Trade and development


TAD/1863
11 November 1998


Press Release
TAD/1863


UNCTAD TO HELP REBUILD CENTRAL AMERICAN ECONOMIES DEVASTATED BY HURRICANE MITCH

19981111 (Reproduced as received.)

LYON, 11 November (UNCTAD) -- The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has joined the international effort to assist the reconstruction of the Central American countries devastated by Hurricane Mitch, in particular Honduras, Nicaragua and Guatemala.

TAD/1855
18 March 1998


Press Release
TAD/1855


LEADING MULTINATIONALS VOTE THEIR CONFIDENCE IN ASIA

19980318

GENEVA, 18 March (UNCTAD) -- Results released today of a worldwide survey of leading multinational companies find that overall confidence in East and South-East Asia as a destination for foreign direct investment remains unshaken, despite the financial crisis in the region.