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World Economic and Social Survey 2014/2015
Learning from National Policies Supporting MDG Implementation
The year 2015 was one of global action concerning the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and other challenges. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development along with a set of new Sustainable...
The year 2015 was one of global action concerning the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and other challenges. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development along with a set of new Sustainable...
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World Economic and Social Survey 2012
In Search of New Development Finance
The World Economic and Social Survey (WESS) is a yearly publication that provides objective analysis of pressing long-term social and economic development issues, and discusses the positive and...
The World Economic and Social Survey (WESS) is a yearly publication that provides objective analysis of pressing long-term social and economic development issues, and discusses the positive and...
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World Economic and Social Survey 2013
Sustainable Development Challenges
The 2015 deadline to meet the targets of the Millennium Development Goals is fast approaching. There has been significant progress, but it is uneven. Meanwhile the context within which development...
The 2015 deadline to meet the targets of the Millennium Development Goals is fast approaching. There has been significant progress, but it is uneven. Meanwhile the context within which development...
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World Economic and Social Survey 2016
Climate Change Resilience - An Opportunity for Reducing Inequalities
This edition of the World Economic and Social Survey contributes to the debate on the implementation challenges of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. In addressing the specific challenge of...
This edition of the World Economic and Social Survey contributes to the debate on the implementation challenges of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. In addressing the specific challenge of...
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Investment Policy Review - El Salvador
El Salvador made a firm strategic choice to develop as an open market economy decades ago, and it has long adopted an open attitude towards FDI. A large number of reforms have been implemented in the...
El Salvador made a firm strategic choice to develop as an open market economy decades ago, and it has long adopted an open attitude towards FDI. A large number of reforms have been implemented in the...
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Investment Policy Review - Guatemala
Guatemala is one of the countries in Latin America with the longest foreign direct investment (FDI) attraction record. This Report reviews the different policies that bear an impact on FDI in...
Guatemala is one of the countries in Latin America with the longest foreign direct investment (FDI) attraction record. This Report reviews the different policies that bear an impact on FDI in...
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Investment Policy Review
Mozambique
The Investment Policy Review recommends that the Government of Mozambique widen the scope of its investment promotion efforts and further improve its regulatory framework in order foster economic...
The Investment Policy Review recommends that the Government of Mozambique widen the scope of its investment promotion efforts and further improve its regulatory framework in order foster economic...
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Investment Policy Review - Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone has important investment opportunities and growth potential in various sectors of the economy. The country continues however to bear the impact of the civil war 2002, including in terms...
Sierra Leone has important investment opportunities and growth potential in various sectors of the economy. The country continues however to bear the impact of the civil war 2002, including in terms...
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Investment Policy Review - The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
The IPR of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia analyzes FDI trends and their impact on the host economy, provides a detailed evaluation of the legal and regulatory framework for investment...
The IPR of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia analyzes FDI trends and their impact on the host economy, provides a detailed evaluation of the legal and regulatory framework for investment...
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World Economic and Social Survey 2017
Reflecting on Seventy Years of Development Policy Analysis
The aim of WESS 2017 is to document the intellectual influence of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs through this flagship publication on its 70th Anniversary. First published in 1948, the...
The aim of WESS 2017 is to document the intellectual influence of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs through this flagship publication on its 70th Anniversary. First published in 1948, the...
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World Economic and Social Survey 2018
Frontier Technologies for Sustainable Development
This publication reviews the advances in frontier technologies — including automation, robotics, renewable energy technologies, electric vehicles, biotechnologies and artificial intelligence — and...
This publication reviews the advances in frontier technologies — including automation, robotics, renewable energy technologies, electric vehicles, biotechnologies and artificial intelligence — and...
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Report on the Implementation of the Investment Policy Review - Tajikistan
In 2021, the Government of Tajikistan requested UNCTAD to conduct an assessment of the implementation of the recommendations in the IPR. This Report evaluates the progress made to strengthen the...
In 2021, the Government of Tajikistan requested UNCTAD to conduct an assessment of the implementation of the recommendations in the IPR. This Report evaluates the progress made to strengthen the...
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World Economic and Social Survey 2010
Retooling Global Development
The Survey points out promising directions for reform, including strengthening government capacities for formulating and implementing national development strategies; doing more to ensure that...
The Survey points out promising directions for reform, including strengthening government capacities for formulating and implementing national development strategies; doing more to ensure that...
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Investment Policy Review - Bangladesh
The Investment Policy Review of Bangladesh, prepared by UNCTAD at the request of the Government, identifies the issues that should be addressed if foreign direct investment (FDI) is to play a larger...
The Investment Policy Review of Bangladesh, prepared by UNCTAD at the request of the Government, identifies the issues that should be addressed if foreign direct investment (FDI) is to play a larger...
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Investment Policy Review - Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina is a transitional economy striving towards European integration. Soon after independence from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1992, Bosnia and Herzegovina...
Bosnia and Herzegovina is a transitional economy striving towards European integration. Soon after independence from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1992, Bosnia and Herzegovina...
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Investment Policy Review - Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan has substantial untapped economic growth and sustainable development opportunities. Strategically located at the crossroads between Europe and Asia, on the ancient Silk Road, this...
Kyrgyzstan has substantial untapped economic growth and sustainable development opportunities. Strategically located at the crossroads between Europe and Asia, on the ancient Silk Road, this...
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Investment Policy Review - Mongolia
Mongolia is a resource-rich country with formidable growth prospects. Having adopted a democratic system and a market economy, the country is today at a turning point, as the discovery of huge mineral...
Mongolia is a resource-rich country with formidable growth prospects. Having adopted a democratic system and a market economy, the country is today at a turning point, as the discovery of huge mineral...
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Investment Policy Review - Republic of Moldova
Following independence in 1991, the Republic of Moldova experienced one of the largest and longest-lasting losses of productive capacity among transition economies. The crisis, associated with a...
Following independence in 1991, the Republic of Moldova experienced one of the largest and longest-lasting losses of productive capacity among transition economies. The crisis, associated with a...
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Investment Policy Review - The Sudan
Sudan has a significant but largely unexploited potential to attract foreign investors, notably due to ongoing internal conflicts. The country is also facing the consequences of the secession of South...
Sudan has a significant but largely unexploited potential to attract foreign investors, notably due to ongoing internal conflicts. The country is also facing the consequences of the secession of South...
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Investment Policy Review - Tajikistan
More than a decade of high economic growth has contributed to poverty reduction in Tajikistan. Following independence, the country suffered significant economic losses and social costs, which were...
More than a decade of high economic growth has contributed to poverty reduction in Tajikistan. Following independence, the country suffered significant economic losses and social costs, which were...