UNCTAD PARTICIPANTS CONSIDER WAYS TO BOOST PRODUCTIVE CAPACITIES

OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, MAKE SMALL BUSINESSES MORE COMPETITIVE

Challenge Is to Attract outside Investment,

Retain It, Generate Benefits for Development

(Received from a UN Information Officer)

UN CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT OPENS ELEVENTH SESSION IN SAO PAOLO,

HIGHLIGHTING IMPORTANCE OF TRADE AMONG DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

Speakers Include Presidents of Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay;

Prime Minister of Thailand, UN Secretary-General, General Assembly President

(Received from a UN Information Officer.)

MINISTERIAL MEETING OF UN CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT

TO TAKE PLACE IN Sao PAuLO 13 – 18 June

To Focus on Harnessing Power of Trade for Development, Poverty Reduction

NEW UNCTAD PUBLICATION EXAMINES TRADE, ENVIRONMENT

ISSUES FROM DEVELOPMENT PERSPECTIVE

(Reissued as received.)

GENEVA, 14 May (UNCTAD) -- What is the link between wastewater treatment, organic bananas and the ban on international trade in ivory?

Each of them plays a key role in the sustainable development process and is part of the link between trade, environment and sustainable development.

no massive diversion of foreign direct investment seen

 

on eve of european union enlargement

(Reissued as received.)

UNCTAD’S EIGHTH AFRICAN OIL TRADE AND FINANCE CONFERENCE OPENS IN MARRAKECH

(Reissued as received.)

     GENEVA, 28 April (UNCTAD) – The eighth African Oil and Gas Trade and Finance Conference of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) -- the continent’s largest annual energy event -- opened yesterday in Marrakech, Morocco.

New Take-off predicted for fdi, says joint unctad-corporate location survey

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GENEVA, 13 April (UN Conference on Trade and Development) -- More than four out of five international location experts from around the world believe that FDI is about to take off again, following three years of continuous decline in global foreign direct investment.

RETAILERS TO MEET WITH WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS FROM DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

(Reissued as received.)

 

GENEVA, 3 March (UNCTAD) -- Tourism officials from more than 50 countries worldwide will gather at Lisbon's Congress Centre from 8 to 11 March to share experiences and best practices in sustainable tourism as a tool for development.  The meeting is being organized by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) as part of its efforts to help developing countries take advantage of the growth in international tourism.  Participants will make recommendations on how UNCTAD can improve those efforts.

UNCTAD RELEASES NEW GUIDELINES ON CORPORATE ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNTING,

ADOPTED FIRST BY CIBA SPECIALTY CHEMICALS

(Reissued as received.)