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Pandemic cuts global maritime trade, transforms industry
… “The pandemic brought into sharp focus the topic of supply chain shortening, including nearshoring and reshoring, with … representing 40.3% of the world’s tonnage and 30% of the value of the global fleet. Liberia, the Marshall Islands and … of registration, in terms of carrying capacity and of value of the fleet registered. As of 1 January 2020, they …
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Foreign Direct Investment in LDCs
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The causes of high intra-regional road freight rates for food and commodities in Southern Africa
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How public pension and sovereign wealth funds mainstream sustainability
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… funds unique position drive ESG inclusion investment chain active responsible ownership. world’ 50 largest public … integration strategies, ESG integration investment chain, evaluation reporting. Key findings report include: Ø … affecting change ESG SDG-related issues investment chain. Ø lack consensus sustainability reporting framework …
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Global Investment Trends Monitor, No. 44
… chip factories, in response to global shortages and supply chain restructuring trends. Six of the top 10 project …
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Chapter I: Global Investment and Trends Prospects
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… Divestment, reshoring, diversion …heading increased supply chain resilience higher degrees autonomy critical supplies … 2020 fully unfold 2021. Long-term effects: heading supply chain resilience secure access critical supplies. pandemic drive MNEs options achieve greater supply chain resilience lead policy push higher degree national …
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Zambian Investment Profile for Cotton Stalks and other Biomass Processing into Pellets and Briquettes
… summarize key challenges affecting sector, cotton chain opportunities sector prospects. 1.1 Socio-Economic … socio-economic effect rural poverty alleviation. cotton chain employs 1,000 permanent approximately 10,000 seasonal … 1.45 0.37 0.33 0.25 0.33 Number people employed cotton chain (ginning companies) 1,000 permanent employees 9,500 …
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Making Certification Work for Sustainable Development: The Case of Biofuels
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… benefits biofuels. Certification form communication supply chain permits buyer ensured supplier complies requirements. … standards. Certification form communication supply chain assurance product, process service conformity … emissions Principle 1: greenhouse gas balance production chain application biomass positive Criterion 1.1: application …
Statement from the Office of the Secretary General
Trade and Development Board, Sixty-second session - Economic development in Africa: Unlocking the potential of Africa’s services trade for growth and development
… into manufacturing and linking to regional and global value chains, the role of services becomes even more important since higher value added services, such as those services associated with … the other hand, the report also raises concerns on the low value services sector in Africa which is dominated by the …
Official Document
Global Investment Trends Monitor, No. 44