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Boom in commodities raises hopes -- and some disquiet
… Goal of halving extreme poverty by 2015. If expanding global income in the current very positive situation is not … of anti-competitive practices in international supply/value chains, and inability to comply with ever-changing trade …
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Reforming Investment Dispute Settlement: A Stocktaking
… United Nations. WIR13. World Investment Report 2013: Global Chains: Investment Trade Development. York Geneva: United …
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CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES ARISING FROM SAMOA’S ACCESSION TO THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
… tax, attendant policy Samoa compete broader regional global market places. Reference main recommendation report … force countries ratified. PICTA regional stepping-stone global trade. expanded market base products 170,000 million … health consciousness consumers. growth “health food” chains impacted market shares supermarkets response …
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Report of the UN Secretary-General: International trade and development (2019)
… strong rebound 2017 2018. prolonged period volatility, global trade grew 10 cent 2017 2018 reach $25 trillion. … Initial projections World Trade Organization (WTO) global trade expected grow 3.7 cent year 2019 2021, … trade tensions implications global regional supply chains. Tariffs penalize assembler product suppliers chain, …
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TRANSNATIONAL CORPORATIONS (Vol. 22, No.2)
… key indicator outward orientation extent country engages global trade exports. Republic Korea’ export percentage GDP … greater outward orientation. umbrella engagement global economy, identify specific main factors Republic … domestic firms undertake upgrading participate global chains world-class firms. 8 Transnational Corporations, Vol. …
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DTL Activity Report, 2012
… environment compared previous conference kind. number global developments, , related financial crisis reshuffling cards global economy, accompanied acute realization number … intermediate goods growing intra-firm transactions, global chains increasingly playing essential role international …
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WTO-OECD-UNCTAD Report on G20 Trade and Investment Measures (1st Report, September 2009)
… adherence undertakings resisting protectionism promoting global trade investment. period review, observed widespread resort trade investment restrictions reaction global financial economic crisis. G20 governments' commitment … times difficulty. role rules serving . , policy slippage global crisis began. cases, G20 members raised tariffs …
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Who is benefiting from trade liberalization in Angola? - A Gender Perspective
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… Report (World Bank/IFC 2013); ranks 139 142 countries Global Competitiveness Report World Economic Forum … commercial banks. initial priorities Bank finance chains priority sectors: maize, beans, cotton construction … ranks 87th 135 countries reviewed World Economic Forum Global Gender Gap Report (WEF 2011a).11 noted gender gap …
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… Parliamentary documentation. . General Assembly. Reports : global economic trends (GA res. 51/167, paras. 5 & 7) (2) … (2000, 2001); . Trade Development Board. Report : aspects global interdependence, development policies international … profiles operational guidelines, covering world commodity chains, . (2000, 2001); interactive CD-ROM structured …
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Keeping the promise: United to achieve the Millennium Development Goals
… remains significant challenge. deeply concerned alarming global levels maternal child mortality. eradication poverty … reality . 7. determined collectively advance strengthen global partnership development, centrepiece cooperation, … including irrigation, developing strong agricultural chains improving access farmers markets land supportive …