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UNCTAD briefs New York-based delegates and civil society on new investment policy framework
… and the Vale Columbia Center on Sustainable International Investment, the event offered an opportunity for New … of the IPFSD. UNCTAD launched the IPFSD together with the World Investment Report 2021, subtitled "Towards a New Generation of …
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Trade and Development Report 2021
… spite of calls by G7 leaders for “building back a better world”, separate economic worlds may in fact be rising from … truly global public good and if there is a coordinated big investment push across all countries into carbon-free sources … getting worse. … UNCTAD/TDR/2021 … Trade and Development Report 2021 … publication …
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UNCTAD, IIRC to help companies report performance on global goals
… accelerate the adoption of integrated reporting across the world. Richard Howitt and Isabelle Durant “We are delighted … confidence, this is not just about the contents page of a report, but the pressing need for relevant and reliable … develop a strong corporate reporting system to facilitate investment through its intergovernmental working group of …
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THE DIGITAL DIVIDE REPORT: ICT DIFFUSION INDEX, 2005
… in poor and ruralareas of developing countries. The report is outlined as follows: The first section presents the … country; this is significant as 37 per cent of the world population lives in a low-income country. Section three … regulation — withresponsible government planning, investment and procurement. We briefly outline thebroad …
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World needs policies for demand-led recovery from global financial crisis, argues UNCTAD study presented to G-20
… years after the onset of the global financial crisis, the world economy has not recovered a strong, sustainable or … lack of dynamism is most visible in output, employment and investment figures, the study explains, but it is also … a number of systemically important economies, the UNCTAD report contends. However, demand must be geographically …
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Global foreign direct investment fell 13% in 2016, but modest recovery expected in 2017 - new figures
… of concern is the sharp drop-off in manufacturing investment projects, which play such an important role in … Global Investment Trends Monitor (No 25) Quick links: World Investment Report (Series) Global Investment Trends Monitor (Series) FDI …
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UNCTAD Annual Report 2006
… policies on building productive capacities in the world´s least developed countries in order to reduce poverty. … can take advantage of emerging patterns in international investment flows. And we proposed a new approach to using aid … of UNCTAD … UNCTAD/DOM/2007/1 … UNCTAD Annual Report 2006 … publication …
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2012 Economic Development in Africa Report calls for "sustainable" economic transformation
… The Economic Development in Africa Report 2012 , subtitled Structural Transformation and … while protecting the environment. While the rest of the world is flocking to the continent for resources that are … for greater coherence between trade, environmental and investment policies at the international level to help rather …
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Fighting the war on antibiotic resistance with new investment schemes -- Q&A with Christoph Spennemann
… pre-clinical and clinical trials are very costly, and the investment would only pay off if the company could either … Research and Development Partnership set up in 2016 by the World Health Organization and the Drugs for Neglected … of antibiotics, those already on the market. In fact, the World Health Organization recently reported on how an …
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TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2004
… in East and South Asia have been the main stimulus for the world economy. What are the implications of this pattern for … virtuous interaction between external financing, domestic investment and export growth. The TDR 2004 argues that, to … UNCTAD suggests. … UNCTAD/TDR/2004 … TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2004 … publication …