Trade and development


TAD/1928
16/07/2001
Press Release
TAD/1928


AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES:  UNLOCKING POTENTIAL


(Reissued as received.)


GENEVA, 16 July (UNCTAD) -- Coping with competitive markets and market barriers while maximizing the opportunities of niche markets and organic agriculture will be discussed by experts meeting in Geneva from 16 to 18 July to help developing countries boost their agricultural exports.

TAD/1923
28 July 2000


Press Release
TAD/1923


MORE IS LESS: UNCTAD SHOWS WAY TO REDUCE AFRICAN AID DEPENDENCE

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GENEVA, 27 July (UNCTAD) -- Doubling the current amount of aid to give a big push to African economies today could end their aid dependence within a decade. This is, in a nutshell, the message from a study on "Capital Flows and Growth in Africa" released today by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).