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Intergovernmental Working Group of Experts on International Standards of Accounting and Reporting, twenty-sixth session
… to facilitate investment flows and economic development. The 26th session of ISAR is expected to address the practical implementation of International Financial … governance and corporate responsibility reporting. The 26th session is also expected to review capacity building …
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Global Commodities Forum (GCF)
… [En anglais seulement] In the present climate of uncertianty about the path of the development of the world economy and the future direction …
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WTO Public Forum - Business-to-business e-commerce: Trade Implications
… UNCTAD, UPU and WTO will co-organize a session at the WTO Public Forum 2016 with a focus on … and its contribution to international trade flows. The session will address the following issues: - what exactly is B2B e-commerce, - …
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International Women's Day: A celebration of fashion and sustainability
… a celebration of fashion, sustainability and #WomensDay . The purpose of this year's celebration of International … Women's Day at UNCTAD is to advance our understanding of the relationship between Voluntary Sustainability Standards, … women's empowerment and trade. It will provide the opportunity to listen to a number of testimonials, learn …
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Workshop on the Future Direction of the Corporate Reporting Model
… The workshop will discuss current challenges in corporate … of corporate reports, and civil society. In particular, the following questions will be debated: • What are the main current challenges for corporate reporting and …
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Publication Launch on Empowering Women Entrepreneurs through ICTs: A Practical Guide
… a new publication , prepared in collaboration with the ILO, on "Empowering Women Entrepreneurs through … Communications Technologies: A Practical Guide" during the 2014 World Summit for Information Society (WSIS) High … mobile phones, electronic platforms, radio, TV, blogs and the Internet, women entrepreneurs are reaching out to …
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Going Global: Consumer Trust in Cross-border E-commerce
… The aim of this session is to discuss the steps needed to increase consumer trust in cross-border e-commerce. Cross border e-commerce has the potential to increase market access for producers and …
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Expert Meeting on ICT Solutions to Facilitate Trade at Border Crossings and Ports
… [Traduction française en cours] Experts attending the meeting will discuss recent developments in trade and … and other trade and transport facilitation measures at the regional and national levels. Industry experience shows how modernization through the adoption of improved ICT has contributed to the …
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Regional Consultation on Strengthening Competitiveness of South Asia in leather and leather products
… The sub-regional industry consultation in Chennai will be … and other stakeholders from different countries of the region. This initiative is under ECIDC’s project on … Integration in South Asia” jointly funded by the Asian Development Bank and Commonwealth Secretariat. …
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UNCTAD serves as Secretariat to the Ad hoc Committee of the General Assembly on sovereign debt restructuring processes
… of 14 October 2014, UNCTAD has been entrusted with the task of sharing its expertise on sovereign debt in accordance with its general mandate. UNCTAD is the UN focal point on debt issues. UNCTAD has been working on … elaborating a Debt Workout Roadmap that could benefit the work of the Ad Hoc Committee. Quick links: …