‘THE THRILL IS GONE’:  DEVELOPED-COUNTRY GROWTH PROSPECTS RESTRAINED

BY 1990s LEGACIES, SAYS UNCTAD REPORT

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UNCTAD REPORT SHOWS GLOBAL SLOWDOWN HAVING

VERY UNEVEN IMPACT ON DEVELOPING WORLD

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NEW INTERNATIONAL COCOA AGREEMENT ENTERS INTO FORCE

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CAMBODIA, NEPAL ARE FIRST LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

TO JOIN WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION

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DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DOMINATE WORLD FDI STOCK

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2002 A RECORD YEAR FOR LIBERALIZING FDI LAWS AND REGULATIONS

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GENEVA, 21 August (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development) -- In an effort to attract foreign direct investment (FDI), countries are increasingly improving their investment climates, judging by the record number of changes introduced into national laws and bilateral instruments signed last year.

WORLD MARKET FOR CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS EMERGING

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BRAZIL TO HOST UNCTAD XI IN JUNE 2004

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GENEVA, 13 June (UNCTAD) -- The eleventh United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD XI) will be held at the Anhembi Conference Centre in Sao Paulo, Brazil, from 13 to 18 June 2004.

BRIGHTER PROSPECTS FOR GLOBAL INVESTMENT?

Investment Agencies Think Worst May Be Over, Says New UNCTAD Survey

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UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT HOLDS NEW YORK

STRATEGY SESSION TO ASSESS KEY ECONOMIC ISSUES