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UNCTAD calls for urgent global action to support the world’s 46 least developed countries
… Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) is rallying global action to help these countries build resilience to … diversification, building links to global and regional value chains and supporting a new development strategy for these …
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WTO and UNCTAD commit to further help poor countries integrate into the global economy
… of Financing for Development, in the achievement of the global Sustainable Development Goals and, above all, in … trade and investment, debt and finance, global value chains, commodities, standards, non-tariff measures, and …
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Global competition for investment prompts a surge in special economic zones
… according to UNCTAD’s World Investment Report 2019 . The global tally of zones has increased to nearly 5,400, up from … economies, promoting greater participation in global value chains and catalysing industrial upgrading,” UNCTAD …
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Side event at 8th Global Review of Aid for Trade: Pan African trade as an engine for local economic growth and prosperity (AfCFTA)
… Area can enhance competitiveness and trade within regional value chains The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) … of Egypt and Madagascar in the framework of the WTO Global Aid for Trade Review 2022. For the UN Cluster, UNCTAD …
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Teamwork urged to restart global growth, all in same boat, say panellists at UNCTAD Board
… (WTO), said the mainstream view of globalization, based on global value chains, is flawed and ignores social and political contexts. …
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Global trade continues nosedive, UNCTAD forecasts 20% drop in 2020
… UNCTAD figures were featured in the first edition of the Global Trade Update , the organization’s new quarterly report … and automotive sectors fell by about 8%. In contrast, the value of international trade in the agri-food sector, which … demand and disruptions of supply capacity and global value chains due to COVID-19.” Sectoral trade in 2020 Source : …
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Tackling "non-tariff measures", the new frontier for global trade
… for better trade deals. This is the new frontier in the global trade agenda. Trade policy cannot question the right … also help their companies to integrate into global value chains. And since international standards usually embed …
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Global merchandise trade exceeds pre-COVID-19 level, but services recovery falls short
… on 9 December nowcasts a strong increase of 22.4% in the value of global merchandise trade this year compared with 2020. The … a decline of 7.4% in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. Global exports amounted to $17.6 trillion, a $1.4 trillion …
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WIR-Global foreign direct investment flows fell sharply in 2017, United Nations reports
… Global foreign direct investment (FDI) flows fell by 23% in … 2017. “Downward pressure on FDI and the slowdown in global value chains are a major concern for policymakers worldwide, and …
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Global foreign direct investment projected to fall 40% IN 2020, says UN report
… Global foreign direct investment (FDI) flows are forecast to decrease by up to 40% in 2020, from their 2019 value of $1.54 trillion, according to UNCTAD’s World … to slowly recover starting 2022, led by global value chains (GVCs) restructuring for resilience, replenishment of …