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MCPB VOL 21 NO 2 FEBRUARY 2001

Monthly Commodity Price Bulletin

4 May 2001
By compiling prices from the key commodity markets all over the world, the Bulletin gives a valuable and up-to-date review of prices. It provides tables, which show monthly movements of prices and selected commodities. The monthly averages are calculated from daily or weekly quotations. An annual...
UN CHRONICLE VOL 37 NO 4 2000

UN Chronicle Vol. XXXVII No.4 2000

25 May 2001
A must-read for every concerned world citizen, the United Nations Chronicle is a quarterly, easy-to-read report on the work of the United Nations and its agencies. Produced by the United Nations Department of Public Information, every issue covers a wide range of United Nations related activities...
INVEST POLICY REV MAURITIUS

Investment Policy Review - Mauritius

Series:
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Investment Policy Reviews
4 May 2001
The Investment Policy Review of Mauritius gives insight into the country's investment environment and policies. The publication discusses foreign direct investment (FDI) trends and the steadily increasing flow of FDI into Mauritius. It also reviews the investment policy framework, which has impro...
DRIED HERBS & SPICES

Dried Herbs and Spices

A Packaging Manual

5 Oct 2001
This manual reviews products and relevant packaging standards. It explains various types of packaging methods and packaging materials used for handling and storing dried herbs and spices, and outlines current trends in retail packaging; highlights health, safety and environmental issues affecting...
MCPB VOL 21 NO 1 JANUARY 2001

Monthly Commodity Price Bulletin

9 Mar 2001
By compiling prices from the key commodity markets all over the world, the Bulletin gives a valuable and up-to-date review of prices. It provides tables, which show monthly movements of prices and selected commodities. The monthly averages are calculated from daily or weekly quotations. An annual...
INTL MARKETING TRADING SYST

International Marketing and the Trading System

22 Nov 2002
This study deals with marketing principles and key managerial decisions facing small and medium-sized enterprises in developing and transition economies. It identifies and analyzes regulatory problems in export markets and presents case studies illustrating how business firms, in a variety of cou...
OFFSHORE BACK OFFICE OPERATIONS

Offshore Back Office Operations

Supplying Support Services to Global Markets

16 Nov 2001
This study focuses on back office operations (distance delivery of range of non-core service functions), as a way of doing business that offers significant business opportunities for governments and service firms in developing and transitional economies. It explains the phenomenon and types of ba...
INNOVATING FOR SUCCESS THE EXPORT

Innovating for Success in the Export of Services

A Handbook

30 Nov 2001
This handbook on services innovation is an invaluable tool for enhancing export profitability. It approaches innovation as a competitive strategy describing characteristics of services innovation and its relation with cultural variables. It also outlines guidelines for establishing appropriate in...
OILCAKES & MEALS MARKET CHALLENGES

Oilcakes and Meals

Market Challenges for Developing Countries

22 Nov 2002
This book examines the factors affecting supply and demand for livestock products, oilcakes, and meals. It gives an overview of the world market situation and characteristics, and provides market forecasts focusing on position of, and challenges for, developing countries. It also reviews the impa...
REDEFINING TRADE PROMOT NEED

Redefining Trade Promotion

The Need for a Strategic Response

11 Jan 2002
This publication assesses what a national export strategy should encompass with regard to the dynamics of the current international market environment. It looks at the process of strategy development and management, reviewing basic questions of leadership and ownership. The publication also defin...
COCOA A GUIDE TO TRADE PRACTICES

Cocoa

A Guide to Trade Practices

22 Nov 2002
This Guide describes trade and industry practices, as well as regulations applying to cocoa. It discusses customs procedures; systems and techniques used at each stage of the cocoa supply chain; trends in cocoa manufacturing and processing; electronic commerce; cocoa organic farming; fair trade; ...
SME & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

SME and Information Technology, The

A Practical Study of SMEs at the IT Frontier

11 Jan 2002
This study identifies critical factors preventing small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in developing countries from making optimal use of Information Technology (IT). It provides recommendations for SME support institutions as a basis for designing technical assistance services for the busin...
IMPROVING SME ACCESS TO PUBLIC

Improving SME Access to Public Procurement

The Experience of Selected Countries

16 Nov 2001
This guide focuses on the role of government programmes in public procurement to assist small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in becoming better exporters. The guide identifies and explains advantages and disadvantages of public procurement programmes; looks at criteria used for determining e...
HOW TO EVALUATE TRADE CREDIT

How to Evaluate Trade Credit Requests

A Guide for Bankers and the Scorecard - A Risk Analysis Tool

Series:
Trade Support Services
16 Nov 2001
This guide provides the know-how to assess requests for trade credit from enterprises in developing and transition countries. It discusses basic lending facilities and practices involved in commercial transactions; practical aspects of assessing applications for trade credit by exporters and impo...
MCPB VOL 20 NO 12 DECEMBER 2000

Monthly Commodity Price Bulletin

23 Feb 2001
By compiling prices from the key commodity markets all over the world, the Bulletin gives a valuable and up-to-date review of prices. It provides tables, which show monthly movements of prices and selected commodities. The monthly averages are calculated from daily or weekly quotations. An annual...
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...
EXTERNAL TRADE BULL ESCWA #10

External Trade Bulletin of the ESCWA Region, Tenth Issue

Series:
External Trade Bulletin of the Arab Region
9 Feb 2001
With statistics collected mainly at the national level, this Bulletin offers a comprehensive selection of data. Divided in three parts, part one gives summary tables on overall trade, trends and share of the region in total world trade. It also gives the import and export distributions of countri...
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...
MCPB VOL 20 NO 11 NOVEMBER 2000

Monthly Commodity Price Bulletin

9 Feb 2001
By compiling prices from the key commodity markets all over the world, the Bulletin gives a valuable and up-to-date review of prices. It provides tables, which show monthly movements of prices and selected commodities. The monthly averages are calculated from daily or weekly quotations. An annual...
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...
WORLD ECON SOCIAL SURV 2001

World Economic and Social Survey 2001

Trends and Policies in the World Economy

Series:
World Economic and Social Survey (WESS)
19 Oct 2001
Part one. State of the World Economy: chronicles how the very positive developments in output and international trade, with reasonably buoyant levels of international finance for emerging markets for the first half of 2000, turned into retrenchment. The ongoing downturn in the business cycle in d...
MCPB VOL 20 NO 10 OCTOBER 2000

Monthly Commodity Price Bulletin

26 Jan 2001
By compiling prices from the key commodity markets all over the world, the Bulletin gives a valuable and up-to-date review of prices. It provides tables, which show monthly movements of prices and selected commodities. The monthly averages are calculated from daily or weekly quotations. An annual...
UN CHRONICLE VOL 37 NO 3 2000

UN Chronicle Vol. XXXVII No.3 2000

26 Jan 2001
A must-read for every concerned world citizen, the United Nations Chronicle is a quarterly, easy-to-read report on the work of the United Nations and its agencies. Produced by the United Nations Department of Public Information, every issue covers a wide range of United Nations related activities...
NATL ACCOUNTS STUDIES ESCWA #20

National Accounts Studies of the ESCWA Region, Bulletin No. 20

15 Dec 2000
This publication offers a wealth of national statistics on the countries of Western Asia. The information is divided into three chapters. Chapter I is comprised of aggregates of national accounts and their relative distribution; Chapter II is comprised of consolidated accounts in local currencies...
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...
MCPB VOL 20 NO 8/9 AUG-SEP 2000

Monthly Commodity Price Bulletin

1 Dec 2000
By compiling prices from the key commodity markets all over the world, the Bulletin gives a valuable and up-to-date review of prices. It provides tables, which show monthly movements of prices and selected commodities. The monthly averages are calculated from daily or weekly quotations. An annual...