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UNCTAD’s creative economy work gains fresh momentum at G20
… for 9 and 10 September in New Delhi. The G20 comprises the world's largest economies, making up around 85% of the global … divide – the creative economy is ripe for innovation, investment and trade, promising a feasible development option … Cultural Pathway. In 2024, UNCTAD's forthcoming global report on the creative economy will shed light on emerging …
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Negotiators at UNCTAD14 reach consensus, strengthen UNCTAD work programme
… a broad expression of the social and economic state of the world. Negotiators had been negotiating the second document, … by working on the inter-connected issues of trade, investment, technology, and finance. The conference saw … of a new e-trade initiative, the first UN statistical report on the SDG indicators, the launch of a multi-donor …
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Viet Nam to establish Empretec centre, bringing global total of entrepreneurship sites to 34
… Agency (VIETRADE), told the 29 April meeting of UNCTAD's Investment, Enterprise and Development Commission, where the … Lang said. James Zhan , Director of UNCTAD's Division on Investment and Enterprise, said that the agreement with … via UNCTAD-supported centres in the developing world. Graduates of the programme have gone on to found or …
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Economic growth for Africa: the sustainable way
… opportunities .” UNCTAD’s Economic Development in Africa Report 2012 , which addresses the subject in detail, served … generation – 325 days of strong sunlight per year, 15% of world hydropower potential (less than 10% of which is … up its official development assistance and foreign direct investment towards the key sectors of energy, agriculture and …
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Measuring progress toward attaining the Sustainable Development Goals: Q&A with Steve MacFeely of UNCTAD
… Branch of UNCTAD, presented a groundbreaking statistical report at UNCTAD 14 which, perhaps for the first time, tries … After all, if the 17 Goals can't be measured, how will the world know if we have met them? Q: Tell us about this report? … with international organizations, with NGOs, and large investment partners. Major decision-makers, private and …
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South-South trade continues to increase, UNCTAD statistics show
… World merchandise exports have more than tripled over the … economies' exports now account for 45 per cent of the world total, with half of the increase in global exports … and services trade, the updated Handbook covers investment, commodity prices, maritime transport, and other …
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UNCTAD sets out actions to support least developed countries in the global low-carbon transition
… (LDCs) behind. UNCTAD’s Least Developed Countries Report 2022 published on 3 November says LDCs are the … obligations and capacities to fight climate change. The world’s 46 LDCs, home to about 1.1 billion people, have … In 2019 they accounted for less than 4% of total world greenhouse gas emissions. Yet over the last 50 years, …
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The 'fourth industrial revolution' can power sustainable development, if we get it right
… UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan wrote in the Millennium Report that “the convergence of information technology, the … the industrial revolution. They will continue to alter the world’s economic landscape and reconfigure organizational … public procurement can be used to steer the direction of investment in innovation toward endeavours that support …
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Palestinian Authority staff trained by UNCTAD on United Nations system in Geneva
… and Development Board and its deliberations on UNCTAD's Report on Assistance to the Palestinian People, and followed … and interdependence; development strategies; trade, investment and macroeconomic policies in developing … also attended meetings of the Human Rights Council and the World Trade Organization as part of her introduction to the …
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'Asian century' won’t come until global governance becomes more inclusive
… Narendra Modi stated during the 2018 Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank conference: “Now the continent finds itself … activity…It has become the main growth engine of the world. In fact, we are now living through what many have … economy, according to UNCTAD’s 2016 Trade and Development Report . Yes, we have good reasons to expect robust growth to …