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Upskilling workers can cut dependence on commodity exports for more than 90 countries
… UNCTAD data, building the human skills needed to add value to raw materials and provide decent work are key objectives to be discussed at UNCTAD's eighth Global Commodities Forum at the Palais des Nations in Geneva … gas. Nevertheless, in both agricultural and mineral value chains, value added activities generally offer the greatest …
Statement from the Office of the Secretary General
UNCTAD World Investment Forum 2014: Trade and Investment Roundtable
… development. The second one is that in today's world of global value chains, trade and investment are inextricably linked. And my …
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Commission on Enterprise, Business Facilitation and Development, 12th session
… will address the key issues of transport, logistics and global value chains. It will also consider its progress made since the …
Statement from the Office of the Secretary General
Oceans Economy and Trade Strategies : Looking back and forging ahead - A Caribbean and Central American experience sharing workshop
… of biosphere. The ocean connects us. Over 80 per cent of global trade in volume is carried by sea. The ocean enables … our prosperity. We, at UNCTAD, estimate that the economic value of the “ocean” economy” in the form of tradable ocean … countries identified coastal fish and large pelagic value chains as priorities due to their export value, the number of …
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Call for transparency in commodities trading to be made at UNCTAD Forum
… need for enhanced transparency and accountability in the global commodities trade, and will propose a way forward that … the first day of the GCF's programme, devoted to global value chains, to its second day, devoted to transparency. The …
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Collaboration and digitalization for balanced economic and societal capital creation by shipping
… because they are critical drivers of economic and societal value creation. We advocate that these drivers must be … of digital symbiosis. This lag is not surprising as a global self-organizing ecosystem faces many hindrances to … of alignment between industries and their critical value chains, such as the marine fuel, shipbuilding, and shipping …
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New opportunities for accelerating pan-African trade
… to support maritime connectivity. Promise of regional value chains The reconfiguration of global value chains amid the pandemic will have profound …
Official Document
UNCTAD strategy to support small island developing States
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Official Document
Exploring knowledge spillovers and GVC participation to understand double counting in GVCs: A case study of Japan
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Dr. Kituyi speaks at the 17th China International Fair for Investment and Trade
… Keynote speech: Global Value Chains and Development [AS PREPARED FOR DELIVERY] … this initiative. CIFIT has become an iconic event on the global trade and investment calendar. Since its inception …