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WAEMU Commission to strengthen member States' capacity for Business Facilitation using UNCTAD's eRegulations system

27 Apr -

Using efficient tools such as UNCTAD's eRegulations, eSimplifications and eRegistrations systems, representatives of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) member countries will seek to define joint methodologies and structures to work on the simplification of administrative procedures related to investment and enterprise development.

United Nations agencies strengthen cooperation for trade facilitation implementation

22 Apr -

Three key United Nations agencies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen their support for developing countries as they implement the World Trade Organization's Trade Facilitation Agreement (WTO TFA), also known as the Bali Agreement.

Republic of Congo to promote foreign investment in agriculture

22 Apr -

The Republic of the Congo will undertake substantial reforms to its investment policy framework in order to attract and benefit more from foreign direct investment (FDI), and promote agricultural development, according to conclusions from the inter-governmental discussion of UNCTAD's Investment Policy Review (IPR) of the country.

The Sudan to implement UNCTAD recommendations to bolster national investment regime

21 Apr -

The effective implementation of the regulatory framework, local skills development and targeted investment promotion would help attract foreign investment to the Sudan to bolster economic growth and diversification, an UNCTAD-drafted Investment Policy Review (IPR) of the country has found.

Germany, Singapore, Morocco and the Republic of Moldova receive UNCTAD investment promotion awards

21 Apr -

Four investment promotion agencies (IPAs) have received top accolades for "excellence in web-based promotion of green foreign direct investment (FDI)" at the UNCTAD Investment Promotion Awards. The awards were presented on 20 April 2015 during the seventh session of UNCTAD's Investment, Enterprise and Development Commission.

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.

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