Kiribati: Rapid eTrade Readiness Assessment
<p>The low-lying island nation’s digital solutions in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic have given new impetus to its efforts to harness the development gains of information and communications
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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on global FDI and GVCs
<p>The comparison with the global financial crisis can provide some insights on order of magnitude. The actual negative impact of COVID-19 could be significantly worse on several accounts. Updated estimates
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The Covid-19 Shock to Developing Countries: Towards a “whatever it takes” programme for the two-thirds of the world’s population being left behind
<p>Projections of the potential impact of the Covid-19 shock on economies around the world for the year 2020 vary widely. However, there is broad agreement that the global economy will contract given the
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The Least Developed Countries Report 2019
The challenges to financing for development are greatest in the countries with the most to lose from declining trust in multilateralism: the least developed countries. This year’s The Least Developed Countries
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ASEAN Investment Report 2019: FDI in services- focus on health care
The ASEAN Investment Report is an annual report analysing investment and related issues in the region. It is prepared under a technical cooperation arrangement between the ASEAN Secretariat and UNCTAD.
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Review of Maritime Transport 2019
World maritime trade lost momentum in 2018, with volumes expanding at 2.7 per cent, below the historical averages of 3.0 per cent and 4.1 per cent recorded in 2017. Total volumes are estimated to have
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Trade and Development Report 2019: financing a global green new deal
The world economy is heading into troubled waters, with recession in 2020 now a clear and present danger, according to UNCTAD’s Trade and Development Report 2019. Warning lights are flashing around trade
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SDG investment trends monitor
The Monitor analyzes directional trends in investment in the SDGs, following the 10 SDG-relevant sectors for which investment gaps were estimated in the World Investment Report 2014 (WIR14) - adding up
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Commodities and development report 2019: commodity dependence, climate change and the Paris Agreement
The 2019 edition of the Commodities and Development Report is titled "Commodity Dependence, Climate Change and the Paris Agreement". It seeks to further the understanding of the interactions between climate
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Digital economy report 2019: value creation and capture- implications for Developing Countries
The rapid spread of digital technologies is transforming many economic and social activities. While creating many new opportunities, widening digital divides threaten to leave developing countries, and
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Economic Development in Africa Report 2019
Rules of origin – the criteria needed to determine the nationality of a product – could make or break the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) that entered into force in May, says a new UNCTAD