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UNCTAD supports Uganda to develop a national strategy to boost entrepreneurship
… one of the youngest and rapidly growing populations in the world, with over 75% of its citizens aged 30 or below. … countries,” said James Zhan, UNCTAD’s director of investment and enterprise development. The strategy includes …
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UNCTAD at 50: A Short History
… Financial Analysis System and the Trade and Development Report . Chapter VI charts a decade-long reorientation of … points of growth, including in the field of international investment. Chapter VII is concerned with how UNCTAD adjusted to the arrival on the international scene of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and undertook its positive …
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Afghan youth-driven IT sector has e-commerce potential
… Index. Mohammad Q. Haqjo, Afghanistan’s ambassador to the World Trade Organization, received the Rapid eTrade … requires an enabling environment that is conducive to investment, production and new technology.” “E-commerce can … of UNCTAD’s division on technology and logistics. “Our report finds that an ‘early wave’ of e-commerce driven by a …
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UNCTAD S-G in Beijing for trade in services event
… in 2010 was 192.2 billion USD, the third highest in the world. Prior to the opening ceremony, H.E. Wen Jiabao , … Industry; Lord Green , UK Minister of State for Trade and Investment; Mr. Pascal Lamy , Director General of the WTO; …
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Nordic Capital Markets Join Global Movement for Sustainable Development
… in their own region and through their industry around the world. Participants of the SSE Regional Dialogue Nordic … contributions from all sectors, especially from the investment community,” said Mr. James Zhan , Director of … make possible the sustainable development solutions the world is looking for.” UNCTAD’s Investment Policy Framework …
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How to unlock women’s potential in the digital economy
… enable women entrepreneurs to reach customers all over the world. Women entrepreneurs can leverage this global reach to … in Africa. The online platform gives buyers around the world access to quality and unique products made in Africa … security. In addition to these challenges in the digital world, barriers that women entrepreneurs continue to face in …
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Quantifying the environmental benefits from paperless trade facilitation
… dedicated to this topic in the recent ESCAP-UNCTAD-UNEP report on climate-smart trade and investment . The logic generally goes as follows: paper is … 5,827 kg of CO2 emissions. In Timor-Leste, UNCTAD ASYCUDA World automated system for customs data has resulted in a …
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UNCTAD review of ASEAN e-commerce laws published
… An UNCTAD report published today, entitled Review of E-commerce … countries. ASEAN was the first region in the developing world to adopt a harmonized legal framework for e-commerce. … the other. While Singapore already has a range of policy, investment and tax initiatives in place to ease the adoption …
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COVID-19 helps us understand the value of staying connected
… Pacific remains the most digitally divided region in the world and the divide continues to widen. More than half of … that no one is left behind in its implementation of the World Summit on the Information Society processes [3] . In … Broadband Commission thoughtfully underlined in its 2019 report on the State of Broadband. ______ [1] ESCAP (2019), …
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Keep ships moving, ports open and trade flowing, urge UN entities
… The world’s reliance on maritime transport makes it more … depends on the 2 million seafarers who operate the world’s merchant ships, which carry more than 80% of global … other important benefits, such as encouraging further investment in digitalization and advancing efforts to improve …