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UNCTAD takes the pulse of global goals
… analyses for a range of indicators relevant to trade, investment, financing for development, debt, transport and … and information, Steve MacFeely, said. The new annual report has a special ‘In Focus’ section, which each year will … by this year’s report is that today, the top 1% of the world’s population (about 76 million people) live on an …
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Forging a Path Beyond Borders: The Global South
… the structural economic barriers that still hold back the world’s least developed countries keep them, in many cases, … of the global South hold for developing countries? The report prepared by the United Nations Conference on Trade and … main challenges and opportunities in South–South trade, investment and finance and emphasizes growing opportunities …
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Global energy market volatility leading to slower and divergent growth prospects across South and West Asia
… The world economy is expected to grow 2.5% in 2022, according to UNCTAD’s Trade and Development Report 2022 . This is more than one percentage point below … continue to help finance the government’s ambitious public investment plans, particularly for large-scale infrastructure …
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Energy crisis: UN Global Crisis Response Group urges support to most vulnerable and transition to renewables
… for a high-emission and expensive energy future. As the world charts its way forward, its plans must safeguard its … for fossil fuels. In the medium-to-long-term, the world needs to double down on renewables to meet net-zero … brief calls for the need to significantly increase global investment. “Renewable energy is often the cheapest, and most …
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Africa's economic growth decelerates sharply
… 5.1% in 2021, according to UNCTAD’s Trade and Development Report 2022 . As a result, an additional 58 million Africans … flooding in the southeast of the country. While private investment has strengthened on the back of the recovery, … end of May 2022, the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank considered 16 low-income African countries to be …
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UNCTAD issues amber warning on building back better
… multilateral rules and norms, inequality will persist, the world will squander financial resources and fail to meet the … pandemic, according to the UNCTAD Trade and Development Report 2021 released on 15 September. To their credit, … watered-down labour market rules, and unequal trade and investment agreements – even as monetary policy remains loose …
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Green economy meeting to examine trade remedies in renewable energy goods sector
… the implications of trade remedies for competition, investment, employment and value chains in green sectors. … experts, scholars and trade officials from around the world. According to a forthcoming report commissioned by UNCTAD, some 41 anti-dumping duties …
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National ICT policy review and e-commerce strategy for Botswana
… support the growth of a knowledge-based economy. As the world continues to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic, ICTs … of Botswana, prepared at the request of the Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry, aims at leveraging Botswana’s … is that the analysis and recommendations contained in the report will make a valuable contribution to Botswana’s …
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Austerity doesn’t work: a new way forward needed
… Strategies and at the helm of the Trade and Development Report, entitled ‘Beyond Austerity - Towards a Global New … on employment.? Asking whether we are entering a “jobless world”, he explained how robotization is similar to other … lost, other jobs will be created. However, the lack of investment globally means many of the displaced workers will …
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Hydraulic fracturing? - not so fast, says new review of pros and cons
… ways to increase access to energy, says a new UNCTAD report on shale gas . The report reviews the history of shale … about 257% of its pre-industrial level – according to the World Meteorological Organization. “Concern has been … to the United States Energy Information Administration, world Technically Recoverable Resources (TRR) for shale gas …