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The Global Financial Crisis: can Islamic Finance help minimize the severity and frequency of such a crisis in the future?, Umer Chapra, Research Adviser at the Islamic Research and Training Institute (IRTI) of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB)
… October 21, 2008 THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS: CAN ISLAMIC FINANCE HELP MINIMIZE … FUTURE . Umer Chapra* ( paper prepared presentation Forum Global Financial Crisis held Islamic Development Bank 25 … property stock values, bank failures, nervous anxiety fate global economy financial system. created uneasy feeling …
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Policy actions for mitigating the impact of price volatility in commodity markets on global food security and increasing access to market intelligence, financial resources and markets for commodity-dependent developing countries
Related content: Multi-year Expert Meeting on Commodities and Development, seventh session
… mitigating impact price volatility commodity markets global food security increasing access market intelligence, … levels. combination technological progress, expansion global chains, rising South-South cooperation , , adoption Agreement …
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Chapter III: Environmental impacts in the use phase of digitalization
Related content: Launch of the Digital Economy Report 2024
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The Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA) is the next major step in Africa's beneficial integration into the global economy: UNCTAD @MC10 Nairobi event on "CFTA: Making it work for Africa"
… trillion. The CFTA has the potential to raise the volume, value and share of intra regional Africa trade today at only 15% of total global trade to more than 25% over the next 20 years if a … The CFTA has the potential to foster creation of value chains in which business expand investment to secure local …
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UN Trade and Development calls for sustainable and equitable strategies to mitigate digital economy’s growing environmental impact
… a unique opportunity to diversify within the digital value chain and drive development for their citizens. UN … light on the significant environmental impact of the global digital sector and the disproportionate burden … report highlights that while digitalization drives global economic growth and offers unique opportunities for …
Non-Official Document
Services exports as a growth engine to India - Mr. Sriram Chekuri, Economist - India
… 2009-10. nations noticed unique success services exporter global markets persistently. evident fact India’ services … services accounting. sectors, accelerated India’ share global exports commercial services 3 cent 2010 4.8 cent 2023. … (FDI), leverage policy making integration global chains. 2. Services trade promotes greater inclusiveness, …
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Chapter I: International investment trends
Related content: Launch of the World Investment Report 2024
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Improving implementation of the Istanbul Programme of Action, goals and targets related to productive capacities and doubling the share of the least developed countries in global exports
Related content: Expert Meeting on the Ways and Means of Improving the Implementation of Priority Areas Agreed in the Istanbul Programme of Action
… productive capacities doubling share developed countries global exports Note UNCTAD secretariat Executive summary … productive capacities doubling share developed countries global exports”.1 1 TD//EX(64)/2, agreed conclusions 530 … productive capacities doubling share developed countries global exports. note outlines challenges faced LDCs …
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Top officials and experts at UNCTAD’s 60th anniversary call for new era of multilateralism to build resilient future
… the world economy amid multiple crises and increasing global inequality. They called for a renewed multilateralism … on issues ranging from disrupted global supply chains to digital economy gaps and sustainable industrial … Reshaping foreign direct investment and global value chains for development The panel explored the …