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Statement from the Office of the Secretary General
Trade and Development Board, 75th executive session - Item 2: Interdependence and development strategies in a globalized world
… for this year, and no clear driving force to propel the world economy onto a robust recovery track. For 2024, we can … to achieve financial sustainability, boost productive investment and create better jobs. Regulation needs to … trading and financial system. The Trade and Development Report makes several proposals. Let me highlight four points. …
Statement from the Office of the Secretary General
Special high-level meeting of the Economic and Social Council with the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the World Trade Organization and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
… dollars in needs annually to achieve the SDGs, as UNCTAD's World Investment Report pointed out last year. Consider the scale of our …
Statement from the Office of the Secretary General
G20 trade and investment ministers meeting
… policy shock for FDI. Lockdowns have slowed down existing investment projects and prospects of a deep recession are … to 2030. The directional trend identified in UNCTAD’s World Investment Report published in June 2020, points towards shorter value …
Statement from the Office of the Secretary General
Launch of the Least Developed Countries Report 2022
… thank you. I wish we would meet at a better time for the world. But we don’t. Especially not for least developed … magnitude of the problem. The Least Developed Countries Report we launch today seeks to address that issue head on. … by 2030 and $1.6 trillion annually in additional green investment. But current policies in advanced economies are …
Statement from the Office of the Secretary General
G20 - OECD Global International Investment Forum
… my remarks on: First, what conditions are needed to make investment and trade work for development; Second, what … solve the great paradox of our time: at the point when the world is desperate for increased investment, when there is … reform it. And to answer this, our recent World Investment Report provided a comprehensive roadmap for a reform of the …
Statement from the Office of the Secretary General
Webinar on Climate Change Priorities in Trade and Investment
… the countries in the tropics – the home of the developing world – that will be most affected. This includes many … counterproductive. For instance, our Trade and Development Report examined the impact of the Agreement on Environmental … Let me elaborate further on the financing needs and investment . Lack of finance is one of the major hinderances …
Statement from the Office of the Secretary General
Launch of the Trade and Development Report 2022
… us. Welcome to the launch of our Trade and Development Report 2022 . As I have said before, we are in a world of cascading and interconnected crisis (Climate change, … are facing alarming levels of debt distress and under-investment. Currently, 46 developing countries are severely …
Statement from the Office of the Secretary General
Briefing to member States on UNCTAD report
… which at its height affected the mobility of half of the world population. Borders closed, planes were on the ground, … analysis, that we have produced this comprehensive report on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on trade and … financing landscape: Our estimates on Foreign Direct Investment point to a 30-40% decline for 2020. Many …
Statement from the Office of the Secretary General
Investment, Enterprise and Development Commission, 6th Session
… pleasure for me to welcome you to the 6th Session of the Investment, Enterprise and Development Commission . This … similar to 2012, remained the largest host region in the world. Developing countries are also becoming more active as … skills and incentives. This year UNCTAD's World Investment Report, will examine the potential contribution of the …
Statement from the Office of the Secretary General
Launch of the Economic Development in Africa Report 2014
… "Catalyzing Investment for Transformative Growth in Africa" [AS … we launch UNCTAD's 2014 Economic Development in Africa Report . This year's Report shows that investment will be … has been higher than the average growth rate of the world economy, as a whole. However, that economic progress …