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Commodity-dependent developing countries need to boost efforts to diversify their economies
… Organization of the United Nations (FAO) said in a report issued today. The Commodities and Development Report 2017 argues this is a likely scenario given that … economic development in an increasingly globalized world. Ultimately, structural transformation should result in …
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Global trade hits record high of $28.5 trillion in 2021, but likely to be subdued in 2022
… Trade Update published on 17 February shows that in 2021, world trade in goods remained strong and trade in services … reached a record level of $28.5 trillion in 2021,” the report says. That’s an increase of 25% on 2020 and 13% higher … trade in goods increased more strongly in the developing world than in developed countries. Exports of developing …
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Korean experts present innovative e-government solution
… to increase the efficiency of a country’s government ICT investment, all the while improving the quality of … project, the Republic of Korea has emerged as one of the world’s leading providers of e-government and m-government … “eGovFrame” will be featured in the Information Economy Report 2012 , in the context of the growing importance of the …
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Demand for raw materials for electric car batteries set to rise further
… demand resulting from COVID-19, according to a new UNCTAD report. The report, Commodities at a glance: Special issue on … greenhouse gas emissions are expected to spur further investment in green energy production, which has been steady … are highly concentrated in a few countries. Nearly 50% of world cobalt reserves are in the Democratic Republic of the …
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Borderline: Private sector players “Ring the Bell for Gender Equality” to mark International Women’s Day
… Day on 8 March nearly 60 stock exchanges around the world will “ring the bell” to raise awareness of the pivotal … exchanges are involved in developing gender-themed investment products – such as “gender bonds” – and improving … equality In 2017, UNCTAD and its SSE partners launched the report “ How stock exchanges can promote gender equality ” …
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Opening up, Iran has opportunity to commercialize its science and technology skills
… technology and innovation (STI), Iran has had one of the world's fastest growing scientific outputs, climbing from … moment in their history," Ms. Sirimanne said ahead of the report’s launch in Tehran on Tuesday. Iran has shown it can … align these with other key policy areas such as trade, investment, industrial development, education, and …
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UNCTAD Surveys of Infrastructure Regulators and Competition Authorities
… Goals. About 300 million people (10 per cent of the world’s work force) are employed in ISS. The global ISS … exports of goods and services. With the rise of private investment in ISS the value of foreign direct investment … development gains associated with trade in ISS. This report aims to present and analyse the findings of the …
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Trade barriers: picking the good from the bad and the ugly
… Current trade and technological conflicts between the world’s largest economies are reviving trade protectionism. … while not unnecessarily and negatively affecting trade and investment. Benefits of regulatory cooperation “Regulatory … publication, “ The Asia-Pacific Trade and Investment Report ”, jointly written with UNCTAD this year. The event …
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UN launches one stop shop for development finance
… to hit the target. Launched on 25 October at UNCTAD’s World Investment Forum, the portal was the brainchild of Slovakia’s … framework set out originally in UNCTAD’s World Investment Report 2014 : leadership and institutional setting; …
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Leading stock exchanges with over 4,600 listed companies commit to promoting sustainability
… issuing an open invitation to stock exchanges around the world, to commit to the following pledge: We voluntarily … and regulators, to promoting long term sustainable investment and improved environmental, social and corporate … with the other founding signatories ... through the World Federation of Exchanges to encourage all exchanges to …