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How trade wars pose a threat to the global economy
… relative to their total exports. But in a world of global value chains, the wrangling of the trade giants is likely to … assembler of a product, but also its suppliers along the chain. The high volume of Chinese exports affected by US tariffs is likely to hit East Asian value chains the hardest, which we believe could contract by …
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Sustainability Standards and Social Concerns
… terms of empowerment and inclusion of smallholders in the value chains, food security, improved livelihood, job … include: Price premiums and distribution across value chains Income inequality, gender gap and poverty Labour … of marginalized actors Social upgrading in general in value chains Overall, assessing the contribution VSS can make …
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Launch of the World Investment Report 2013
… The World Investment Report 2013 is titled “ Global value chains: investment and trade for development ”. It will … channel investment so that their economies move up global value chains. The Report is under embargo until 5 p.m. GMT …
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Report of the VI BioTrade Congress: Trade and biodiversity for a positive future
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Call for transparency in commodities trading to be made at UNCTAD Forum
… the first day of the GCF's programme, devoted to global value chains, to its second day, devoted to transparency. The … in the global economy, be it by participating in global value chains or by exporting their natural resources. The … and open debates over the two-day event are: Global value chain participation as a component of the wider development …
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Improving coordination on 'BioTrade and Access and Benefit Sharing' technical assistance for South-East Asia
… have reached approximately USD 100 million and various value chains are currently being developed in Laos, and … of new naturally based compounds and products. For this, value chains need to comply with international, regional and … including the potential development of BioTrade value chains. This workshop will be organized jointly by …
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Regional Mekong Workshop on Access and Benefit Sharing and BioTrade
… have reached approximately USD 100 million and various value chains are currently being developed in Laos, and … of new naturally based compounds and products. For this, value chains need to comply with international, regional and … including the potential development of BioTrade value chains. The Regional BioTrade Project in Southeast Asia …
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Africa: Post-Niamey, How Can the African Continental Free Trade Area Deliver "Made in Africa"?
… Zone runs the risk of not spurring the creation of local value. Make them too strong and countries risk being … to retain investments, create jobs and create higher value-added on its soil. The AfCFTA can be the main vehicle … of African inputs into the cocoa industry value chain. The same is true for many of the other promising value …
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1st Trade Policy Dialogue: The multilateral trading system in the post-pandemic new normal
… export earnings/income. Other countries also suffered from value chain disruptions and falling commodity prices. As a result, … – such as services, tourism, remittances and trade in value chains – and how the trading system could be made more …
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Cotton: Why it matters for a more sustainable future
… to derive greater benefits from each stage of the cotton value chain. UNCTAD Secretary-General Rebeca Grynspan urged … is also a pressing need for greater investments to expand value-added processing of cotton in developing countries. …