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The intricacies, impact and opportunities of e-commerce for trade and development
… purchases rose from 17% in 2016 to 23% in 2018. The value of e-commerce and contactless payments has been … tradable by enabling their delivery over ICT networks. The value of the exports of services that are digitally … them into digital intelligence. In virtually every value chain, the ability to collect, store, analyze and transform …
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RMT - Continued Investment In Ever Larger Ships, Yet Supply Does Not Create Demand, Says United Nations
… bringing new technologies and improving supply chain management, hinterland connectivity and door-to-door … transport and insurance costs account for about 15% of the value of imports, but that this is much higher for smaller … in 2018 and beyond stands at 13.5%, more than twice the value in 2017 and more than three times the value in 2015. … …
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Independent evaluation of UNCTAD subprogramme 2: Investment and enterprise (Supporting materials) RESTRICTED
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Rethinking Development Strategies after the Financial Crisis – Volume II: Country Studies and International Comparisons
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… China successfully upgraded technology level moving upward chain impact production sharing China’ export competitiveness … alternative names coined phenomenon, including “slicing chain” (Krugman, 1995), “vertical specialization” (Hummels … partner Asian countries. prompts question China moved chain East Asia. transformation explained improvement China’ …
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Report of the Ad Hoc Expert Meeting on "The Green Economy: Trade and Sustainable Development Implications"
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Global foreign investment flows dip to lowest levels in a decade
… profitability of foreign investment and shifts in global value chains, are not changing in the near future. The … to $100 billion – an unprecedented 73% decline – and a value last seen in the 1990s. The United States also saw its …