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Trade central to sustainable use of biodiversity-based resources, meeting told
21 Feb 2014
Trade can safeguard environmental biodiversity while enhancing livelihoods - especially in developing countries -as an event on the sidelines of the eighth session of the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) highlighted on February 5 in New York.
Pro-women trade policy can boost African economies, meeting told
24 Jan 2014
Inequality between men and women in Africa leads to economic inefficiency and under-performance, UNCTAD and World Bank experts said at an event examining the role of women in trade and development on the continent.
World services exports 6% up in quarter 3 of 2013
20 Jan 2014
According to preliminary estimates by UNCTAD and WTO, in the third quarter of 2013, world exports of services grew by 6%, as compared with the same quarter of the year before (balance-of-payments basis, current prices).
UNCTAD and WTO jointly launch quarterly merchandise trade volume indices
16 Dec 2013
According to preliminary estimates by UNCTAD and World Trade Organization (WTO), the world quarterly merchandise exports volume decreased by 0.7% in the third quarter of 2013 compared with the quarter before. At the same time, world merchandise imports volume growth remained positive at 0.3%.
2nd Biotrade Congress to focus on potential of biodiversity products for forest preservation
9 Dec 2013
Experts meeting in Geneva will discuss how the sale and trade of goods sustainably harvested from forests, if expanded, may preserve stands of timber as carbon "sinks" and thus mitigate climate change.
Women’s empowerment, modernized farming recommended for Angola
27 Nov 2013
Three UNCTAD meetings on development in Angola called for efforts to upgrade agriculture and to educate and train women to ensure that economic growth leads to broader progress.
UNCTAD participates in autumn meetings of IMF, World Bank and G24
8 Nov 2013
Senior UNCTAD officials have represented the organization at recent meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank, and the Group of 24 (G24).
World exports of commercial services up 5% in the second quarter of 2013
22 Oct 2013
According to preliminary estimates by UNCTAD and WTO, world exports of services grew by 5% in the second quarter of 2013, as compared with the same quarter of 2012 (balance-of-payments basis, current prices). The estimates point to a continued recovery in the global exchange of services.
UNCTAD staff member wins volunteering award for children's aid project
14 Oct 2013
Jo Elizabeth Butler of UNCTAD has won an award for staff volunteering for efforts that have helped over 900 schoolchildren in rural Ethiopia.
Trade and Development Report 2013: Adjusting to the Changing Dynamics of the World Economy
12 Sep 2013
New UNCTAD report argues that the world economy is experiencing a structural shift, and that countries must introduce fundamental changes in their growth strategies in order to adjust to it. In particular, developing and transition economies that have been overly dependent on exports should give a greater role to domestic and regional demand.
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