Official Document
The Generalized System of Preferences: How much does it matter for developing countries?
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… since its founding in 1964. And in this respect, global value chains may be a piece of the puzzle, Ms. Durant said. … is spread across the globe through what are referred to as value chains. So much so that 60 per cent of global trade now … they only need to be competitive at one piece of a value chain. Once in, they can harness what they learn through …
Non-Official Document
Joint UNCTAD-UNECA Project on Services Trade in Africa - Why this Seminar?, Mr. Junior Davis, UNCTAD
… SERVICES TRADE IN AFRICA WHY SERVICES MATTER TO VALUE CHAINS Presenter Presentation Notes basic idea trade … tasks time space. SERVICES TRADE IN AFRICA IMPORTANCE VALUE CHAINS rise Asian Tigers GVCs led body research GVCs, … -added, -production activities. challenge move chain higher -added functions. ambitious grasp opportunity …
Official Document
Chapter 3: Freight rates, maritime transport costs and their impact on prices
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Launching of the BioTrade programme in Vietnam
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Blue BioTrade project set to improve fortunes in the eastern Caribbean
… opportunities for sustainable development through the value chain. The approach intends to develop planet-friendly … and the Grenadines was pegged at 645 metric tons with a value of about $7.6 million in 2012. Prime Minister of …
Statement from the Office of the Secretary General
G20 trade and investment ministers meeting
… are forecast to decrease 40% in 2020, down from their 2019 value of $1.54 trillion. This would bring FDI below $1 … Report published in June 2020, points towards shorter value chains, higher concentration of value added and … investment in narrowly specialized value chain segments, to an “export-plus-plus” focus, promoting …
Statement from the Office of the Secretary General
China Overseas Investment Summit 2012: Global Economic Transformation and New Approaches to China's Overseas Investment (Opening Ceremony)
… key to the answer is to recognize the importance of global value chains (GVC), and the need to move up the value-chain. In today’s world, the production processes in many …