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How are maritime freight rates affected by rising oil prices?
… global economy, supplying 95% of all the energy used in world transport. Maritime transport, which carries over 80% … The findings of the analysis, presented in a technical report entitled Oil Prices and Maritime Freight Rates: An …
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Common misconceptions about African migration?
… and 5.5 million were immigrants from the rest of the world. For those who left Africa, Europe was far from the … to new research in the Economic Development in Africa Report 2018 , published this month by my organization, the … Governments could also align migration, trade and investment policies with long-term development objectives to …
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''Made in Monde'': Time to rethink the system
… is immense and growing, and signaling to a contraction of world GDP. And we do not know the magnitude of the knock-on … hit hard the incentives to invest. In fact, foreign direct investment is likely to decline between 5% and 15% in 2020 . … billion), according to Fairtrade International’s annual report 2018-2019. While the market of fair trade is …
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Upgrading cultural and creative sectors - key for cross-border cooperation
… for the CCIs development, for cross-border trade and investment and for the development of soft innovation. Tuo Zuhai, in a world of digitalization, science and technology will help to … IP Era The Chinese Culture and Media Industry Investment Report say China had more than 3,000 theme entertainments …
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Moving towards zero carbon emissions in maritime shipping
… the city-state that is also the largest port in the world. It brought together about 300 leaders and executives … with one of the highest population densities in the world, where rurality no longer exists and where food supply …
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Digitalization as a driver of structural transformation in African LDCs
… tech startups in Africa, with nearly 2.15 billion USD in investment capital directed to the sector. This amounts to a … group Disrupt Africa’s African Tech Startups Funding Report . FinTech enterprises – financial firms that leverage … This is true for the financial services available in the world’s 46 LDCs, and particularly true for the 33 which are …
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COP27 debrief: Milestones for climate-resilient development in Sharm el-Sheikh
… by developed countries in 2020, but a recent Oxfam report assesses climate-specific net assistance to be closer … the UNFCCC’s Standing Committee on Finance to undertake a report on progress towards the adaptation goal for COP28. … development pathways, or adapting to a climate-changed world, climate negotiations are pivotal to advancing more …
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Urgent need for climate adaptation in transport, say experts
… Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in its latest report , which calls for accurate climate information to … on the State of the Global Climate in 2018 by the World Meteorological Organization, as highlighted by Boram … the 2030s. Other experts emphasized the need for long-term investment in human resources and skills through academic …
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Why a sustainable blue recovery is needed
… The world’s seventh largest economy based on GDP doesn’t belong … Rising water temperatures have killed up to half of the world’s coral reefs, and by 2050 there could be more plastic … the challenge of plastic waste pollution in oceans. Investment in applied marine-based research, development and …
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Africa: Post-Niamey, How Can the African Continental Free Trade Area Deliver "Made in Africa"?
… of its operational phase. What is the outlook for the World’s largest single market? As I write, the AfCFTA process … 2019 edition of our UNCTAD Economic Development in Africa Report, titled Made in Africa: Rules of Origin for enhanced … of trade within Africa as well as with the rest of the world: from continental to regional level. They also draw …