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TAD/1880

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

22 June 1999


Press Release
TAD/1880


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

19990622

(Reissued as received.)

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.

TAD/1878

EXPERTS ADOPT PRINCIPLES OF GOOD PRACTICE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES

11 June 1999


Press Release
TAD/1878


EXPERTS ADOPT PRINCIPLES OF GOOD PRACTICE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES

19990611 (Reissued as received.)

GENEVA, 7 June (UNCTAD) -- Some 70 experts from around the world on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) agreed last week on a set of recommendations and principles of good practice for action to enhance SME access to financial and business development services.