Geneva, Switzerland, October 26, 2017 – Nine more developing economies became dependent on commodity exports between 2010 and 2015, bringing the total to 91, about two-thirds of all the 135 developing countries, a new UN report says.
Tag: UNCTAD Secretary-General Mukhisa Kituyi
Global FDI to Increase by 10% in 2017
Global flows of foreign direct investment (FDI) fell 13% in 2016 to an estimated $1.52 trillion as global economic growth remained weak and world trade volumes posted anemic gains, according to the latest UNCTAD Global Investment Trends Monitor.
UNCTAD Boss Hits out Against Doubts on Benefits of Trade Deals
UNCTAD Secretary-General Mukhisa Kituyi has defended international trade as the best means for developing countries to create jobs and tackle inequality in an article published in The Guardian newspaper on 23 November. Trade deals became a hot topic in the United States presidential election earlier in the month with president-elect Donald Trump vowing to withdraw […]
Seaborne Shipping Grows at Slowest Pace Since 8 Years
Seaborne shipments passed 10 billion tons for the first time ever in 2015, up 2.1 per cent from 9.8 billion tonnes the year before, the UNCTAD Review of Maritime Transport 2016 says, noting that this is the slowest pace of growth in the industry since 2009 and that future growth looks uncertain.
Global FDI to Fall 15% in 2016, Road to Recovery Looks Bumpy
Global FDI flows are expected to drop to between $1.5 and $1.6 trillion in 2016, a fall of 10% to 15% from 2015, before recovering in 2017 and 2018, according to estimates from UNCTAD’s latest UNCTAD Global Investment Trends Monitor.
UNCTAD Report 2016: Global Economy Needs Policy Overhaul
Getting the world economy back on track requires that global leaders use bolder macroeconomic policies, strengthened regulation of finance and active industrial policies, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said today.
UNCTAD Opens First Africa Regional Office
To directly deliver on-the-spot authoritative advice on trade and development issues to policymakers and all stakeholders in Africa, UNCTAD has opened a regional office in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
UNCTAD Steps in to Help Nations Ratify Global Trade Deal
UNCTAD has launched a new vehicle to help developing countries speed up ratification and acceptance of the World Trade Organization’s Agreement on Trade Facilitation, which aims at cutting red tape in cross-border trade in goods and services between the 161 countries that are members of the World Trade Organization (WTO).
Africa’s Booming Oil &Gas Industry Takes Centre At UNCTAD Confab
INVESTMENT opportunities in Africa’s booming oil and gas services industry is the focus of a special side-event taking place during UNCTAD’s World Investment Forum in Geneva.
Capital Market Leaders Convene At Stock Exchanges Global Dialogue
THE Sustainable Stock Exchanges (SSE) initiative hosted its fourth and largest Global Dialogue at the Palais des Nations in Geneva on 14 October during the UNCTAD World Investment Forum.