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UN to debate how science and technology can boost COVID-19 recovery
… how science, technology and innovation can help the world recover better from the COVID-19 pandemic during 25th … to UNCTAD’s groundbreaking Technology and Innovation Report 2021, which outlines how developing countries can … wave of technological change, countries need to mobilize investment in digital infrastructure, build workforce skills, …
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Too many boats chasing too few fish, subsidies need reform - Q&A with Aimee Gonzales of WWF
… authorization, fishing above quota limits, or failing to report what they catch. Fishing in unregulated / unmanaged … local fishermen in developing countries. About 90% of the world's fishermen live in developing countries. They're …
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The key to development strategies is balance, panellists tell Trade and Development Board
… a debate on development strategies in a globalized world. Trade and Development Board President Triyono Wibowo , … one focus of the recently published Trade and Development Report 2013 was that in the face of depressed import demand … the Republic of Korea, heavily regulated foreign direct investment," he told the meeting. "Highly trumpeted …
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UNCTAD supports Uganda to develop a national strategy to boost entrepreneurship
… one of the youngest and rapidly growing populations in the world, with over 75% of its citizens aged 30 or below. … countries,” said James Zhan, UNCTAD’s director of investment and enterprise development. The strategy includes …
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UNCTAD at 50: A Short History
… Financial Analysis System and the Trade and Development Report . Chapter VI charts a decade-long reorientation of … points of growth, including in the field of international investment. Chapter VII is concerned with how UNCTAD adjusted to the arrival on the international scene of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and undertook its positive …
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Afghan youth-driven IT sector has e-commerce potential
… Index. Mohammad Q. Haqjo, Afghanistan’s ambassador to the World Trade Organization, received the Rapid eTrade … requires an enabling environment that is conducive to investment, production and new technology.” “E-commerce can … of UNCTAD’s division on technology and logistics. “Our report finds that an ‘early wave’ of e-commerce driven by a …
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UNCTAD S-G in Beijing for trade in services event
… in 2010 was 192.2 billion USD, the third highest in the world. Prior to the opening ceremony, H.E. Wen Jiabao , … Industry; Lord Green , UK Minister of State for Trade and Investment; Mr. Pascal Lamy , Director General of the WTO; …
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Nordic Capital Markets Join Global Movement for Sustainable Development
… in their own region and through their industry around the world. Participants of the SSE Regional Dialogue Nordic … contributions from all sectors, especially from the investment community,” said Mr. James Zhan , Director of … make possible the sustainable development solutions the world is looking for.” UNCTAD’s Investment Policy Framework …
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How to unlock women’s potential in the digital economy
… enable women entrepreneurs to reach customers all over the world. Women entrepreneurs can leverage this global reach to … in Africa. The online platform gives buyers around the world access to quality and unique products made in Africa … security. In addition to these challenges in the digital world, barriers that women entrepreneurs continue to face in …
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Quantifying the environmental benefits from paperless trade facilitation
… dedicated to this topic in the recent ESCAP-UNCTAD-UNEP report on climate-smart trade and investment . The logic generally goes as follows: paper is … 5,827 kg of CO2 emissions. In Timor-Leste, UNCTAD ASYCUDA World automated system for customs data has resulted in a …