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Building trust in digital markets through enhanced consumer protection on online platforms
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… enhanced consumer protection online platforms* Note UNCTAD secretariat Summary growth digital economy depends … imports surged 13 cent 2019 16 cent 2020, largest annual increase UNCTAD records began 2000.4 2019, 53 cent … 66 countries.5 4. UNCTAD highlighted, Digital Economy Report 2019, digital data “platformization” main drivers …
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Too large to be missed: how fleet size and harmful subsidies undermine fish stocks sustainability
… economic has been given to local and coastal population ( UNCTAD, 2020 ). What can be done? The complexity of the … complement to a future WTO outcome on fish subsidies. The UNCTAD-FAO-UNEP Inter Agency Plan of Action on SDG 14 could … on OECD Fisheries Support Estimates database, 2019. [iv] UNCTAD estimates based on FAO data (2018). David …
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Entrepreneurship for productive capacity-building
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… agenda Entrepreneurship productive capacity-building Note UNCTAD secretariat Executive summary Entrepreneurship core … process. Box 1 highlights lessons learned. 3 comprehensive report UNCTAD Entrepreneurship Policy Framework … women entrepreneurs adding 1 2 percentage points annual gross domestic products countries estimates ( …
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Economic development in Africa: Migration and structural transformation (Overview)
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… structural transformation. Economic Development Africa Report 2018: Migration Structural Transformation analyses … origin countries. report’ findings offer insights enable UNCTAD policy recommendations African Governments migration … implies reaching GDP capita $3,249 2030, growing compound annual growth rate 3.5 cent 2016. average GDP capita Africa …
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Review of the experience gained so far in enforcement cooperation, including at the regional level
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… enforcement cooperation, including regional level Note UNCTAD secretariat Executive summary Accelerating … cooperation, responses questionnaire preparation report. dealing exchange confidential information, helpful … community. 50. mandate (section ), UNCTAD required hold annual meetings Intergovernmental Group Experts discuss …
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Fostering development gains from e-commerce and digital platforms
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… development gains -commerce digital platforms Note UNCTAD secretariat Executive summary note addresses role … -commerce, $2.9 trillion business--consumer -commerce.1 annual share total world gross domestic product basis … address challenge. 1 UNCTAD, 2017a, Information Economy Report 2017: Digitalization, Trade Development (United …
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Voluntary peer review of consumer protection law and policy of Chile (Overview)
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… officials Member States. present document overview full report voluntary peer review consumer protection law policy … Law Policy United Nations Conference Trade Development (UNCTAD) mandated, inter alia, conduct voluntary peer reviews … regulations. 33. data reported UNCTAD, 21 Service annual budget approximately US$ 19 million total 354 …
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Convention on a Code of Conduct for Liner Conferences 1974
… (United Nations publication, Sales . .75.II..ll). report Preparatory Committee sessions, TD/CODE/ TD/CODE/2 … 11 March 6 April 1974. 3. Governments 79 States members UNCTAD participated parts Conference: Algeria, Argentina, … freight rates carriage cargo covered . Article 10 ANNUAL REPORTS Conferences provide annually shipper' organiz- …
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STRENGTHENING PARTICIPATION OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES IN DYNAMIC AND NEW SECTORS OF WORLD TRADE: TRENDS, ISSUES AND POLICIES IN THE ELECTRONICS SECTOR
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… issues policies electronics sector* Background note UNCTAD secretariat Executive summary sectoral review meeting … product groups dominate dynamic sectors world trade. annex report ranks top 40 dynamic product groups world trade 1985 … 1 Products dynamic sectors world trade display high annual growth export / register substantial increases share …
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The creative economy takes center stage
… to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). “The creative economy is recognized now as a tool … Marisa Henderson, Chief of the Creative Economy Program at UNCTAD. UNCTAD defines this “creative economy” as the sum of … greatest export, according to PwC, which cites a compound annual growth rate of 19.3 percent from 2018 to 2023. …