Statement from the Office of the Secretary General
7th World Investment Forum event: Investment, trade and development nexus in the post-COVID-19 era
… resilient, sustainable and inclusive economies. Global value chains boosted trade and investment for over three … Yet, GVCs did not break. After the initial shock, global value chains have proven to be responsive and vital. Trade … is still stagnant. Concerns about the fragility of global value chains are thus not subsiding. We have seen the …
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Validation workshop for UNCTAD's fisheries manual and Training fishermen and women in Uganda in sanitary and phytosanitary standards
… by fishermen and women working along the fisheries value chain, and will be for the purpose of presenting UNCTAD's … role of fisheries in Uganda's economy, ways to increase value addition along the value chain, and difficulties faced …
Statement from the Office of the Secretary General
UN High-level Panel on Multilateralism in Crisis
… origin and destination markets. The space for South-South value-chains are an opportunity, and for diversification and … in the decade to 2030. We observe a trend towards shorter value chains, higher concentration of value added and declining international investment in …
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New opportunities for accelerating pan-African trade
… to support maritime connectivity. Promise of regional value chains The reconfiguration of global value chains amid the pandemic will have profound … economic geography with shorter, greener and more regional value chains, greater digitalization and a lighter global …
Official Document
Review of Maritime Transport 2023
Related content: Trade and Development Commission, fourteenth session
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Short courses on key issues on the international economic agenda for delegates from Permanent Missions in Geneva
… Global value chains: Enhancing the participation of small and … perspective This course introduces the concept of global value chains, the role of transnational corporations in their … framework, aimed at promoting sustainable sourcing within value chains and increasing productive capacities in …
Statement from the Office of the Secretary General
Expert Meeting on Assessing the Impact of Public-Private Partnerships on Trade and Development in Developing Countries
… and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) participate in Global Value Chains (GVCs). The use of Global Value Chains is becoming an ever-more prominent feature of … completed most efficiently. Participation in such global value chains, by attracting FDI or becoming a key supplier …
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Expert meeting on revisiting development strategies for small island developing states in the post-pandemic competitive landscape
… to developing countries with poor integration in global value chains (GVCs) and low technology adoption rates, such … to the pandemic, most SIDS struggled to compete in higher-value industries, especially those based on exporting … As a result, SIDS are poorly integrated in global value chains and rely on external aid and borrowing to …
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Multi-year Expert Meeting on International Cooperation: South–South Cooperation and Regional Integration (fourth session)
… the context of international (and, specifically, regional) value chains. Share and discuss the experiences of the … foreign currency providers III. Financing international value chains In the last two decades, advances in information … the scarcity of trade finance could disrupt many supply chain operations, and even slow down world trade and output …