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Trade and development

TAD/1982

NEW UNCTAD PUBLICATION EXAMINES TRADE, ENVIRONMENT ISSUES FROM DEVELOPMENT PERSPECTIVE

14/05/2004
Press Release
TAD/1982


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.

TAD/1980

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

28/04/2004
Press Release
TAD/1980


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.

TAD/1979

NEW TAKE-OFF PREDICTED FOR FDI, SAYS JOINT UNCTAD-CORPORATE LOCATION SURVEY

14/04/2004
Press Release
TAD/1979


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


(Reissued as received.)


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.

TAD/1975

UN ACTIVITIES ON SUSTAINABLE TOURISM FOR DEVELOPMENT TO BE DISCUSSED IN LISBON

(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.