Tag: UNCTAD
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...
Officials meet at UNCTAD forum to prep for Trade Facilitation Agreement
With a major global agreement on making international trade "faster, easier and cheaper" due to take effect in the early weeks of 2017, more...
UNCTAD convenes forum for National Trade Facilitation Committees
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) will organize the first International Forum for National Trade Facilitation Committees (NTFCs) in cooperation with the...
What next once WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement enters into force?
The entry into force of the Trade Facilitation Agreement is imminent. Only five more ratifications are needed. For developing countries that have ratified or...
