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FDI in Small Islands Developing States: Its limitations and potential
1 Sep 2014
On the occasion of the third United Nations Conference on SIDS taking place in Samoa, the current issue of the UNCTAD Global Investment Trends Monitor reviews a decade of foreign direct investment (FDI) to Small Islands Developing States (SIDS) and foresees its potential.
Improved trade policies in fish sectors could address gender inequalities
6 Mar 2014
New UNCTAD-EIF study of the fisheries sector in The Gambia shows trade policies have to be inclusive if they are to reduce poverty.
UNCTAD hails International Year of Small Island Developing States, urges more effective steps in their favour
21 Feb 2014
Small island developing States (SIDS) need international support more than ever in their efforts to build resilient economies, UNCTAD said in the run-up to a high-level UN conference that will tackle vulnerability issues later this year.
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.
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.
Capital account regulations and global economic governance
14 Nov 2013
UNCTAD's latest Policy Brief looks at how emerging economies have managed capital inflows in the post-crisis period and makes policy recommendations on trade rules and capital account regulation.
Adapting global ports to impacts of climate change - expert collaboration following UNCTAD meeting results in publication of multidisciplinary academic paper
31 Oct 2013
As a concrete follow-up to an UNCTAD expert meeting, a multidisciplinary academic paper entitled: A note on climate change adaptation for seaports: a challenge for global ports, a challenge for global society, has been published.
Capital account regulations and global economic governance: the need for policy space
23 Oct 2013
A workshop held at UNCTAD on 3-4 October 2013 brought together policymakers, negotiators and experts to discuss recent experiences with capital account regulation, and what changes in global governance might be needed to facilitate re-regulation of cross-border finance.
UNCTAD holds roundtable meeting on bioenergy at African Carbon Forum
15 Jul 2013
The meeting aimed at sharing best practices by bringing together experienced African practitioners. It also addressed investment and sustainability.
Biofuels meeting discusses trends, policies to balance benefits with concerns for food security
19 Mar 2013
Complex developments in the field of biofuel policy – and how developing countries can participate in this growing energy market while sufficiently taking account of related issues such as food security and technological progress – were the subject of debate by experts at a meeting on 19 March 2013.
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