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Global output and trade expanded very rapidly last year and are continuing to grow, though at a somewhat reduced pace. The international economy is apparently in good health. However, this appearance...

This latest edition of the Survey analyzes current economic and social developments in the region against the background of events in the world economy. It also focuses on the serios problems of...

The Trade and Development Report (TDR), launched in 1981, is issued every year for the annual session of the Trade and Development Board. The Report analyses current economic trends and major policy...

This publication reproduces the substantive documents prepared each year for the Commission and its working groups. It includes the annual report of the Commission, meeting records, General Assembly...

The dramatic political upheavals that occurred in 1989 marked the end of a long period of intense international dispute over the appropriate organization of modern industrial societies. However, the...

The focus of the report is the functioning and interaction of all the different constituent parts of the world economy and of related dimensions of national and international policy. Special attention...

The Yearbook covers specific subjects as: electronic funds transfers; stand-by letters of credit and guarantees; liability of operators of transport terminals; legal issues on international counter...

Authoritative and reliable, the Survey is a detailed assessment of the state of the world's economic situation. Issued since 1948, its forecasts for the upcoming year and lucid description of national...

Unemployment, a subject high on the agenda of governments, is the special focus of this year's Report. It analyzes the wide-range of effects of the activities of transnational corporations (TNCs) on...

Issued in two volumes - volume I gives insight into the economic trends, the international economy and the role of exchange rate policy in Latin America and the Caribbean. Volume II explores the...

The annual Survey provides an extensive annual review of current economic and social trends within the Asian region and analyzes these developments against the background of events in the world...

The theme of the 1995 Human Development Report is gender and human development. The sixth in an annual series prepared by an independent team of eminent economists and social scientists, it analyses...

The Trade and Development Report 1995, examines the impact of current international issues on the economies of developing countries. This is accomplished by comparing current economic performance with...

The Yearbook covers specific subjects as: electronic funds transfers; stand-by letters of credit and guarantees; liability of operators of transport terminals; legal issues on international counter...

Authoritative and reliable, the Survey is a detailed assessment of the state of the world's economic and social situation. Its forecasts for the upcoming year and lucid description of national and...

This fifth edition of the World Investment Report (WIR) documents the continuing growth of foreign direct investment (FDI) in developing countries. It analyzes the impact of FDI on the competitiveness...

Analyzes recent economic and social developments in the region with particular emphasis on economic and social policy issues and broad development strategies. This publication is invaluable to every...

The new and illuminating report sheds light on some of the pressing policy issues facing developing countries and the international community as a whole. It explores the interaction of trends in the...

Authoritative and reliable, the Survey is a detailed assessment of the state of the world's economic and social situation. Its forecasts for the upcoming year and lucid description of national and...

Worldwide foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows increased phenomenally between 1994 and 1995, setting a new record. This surge in FDI inflows is one of the many vital topics examined in this year's...