Statement from the Office of the Secretary General
Trade and Development Commission, thirteenth session
… and supply chain reconfiguration, implications for trade, global value chains and maritime transport. Allow me to say a few things …
Statement from the Office of the Secretary General
High-level Ministerial Conference on Middle Income Countries: High-level Panel on challenges and opportunities of Middle-income countries
… transition towards more sophisticated and higher value-added activities, such as steel or electronics. At the … This increases their vulnerability. Abrupt changes in global financial conditions or sudden currency devaluations … requires coordinated changes within firms and across value chains. It also requires developing countries to mobilize …
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Secretary-General strikes note of caution at London launch of World Investment Report
… World Investment Report, was a sign of weakness in the global economy, and accordingly, he remained less optimistic … on the theme of this year's report, which is Global Value Chains: Investment and Trade for Development. Many …
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Bank officials discuss financing of services exports and creative industries
… Exports and Creative Industries was organized by the Global Network of Eximbanks and Development Finance … exchanged views on such topics as the composition of value chains, and the effects of value chains on income generation …
Press Material
Report: cocoa industry reform needed to stop farmers from being left behind
… world's poorest countries are scarcely benefitting from a value chain which sees goods made from their crops, such as … the Cocoa industry: Integrating small farmers into the global value chain , says that the lion’s share of the revenues that are generated along the cocoa global value chain accrues to other stakeholders, including …
Official Document
Chapter 1: International maritime trade
Related content: Review of Maritime Transport 2023
Press Material
Unbalanced trade adding to anxiety and inequality, United Nations warns
… concentration, has acted as a major force pushing down the global income share of labour, thus exacerbating income … The report associates this with the spread of global value chains and the difficulties of climbing the development …
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UNCTAD puts spotlight on landlocked developing countries ahead of UN conference in Vienna
… UNCTAD co-hosted an event in New York on commodity value chains as well as two meetings in Geneva on investment in … opportunities and conditions in their countries. The Global iGuides Meeting discussed on-line guides launched in …
Information Document
Biodiversity and International Trade Policy Primer - How does nature fit in the sustainable trade agenda?
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Sustainability standards can unlock new markets for developing countries
… stone to implementing best practices within supply chains,” Mr. Fernández-de-Córdoba noted. Keynote speaker Axel Marx, from the Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies in Belgium, said VSS can catalyse … if challenges that stand in the way are addressed to make value chains more sustainable. These challenges relate to the …