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INVERSION EXTRANJERA DIRECTA 2021

La Inversión Extranjera Directa en América Latina y el Caribe 2021

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La Inversión Extranjera Directa en América Latina y el Caribe
1 Nov 2021
Este informe anual de la CEPAL examina la evolución mundial y regional de la Inversión Extranjera Directa (IED) y plantea recomendaciones para que estos flujos contribuyan a los procesos de desarrollo productivo de la región. En el primer capítulo de la publicación se analizan, entre otras cosas,...
FOREIGN DIRECT INVEST LAT AME 2021

Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean 2021

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Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean
20 Oct 2021
This document examines the global and regional evolution of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and offers recommendations so these flows can contribute to the region’s productive development processes. The first chapter of the publication analyzes, among other things, the trends observed in the cont...
TREATY SERIES 3019

Treaty Series 3019

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United Nations Treaty Series / Recueil des Traites des Nations Unies
31 Dec 2021
In accordance with Article 102 of the Charter and the relevant General Assembly Resolutions, every treaty and international agreement registered or filed and recorded with the Secretariat since 1946 is published in the United Nations Treaty Series. At present, the collection includes about 30,000...
DEV & GLOBALIZATION 2021

Development and Globalization

Facts and Figures 2021

18 Mar 2022
The purpose of this statistical report is to promote UNCTAD statistics and UNCTAD's engagement with Agenda 2030. Small island developing States (SIDS) face an uphill battle as they strive to recover from the impact of the COVID-19 crisis amid vulnerabilities worsened by the pandemic. The 2021 edi...
TRADE & DEV RPT 2021 (F)

Rapport sur le commerce et le développement 2021

De la reprise à la résilience: la dimension du développement

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Rapport sur le commerce et le développement
4 Oct 2022
Ce rapport analyse l'état de l'économie mondiale, un an et demi après que la Covid-19 a été élevée au rang de pandémie par l'Organisation mondiale de la santé. La première partie du rapport expose les principaux aspects macro-financiers de l'économie mondiale, en se concentrant notamment sur les ...
TRADE & DEV RPT 2021 (S)

Informe sobre el comercio y el desarrollo 2021

De la recuperación a la resiliencia: la dimensión del desarrollo

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Informe sobre el comercio y el desarrollo
11 Oct 2022
Este informe analiza el estado de la economía mundial, un año y medio después de que la Organización Mundial de la Salud declarara pandemia el brote de Covid-19. La primera parte del Informe describe los aspectos macrofinancieros claves de la economía mundial, centrándose, en particular, en las p...
TRADE & DEV RPT 2021 (C)

Trade and Development Report 2021 (Chinese language)

From Recovery to Resilience: The Development Dimension

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United Nations Trade and Development Report (Chinese)
4 Oct 2022
This report analyses the state of the world economy, a year and half after the Covid-19 outbreak was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization. The first part of the Report outlines key macro-financial aspects of the global economy, focusing, in particular, on the prospects for a growt...
TRADE & DEV RPT 2021 (A)

Trade and Development Report 2021 (Arabic language)

From Recovery to Resilience: The Development Dimension

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United Nations Trade and Development Report (Arabic)
4 Oct 2022
This report analyses the state of the world economy, a year and half after the Covid-19 outbreak was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization. The first part of the Report outlines key macro-financial aspects of the global economy, focusing, in particular, on the prospects for a growt...
TRADE & DEV RPT 2021 (R)

Trade and Development Report 2021 (Russian language)

From Recovery to Resilience: The Development Dimension

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United Nations Trade and Development Report (Russian)
4 Oct 2022
This report analyses the state of the world economy, a year and half after the Covid-19 outbreak was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization. The first part of the Report outlines key macro-financial aspects of the global economy, focusing, in particular, on the prospects for a growt...
TRADE & DEV RPT 2021

Trade and Development Report 2021

From Recovery to Resilience: The Development Dimension

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United Nations Trade and Development Report
24 Dec 2021
This report analyses the state of the world economy, a year and half after the Covid-19 outbreak was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization. The first part of the Report outlines key macro-financial aspects of the global economy, focusing, in particular, on the prospects for a growt...
ASIA PACIF TRADE & INV RPT 2021

Asia-Pacific Trade and Investment Report 2021

Accelerating Climate-Smart Trade and Investment for Sustainable Development

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Asia-Pacific Trade and Investment Report
11 Nov 2021
International trade and investment have been indispensable engines of economic growth in Asia and the Pacific and remain essential means of implementation for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. However, this economic growth has come with significant social and environmental costs, inclu...
NATL ACCT STATS 2020 ANALYSIS

National Accounts Statistics: Analysis of Main Aggregates 2020

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National Accounts Statistics: Analysis of Main Aggregates
4 Mar 2022
This publication is the fifty-first issue of this publication which comprises in the form of analytical tables a summary of the principal national accounting aggregates based on official national accounts data for more than 200 countries and areas, covering 1970-2020. It also contains a section o...
REVIEW MARITIME TRANS 2021

Review of Maritime Transport 2021

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Review of Maritime Transport
13 Dec 2021
The Review of Maritime Transport 2021 provides an in-depth analysis and update on developments in seaborne trade, the maritime industry and markets, key performance indicators, and the legal and regulatory environment. The 2021 issue includes a new chapter on maritime trade facilitation issues, c...
TRANS CORP V28 #2

Transnational Corporations Vol.28 No.2

Investment and Development

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Transnational Corporations
24 Sep 2021
Transnational Corporations is a longstanding policy-oriented refereed research journal on issues related to investment, multinational enterprises, and development. It is an official journal of the United Nations, managed by UNCTAD. As such it has a global reach, a strong development policy imprin...
COVID-19 IMPACT ON E-COMMERCE

COVID-19 Impact on e-commerce: Post-pandemic COVID-19 Economic Recovery

Harnessing E-commerce for the UNECE Transition Economies

4 Apr 2022
This publication highlights key policy areas that need attention if e-commerce is to sustainably recover from the impact of the pandemic. Among many policy areas, trade facilitation and logistics are major facilitators of e-commerce. In the context of Covid-19, the need for greater trade facilita...
INVERSION EXTRANJERA DIRECTA 2020

La Inversión Extranjera Directa en América Latina y el Caribe 2020

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La Inversión Extranjera Directa en América Latina y el Caribe
26 Aug 2021
Este informe anual de la CEPAL examina no solo la evolución mundial y regional de las entradas de inversión extranjera directa (IED), sino también la contribución de estos flujos a los procesos de desarrollo productivo en la región. En el primer capítulo de la publicación se detallan los montos d...
BETTER TRADE FOR SUSTAIN DEVELOP

Better Trade for Sustainable Development

The Role of Voluntary Sustainability Standards

27 Oct 2021
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development defines international trade as “an engine for inclusive economic growth and poverty reduction, [that] contributes to the promotion of sustainable development”. In order to become a ‘sustainable engine’ one approach that seems to be increasingly used is ...
SDG PULSE UNCTAD 2021

SDG Pulse 2021

UNCTAD Takes the Pulse of the SDGs

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SDG Pulse
14 Jan 2022
This annual publication provides an update on the evolution of a selection of official SDG indicators and complementary data and statistics, highlighting progress on the development of new concepts and methodologies for UNCTAD custodian indicators. It further demonstrates, beyond the perspective ...
NAT ICT POL REV ECOMM STR BOTSWA

UNCTAD ICT Policy Review and National E-commerce Strategy for Botswana

22 Dec 2021
With the rapid uptake of information and communications technologies (ICTs), growing digitalization in both developed and developing countries, and the catalytic role of new technological innovations in business and consumer markets, global value chains, and international trade, e-commerce has be...
FOREIGN DIRECT INVEST LAT AME 2020

Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean 2020

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Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean
30 Jul 2021
This ECLAC annual report sets out and analyses the main foreign direct investment (FDI) trends in the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean. The decade ending in 2019 saw the highest ever foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows to Latin America and the Caribbean, which reached their peak i...
RECOMMANDATION NO.45

Recommandation No. 45 – Normes minimales pour les agents et courtiers maritimes

24 Mar 2022
L’agent maritime est le coordonnateur de l’escale d’un navire. Il représente l’armateur ou l’affréteur de ce navire auprès des autorités, des prestataires de services et des autres parties, et veille au déroulement fluide, efficace et efficient de l’escale. Le courtier maritime, lui, joue le rôle...
RECOMMENDATION NO.45

Recommendation No. 45 – Minimum Standards for Ship Agents and Ship Brokers

24 Mar 2022
The ship agent is the coordinator of the port call, representing the ship owner or charterer before the authorities, service providers and other parties and ensuring the smooth, effective, and efficient execution of the call. A ship broker brings the ship and the cargo together to perform the voy...
RECOMMENDATION NO.38

Recommendation No. 38 - Trade information Portals

21 Mar 2022
Transparency and predictability are essential elements for the cross-border movement of goods. Stakeholders need to know the conditions for the entry or exit of their goods well before the goods arrive at the border in order to prepare all regulatory requirements and commercial negotiations. A Tr...
RECOMMENDATION NO.38  (F)

Recommandation No. 38 – Portails d’information commerciale

7 Mar 2022
La transparence et la prévisibilité sont des éléments essentiels pour la circulation transfrontières des marchandises. Pour être en mesure de satisfaire à toutes les prescriptions réglementaires et de conduire les négociations commerciales, les parties prenantes doivent connaître les conditions d...