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Egypt: new e-commerce strategy aims to double online businesses
27 Dec 2017
Since 2015, Egypt’s government has worked with UNCTAD to boost e-commerce in the Arab-speaking world's most populous market, where most business is still done offline.
Understanding non-tariff measures remains vital to increase global trade, speakers agree at MC11
14 Dec 2017
Trade ministers and diplomats recognize that complex trade regulations must be understood if trade is to thrive and development goals met.
At MC11, UNCTAD sheds new light on murky trade regulations with update of non-tariff measures database
11 Dec 2017
New release covers 90% of world trade and offers systematic information on tens of thousands of hard-to-find national regulations.
At MC11, new report reveals that trade regulations are more costly for developing countries than tariffs
11 Dec 2017
Joint UNCTAD-World Bank Group findings confirm that non-tariff measures (NTMs) affect 77% of world trade and are more important than tariffs in trade policy.
Investment Policy Monitor No. 18
5 Dec 2017
The Monitor finds that 38 countries took 60 investment policy measures between May and October 2017. The share of liberalisation, promotion and facilitation measures reached 78 per cent - broadly in line with the average in recent years. Developing countries especially in Asia and Africa took the lead in adopting these policies.
The Gambia targets foreign investment and entrepreneurship to create jobs
21 Nov 2017
Investment policy measures recommended by UNCTAD, combined with a national entrepreneurship policy, aim to assist the Gambia in achieving its development objectives.
South-East Europe economies pursue cooperation on investment policy
21 Nov 2017
UNCTAD’s first regional investment policy review develops recommendations to assist the economies of South-East Europe to cooperate on development objectives and diversify investment opportunities
Investor uncertainty looms over sustainable development goals
10 Oct 2017
A changing investment policy landscape has investors feeling uncertain at a stage when the world's most vulnerable economies desperately need foreign cash, UNCTAD Secretary-General Mukhisa Kituyi has told an international meeting on investment convening this week in Geneva.
Impact of Non-Tariff Measures and Voluntary Sustainability Standards on Global Trade
25 Sep 2017
Mr. Anil Jauhri, CEO, National Accreditation Board for Certification Bodies, Quality Council of India shares his perspectives with UNCTAD.
Impact of Non-Tariff Measures and Voluntary Sustainability Standards on Global Trade
25 Sep 2017
Dr. Manish Pande, Director of Quality Council of India, shared his perspectives on Non-Tariff Measures with UNCTAD.
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