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UNCTAD urges African countries to rethink export diversification to survive economic shocks
… diversify their economies through boosting exports of high-value services, expanding private businesses’ access to … and ensure its effective integration into high-end global value chains. “By addressing barriers to trade in services, … for growth. Africa’s services sector is dominated by low-value-added transactions, making it unable to support …
Meeting
UNCTAD supports development of study mapping agriculture focal points and successful case stories of agri-tourism linkages in Tanzania
… development. In the resulting study, a selection of value chains was made that included tea, coffee, banana, …
Official Document
TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2005
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… oil, expensive elasticity demand stages pro- duction chain. hand, - effects occur workers compensate real income … IMPACT OF PRODUCTION-SHARING ON THE STATISTICALLY RECORDED VALUE OF SOUTH-SOUTH TRADE Source: UNCTAD secretariat. Note: … 4.1. Form Global Interdependence 149 Table 4.7 EXPORT VALUE GROWTH AND SHARE IN TOTAL SOUTH-SOUTH EXPORTS OF THE 30 …
Statement from the Office of the Secretary General
Globalization disrupted: From hyper-globalization to poly-globalization
… it ended in the pandemic, and the disruption in the global value chains. The fact of the matter is that it ended. This … is the so-called “friendshoring” – the intention to bring value chains to 'allied' or 'friendly' countries. It remains …
Official Document
Chapter 1: Developments in International Seaborne Trade
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… structural factors slowdown pace globalization supply chain fragmentation (UNCTAD, 2016; Bems al, 2013). , share … close markets – seemingly preferred -commerce supply chain model – maritime shipping remain favoured mode delivery (JOC., 2016). -commerce supply chain model cost-effective -commerce-specific services …
Non-Official Document
Agenda Item 3a. Challenges faced by developing countries in competition and regulation in the maritime transport sector, Competition Commission - South Africa
… divisions, include TNPA TPT. 13. simple depiction chain relevant role players provision ports services South … Cargo Owners Page 6 17 Source: CCSA 14. main role player chain TNPA. TNPA division Transnet responsible planning, …
Official Document
The economics behind non-tariff measures: Theoretical insights and empirical evidence by Marco Fugazza
Official Document
Transport and Transit Facilitation Systems: Lessons from Regional Transport and Transit Systems in Africa
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Publication
Effective Market Access for Least Developed Countries’ services exports
… services. They also create linkages in productive value chains, as in the case of telecommunication and … ever before. These indirect effects imply that there is value added of services included in output and exports of all … in LDCs, services accounted for 39 per cent of total value added in their exports. This value added, the so called …