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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)
CONVERSVTHE PARIS CLUB DEBT

Conversion of Paris Club Debt, The

Procedures and Potential

23 Feb 2001
The purpose of this report is to outline the practical steps, which debtor countries need to take vis-à-vis their Paris Club creditors at the early stage of a debt conversion programme. The report has benefited from discussions with representatives of a selected group of Paris Club creditor count...
WORLD INVESTMENT RPT 2001

World Investment Report 2001

Promoting Linkages

Series:
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) World Investment Report (WIR)
19 Oct 2001
The World Investment Report (WIR) is the leading publication on global trends and development relating to foreign direct investment (FDI) and transnational corporations (TNCs). The report analyzes the geography of FDI, patterns and shifts in the distribution of FDI at the national, regional and i...
TRADE & DEV RPT 2001

Trade and Development Report 2001

Global Trends and Prospects, Financial Architecture

Series:
United Nations Trade and Development Report
25 May 2001
The world economy is staring into a dangerous precipice; many see uncomfortable parallels with the period between the two world wars. Excessive financial liberalization has created a world where global private financial flows have broken free from multilateral supervision and regulation. Systemic...
PAYS LES MOINS AVANCES RPT 2000

Rapport sur les pays les moins avancés 2000

Rapport

Series:
Rapport sur les pays les moins avancés
23 Feb 2001
Ce rapport annuel de la CNUCED porte à l'attention de la communauté internationale les problèmes fondamentaux de développement auxquels sont confrontés les pays les moins avancés (PMA), qui constituent le groupe le plus pauvre de l'économie mondiale. Le rapport 2000 a été établi en vue de la Con...
WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS IN AFRICA EXP

Women Entrepreneurs in Africa

Experience from Selected Countries

23 Feb 2001
The number of women's enterprises is growing worldwide. In Africa more and more women have become self-employed and owners and managers of micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). This study presents lessons gathered by UNCTAD and UNIDO from 11 African countries. It takes a closer look...
WHAT CAN THE DEV CTRIES INFER

What Can the Developing Countries Infer from the Uruguay Round Models for Future Negotiations

Series:
Policy Issues in International Trade and Commodities Study Series
26 Jan 2001
This paper discusses the results from trade models executed towards the end of the Uruguay Round. The paper argues that there are substantial inconsistencies across model results. It also attempts to discuss what, if any, are the implications for the developing countries, and the possible ways in...
INDUSTRIAL POLICY & THE WTO

Industrial Policy and the WTO

Series:
Policy Issues in International Trade and Commodities Study Series
9 Feb 2001
This paper aims to review the objectives and instruments of industrial policy in a changing global context. It addresses such issues as: justification for industrial policy; importance of analytical framework; the use of different instruments for industrial policy; role of industrial policy in th...
INVEST POLICY REV PERU

Investment Policy Review - Peru

Series:
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Investment Policy Reviews
9 Feb 2001
Peru's investment climate has dramatically improved in the 1990s. The main objective of the government since 1990 has been to create an economic and political environment that allows privately owned businesses to emerge and develop. Attention must now turn to policies for the next decade that wil...
TRANSFER OF FUNDS

Transfer of Funds

Series:
UNCTAD Series on Issues in International Investment Agreements (Series One)
9 Feb 2001
This paper discusses the treatment of transfers under existing international investment agreements (IIA) and identifies issues that are of particular relevance in the consideration of those agreements. Transfer of Funds highlights the key issues that arise in the design of a transfer provision as...
REVIEW MARITIME TRANS 2000

Review of Maritime Transport 2000

Series:
Review of Maritime Transport
9 Feb 2001
Review of Maritime Transport identifies the main developments in world maritime transport and provides worldwide statistical data. This annual review focuses on maritime activities in developing countries as compared with other groups of countries. It also looks at the correlation between the dev...
INTL INVEST AGRMT FLEXIBILITY FOR

International Investment Agreements

Flexibility for Development

Series:
UNCTAD Series on Issues in International Investment Agreements (Series One)
26 Jan 2001
Developing countries seek foreign direct investment (FDI) in order to promote their economic development. When concluding international investment agreements (IIAs), developing countries face a basic challenge: how to achieve the goal of creating an appropriate stable, predictable FDI policy fram...
ASSESSING THE RESULTS GENERAL

Assessing the Results of General Equilibrium Studies of Multilateral Trade Negotiations

Series:
Policy Issues in International Trade and Commodities Study Series
26 Jan 2001
This paper gives an assessment of the Uruguay Round (UR) four years after its implementation. The goal of this publication is to draw lessons on how to approach the assessment of the next round so that useful insights are extracted and misperceptions avoided. The paper offers an overview of the c...
E-COMMERCE WTO & DEV COUNTRIES

E-Commerce, WTO and Developing Countries

Series:
Policy Issues in International Trade and Commodities Study Series
26 Jan 2001
Electronic commerce offers unprecedented opportunities to both developing and developed countries. This paper notes that in the long run, developing countries have more to benefit from electronic commerce. The publication discusses the policy issues e-commerce raises for the World Trade Organizat...
COMPET CHALLENGE TRANS CORP & INDU

Competitiveness Challenge, The

Transnational Corporations and Industrial Restructuring in Developing Countries

15 Dec 2000
Rapid technical progress is driving sweeping changes in the global economy. This publication makes a contribution to the debate o how developing countries are facing the competitiveness challenge and coping with globalization. It traces the role that foreign direct investment (FDI) has played in ...
TARIFFS TAXES & ELECTRONIC COMM

Tariffs, Taxes and Electronic Commerce

Revenue Implications for Developing Countries

Series:
Policy Issues in International Trade and Commodities Study Series
26 Jan 2001
The most debated topic in electronic commerce today is whether and how to collect tariffs and taxes on cross-border electronic commerce. No national or international legislation has been put in place. This paper takes a closer look at this debate and emphasizes the consequences for developing cou...
UNCTAD HNDBK STAT 2000 (CD)

UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics 2000 (Book & CD-ROM)

Series:
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Handbook of Statistics / Manuel de Statistiques de la CNUCED
9 Feb 2001
This Handbook provides a comprehensive collection of statistical data relevant to the analysis of world trade, investment and development. Data is presented in an analytical way, through the use of rank-orderings, growth rates, shares and other special calculations, and in time series dating back...
INTEGR ENVIR & FINANANC PERFORM

Integrating Environmental and Financial Performance at the Enterprise Level

A Methodology for Standardising Eco-efficiency Indicators

1 Dec 2000
This publication presents the results of the International Working Group of Experts on International Standards of Accounting and Reporting work to extend the conventional accounting model and to link environmental performance with financial performance. It presents a method by which environmental...
WORLD INVESTMENT DIRECTORY V7 2000

World Investment Directory 2000

Asia and the Pacific - Foreign Direct Investment and Corporate Data

1 Dec 2000
Foreign direct investment continues to gain in importance as a form of international economic transactions and as an instrument of international economic integration. This Directory presents a comparative look into the world of investment in the Asia and the Pacific region. It contains a comprehe...
UNCTAD HNDBK STAT 2000

UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics 2000

Series:
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Handbook of Statistics / Manuel de Statistiques de la CNUCED
26 Jan 2001
This Handbook provides a comprehensive collection of statistical data relevant to the analysis of world trade, investment and development. Data is presented in an analytical way, through the use of rank-orderings, growth rates, shares and other special calculations, and in time series dating back...
RAPPORT SUR COMMERCE DEV 2000

Rapport Sur le Commerce et le Développement 2000

Croissance et Déséquilibre de L'économie Mondiale

Series:
Rapport sur le commerce et le développement
27 Oct 2000
Le Rapport sur le commerce et le développement représente une source précieuse d'analyses des tendances et perspectives de l'économie mondiale, et chaque année son point de vue non conventionnel sur les questions économiques les plus urgentes est attendu avec impatience par les responsables des ...
INFORME SOBRE COMERCIO DESARR 2000

Informe sobre el Comercio y el Desarrollo 2000

Crecimiento Económico y Desequilibrio Mundiales

Series:
Informe sobre el comercio y el desarrollo
9 Mar 2001
Este informe se ha convertido en una valiosa fuente analítica de las tendencias y perspectivas de la economía mundial, y sus sugerentes análisis de apremiantes cuestiones económicas se esperan con enorme interés, en particular por las autoridades económicas del mundo en desarrollo. El Informe del...
ADMISSION ET ETABLISSEMENT

Admission et Etablissement

Series:
CNUCED Collection Consacrée aux Problémes Relatifs aux Accords Internationaux d'Investissements
13 Oct 2000
Cet ouvrage fait partie d'une série consacrée aux problèmes relatifs aux accords internationaux d'investissements. La série a pour but de proposer une analyse équilibrée des problèmes que peuvent soulever les débats concernant ces accords. Le présent document s'adresse aux fonctionnaires publics...
INTL INVEST INSTRUM COMPEND V4

International Investment Instruments

A Compendium - Multilateral and Regional Instruments, Vol.IV

18 Aug 2000
This Compendium brings together the most important instruments dealing with foreign direct investment (FDI) and transnational corporations (TNCs). It includes the text of normative instruments, as well as a selection of prototypes of bilateral investment treaties and key instruments prepared by p...
INTL INVEST INSTRUM COMPEND V5

International Investment Instruments

A Compendium - Regional Integration, Bilateral and Non-governmental Instruments, Vol.V

18 Aug 2000
This Compendium brings together the most important instruments dealing with foreign direct investment (FDI) and transnational corporations. The six-volume collection has been prepared to make the texts of international investment instruments conveniently available to interested policy makers, sch...
FDI DETERMINANTS & TNC STRATEGIE

FDI Determinants and TNC Strategies

The Case of Brazil

21 Jul 2000
The message of this publication is that, Governments that seek to attract FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) and seek to benefit from the investment that they have attracted need to be proactive in their policy stance. This study was prepared at the request of the Government of Brazil to support its...
TRADE & DEV RPT 2000

Trade and Development Report 2000

Global Economic Growth and Imbalances

Series:
United Nations Trade and Development Report
13 Oct 2000
A valuable resource for those involved in international business and economic development, the Trade and Development Report (TDR) 2000, issued by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), examines current performance and prospects in the world economy. Held in high regard b...
LEAST DEV CTRIES RPT 2000

The Least Developed Countries Report 2000

Aid, Private Capital Flows and External Debt - The Challenge of Financing Development in the LDCs

Series:
Least Developed Countries Report
10 Nov 2000
What the world's poorest countries need most is not simply debt relief, but a 'New Deal' in international development cooperation, contends UNCTAD in its Least Developed Countries 2000 Report. Almost two thirds of the 48 least developed countries (LDCs) have an external debt burden, which is unsu...
WORLD INVESTMENT RPT 2000

World Investment Report 2000

Cross-border Mergers and Acquisitions, and Development

Series:
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) World Investment Report (WIR)
13 Oct 2000
Recognized worldwide as an authoritative source of information and analysis on foreign direct investment (FDI), the World Investment Report 2000 pays particular attention to the phenomenon of cross-border mergers and acquisitions. While cross-border mergers and acquisitions have been prevalent in...
EMPLOYMENT

Employment

Series:
UNCTAD Series on Issues in International Investment Agreements (Series One)
4 Aug 2000
This publication examines the management of employment issues in the area of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and Transnational Corporations (TNCs). It provides an analysis of the coverage of international instruments concerning five main areas of TNC-related issues: employment promotion, opportun...