverty-reduction policies in Africa

10 Apr -

Sixty policy makers from 15 least developed countries in Africa came together to discuss mainstreaming trade into national policies aimed at reducing poverty.

Nobel economist Joseph Stiglitz backs UNCTAD's work on debt workouts

10 Apr -

A workshop on a multilateral legal framework for debt restructuring processes took place on March 31st 2015, at Columbia University in New York City.

Impact of falling oil prices on developing countries examined at Commodities forum

08 Apr -

The spectacular fall in prices for oil and other commodities since mid-2014 and what it means for resource-rich developing countries will be among key issues discussed by participants of UNCTAD's sixth annual Global Commodities Forum at the Palais des Nations in Geneva on 13–14 April.

Swiss commodity traders under scrutiny at UNCTAD forum

08 Apr -

Representatives from the Swiss Government, individual trading companies and transparency advocates will discuss the current lack of publicly available information about commodity trading in Switzerland at UNCTAD's sixth annual Global Commodities Forum at the Palais des Nations in Geneva on 13–14 April 2015.

Commodity prices decline throughout 2014

08 Apr -

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.

UNCTAD Commodities Week

08 Apr -

"Transforming Commodities into Sustainable Development", will be the focus of UNCTAD Commodities Week (13-17 April 2015).

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