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SDG Pulse 2022
… multilateralism and trade and development. Since 2020, the world has been in a constant state of cascading crises that … related to trade, tariffs, development fnance, debt, investment, illicit fnance, and enterprise sustainability. … that will serve as a data source for the indicator. This report not only presents statistical updates and data-driven …
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Towards a new trade agenda for the right to food
… for the effective implementation and reform of existing World Trade Organization provisions. In 2021, the fifteenth … Special Rapporteur on the right to food, in his interim report submitted in July 2020 to the seventy-fifth session of … interrelated issues in the areas of finance, technology, investment and sustainable development, UNCTAD urges member …
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COVID-19: UNCTAD warns of ‘lost decade’ if countries adopt austerity
… deep global recession amid a still unchecked pandemic, the world needs a global recovery plan that can return even the … in before COVID-19, says UNCTAD`s Trade and Development Report 2020 . According to the report, key to success will be … hyper-inequality, unsustainable levels of debt, weak investment, wage stagnation in the developed world and …
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TRANSNATIONAL CORPORATIONS (Vol.4, No.3)
… Lall Industrial strategy and policies on foreign direct investment in East Asia Antonio R. Parra The scope of new … Division on Transnational Corporations and Investment World Investment Report 1995: Transnational Corporations and competitiveness. …
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TRANSNATIONAL CORPORATIONS (Vol.2, No.2)
… Statement and Notes ARTICLES Maurice Odle Foreign direct investment as part of the privatization process Stephen Young … propensity UNCTAD Programme on Transnational Corporations World Investment Report 1993: Transnational Corporations and Integrated …
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Better off together: how regional trade can best boost economic growth
… will be a key topic during a major meeting of trade, investment and policy experts that gets underway in Geneva … XIV), held in Kenya in July 2016. The "Nairobi Maafikiano" report, adopted by governments at that summit, highlighted … also offer an opportunity to review the evolution of the world economy in 2016 and 2017 and analyse the factors that …
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The Role of Stock Exchanges in Fostering Economic Growth and Sustainable Development
… Our objective with this joint report with the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) is to … between ministries, and incentive structures that reward investment in sustainable businesses. But none of this will …
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China pilot-tests UNCTAD's Accountancy Development Toolkit
… accounting infrastructure, help create an enabling investment environment, and contribute to financial stability … Ms. Tatiana Krylova, Head, Enterprise Branch, Division on Investment and Enterprise. Similar exercises are also taking … consultation with other international bodies, such as the World Bank, International Federation of Accountants (IFAC), …
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Developing countries pay environmental cost of electric car batteries
… for efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions, an UNCTAD report says the expected boom in mining for the raw materials … few developing countries. One of the driest regions of the world More than half of the world’s lithium resources lies beneath the salt flats in the …
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Member States and civil society call for reform of investor state dispute settlement
… Settlement (ISDS), a common provision of international investment agreements, emerged as a key issue at the World Investment Forum. Many member States and civil society … of $64 billion according to the 2014 World Investment report. … CSO … Member States and civil society call for …