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World Investment Report 2024 (Overview)
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… direct investment. developing countries running empty. Global regional crises, trade tensions tighter financing … direct investment, remained subdued 2023 year succession. Global flows foreign direct investment stagnated $1.3 … regulatory environments diverging international supply chains reconfigured. shifts create obstacles isolated …
Publication
BioTrade Principles and Criteria for terrestrial, marine and other aquatic biodiversity-based products and services
… are also implemented considering the following approaches: Value-chain approach : The BioTrade Initiative and its partners see the strengthening of value chains as a critical element in facilitating good practices … and will aim to contribute to the new post-2020 global biodiversity framework. … UNCTAD/DITC/TED/2020/2 … …
Meeting
Expert Meeting on Assessing the Impact of Public-Private Partnerships on Trade and Development in Developing Countries
… play an important role in ensuring that participation in global supply chains is conducive to the sustainable growth and development … in increasing the participation of SMEs in global value chains. These papers will be made available to the …
News
Blue BioTrade project set to improve fortunes in the eastern Caribbean
… The global market for queen conch ( Strombus gigas ) – a sea … at $74 million in 2017 and continues to grow. While its global demand is booming, small-scale coastal producers in … opportunities for sustainable development through the value chain. The approach intends to develop planet-friendly …
Meeting
1st Trade Policy Dialogue: The multilateral trading system in the post-pandemic new normal
… trading system in the post-pandemic new normal The global pandemic and the associated lockdown measures have … export earnings/income. Other countries also suffered from value chain disruptions and falling commodity prices. As a … such as services, tourism, remittances and trade in value chains – and how the trading system could be made more …
Official Document
Chapter 1: The pulse of export diversification in Africa
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Improving the investment landscape for local production of essential antibiotics in Ethiopia: An Advisory Report
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Sustainable Development through Diversification: Challenges and Potential for Developing Economies, Contribution by Pakistan
Official Document
The United Kingdom Modern Slavery Act: Are we making progress? A look at organizational commitment to eradicating modern slavery
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Review of Maritime Transport 2023: Facts and Figures on Asia
… moved on intraregional routes took a 27.6% share of global trade in 2022, and much of this was due to dynamic … the highest growth rates from 2021 to 2022 – reflecting global manufacturing patterns, where China serves as the … and Taiwan Province of China (eighth). When measured by value, ship owners in China have an 11.04% share of the world …