Official Document
The Least Developed Countries Report, 2009 - Overview
… great concern. advanced economies recession emerging markets undergoing significant slowdowns. LDCs hard hit … LDCs group 2002 2007. vulnerability reflection traditional commodity dependence related sensitivity price fluctuations; … business support services training, technical assistance information important, clear “” models lie. role state …
Official Document
PROVISIONAL AGENDA AND ANNOTATIONS
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… face seeking provide distribution services foreign markets ü competition-related issues affecting trade area … procedures pertaining distribution services, export markets, addressed context GATS work domestic regulation ü …
Non-Official Document
Background Note, 4th Oceans Forum: Building a Sustainable and Resilient Ocean Economy
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… communities, source export earnings highly traded food commodity. Disruption maritime shipping port services … pharmaceuticals marine ingredients. level disaggregation, information market drivers, reveal leading countries … ships firms process export high species products lucrative markets, contributing addition national foreign exchange …
Official Document
World cotton day launch event 7 October 2019 - why cotton matters to us
… 2019 presents unique opportunity celebrate cotton, global commodity produced, traded, consumed worldwide. launch event … global issues affect cotton trade market policy relevant information sector. addition, FAO, collaboration Organization … hand-weaving fabrics sell domestic, regional international markets. project, UNCTAD WTO, extend include cotton …
Official Document
JUTE AND HARD FIBRES: OVERVIEW OF MAJOR CURRENT ISSUES
… decades (chart 3). decline production due erosion sisal markets resulting falling demand. decline production … 1970-1993 (Thousands tons) Source: calculated basis UNCTAD Commodity Yearbook 1994 FAO:Commodity Review Outlook 1993-94. … importers developing country exporters, coupled lack information potential buyers, renders effective access …
Official Document
External Evaluation of Development Account Project 1415M: Building the capacities of selected Least Developed Countries to upgrade and diversify their fish exports
… UNCTAD identified fish fishery products important dynamic commodity products LDCs, LDCs comparative advantages. fishing … private quality safety norms limit access major import markets LDC fishery exporters. fact standards harmonized … standards. evaluator’ view, ideally, specific information indicators beneficiaries (fisheries ministries …
Official Document
Report of the hearing with civil society and the private sector held in Geneva, 3 March 2008
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… technological innovation. UNCTAD offer exchanges information experience North South, South South, centre … assistance support action African NGOs, access knowledge commodity-processing intellectual property, respect research … lack implementation UNCTAD XI’ outcome. Global commodity markets experiencing period higher prices producers …
Official Document
Report of the UN Secretary-General: International trade and development (2009)
… States Europe September 2008 led general loss confidence markets, resulted severe shortage credit liquidity, investors … poverty, resulting food energy insecurity volatility commodity prices, posing threat access essential services … Fiscal disincentives outsourcing adverse effects information technology outsourcing services exports …
Official Document
Global Value Chains and Development: Investment and Value Added Trade in the Global Economy
… . UNCTAD-Eora GVC Database – part UNCTAD’ FDI-TNCs-GVC Information System – perspectives trade links economies, … exports. significantly higher GVC participation rate commodity exporting regions due high downstream links ( … usage export products countries’ exports. larger emerging markets India, Brazil, Argentina Turkey, GVC participation …
Official Document
The Least Developed Countries Report 2013
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… 3. trends commodity prices … Poor Countries Initiative HYV high-yielding variety ICT information communication technology ILO International Labour … demand exports, LDCs confronted heightened volatility commodity prices capital flows. result, economic growth LDCs … employment challenge, rural areas, changing. , labour markets entrants typically absorbed -productivity …