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13 September 2012LLDCs need to move from being land-locked to become land-linked, says UNCTAD Deputy S-G

"Geography may pose severe constraints on economic growth and development, but it need not determine a country's destiny," UNCTAD Deputy Secretary-General Petko Draganov told the Fourth Meeting of Trade Ministers of Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs) in Almaty, Kazakhstan yesterday.

12 September 2012Global re-balancing required says Dr. Supachai at investors forum in Hong Kong

"No country will be spared in the case of a new financial shock in the developed countries," UNCTAD Secretary-General Supachai Panitchpakdi told the 19th CLSA Investors' Forum in Hong Kong yesterday, and warned that a renewed shock "would provoke a stream of capital flows reversals, shrinking global trade volumes and falling commodity prices with negative consequences for all."

11 September 2012 Maldives port managers complete 9-day training course

Twenty-two middle managers from Maldives Ports Ltd have successfully completed their training in Male from 2-10 September in Module 7 of the UNCTAD port training programme.

11 September 201212-week on-line training course on trade and poverty kicks off with 103 participants from 54 countries

The UNCTAD Virtual Institute kicked off its on-line course on trade and poverty yesterday, the first phase of a broader research capacity building project funded by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs and the Government of Finland. The course will conclude on 30 November this year.

11 September 2012Multiple UNCTAD activities highlighted at China investment and trade fair

Attending the 16th China International Fair for Investment and Trade (CIFIT) being held in Xiamen, China from 8-11 September, UNCTAD Deputy Secretary-General Petko Draganov opened the UNCTAD-Ministry of Commerce side-event on “Towards a Greener Energy Future: International Investment in Advanced Fossil Fuel Technologies," as well as the Launch of the Chinese version of the UNCTAD World Investment Report 2012, and a seminar on the New Generation of Investment Policies.

10 September 2012UNCTAD, OECD, WTO join forces to organize Global Value Chains conference in Beijing

A high-level Conference on "Global Value Chains in the 21st Century" is being organized jointly by UNCTAD, the OECD and the WTO in partnership with China's Ministry of Commerce. The Conference has been scheduled to take place from 19 to 20 September in Beijing.

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