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Established in 1964, UNCTAD promotes the development-friendly integration of developing countries into the world economy. UNCTAD has progressively evolved into an authoritative knowledge-based institution whose work aims to help shape current policy debates and thinking on development, with a particular focus on ensuring that domestic policies and international action are mutually supportive in bringing about sustainable development.

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
DEV & GLOBALIZATION 2008

Development and Globalization

Facts and Figures 2008

30 Apr 2008
The new phase of challenging globalization is characterized by economic multipolarity with significant weight of the South. Due to dynamism and openness, today the largest and the rapidly-growing developing countries play a fundamental role in stabilizing the world economy. This second edition of...
MEASURING THE IMPACT ICT USE BUSIN

Measuring the Impact of ICT Use in Business

The Case of Manufacturing in Thailand

13 Jun 2008
The report is the outcome of a joint project of UNCTAD with the National Statistical Office (NSO) of Thailand, and is one of the first studies to use official developing-country data to measure the productivity impact of ICT in business. It shows a detailed analysis of trends in ICT by the Thai b...
ASSURING DEV GAINS & POVERTY

Assuring Development Gains and Poverty Reduction from Trade

The Labour Mobility and Skills Trade Dimension

30 Apr 2008
This publication attempts to provide a comprehensive picture of the impact on trade, development and poverty reduction brought about by global labour movement and integration. It attempts to answer the question as to how temporary labour mobility can be better managed so as to contribute to impr...
INVESTMENT PROMOTION PROVISION

Investment Promotion Provisions in International Investment Agreements

Series:
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Series on International Investment Policies for Development
30 Jul 2008
Investment promotion covers all activities and measures aimed at creating favourable determinants for foreign investment in the host country. This publication focuses on the international agreements on the promotion and protection of foreign investment. The study provides an overview as to what e...
INTL ACC & REPORTING ISSUES 2007

International Accounting and Reporting Issues

2007 Review

Series:
International Accounting and Reporting Issues
3 Sep 2008
The 2007 Review of the Intergovernmental Working Group of Experts on International Standards of Accounting and Reporting (ISAR) provides useful information on the status of corporate governance disclosure in different markets, and further establish ISAR’s guidance in this area as a practical inte...
WORLD INVESTMENT DIRECTRY V10 2008

World Investment Directory

Africa

2 May 2008
Volume X of the World Investment Directory series of UNCTAD covers 53 economies of the African region. Data are presented on both inward and outward flows and stocks of foreign direct investment (FDI), operations of transnational corporations (TNCs), and basic information on the largest TNCs in a...
INTL INVEST RULEMAKING STOCKTA

International Investment Rule-making

Stocktaking, Challenges and the Way Forward

Series:
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Series on International Investment Policies for Development
10 Mar 2009
This book reviews sixty years of international investment rule-making and identifies main trends in current treaty practice, as well as the core characteristics of the existing universe of International Investment Agreements (IIAs) at the beginning of the 21st century. Based on this analysis, the...
UNCTAD HNDBK STAT 2007 (DVD)

UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics 2007 (DVD-ROM)

Series:
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Handbook of Statistics / Manuel de Statistiques de la CNUCED
13 Jun 2008
The Handbook provides a comprehensive collection of statistical data relevant to the analysis of international trade, investment and development for the use of government officials, university and other research specialists, and others interested in these subjects. The tables on the DVD permit si...
GUIDANCE ON CORPORATE RESPONSI

Guidance on Corporate Responsibility Indicators in Annual Reports

19 Mar 2008
The demand for more information on corporate responsibility issues is becoming increasingly sophisticated. This publication is a voluntary technical aid for enterprises, investors, regulators, and others. It is aimed to assist preparers of enterprise reporting in producing concise and comparable...
TRADE & DEV ASPECTS INSURANCE

Trade and Development Aspects of Insurance Services and Regulatory Frameworks

13 Mar 2008
The publication contains papers, presentations and submissions delivered at the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) ad hoc expert meeting focused on the experiences of the insurance sector in India, China, Africa and Guatemala to identify to widest extent possible the prob...
FDI IN TOURISM DEV DIMENSION

FDI in Tourism

The Development Dimension

Series:
UNCTAD Current Studies on FDI and Development
11 Mar 2008
Many developing countries are looking to tourism as a potentially promising avenue for economic and human development. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is one of the routes through which developing countries can carry out tourism, but the dynamics of FDI in this dynamic sector, and its implication...
LEY TIPO DE DEFENSA COMPET PUBLICA

Ley Tipo de Defensa de la Competencia

Publicaciones de la UNCTAD sobre Temas Relacionados con el Derecho y la Política de la Competencia

Series:
UNCTAD Series on Issues in Competition Law and Policy
16 Nov 2007
Este documento presenta una versión revisada de la Ley Tipo de Defensa de la Competencia, elaborada por la Conferencia de las Naciones Unidas sobre Comercio y Desarrollo con sus modificaciones en los Proyectos de comentarios a posibles elementos de una ley o leyes tipo de defensa de la competencia.
DEV ECON AFRIQUE RAPPORT 2007

Le développement économique en Afrique 2007

Retrouver une marge d'action - La mobilisation des ressources intérieures et l'etat développementiste

Series:
Développement économique en Afrique, Le
31 Oct 2009
Ce rapport est fondé sur l'un des principaux objectifs du Millénaire pour le développement (OMD) adoptés en 2000 au sommet du Millénaire, qui était de réduire de moitié le niveau de la pauvreté absolue dans les Etats Membres d'ici 2015. Si certaines régions en développement ont bien progressé ver...
LOI TYPE SUR CONCURRENCE ELEMENTS

Loi type sur la concurrence

Éléments éventuels à incorporer dans les articles d'une Loi sur la concurrence, commentaires et formules différentes relevées dans des législations existantes

Series:
Série de la CNUCED sur les Questions Relatives au Droit et à la Politique de la Concurrence
2 Nov 2007
La loi type sur la concurrence a pour objectif de contrôler ou d'éliminer les accords ou arrangements restrictifs entre entreprises, les fusions et les acquisitions qui limitent l'accès aux marchés ou restreignent la concurrence. Cet ouvrage contient une version révisée et actualisée de la loi ty...
INTL ACC & REPORTING ISSUES 2006

International Accounting and Reporting Issues

2006 Review

Series:
International Accounting and Reporting Issues
19 Oct 2007
This volume of the 2006 Review of International Accounting and Reporting Issues contains the proceedings of the twenty-third session of the Intergovernmental Working Group of Experts on International Standards of Accounting and Reporting. The two main agenda items the session dealt with were: a r...
CONTROV ENTRE INVERSORES ESTADOS

Controversias entre Inversores y Estados Basadas en Tratados Internacionales

Examen General

Series:
Conferencia de las Naciones Unidas sobre Comercio y Desarrollo
21 Sep 2007
La solución de controversias entre los inversores y los Estados en los que realizan sus operaciones es un aspecto clave del sistema de protección de la inversión establecido por los acuerdos internacionales de inversiones. De ahí que la mayoría de esos acuerdos contengan disposiciones relativas a...
CONSERVER LA FLEXIBILITE DANS LES

Conserver la flexibilité dans les AII (Accords Internationaux d'Investissement)

utilisation des réserves

Series:
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Series on International Investment Policies for Development
21 Sep 2007
Ce document évalue les divers moyens dont disposent les parties contractantes d'un accord international d'investissement (AII) lorsqu'elles tentent de préserver une certaine dose de flexibilité et d'autonomie en matière réglementaire. Il explore les préférences constatées pour la flexibilité qui ...
PAISES MENOS ADELANTADOS 2007

Los Países Menos Adelantados Informe de 2007

El conocimiento, el aprendizaje technológico y la innovación para el desarrollo

Series:
Informe sobre los Países Menos Adelantados
25 Jan 2008
En el presente Informe se examinan políticas nacionales e internacionales para promover el aprendizaje tecnológico y la innovación en los países menos adelantados (PMA). Se amplía y profundiza el análisis del año 2006 centrándose en las políticas para promover el avance tecnológico con miras al c...
PAYS LES MOINS AVANCES RPT 2007

Rapport sur les Pays les Moins Avancés 2007

Savoir, apprentissage technologique et innovation pour le développement

Series:
Rapport sur les pays les moins avancés
25 Jan 2008
Ce rapport est la source la plus complète et la plus fiable d´analyses et de données socioéconomiques sur les nations les plus pauvres du monde. Il s´adresse à un large public, y compris les pouvoirs publics, les décideurs, les chercheurs et tous ceux qui s´intéressent aux pays les moins avancés ...
ANALISIS POLITICA INVERS COLOMBIA

Análisis de la Política de Inversión

Colombia

16 Nov 2007
Los Análisis de las Políticas de Inversión realizados por la UNCTAD tienen por objeto ayudar a los países a mejorar sus políticas de inversión y dar a conocer a los gobiernos y al sector privado internacional el clima de inversión de un país determinado, en este caso Colombia.
EXAMEN POLITIQUE L

Examen de la Politique de l'investissement - Maroc

15 Sep 2008
Ce rapport présente les flux et tendances des investissements étrangers directs (IED) au Maroc et de leurs effets sur l'économie nationale. Il analyse le cadre juridique, réglementaire et institutionnel de l'investissement au Maroc et évalue l'efficacité de la politique de promotion de l'investis...
TRANSPORTE MARITIMO EN 2007

El transporte marítimo en 2007

Series:
Transporte Marítimo, El
16 Sep 2008
Este informe anual facilita las principales estadísticas relativas al transporte marítimo mundial y se centra en las actividades marítimas de los países en desarrollo en comparación con otros. Asimismo, muestra la correlación entre el desarrollo del comercio mundial y el transporte marítimo. El c...