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Joakim Reiter of Sweden assumes functions as Deputy Secretary-General of UNCTAD

1 Apr 2015

Mr. Reiter brings a wealth of international experience in the trade and development field dealing with multilateral organizations.
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COMPAL III launched in Peru

31 Mar 2015
The third phase of UNCTAD's technical assistance programme on competition and consumer protection policies for Latin America (COMPAL III), funded by SECO Switzerland, was launched at the GLOBAL COMPAL Annual Conference in Lima, Peru on 6 March.
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ECOWAS Countries discuss harmonization of cyberlaws

31 Mar 2015
Representatives of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) met at UNCTAD seminar to share best practices to advance in cyberlaw harmonization in the fields of e-transactions, data protection and privacy, cybercrime, online consumer protection and taxation of e-commerce.
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UNCTAD presents its investment policy advice to Bosnia and Herzegovina

27 Mar 2015
The main findings and recommendations of the draft Investment Policy Review of Bosnia and Herzegovina were discussed amongst UNCTAD experts, representatives of the institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the local and international private sector and of the country’s development partners at a meeting held in Sarajevo on 25th March.
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Online course on trade and gender deemed a success

27 Mar 2015
Sixty-six participants from forty countries successfully completed the first edition of UNCTAD's online course on trade and gender, held from 19 January to 8 March 2015. All participants agreed the course had met or exceeded their expectations and enhanced their knowledge of the trade-gender links.
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Romanian Financial Market Moves Forward on Sustainability

27 Mar 2015

​Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) signs commitment letter to join the United Nation’s Sustainable Stock Exchanges (SSE) initiative; pledges to promote more sustainable investments and improved environmental, social and corporate governance disclosure in the Romanian financial market.

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Member States and civil society examine questions raised at 2014 World Investment Forum

26 Mar 2015

​Reform of the International Investment Agreements (IIA) regime returned to the UNCTAD agenda during a three day Expert Meeting in February, with member States and civil society calling for new approaches to drafting and implementing the agreements.
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Cabo Verde's Creative Economy report available on-line

26 Mar 2015
The report and its findings support the potential of Cabo Verde to capitalize on its rich cultural expressions (music, festivals, handicrafts, gastronomy, tourism and cultural events) to achieve real sustainable development.
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UNCTAD and WITSA sign MoU to assist developing countries to benefit from ICTs

25 Mar 2015
Efforts to boost the local information and communications technology industry in developing countries gained new ground today as UNCTAD and the World Information Technology and Services Alliance (WITSA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).
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UNCTAD: an increasingly recognized partner within the UN System

25 Mar 2015
New programmes in Rwanda on the Green Economy and Global Value Chains, demonstrate how UNCTAD is broadening its cooperation at the country level with key partners from the UN Inter-Agency Cluster on Trade and Productive Capacity.
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