Trade and development

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TAD/1908

IMPACT OF GLOBALIZATION ON VARIOUS AREAS OF WORLD DISCUSSED BY HEADS OF UN REGIONAL COMMISSIONS

Fourteen Statements Also Made in UNCTAD X General Debate

(Received from UN Information Officer.)

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TAD/1906

UNCTAD X HEARS ADDRESS BY PRIME MINISTER OF VIET NAM, TWENTY SPEAKERS BEGIN GENERAL DEBATE

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TAD/1901

TENTH SESSION OF UN CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT IN BANGKOK 12-19 FEBRUARY

Globalization Under Fire, As Conference Meets To Consider Development Strategies for New Century

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TAD/1900

FROM LEAST DEVELOPMENT COUNTRIES

(Delayed in transmission.)

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TAD/1899

UNCTAD RELEASES HANDBOOK ON OUTWARD INVESTMENT AGENCIES AND INSTITUTIONS

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TAD/1897

UNCTAD TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT BOARD OPENS ANNUAL SESSION

UNCTAD Secretary-General Addresses Annual Board Session

(Reissued as received)

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TAD/1896

UNCTAD TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT REPORT 1999 TO BE RELEASED, 20 SEPTEMBER

(Reissued as received.)

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TAD/1886

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TAD/1881

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT INTO LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN REMAINED STRONG IN 1998, INFLOWS FROM EUROPEAN UNION RISING

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TAD/1880

GLOBAL FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT BOOMED IN 1998 FUELLED BY MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS IN DEVELOPED COUNTRIES, UNCTAD SAYS

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GENEVA, 22 June (UNCTAD) -- According to preliminary data released today by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), world foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows in 1998 increased by 39 per cent over 1997, to $644 billion.