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Report of the UN Secretary-General: International trade and development (2013)
… started decline noticeably, China. measurable effect, commodity exporters. Global foreign direct investment (FDI) … trade harnessed inclusive sustainable development. role State pivotal identifying policy mixes fit national … natural persons, government procurement, export subsidies State-owned enterprises. __________________ 14 Australia, …
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REPORT OF THE TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT BOARD ON ITS NINETEENTH SPECIAL SESSION (MID-TERM REVIEW)
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… shared goals, including Millennium Declaration5. Heads State Government committed “sound policies, good governance … Development (CBTF), civil society, trade facilitation commodity diversification, effective means delivering … work programme UNCTAD. 39. Africa, decision heads State turn OAU African Union reflected desire enter era …
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2012 Report on Activities Undertaken by UNCTAD in Support of Africa-Report by the Secretary-General of UNCTAD
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… Development Report (UCDR) introduced 2012 replaces World Commodity Survey, issued 2003. UCDR, rejuvenating debate … Series Fair Equitable Treatment, Expropriation, Investor–State Dispute Settlement, Transparency, IIA issues notes investor–State dispute settlements. publications downloaded African …
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EFFICIENT TRANSPORT AND TRADE FACILITATION TO IMPROVE PARTICIPATION BY DEVELOPING COUNTRIES IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE
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Climate Risk and Vulnerability Assessment Framework for Caribbean Coastal Transport Infrastructure
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… limited economies scale; small domestic markets; dependence international trade; long distances export import … Damage critical infrastructure enormous impacts economy state. , disruptive weather events occur, outsize portion … . good benchmark seek data country contexts. understand state climate science country, good place National …
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Manual on Consumer Protection [ADVANCE COPY]
… include: • Bargaining power; • Knowledge; • Resources State intervention premised provide consumer protection … possibility abuse, centrally planned laissez-faire system. State intervention ensure suppliers behave responsibly … smelting, shipbuilding chemical industries. International commodity agreements covering products coffee, sugar, …
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Declaration of the Least Developed Countries Ministerial Meeting to UNCTAD XIV
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… mobilizing domestic resources, tackling trend declining commodity prices attaining Sustainable Development Goals, … LDC category, Emphasizing importance LDCs reduce dependence commodities vulnerability external shocks, view … international efforts undertaken support TD/505 5 LDCs state conflict emerging conflict. efforts focus building …
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Potential Supply Chains in the Textiles and Clothing Sector In South Asia an Exploratory Study
… investment flows. Due lack political , region suffers poor state trade facilitation high transaction costs cross-border … trade commonly measured Grubel-Lloyd index based commodity group transactions 8 . Literature suggests … cent total textile garment exports (USITC, 2004). Greater dependence imported textile materials Sri Lanka large …
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Integrated Simulation Framework for Palestinian Macroeconomic, Trade and Labour Policy
… MSF envisages transitional period economy gradually reduce dependence Israeli economy, absorb returnees achieve higher … imperatives looming institutional policy reform envisaged State Palestine, pushed issue adopting approach economic … reflected national accounts. , level detail trade country commodity depends source : • 1972-1994: total exports imports …
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Evolution of the international trading system and its trends from a development perspective
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… food security, trade environmental sustainability, commodity dependence; () analyses trends international trade goods … sought address potentially anticompetitive effect state-owned enterprises ensuring “competitive neutrality”; , …