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Fashion industry termed a way for developing countries to shift up economic ladder, protect biodiversity
… in social and economic development. They contribute "value sets" that influence economic development; and markets … can become cultural ambassadors that change global value sets and lead to other economic changes that also … Founder of Historic Futures, a firm specializing in supply chain traceability, told the meeting that the company …
Official Document
Achieving graduation with momentum through the development of productive capacities
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Official Document
Revisiting development innovations in least developed countries
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Official Document
CHAPTER IV Non-Equity Modes of International Production and Development
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… added contribution NEMs terms captured total global chain. Concerns exist TNCs NEMs circumvent social … Development124 . THE GROWING COMPLEXITY OF GLOBAL VALUE CHAINS AND TNC GOVERNANCE , TNCs primarily built … TNC ability control coordinate activities global chain. TNCs, firms, decide conduct activities -house …
Non-Official Document
Plastics circularity and waste mangement: Ethnography to better comprehend the plastics crisis in the Pacific; Behaviors, mindsets, attitudes, beliefs, practices
Official Document
Assessing the Impact of COVID-19 on Africa’s Economic Development
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Meeting
Launch of the Information Economy Report 2017
… Economy which will eventually influence virtually all value chains. The Report will build on UNCTAD’s earlier work …
News
Global foreign direct investment flows fell sharply in 2017
… 2017. “Downward pressure on FDI and the slowdown in global value chains are a major concern for policymakers worldwide, … global fall was caused in part by a 22% decrease in the value of cross-border mergers and acquisitions (M&As). But … countries to attract investment in productive capacity. Chain reaction Growth of GVCs has also stagnated. GVC trade …
Meeting
Transforming Mozambique Policies to Foster Industrialization and Development
… Account aiming to favor the development of regional value chains (RVCs) in Southern Africa and strengthen …
Meeting
Third meeting on the honey residue monitoring plan of Angola
… objectives: In the context of UNCTAD's support of honey value chain development in Angola to kick-start exports, the …