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World services exports 7% up in quarter 1 of 2014
24 Jul 2014
According to preliminary estimates by UNCTAD and WTO, in the first quarter of 2014, world exports of services rose by 7%, as compared with the same quarter of the year before (balance-of-payments basis, current prices).
Africa must broaden sources of growth and investment to create jobs and reduce poverty, UNCTAD report argues
4 Jul 2014
UNCTAD's Economic Development in Africa Report 2014, launched on 3 July, shows that there are structural problems in the pattern of growth in Africa and that these require a move away from consumption to coherent investment policies.
World merchandise exports grew by 2%, while services trade recorded 5% increase in 2013
14 Apr 2014
Estimates of global international trade for 2013 are published today. These statistics cover annual and quarterly merchandise and services transactions - up to q4 2013. Furthermore, seasonally adjusted quarterly statistics are now available for the volume of international merchandise commerce.
Commodities sector should be an engine of growth, rather than a poverty trap, UNCTAD secretary-general tells forum
9 Apr 2014
Corrupt and opaque financial practices deprive resource-rich developing countries of “staggering” amounts of money, UNCTAD Secretary-General Mukhisa Kituyi said at the opening of the UNCTAD Global Commodities Forum in Geneva on 7 April.
Call for transparency in commodities trading to be made at UNCTAD Forum
1 Apr 2014
The prospects for greater transparency in the commodities trading sector will be examined at the UNCTAD’s 2014 Global Commodities Forum (GCF), part of the event's overall theme of "Global value chains, transparency and commodity-based development", at the Palais des Nations on 7–8 April.
Global Commodities Forum (7-8 April 2014)
26 Mar 2014
The theme of UNCTAD's fifth Global Commodities Forum is: "Global value chains, transparency and commodity-based development".
Global value chains under scrutiny at UNCTAD Commodities Forum
25 Mar 2014
Only 8% of the value created by international supply chains flows to 100-plus developing countries, analysis by UNCTAD suggests, placing the role of "global value chains" in developing countries' strategies among discussions to be held at UNCTAD’s upcoming Global Commodities Forum.
World services exports 6% up in quarter 4 of 2013
25 Mar 2014
According to preliminary estimates by UNCTAD and WTO, in the fourth 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).
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%.
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