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LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland
SUMMARY:Global Commodities Forum 2015
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:  \n\nThe Global Commodities Forum\, organized by UNCTAD with t
 he support of its partners\, is a major multi-stakeholder meeting where pa
 rticipants can debate potential solutions to perennial problems in the com
 modity economy.\n\nThe theme of the 2015 Global Commodities Forum is &quot
 \;Trade in commodities: Challenges and opportunities&quot\;.\n\nThe first 
 sessions on the programme will reflect on the significant shifts seen in c
 ommodities markets over the past year — especially the fall in oil price
 s — and discuss their implications for resource-rich developing countrie
 s\, as well as for other stakeholders in the commodities value chain.\n\nT
 his stock taking will include a session\, organized in collaboration with 
 the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development\, devoted to the
  policy space available to raw-material-exporting countries\, including\, 
 for example\, the increased use of export restrictions by these countries 
 since 2008.\n\nThe latter sessions of the Forum will look forward\, examin
 ing the development implications of the &quot\;new normal&quot\; in commod
 ities markets and trade policy.\n\nThe programme will close with a session
  that re-examines the commodities supercycle in the current context of low
 er prices.\n\nRepresentatives from exporting countries will discuss what l
 ower commodities prices mean for their budgets\, national development plan
 s and more generally\, for their interaction with the global trading syste
 m.\n\n \n\nParticipation\n\nThe Global Commodities Forum brings together 
 stakeholders from throughout the commodities economy\, including high-leve
 l representatives from national governments\, businesses and international
  organizations\, as well as experts from civil society\, academia and the 
 press.\n\nParticipants will attend this meeting in their personal capaciti
 es.\n&lt\;p&gt\;&lt\;img alt=&quot\;GCF2015_02_400x136.jpg&quot\; src=&quo
 t\;/sites/default/files/inline-images/GCF2015_02_400x136.jpg&quot\; /&gt\;
  &lt\;strong&gt\;&lt\;img alt=&quot\;gcf2015_theme_225x147.jpg&quot\; src=
 &quot\;/sites/default/files/inline-images/gcf2015_theme_225x147.jpg&quot\;
  /&gt\; &lt\;/strong&gt\;&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;The Gl
 obal Commodities Forum&lt\;/strong&gt\;\, organized by UNCTAD with the sup
 port of its partners\, is a major multi-stakeholder meeting where particip
 ants can debate potential solutions to perennial problems in the commodity
  economy.&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;The theme of the 2015 Global Commoditi
 es Forum is &quot\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Trade in commodities: Challenges and op
 portunities&lt\;/strong&gt\;&quot\;.&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;The first s
 essions on the programme will reflect on the significant shifts seen in co
 mmodities markets over the past year — especially the fall in oil prices
  — and discuss their implications for resource-rich developing countries
 \, as well as for other stakeholders in the commodities value chain.&lt\;/
 p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;This stock taking will include a session\, organized 
 in collaboration with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Develo
 pment\, devoted to the policy space available to raw-material-exporting co
 untries\, including\, for example\, the increased use of export restrictio
 ns by these countries since 2008.&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;The latter ses
 sions of the Forum will look forward\, examining the development implicati
 ons of the &quot\;new normal&quot\; in commodities markets and trade polic
 y.&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;The programme will close with a session that 
 re-examines the commodities supercycle in the current context of lower pri
 ces.&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;Representatives from exporting countries wi
 ll discuss what lower commodities prices mean for their budgets\, national
  development plans and more generally\, for their interaction with the glo
 bal trading system.&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;&amp\;nbsp\;&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n
 &lt\;p&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Participation&lt\;/strong&gt\;&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&
 lt\;p&gt\;The Global Commodities Forum brings together stakeholders from t
 hroughout the commodities economy\, including high-level representatives f
 rom national governments\, businesses and international organizations\, as
  well as experts from civil society\, academia and the press.&lt\;/p&gt\;\
 n\n&lt\;p&gt\;Participants will attend this meeting in their personal capa
 cities.&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/me
 eting/global-commodities-forum-2015
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DTEND:20150414T160000Z
LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland
SUMMARY:Global Commodities Forum 2015
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:  \n\nThe Global Commodities Forum\, organized by UNCTAD with t
 he support of its partners\, is a major multi-stakeholder meeting where pa
 rticipants can debate potential solutions to perennial problems in the com
 modity economy.\n\nThe theme of the 2015 Global Commodities Forum is &quot
 \;Trade in commodities: Challenges and opportunities&quot\;.\n\nThe first 
 sessions on the programme will reflect on the significant shifts seen in c
 ommodities markets over the past year — especially the fall in oil price
 s — and discuss their implications for resource-rich developing countrie
 s\, as well as for other stakeholders in the commodities value chain.\n\nT
 his stock taking will include a session\, organized in collaboration with 
 the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development\, devoted to the
  policy space available to raw-material-exporting countries\, including\, 
 for example\, the increased use of export restrictions by these countries 
 since 2008.\n\nThe latter sessions of the Forum will look forward\, examin
 ing the development implications of the &quot\;new normal&quot\; in commod
 ities markets and trade policy.\n\nThe programme will close with a session
  that re-examines the commodities supercycle in the current context of low
 er prices.\n\nRepresentatives from exporting countries will discuss what l
 ower commodities prices mean for their budgets\, national development plan
 s and more generally\, for their interaction with the global trading syste
 m.\n\n \n\nParticipation\n\nThe Global Commodities Forum brings together 
 stakeholders from throughout the commodities economy\, including high-leve
 l representatives from national governments\, businesses and international
  organizations\, as well as experts from civil society\, academia and the 
 press.\n\nParticipants will attend this meeting in their personal capaciti
 es.\n&lt\;p&gt\;&lt\;img alt=&quot\;GCF2015_02_400x136.jpg&quot\; src=&quo
 t\;/sites/default/files/inline-images/GCF2015_02_400x136.jpg&quot\; /&gt\;
  &lt\;strong&gt\;&lt\;img alt=&quot\;gcf2015_theme_225x147.jpg&quot\; src=
 &quot\;/sites/default/files/inline-images/gcf2015_theme_225x147.jpg&quot\;
  /&gt\; &lt\;/strong&gt\;&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;The Gl
 obal Commodities Forum&lt\;/strong&gt\;\, organized by UNCTAD with the sup
 port of its partners\, is a major multi-stakeholder meeting where particip
 ants can debate potential solutions to perennial problems in the commodity
  economy.&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;The theme of the 2015 Global Commoditi
 es Forum is &quot\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Trade in commodities: Challenges and op
 portunities&lt\;/strong&gt\;&quot\;.&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;The first s
 essions on the programme will reflect on the significant shifts seen in co
 mmodities markets over the past year — especially the fall in oil prices
  — and discuss their implications for resource-rich developing countries
 \, as well as for other stakeholders in the commodities value chain.&lt\;/
 p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;This stock taking will include a session\, organized 
 in collaboration with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Develo
 pment\, devoted to the policy space available to raw-material-exporting co
 untries\, including\, for example\, the increased use of export restrictio
 ns by these countries since 2008.&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;The latter ses
 sions of the Forum will look forward\, examining the development implicati
 ons of the &quot\;new normal&quot\; in commodities markets and trade polic
 y.&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;The programme will close with a session that 
 re-examines the commodities supercycle in the current context of lower pri
 ces.&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;Representatives from exporting countries wi
 ll discuss what lower commodities prices mean for their budgets\, national
  development plans and more generally\, for their interaction with the glo
 bal trading system.&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;&amp\;nbsp\;&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n
 &lt\;p&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Participation&lt\;/strong&gt\;&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&
 lt\;p&gt\;The Global Commodities Forum brings together stakeholders from t
 hroughout the commodities economy\, including high-level representatives f
 rom national governments\, businesses and international organizations\, as
  well as experts from civil society\, academia and the press.&lt\;/p&gt\;\
 n\n&lt\;p&gt\;Participants will attend this meeting in their personal capa
 cities.&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/me
 eting/global-commodities-forum-2015
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