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INVEST POLICY REV MOZAMBIQUE

Investment Policy Review

Mozambique

Series:
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Investment Policy Reviews
19 Feb 2013
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 activity, job creation and sustainable development. It encourages the authorities to look beyond mega...
COMBATING ANTICOMPETITIVE PRACT

Combating Anti-competitive Practices

A Guide for Developing Economy Exporters

8 Oct 2012
This book provides a wide range of examples of the impact of anti-competitive practices and arrangements on developing country suppliers. Anti-competitive practices and market structures undercut export market opportunities and the productive capacities on which developing country businesses depe...
INTL TRADE FORUM 2012 #1

International Trade Forum, No.1, 2012

Inclusiveness and sustainability in global trade

Series:
International Trade Forum
29 May 2012
Published quarterly since 1964 in English, French and Spanish, the International Trade Forum focuses on trade promotion, export development and import methods, as part of its technical cooperation programme with developing countries and economies in transition.
INTL TRADE STAT YRBK 2011 V1

International Trade Statistics Yearbook 2011, Volume I

Trade by Country

Series:
International Trade Statistics Yearbook (Ser. G)
19 Dec 2013
This publication is issued in two volumes which are prepared at two different times in the year. Volume I: Trade by Country provides an overview of the international trade merchandise trade in 2011, as well as detailed data for a total of 175 countries (or areas) are shown with the 2011 data on i...
UNCITRAL YRBK 2008 V39 (CD)

United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Yearbook 2008

Series:
United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Yearbook
31 Jan 2013
The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) is the core legal body of the UN system in the field of international trade law. It specializes in the modernization and harmonization of rules on international business. The Commission is composed of sixty Member States elected ...
WORLD ECON SOCIAL SURV 2012

World Economic and Social Survey 2012

In Search of New Development Finance

Series:
World Economic and Social Survey (WESS)
27 Jun 2012
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 negative impact of corresponding policies. Scholars, policymakers, development thinkers and practitione...
EXPROPRIATION

Expropriation: A Sequel

UNCTAD Series on Issues in International Investment Agreements II (The "Pink Series")

Series:
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Series on Issues in International Investment Agreements II
19 Feb 2013
In this publication, Section I defines the concepts of direct and indirect expropriation and reviews the variety of measures that can constitute an expropriation. Section II focuses on the core issue of establishing an indirect expropriation: the recent treaty practice on defining indirect exprop...
RPT SUR LE COMMERCE ET LE DEV 2012

Rapport sur le commerce et le développement 2012

Politiques pour une croissance équitable er équilibrée

Series:
Rapport sur le commerce et le développement
31 Dec 2012
Le bilan des quelques décennies passées a montré que des inégalités plus importantes ne rendent pas les économies plus résistantes aux chocs qui provoquent la montée du chômage. Bien au contraire, les économies sont devenues plus vulnérables. Les augmentations de salaire inférieures à la croissan...
INFORME SOBRE COMERCIO DESARR 2012

Informe sobre el Comercio y el Desarrollo 2012

Political para un crecimiento influyente y equilibrado

Series:
Informe sobre el comercio y el desarrollo
31 Dec 2012
La experiencia de los últimos decenios ha demostrado que una mayor desigualdad no hace a las economías más resistentes a las crisis que provocan el aumento del desempleo. Por el contrario, ha hecho a las economías más vulnerables. Las subidas de los salarios por debajo del crecimiento de la produ...
TRADE & DEV RPT 2012

Trade and Development Report 2012

Policies for Inclusive and Balanced Growth

Series:
United Nations Trade and Development Report
18 Sep 2012
In the context of the ongoing fallout from the global financial crisis, income distribution is back to the centre of economic analysis and policies. This publication explores the linkages between income distribution, growth and development. It analyzes the evolution of income inequality over the ...
AFRICA INVESTOR RPT 2011 (F)

Africa Investor Report 2011 (French language)

Towards Evidence-based Investment Promotion Strategies

Series:
ONUDI Rapport sur les investisseurs en Afrique
31 Dec 2011
The report has two key objectives - to identify “quality” FDI and to seek an optimal allocation of scarce public funds in Africa by facilitating (largely through IPAs) the attraction of these investments. Close to 7000 firms (with 36% having foreign involvement) were interviewed in 19 Sub-Saharan...
AFRICA INVESTOR RPT 2011

Africa Investor Report 2011

Towards Evidence-based Investment Promotion Strategies

Series:
UNIDO Africa Investor Report
24 Jul 2012
The report has two key objectives - to identify “quality” foreign direct investment (FDI) and to seek an optimal allocation of scarce public funds in Africa by facilitating (largely through investment promotion agencies) the attraction of these investments. Close to 7000 firms (with 36% having fo...
WORLD INVESTMENT RPT 2012

World Investment Report 2012

Towards a New Generation of Investment Policies

Series:
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) World Investment Report (WIR)
5 Oct 2012
This annual report is widely regarded as the most authoritative source of data and analysis on the trends of foreign direct investment and developments in related national and international policy. Every issue of the report comprises an analysis of the trends in foreign direct investment during t...
INTL TRADE FORUM 2011 #4

International Trade Forum, No. 4, 2011

Aid for Trade and the private sector

Series:
International Trade Forum
19 Mar 2012
Published quarterly since 1964 in English, French and Spanish, the International Trade Forum focuses on trade promotion, export development and import methods, as part of its technical cooperation programme with developing countries and economies in transition.
TRADE & DEV RPT 1981/11

Trade and Development Report 1981-2011

Three Decades of Thinking Development

Series:
United Nations Trade and Development Report
18 May 2012
This publication identifies the key issues in the global economy and the design of development strategies addressed in the Trade and Development Report over the past three decades, tracing them through its various editions. It shows how ideas, opinions and proposals expressed in the Trade and De...
EXTERNAL TRADE BULL ESCWA #20

External Trade Bulletin of the ESCWA Region, Twentieth Issue

Series:
External Trade Bulletin of the Arab Region
13 Jul 2012
This Bulletin presents data and statistical indicators on external trade in goods of ESCWA member countries. Data are presented in time series until 2010 and were drawn primarily from national sources, as well as from secondary sources where appropriate. The Bulletin comprises three parts: Part I...
TRADE BEYOND DOHA ASIA PAC

Trade beyond Doha

Prospects for the Asia-Pacific Least Developed Countries

Series:
ESCAP Studies in Trade and Investment
20 May 2013
Focusing on the Least Developed Countries located in the Asia-Pacific region, this study explores the impact of different approaches available to the LDCs and their partners in improving their developmental prospects through enhanced trade. It presents trade related data of the 14 LDCs and the li...
FOSTERING INNOVATIVE ENTREPRENEURS

Fostering Innovative Entrepreneurship

Challenges and Policy Options

22 Feb 2013
This publication sheds light on innovative entrepreneurship and difficulties that entrepreneurs face when creating businesses based on research and development results. The legal and regulatory conditions for enterprise development and the existing infrastructure for applied research are explored...
ENABLING ENVIRO SUCCESS INTEGRAT

Enabling Environment for the Successful Integration of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in Global Value Chains

Country Studies of Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka

Series:
ESCAP Studies in Trade and Investment
5 Mar 2013
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in South Asia and are effective job creators and income generators. In addition, SMEs play a key role in poverty reduction and inclusive economic growth. However, SMEs in the subregion often face considerable resource constraints and have limited capabilities t...
INDUS COMMODITY STAT YRBK 2009

Industrial Commodity Statistics Yearbook 2009

Physical Quantity Data (Vol.I) and Monetary Value Data (Vol.II)

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Industrial commodity statistics yearbook / Annuaire de statistiques industrielles par produit
3 Jan 2014
This publication provides statistics on the production of about 600 major industrial commodities. Data was provided for the ten-year period of 2000-2009 for approximately 200 countries and territories. The commodities have been selected on the basis of their importance in world production and tra...
INDIA NEW PLAYER IN ASIAN PROD

India: A New Player in Asian Production Networks?

Series:
ESCAP Studies in Trade and Investment
15 May 2013
While the IPN phenomenon has accelerated trade and investment linkages between countries in East and South-East Asia, the remainder of the region has not matched those countries in this process. The objective of this study is to explore the reasons for this by using India’s performance in the Asi...
TRADE FACILITATION ASIA & PACIFIC

Trade Facilitation in Asia and the Pacific: An Analysis of Import and Export Processes

A Study by the Asia-Pacific Research and Training Network on Trade (ARTNeT) and the United Nations Network of Experts for Paperless Trade in Asia and the Pacific (UNNExT)

Series:
ESCAP Studies in Trade and Investment
6 Jun 2013
This book offers a synthesis of the results and implications from a series of business process analyses of procedures involved in importing and exporting goods to and from selected Asian countries. It aims at deepening the understanding of the nature and significance of the procedural bottlenecks...
ASSESS REG INTEG AFRICA #5

Assessing Regional Integration in Africa V

Towards an African Continental Free Trade Area

Series:
Assessing Regional Integration in Africa (ARIA)
11 Jan 2013
This publication comes at a time of renewed enthusiasm for shortening the period of the vision of the Abuja Treaty. The publication's overall objective is to provide analytical research that defines frameworks for African governments, the African Union and the Regional Economic Communities, towar...
TRADE FACILIT TERMS E/R GLOSSARY

Trade Facilitation Terms (Russian language)

An English - Russian Glossary (Revised Second Edition)

14 Mar 2013
The revised second edition was prepared in collaboration with the Secretariat of the Commission of the Customs Union of Belarus, Kazakhstan and the Russian Federation and contains changes of some terms, minor editing, and updates of some web-links. This Glossary is intended for professionals in t...
ACCESO MERCADO TRANSPARENC 2010

Acceso al mercado, transparencia y equidad en el comercio mundial

Exportaciones para un desarrollo sostenible

19 Dec 2011
Primer informe de una serie anual dedicada a cuestiones relacionadas con el acceso al mercado, concentrándose en la reducción de la pobreza a través de la mejora de la entrada en los mercados para los países en desarrollo y equidad en el comercio - trata sobre la transparencia y la equidad en el ...
ACCESS MARCHE TRANSP 2010

Accès au marché, transparence et équité dans le commerce mondial

Des exportations pour un développement durable 2010

1 Apr 2012
Première d'une série annuelle consacrée aux questions relatives à l'accès au marché, se focalisant sur la réduction de la pauvreté par l'amélioration de l'accès au marché pour les pays en développement et sur l'équité dans le commerce - traite de la transparence et de l'équité dans le commerce mo...
NATL TRADE POLICY FOR EXPORT SUCCE

National Trade Policy for Export Success

15 Mar 2012
This book outlines how trade policy reform can reduce business costs for production and logistics to improve competitiveness of companies and industry sectors. It provides business associations with a valuable tool to assess and influence trade policy and related regulations using cases and examp...