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Chapter 3: Freight Rates and Maritime Transport Costs
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Official Document
Production Sharing in East Asia: China's Position, Trade Pattern and Technology Upgrading by Laike Yang
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Link trade to sustainable development efforts, UNCTAD chief urges
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Commodity dependence, climate change and the Paris, Janvier Nkurunziza, Chief, Commodity Research and Analysis Section, Commodities Branch, DITC, UNCTAD
… dependence & GHG emissions ▪ issue ▪ Facts figures ▪ Global warming due GHG emissions linked products essential … countries’ economies ▪ GHGs generated actions commodity chains: – production – transformation – transportation – … & export strategic minerals; ..: – Cobalt DRC (58% global cobalt production 2017) – Lithium …
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Maritime transport and climate policy at a critical juncture, UNCTAD Report says
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Simpler rules of origin needed to boost free trade in Africa, study shows
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Non-Official Document
Measuring restrictiveness of rules of origin - Lessons learned from utilization rates and Examination of LDC submission at the CRO, Mr. Stefano Inama, UNCTAD
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Non-Official Document
Overview, Key Issues , Challenges and Opportunities in the Groundnuts, Sunflower and Soybean Sectors in Malawi, Mahesh Sugathan, UNCTAD
… support - addition objectives, integration regional -chains build strong competitive processing sector Groundnuts, … calculations based FAO data, accessed December 2018. Global Export Trends ( -Added) Groundnuts, Sunflower Soybean … Africa Groundnut Seed (HS 120230) 3rd largest exporter global level Myanmar US Mozambique, South Africa Rwanda South …
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Energy transition: Charting a fair course for fishing fleets
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