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For a digital economy that leaves no one disconnected
20 Mar 2018
Written by Isabelle Durant, Deputy Secretary-General of UNCTAD
Circular Economy: the silver bullet for emissions?
18 Nov 2017
The world needs to unhook prosperity from the extraction of resources if countries are to succeed in curbing carbon emissions, and that means keeping materials in the economy for longer.
End austerity – and kickstart Martin Luther King’s revolution of values
15 Sep 2017
Written byRichard Kozul-Wright, Director of the Division on Globalization and Development Strategies, UNCTAD
Global foreign direct investment fell 13% in 2016, but modest recovery expected in 2017 - new figures
1 Feb 2017
Global flows of foreign direct investment (FDI) fell 13% in 2016 to an estimated $1.52 trillion as global economic growth remained weak and world trade volumes posted anemic gains, according to the latest UNCTAD Global Investment Trends Monitor.
Poverty trap leaves least developed countries ever further behind
13 Dec 2016
Global poverty is increasingly concentrated among a group of 48 countries, which are falling further behind the rest of the world in terms of economic development, according to a United Nations report released on Tuesday by UNCTAD.
Circular economy principles could help India realise $624bn
5 Dec 2016
India could save $624 billion a year by 2050 if it adopts circular economy principles rather than following a conventional but more wasteful development path, according to a new report on India produced by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation in association with UNCTAD.
The Circular Economy in International Trade
5 Dec 2016
Written by Guillermo Valles, Division on International Trade in Goods and Services
Investment flows through offshore financial hubs declined but remain high
3 May 2016
Investment flows to offshore financial hubs, including offshore financial centers and special purpose entities (SPEs), were increasingly volatile in 2015, according to the latest UNCTAD Global Investment Trends Monitor.
Statisticians from Asia-pacific least developed countries trained in measuring the information economy
18 Mar 2016
Benchmarking progress in building the information economy in Asia-Pacific least developed countries is crucial as governments in the region seek to reap the economic benefits of information and communications technologies.
Harnessing Emerging Technological Breakthroughs for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
15 Jan 2016
Effective global partnerships, sufficient financing and close cooperation between Governments and the private sector will be indispensable to harness the evolving global innovation and technology landscape and deliver the policy response required to achieve prosperity for all while preserving the planet, says UNCTAD in its latest Policy Brief.
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