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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)
TRANSPARENCIA

Transparencia

Series:
Publicaciones de la UNCTAD sobre Temas Relacionados con los Acuerdos Internacionales en Materia de Inversión
10 Feb 2006
Este libro es una colección de publicaciones de la UNCTAD sobre temas relacionados con los acuerdos internacionales de inversión. El principal objetivo es analizar los conceptos y los aspectos fundamentales de dichos acuerdos y ponerlos al alcance del lector en forma fácilmente accesible.
SOUTH SOUTH COOPER INTL INVEST

South-South Cooperation in International Investment Arrangements

Series:
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Series on International Investment Policies for Development
10 Feb 2006
During the past decade, the number of international investment agreements among developing countries has increased substantially, pointing to growing South-South cooperation. Developing countries are actively signing international investment agreements among each other as tools to encourage and f...
TNCS & THE REMOVAL OF TEXTILES

TNCs and the Removal of Textiles and Clothing Quotas

Series:
UNCTAD Current Studies on FDI and Development
24 Mar 2006
For developing countries, the textiles and clothing industries have traditionally been an important gateway to industrialization and increased exports. With the expiration of the Agreement on Textiles and Clothing, the quota system originally set up through the Multifibre Arrangement was phased o...
ROADBLOCK TO REFORM THE PERSISTEN

Roadblock to Reform

The Persistence of Agricultural Export Subsidies

11 Aug 2006
Some countries pay export subsidies in order to dispose of their surplus agricultural production on world markets. These payments impose substantial costs on taxpayers in the subsidizing countries and reduce the world prices to the detriment of producers in developing and least developed countrie...
BANANA SPLIT HOW EU POLICIES

Banana Split

How EU Policies Divide Global Producers

Series:
Policy Issues in International Trade and Commodities Study Series
10 Feb 2006
Banana prices within the European Union are almost double world levels. These prices are maintained by restrictive import quotas and tariffs that generate rents that accrue to producers and distributors. The European Union is obliged to remove its quantitative restrictions and replace them with t...
SMOKE & MIRRORS MAKING SENSE

Smoke and Mirrors

Making Sense of WTO Industrial Tariff Negotiations

Series:
Policy Issues in International Trade and Commodities Study Series
2 Jun 2006
Tariffs for industrial products are a key element of the ongoing WTO negotiations. However, rather than clarifying the issues, the framework text agreed on 1 August 2004 leaves considerable uncertainty about the future direction of the talks. This paper looks in some detail at the main implicatio...
TAXATION & TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER

Taxation and Technology Transfer

Key Issues - Transfer of Technology for Successful Integration into the Global Economy

10 Feb 2006
Technology is often packaged in the form of tangible assets, intangible property, and knowledge and skills. These different forms of technology may be transferred from one country to another through trade in tangible and intangible assets, the provision of services or licensing and leasing agreem...
INVEST POLICY REV KENYA

Investment Policy Review - Kenya

Series:
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Investment Policy Reviews
24 Mar 2006
Kenya was a magnet for foreign direct investment in East Africa in the 1960s and 1970s. The Review highlights, however, that the country has underperformed significantly in terms of FDI attraction in the past couple of decades. The reasons include poor or inconsistent economic policies, deteriora...
UNCTAD HNDBK STAT 2005

UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics 2005

Series:
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Handbook of Statistics / Manuel de Statistiques de la CNUCED
24 Feb 2006
The UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics 2005 provides a comprehensive collection of statistical data relevant to the analysis of international trade, investment and development, for individual countries and for economic and trade groupings. The publication presents consolidated reference statistics con...
UNCTAD HNDBK STAT 2005 (CD)

UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics 2005 (CD-ROM)

Series:
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Handbook of Statistics / Manuel de Statistiques de la CNUCED
24 Feb 2006
The UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics 2005 on CD-ROM provides a comprehensive collection of statistical data relevant to the analysis of international trade, investment and development, for individual countries and for economic and trade groupings. The CD-ROM presents reference statistics considered ...
UNCTAD HNDBK STAT 2005 (BK&CD)

UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics 2005 (Set of Book & CD-ROM)

Series:
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Handbook of Statistics / Manuel de Statistiques de la CNUCED
21 Apr 2006
This book and CD-ROM set provides a comprehensive collection of statistical data relevant to the analysis of international trade, investment and development, for individual countries and for economic and trade groupings. The publication presents consolidated reference statistics considered of par...
TRADE & ENVIRO REVIEW 2006

Trade and Environment Review 2006

Environmental Requirements and Market Access for Developing Countries - Developing Pro-active Approaches and Strategies

Series:
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Trade and Environment Review
21 Apr 2006
This edition of the Review focuses on environmental and related health requirements and their impact on developing countries' market access. It examines both the opportunities and challenges presented by these requirements. It also includes both general and sectoral analyses of the issue, and loo...
REVIEW MARITIME TRANS 2005

Review of Maritime Transport 2005

Series:
Review of Maritime Transport
21 Apr 2006
The Review of Maritime Transport, an annual publication, provides comprehensive and up-to-date statistics and information on maritime and ancillary services. The Review focuses on developments concerning maritime activities in developing countries as compared with other groups of countries. In th...
INTL INVEST AGRMT IN SERVICES

International Investment Agreements in Services

Series:
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Series on International Investment Policies for Development
10 Feb 2006
This paper seeks to assist developing countries to meet the challenges arising at the interface of the liberalization and the regulation of services, in the context of international investment rule making.
INFORMATION ECON RPT 2005

Information Economy Report 2005

E-Commerce and Development

Series:
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Information Economy Report (IER)
16 Dec 2005
This Report illustrates the vigorous efforts being undertaken by many developing countries to catch up with their more developed partners in the dissemination and use of ICT. However, it also shows that the gaps are still far too wide and the catching-up far too uneven for the promise of a truly ...
DEV ECON AFRIQUE RAPPORT 2005

Le développement économique en Afrique 2005

Repenser le rôle de l'investissement étranger direct

Series:
Développement économique en Afrique, Le
18 Nov 2005
En raison de l’insuffisance des ressources disponibles pour financer le développement à long terme de l’Afrique et des difficultés croissantes rencontrées pour réduire la pauvreté et atteindre d’autres objectifs du Millénaire pour le développement d’ici 2015, les stratégies de renouveau économiqu...
REVIEW MARITIME TRANS 2004 (C)

Review of Maritime Transport 2004 (Chinese language)

Series:
Review of Maritime Transport (Chinese)
18 Nov 2005
The Review of Maritime Transport provides an analysis of structural and cyclical changes affecting seaborne trade, ports and shipping, as well as an extensive collection of statistical information.

ETUDE TRANSPORTS MARITIM 2004

Étude sur les transports maritimes 2004

Series:
Etude sur les transports maritimes
18 Nov 2005
L'Étude sur les transports maritimes est une publication annuelle établie par le secrétariat de la Conférence des Nations Unies sur le commerce et le développement.Elle a pour objet de décrire les principales tendances des transports maritimes mondiaux et de fournir des données statistiques. Elle...
TRANSPORTE MARITIMO EN 2004

El transporte marítimo en 2004

Series:
Transporte Marítimo, El
18 Nov 2005
El presente informe es una publicación anual preparada por la secretaría de la Conferencia de las Naciones Unidas sobre Comercio y Desarrollo. Su propósito es estudiar los principales acontecimientos en el transporte marítimo mundial y facilitar estadísticas pertinentes. Se centra en lo ocurrido ...
REVIEW MARITIME TRANSPORT 2004 (A)

Review of Maritime Transport 2004 (Arabic language)

Series:
Review of Maritime Transport (Arabic)
18 Nov 2005
The Review of Maritime Transport provides an analysis of structural and cyclical changes affecting seaborne trade, ports and shipping, as well as an extensive collection of statistical information.

COMPETENCIA

Competencia

Series:
Publicaciones de la UNCTAD sobre Temas Relacionados con los Acuerdos Internacionales en Materia de Inversión
13 Jan 2006
El objeto del presente documento es examinar cómo se han regulado las cuestiones relativas a la competencia en los acuerdos internacionales sobre inversiones (AII) y en otros instrumentos que tratan de la inversión internacional.
INTL ACC & REPORTING ISSUES 2004

International Accounting and Reporting Issues

2004 Review

Series:
International Accounting and Reporting Issues
18 Nov 2005
This volume of the Review contains the proceedings of the twenty-first session of the Intergovernmental Working Group of Experts on International Standards of Accounting and Reporting (ISAR), which took place in Geneva from 27 to 29 October 2004.
ECON DEV IN AFRICA RPT 2005

Economic Development in Africa 2005

Rethinking the Role of Foreign Direct Investment

Series:
Economic Development in Africa Report
18 Nov 2005
Africa’s particular combination of geographical, historical and structural features has traditionally attracted Foreign Direct Investment into enclaves of export-oriented primary production with limited linkages to the rest of the economy. This situation has not changed much in recent years and h...
CHINA IN A GLOBALIZING WORLD

China in a Globalizing World

18 Nov 2005
China’s impressive economic achievements over the past two decades have made its development experience quite distinct from those of many other economies. The speed of China’s progression from a low-income and populous country to a global economic force has taken many analysts by surprise. In Chi...
REVIEW MARITIME TRANSPORT 2004 (R)

Review of Maritime Transport 2004 (Russian language)

Series:
Review of Maritime Transport
18 Nov 2005
The Review of Maritime Transport provides an analysis of structural and cyclical changes affecting seaborne trade, ports and shipping, as well as an extensive collection of statistical information.

INCENTIVOS

Incentivos

Series:
Publicaciones de la UNCTAD sobre Temas Relacionados con los Acuerdos Internacionales en Materia de Inversión
18 Nov 2005
Una de las características de la globalización es la competencia mundial por la inversión extranjera directa (IED). Los incentivos constituyen un fenómeno relativamente nuevo en los acuerdos internacionales de inversión (AII). En la sección I se definen los incentivos a la inversión y se describe...