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Workshop scheduled for debt management officials
5 Sep 2013
Developing-country officials who deal with debt issues and strategies are to take part in a regional workshop on asset and liability management being held from 30 September to 3 October.
Greater attention needed to farming sector, experts tell commodities meeting
20 Mar 2013
High prices for basic farm goods and industrial raw materials, with the complex effects that these cause on the economies of numerous poor countries, are not expected to decline any time soon, the Global Commodities Forum has been told.
Food security cited as priority at meeting of commodity experts
20 Mar 2013
Amid the complex interplay of factors affecting the production of basic farm goods and industrial raw materials, it is vital to ensure that sufficient, affordable food is available in developing countries, an expert meeting has heard.
UNCTAD S-G says resources are a blessing not a curse for Africa
26 Oct 2012
UNCTAD Secretary-General, Dr. Supachai Panitchpakdi, addressed the ECA Eighth African Development Forum on Governing and Harnessing Natural Resources for Africa's Development in Addis Ababa yesterday.
UNCTAD-SECO public debt management project in Indonesia on track
26 Sep 2012
The Ministry of Finance of Indonesia last year requested UNCTAD to provide support in strengthening the country's capacities in debt management against a backdrop of rising central government debt levels -- increasing from USD 120 billion at the beginning of the decade to USD 170 billion at the end of 2009 -- although the debt ratios are still within conventional sustainable limits.
Niger agrees to host next UNCTAD African Oil and Gas conference in 2013
18 Sep 2012
The 16th African Oil, Gas and Minerals Trade and Finance Conference and Exhibition (OILGASMINE) will be organized in 2013 by UNCTAD in cooperation with the Government of the Republic of Niger and in partnership with Cubic Globe Ltd.
UNCTAD-MEFMI regional workshop in Harare moves forward on debt data validation procedures
21 Aug 2012
The yearly joint workshop of the Macroeconomic and Financial Management Institute of Eastern and Southern Africa (MEFMI) and UNCTAD's Debt Management and Financial Analysis System (DMFAS) Programme was held in Harare, Zimbabwe, in June on debt data validation.
Technical cooperation projects for Palestine proceeding well, to be strengthened
8 Aug 2012
Palestinian Ministers and senior officials have expressed appreciation for UNCTAD's role in supporting the development of the Palestinian economy through its technical cooperation projects that aim at building capacities and helping to overcome the persistent challenges.
Seminar on resolving, avoiding debt crises says global approaches are needed
14 Feb 2011
Possible mechanisms for coping with debt crises and preventing them from occurring need global scope and a careful balancing of issues related to sovereignty and the functioning of the international financial order, experts said at a seminar jointly sponsored by UNCTAD and Columbia University.
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