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Norway to audit debt on basis of UNCTAD principles
… Norway will be the first State to consciously and concretely … adequate institutions. It is hoped that the effort made by Norway to implement the Principles and act as a role model of … in the years leading to the global financial crisis. “Norway will continue to be a responsible lender. We hope this …
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Norway's 2014 contribution to UNCTAD
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Norway's 2012 contribution to UNCTAD
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Luxembourg, Switzerland and Norway most ready to benefit from e-commerce
… 2017 Source: UNCTAD … OSG … Luxembourg, Switzerland and Norway most ready to benefit from e-commerce … news …
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First debt audit based on UNCTAD principles
… countries have endorsed the Principles. Heikki Holmås , Norway's Minister of International Development, expressed in 2012 Norway's intention to review the loans granted by the country … Sudan and Zimbabwe) amounting to nearly US$1.6 billion. Norway thus becomes the first country in the world to conduct …
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Second Draft of UNCTAD Principles on Responsible Sovereign Lending and Borrowing
… Minister of Environment and Development Cooperation of Norway; Mr. André Lemercier Georges, Minister of Economy and … by sovereign debt at the global level. The Government of Norway, the major donor of the initiative on Responsible …
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Developing countries and sovereign wealth funds ready for partnership on sustainable investment
… representatives of public pension funds from Denmark and Norway, said that their long-term investment preference was … required to manage such funds are very different. "Norway has created a separate vehicle to invest in … apply the same ratio of people-per-dollar invested in Norway's general fund, we would need 25,000 people to manage …
Statement from the Office of the Secretary General
G20 Foreign Ministers Meeting: Session II – Global governance reform
… don’t have the fiscal space to do it, or to support what Norway and the AU said about the "spaghetti bowl" of climate …
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UNCTAD's pioneer work on sovereign debt restructuring widely recognized by world-renowned experts and policy makers
… Gadgil (State Secretary for International Development, Norway), H.E. Ms. Maria Kiwanuka (Minister of Finance, … sovereign claims. H.E. Mr. Arvinn Eikeland Gadgil of Norway reiterated the importance of having a structured … in sovereign debt. In this context, the Government of Norway announced that it will continue to financially support …
Statement from the Office of the Secretary General
UN General Assembly informal interactive dialogue on commodity markets
… rich countries in the Gulf, Australia, New Zealand and Norway there is no case of a country ever escaping this trap …