Tag: UNCTAD
Asia-Pacific export volume to improve modestly in 2018 amid risks, says...
As global and regional demand recovers, export volume of the Asia-Pacific region is expected to expand in 2017, but growth is seen to slow...
Updated World Tariff Profiles released
The World Tariff Profiles 2017—the latest edition of the annual report on tariff-based market access conditions for goods imposed by World Trade Organization (WTO) members...
Countries cut back red tape to attract new investment
The UNCTAD World Investment Report 2017: Investment and the Digital Economy finds that 79% of the newly adopted investment policy measures in 2016 were...
Global FDI to rise by 5% in 2017, says UN report
Global foreign direct investment (FDI) is expected to rise by 5%, to almost 1.8 trillion in 2017, according to the World Investment Report 2017:...
UNCTAD assesses e-commerce situation in Cambodia, Bhutan
In the changing global marketplace, e-commerce presents a powerful driver of economic growth, inclusive trade and job-creation in the least developed countries (LDCs).
However, due...
Lack of trust dampens use of e-commerce – global survey
A new global survey reveals that Internet users are increasingly concerned about their online privacy, and that 49 percent of users polled say lack...
WCO addresses meeting on Euro-Asia Region on Transit and Trade Facilitation
World Customs Organization (WCO) Secretary General Dr. Kunio Mikuriya attended the opening session of the High-Level Meeting for the Euro-Asia Region on Improving Cooperation...
WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement now in force
The World Trade Organization Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) entered into force on Feb 22, with Rwanda, Oman, Chad and Jordan as the latest to...
Global foreign direct investment down 13% in 2016; modest recovery seen...
Global flows of foreign direct investment (FDI) fell 13% in 2016 to an estimated $1.52 trillion as global economic growth remained weak and world...
IATA, UNCTAD cooperate to standardize cargo messaging standards
The Cargo-XML messaging standard of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) is now fully integrated into ASYCUDAWorld, the United Nations Conference on Trade and...
