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Results of Voluntary Peer Review of Competition Law and Policy for Nicaragua presented in Managua

07 Nov -

UNCTAD presented the results of the peer review of Nicaragua at the American University of Managua on 22 October and made a proposal for a technical assistance project to implement the peer review's recommendations.

Discussion forum: Why trade matters in development strategies

07 Nov -

The UNCTAD secretariat is organizing a discussion forum entitled "Why Trade Matters in Development Strategies", which will take place from Wednesday, 27 November to Friday, 29 November in room XXVI of the Palais des Nations in Geneva.

UNCTAD Secretary-General addresses workshop on mainstreaming trade

04 Nov -

UNCTAD's Secretary-General Mukhisa Kituyi opened a two-day national workshop in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 30 October, on Mainstreaming trade into national development strategies.

Gamani Corea, UNCTAD's third Secretary-General, dies at age 87

03 Nov -

Dr. Corea, who served as Secretary-General of UNCTAD from 1974 to 1984, was known for his vision of a rebalanced international economic order that would provide fairer treatment to developing countries.

Developing and transition economies attain a new record share of global FDI inflows

30 Oct -

Global inflows of foreign direct investment (FDI) rose by 4 per cent in the first half of 2013 compared to the same period in 2012, with a diverging trend appearing between developing and transition economies on the one hand, and developed countries on the other.

Countries that do not trade with their neighbours, trade their neighbours

30 Oct -

UNCTAD Secretary-General Mukhisa Kituyi has called for renewed efforts to boost intraregional trade in Africa, commenting that it could help in bringing peace to the continent, at a forum held to mark the 50th anniversary of the African Union.

UNCTAD and CITES hold meeting on traceability system for international trade in python skins from South-East Asia

30 Oct -

The Secretary-General of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), Mr. John Scanlon, and high-level officials of UNCTAD, have met with key players to discuss a traceability system that will ensure a sustainable and legal supply of South-East Asian python skins, pursuant to decisions taken by the Parties to CITES.

Nigerian Stock Exchange joins United Nations Sustainable Stock Exchanges Initiative

30 Oct -

The Nigerian Stock Exchange is the latest exchange to have joined the United Nations Sustainable Stock Exchanges (SSE) Initiative, at a bilateral meeting with UNCTAD on the sidelines of this year's annual conference of the World Federation of Exchanges, in Mexico City.

Reviews show information technology is vital for women entrepreneurs

30 Oct -

Initial findings from a new set of national women's entrepreneurship development (WED) assessments show that information and communications technology (ICT) plays an empowering role.

Lawrence Klein, Nobel Prize-winning economist and Prebisch lecturer, passes away

24 Oct -

Lawrence Klein, who won the 1980 Nobel Prize in Economics, and gave the thirteenth Raúl Prebisch Lecture at UNCTAD in 2005, has passed away at the age of 93.

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