Global trade set to reach new high, with opportunities and challenges for developing economies in 2025

06 december 2024 - 19:59:31
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - World trade is on track to hit a record $33 trillion in 2024, but risks of [...] Full text...

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Global trade to hit record $33 trillion in 2024, but uncertainties over tariffs loom

05 december 2024 - 19:36:35
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Global trade is poised to hit a record $33 trillion in 2024, showcasing remarkable resilience despite [...] Full text...

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Global trade set to reach new high, with opportunities and challenges for developing economies in 2025

05 december 2024 - 17:59:28
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -  Global trade is set to reach a record $33 trillion in 2024, according to the latest [...] Full text...

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Over 22,500 have suffered ‘life-changing injuries’ in Gaza: WHO

13 september 2024 - 05:59:28
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - More than 22,500 people – a quarter of those wounded in Gaza since Israel’s offensive began [...] Full text...

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Public debt bubble balloons to historic $97 trillion

05 september 2024 - 05:35:15
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Global public debt has nearly doubled since 2010, reaching a historic $97 trillion in 2023, according to [...] Full text...

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UN Trade and Development calls for sustainable and equitable strategies to mitigate digital economy’s growing environmental impact

12 july 2024 - 19:07:48
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A global shift towards circularity focusing on responsible production and consumption is crucial to making the [...] Full text...

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Red Sea shipping crisis elevates trading costs with extra burden on consumers

12 july 2024 - 07:20:25
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Due to recently increased attacks by Houthi militants, the Red Sea shipping route remains [...] Full text...

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Digital boom could well be a bust for the environment, warns UN trade agency

11 july 2024 - 06:27:18
New York, US (PANA) - Did you know that producing a computer weighing two kilogrammes (kg) requires a staggering 800kg [...] Full text...

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Global trade rises in early 2024, adding $350 billion in goods and services

03 july 2024 - 05:31:06
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Global trade trends turned positive in the first quarter of 2024, with the value of trade [...] Full text...

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Global foreign investment declines for second year as geopolitical tensions rise, UN trade body reports

21 june 2024 - 06:57:36
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Foreign direct investment (FDI) fell by two per cent to $1.3 trillion in 2023 amid global [...] Full text...

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Guterres highlights ‘unique level of destruction’ in Gaza ahead of G7 summit

13 june 2024 - 06:18:59
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres reiterated his solidarity with the people of Gaza and the global body’s [...] Full text...

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General Assembly President raises alert over ‘commodity dependence’

27 april 2024 - 05:41:32
New York, US (PANA) - The President of the General Assembly on Friday called for Member States and stakeholders to [...] Full text...

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Global trade poised for rebound during the rest of 2024 - UNCTAD

22 march 2024 - 05:21:04
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - After several quarters of decline, international trade is poised for a rebound during the rest of [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Allow more aid into Gaza now, pleads WHO chief

07 march 2024 - 06:46:23
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Much more lifesaving humanitarian aid must be allowed into Gaza where one in six children is dangerously [...] Full text...

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Climate, conflict collide on high seas: UN warns of soaring costs and delays

23 february 2024 - 06:12:13
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea coupled with wider geopolitical and climate-related crises, are [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Gaza economic recovery could take decades: UN report

01 february 2024 - 05:26:53
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The war in Gaza has resulted in an unprecedented level of destruction to its economy which [...] Full text...

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Red Sea shipping crisis having a ‘dramatic’ impact, warns logistics chief

26 january 2024 - 05:27:56
New York, US (PANA) - Attacks against shipping in the Red Sea by Houthis are devastating for global trade and [...] Full text...

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World Economic Forum: Schwab Foundation announces social innovators of 2024

16 january 2024 - 17:20:16
Davos-Klosters, Switzerland (PANA) – From India to Morocco, the United States to Ecuador, the 16 organizations awarded by the Schwab [...] Full text...

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World risks failing 880 million people in LDCs: UNCTAD

08 november 2023 - 06:56:30
New York, US (PANA) - The world risks failing the 880 million people living the world’s Least Developed Countries (LDCs) [...] Full text...

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Global economy a mixed bag, horizon uncertain: UNCTAD

04 october 2023 - 11:08:02
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The global economy is at “a critical juncture”, with some economies thriving and expanding, while others [...] Full text...

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Angola: Unlocking the potential of creative industries (UNCTAD Feature)

15 september 2023 - 18:30:22
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Angola's  nascent creative industries hold vast potential to help diversify its oil-dependent economy. To do so, [...] Full text...

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Burundian President in Cuba for G77 Summit plus China

12 september 2023 - 15:14:26
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The President of Burundi, Evariste Ndayishimiye, has left Bujumbura for Cuba to take part in the [...] Full text...

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UNCTAD presents new toolbox to support shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources.

01 september 2023 - 20:01:41
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Sweltering heatwaves each year underline the need for a faster energy transition and speedier reform of international [...] Full text...

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UNCTAD Director says disruption and demand can help diversify global supply chains

18 august 2023 - 19:15:10
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -  United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Director Paul Akiwumi says Africa can deepen global [...] Full text...

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Africa can become new global supply chain force: UNCTAD

16 august 2023 - 16:00:32
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - African economies should seize the opportunity to better integrate into technology-intensive global supply chains and boost [...] Full text...

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Sustainable Africa key to global security

22 july 2023 - 06:59:39
New York, US (PANA) - Two top officials underlined the UN’s commitment to Africa’s development during a dialogue with representatives [...] Full text...

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Developing countries face $4 trillion investment gap in SDGs

06 july 2023 - 06:01:31
New York, US (PANA) - A green future will remain out of reach if the world doesn’t help developing countries [...] Full text...

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Workshop underway in Dakar on study of value chain opportunities in AfCFTA region

05 june 2023 - 17:30:01
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - A regional workshop began here Monday to examine the draft report of the study on regional [...] Full text...

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Heads of Counter-Terrorism and Security Agencies in Africa meett in Tangiers, Morocco

03 june 2023 - 16:01:54
Tanger, Morocco (PANA) - The second high-level meeting of heads of counter-terrorism and security agencies in Africa, known as the [...] Full text...

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Countries must forge ‘Global Blue Deal’ to protect the ocean: UNCTAD

09 may 2023 - 07:23:04
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The ocean can provide vast opportunities for developing countries to build more innovative and resilient economies, [...] Full text...

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Africa experiencing surging food price inflation: WB

28 march 2023 - 06:33:57
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Domestic food price inflation remains high around the world, according to the latest Food [...] Full text...

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Embrace green tech revolution or risk falling behind, new UN report warns

17 march 2023 - 05:31:20
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Many developing countries may miss out on the benefits of the “green tech” revolution unless governments [...] Full text...

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2022 Year In Review: As conflicts rage, international dialogue remains ‘the only hope’ for peace

29 december 2022 - 05:39:00
New York, US (PANA) - With wars, conflicts, and unrests blighting all parts of the world in 2022, the UN [...] Full text...

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Global trade growth turns negative after record year: UNCTAD

14 december 2022 - 06:32:20
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Global trade is set to reach almost $32 trillion this year, but inflation has reversed some of [...] Full text...

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Developing countries face ‘impossible trade-off’ on debt: UNCTAD chief

07 december 2022 - 05:19:42
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Spiralling debt in low and middle-income countries has compromised their chances of sustainable development, the head [...] Full text...

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Policy mistakes could trigger worse recession than 2007 crisis: UNCTAD

04 october 2022 - 06:32:11
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The world is headed towards a global recession and prolonged stagnation unless fiscal and monetary policies holding [...] Full text...

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UN officials see progress as global food prices drop amid ongoing Black Sea grain deal shipments

14 september 2022 - 06:16:41
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Two vital objectives of the Black Sea grain deal brokered by the United Nations and Turkey [...] Full text...

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UN trade body calls for halting cryptocurrency rise in developing countries

11 august 2022 - 05:28:58
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN trade and development body, UNCTAD, has called for action to curb cryptocurrencies in developing [...] Full text...

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UN chief slams ‘immoral’ profiteering amid global energy crisis

04 august 2022 - 07:46:01
New York, US (PANA) - As the war in Ukraine continues to rage, skyrocketing energy prices are compounding an existential [...] Full text...

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Russia, Ukraine grain exports deal ‘a beacon of hope’ amid war - Guterres

22 july 2022 - 18:43:18
Istanbul, Türkiye (PANA) - An “unprecedented agreement” on the resumption of Ukrainian grain exports via the Black Sea amid the [...] Full text...

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Cost of living crisis hits poorest the hardest, warns UNCTAD

20 july 2022 - 05:15:53
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Billions of people are facing the greatest cost of living crisis in a generation due to [...] Full text...

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Act now to end food, energy, finance crisis, Guterres urges world leaders

09 june 2022 - 05:06:31
New York, US (PANA) - Ripple effects from the war in Ukraine have generated a severe cost of living crisis [...] Full text...

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Global trade expected to slow after record high of $28.5 trillion in 2021

18 february 2022 - 06:08:29
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Global trade reached a record high in 2021, but it is expected to slow this year [...] Full text...

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UNCTAD workshop on policy frameworks for business sustainability, SDG reporting starts

18 january 2022 - 18:37:21
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Monday began a regional virtual workshop on [...] Full text...

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Africa Free Trade Area, likely spur for growth and development

09 december 2021 - 06:06:01
New York, US (PANA) - With productivity-boosting measures, the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement could reduce poverty and [...] Full text...

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World trade reaches all-time high, but 2022 outlook ‘uncertain’: UNCTAD

01 december 2021 - 06:59:44
New York, US (PANA) - Global trade is expected to be worth about $28 trillion this year - an increase [...] Full text...

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World Trade Organisation indefinitely postpones ministerial talks over new variant

27 november 2021 - 12:08:23
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Deputy Director-General of the World Trade Organization Angela Ellard has highlighted the potential benefits from the [...] Full text...

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WTO voices support for African Continental Free trade pact

27 november 2021 - 12:07:16
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Deputy Director-General of the World Trade Organization Angela Ellard has highlighted the potential benefits from the [...] Full text...

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Guterres urges ‘quantum leap in support’ for vulnerable nations

05 october 2021 - 05:09:59
New York, US (PANA) - Recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic must be sustainable and inclusive, Secretary-General António Guterres said in [...] Full text...

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‘Time to rethink, transform, and safely restart tourism,’ says UN chief

27 september 2021 - 17:37:21
New York, US (PANA) - Tourism “touches almost every part of our economies and societies”, enabling the historically marginalised, and “those at risk [...] Full text...

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Boosting production crucial for least developed countries post COVID-19 : UNCTAD report

27 september 2021 - 17:26:55
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The world’s poorest countries will remain on the margins of the global economy if States are [...] Full text...

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Global economy projected to show fastest growth in 50 years: UNCTAD

16 september 2021 - 05:35:46
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The global economy is expected to bounce back this year with growth of 5.3 per cent, the fastest in nearly five decades, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic impact on tourism could deal $4 trillion blow to global economy: UN report

30 june 2021 - 07:23:01
New York, US (PANA) - The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on tourism could result in a more than $4 [...] Full text...

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WHO, partners highlight key steps to improve access to health technologies

25 june 2021 - 21:24:54
Geneva, Switzerland (PAN) -The first WHO World Local Production Forum ended Friday after five days of discussions on promoting quality [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic ‘rolled back’ sustainable dev't funding for weak economies: UNCTAD

22 june 2021 - 09:04:34
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Financial assistance to the world’s 83 weakest economies fell by 15 per cent in 2020, to [...] Full text...

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Global trade soars in first quarter, but services still in doldrums: UNCTAD

20 may 2021 - 07:20:48
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Global trade bounced back to a record high early this year, although service industries are still a [...] Full text...

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Global e-commerce jumps to $26.7 trillion, fuelled by COVID-19

04 may 2021 - 05:23:02
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Parts of the online economy have boomed since COVID-19 began, while some pre-pandemic big-hitters have seen [...] Full text...

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The virus that shut down the world: Economic meltdown

30 december 2020 - 11:04:23
New York, US (PANA) - With millions forced to work from home this year, offices and shops closing as part [...] Full text...

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Global foreign direct investment halved amid pandemic: UNCTAD

27 october 2020 - 11:22:23
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Foreign direct investment (FDI), a bellwether of globalisation and economic confidence, fell by 49 per cent to [...] Full text...

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UNCTAD data evaluation tool helps Zambia recover earnings in export dues

06 october 2020 - 10:30:35
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - A mineral tracking system designed by the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the [...] Full text...

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Illicit capital robbing Africa and its people of their future: UNCTAD Chief

29 september 2020 - 06:30:00
New York, US (PANA) - Every year, an estimated $88.6 billion, which is equivalent to 3.7% of Africa’s GDP, leaves [...] Full text...

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AU guidelines seek to ease cross-border trade restrictions

15 september 2020 - 13:28:52
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Continued inefficiencies and disruptions to cross-border trade have posed significant challenges to Africa’s fight against [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Public procurement a powerful tool for sustainable development – UN report

08 september 2020 - 14:18:05
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As governments respond with unprecedented spending to combat the coronavirus pandemic, a new report released on [...] Full text...

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Tourism sector must be rebuilt in safe, equitable, climate friendly way: UN chief

25 august 2020 - 15:43:25
New York, US (PANA) - Tourism is much more than visiting cultural landmarks or swimming in tropical beaches; it is [...] Full text...

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UNCTAD says Mauritius oil spill highlights importance of global maritime laws

20 august 2020 - 18:24:29
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The devastating oil spill off the east coast of Mauritius has highlighted the need for global adoption of international [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN trade chief says pandemic ignites investment in social services

06 august 2020 - 11:15:06
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic should ignite greater investment in education and health and to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Fight against plastic pollution being hit by 'extraordinary increase' in disposable masks: UN

30 july 2020 - 05:02:12
New York, US (PANA) - The fight against plastic pollution is being hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, as the use [...] Full text...

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IMF Managing Director names Kenyan Ceda Ogada as Secretary of the Fund

16 july 2020 - 11:08:21
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director, Ms. Kristalina Georgieva, has announced her intention to [...] Full text...

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Covid-19: UNCTAD equipping East African women digital entrepreneurs with skills to thrive

07 july 2020 - 12:31:14
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Advocates from ‘UNCTAD’s eTrade for Women initiative’ are working hard to ensure women digital [...] Full text...

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COVID-19 accelerates greater trade coordination in East Africa

26 june 2020 - 13:09:58
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Training positions East African trade facilitation committees to work more closely and in a [...] Full text...

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COVID-19 will likely transform global production - UN report

16 june 2020 - 14:14:34
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - International production is set for significant transformation in the decade ahead, as the coronavirus pandemic amplifies [...] Full text...

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Covid-19: Investment flows in Africa set to drop 25% to 40% in 2020 - UNCTAD report

16 june 2020 - 13:56:08
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The trend of declining foreign direct investment (FDI) to Africa is set to exacerbate significantly in [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Keep ships moving, ports open and trade flowing - UN entities urge

10 june 2020 - 12:31:35
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA)  – The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the International Maritime Organization (IMO) [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: No vaccine will protect populations against climate change - UNCTAD

05 june 2020 - 12:58:59
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - This year has been marked by the threat of a new coronavirus and society’s [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN seeks to build transport and trade resilience in wake of COVID-19

28 may 2020 - 13:05:51
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the five UN regional commissions have joined [...] Full text...

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COVID-19 heightens need for pharmaceutical production in poor countries

27 may 2020 - 13:00:36
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have teamed [...] Full text...

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COVID-19 triggers marked decline in global trade, new data shows

13 may 2020 - 15:11:12
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -  The coronavirus pandemic cut global trade values by 3% in the first quarter of this year, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN agency shines light on data and privacy online during lockdowns

30 april 2020 - 08:21:11
New York, US (PANA) - A third of all nations lack laws to protect their citizen’s online data and privacy, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: $2.5 trillion rescue package needed for world’s emerging economies, says UNCTAD

30 march 2020 - 17:55:20
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The economic fallout from COVID-19 (coronavirus) is likely to get “much worse” before it gets better [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus likely to cost economy $1 trillion during 2020, says UN trade agency

10 march 2020 - 05:30:05
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Apart from the tragic human consequences of the COVID-19 coronavirus epidemic, the economic uncertainty it has [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus outbreak has cost global value chains $50 billion in exports: UNCTAD

05 march 2020 - 18:46:00
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The impacts of the coronavirus (COVID-19) are being felt along global value chains as manufacturing [...] Full text...

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Congo: UNCTAD supports Congo's trade facilitation committee

05 march 2020 - 15:36:27
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) -  UNCTAD Secretary-General Mukhisa Kituyi announced on Thursday in Brazzaville, the support of his institution for the [...] Full text...

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'Coronavirus wipes $50 billion off global exports in February alone'

05 march 2020 - 09:24:22
New York, US (PANA) - The extent of the damage to the global economy caused by novel coronavirus COVID-19 moved [...] Full text...

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UN, private sector partner to form new SDGs accelerating platform

22 january 2020 - 14:15:47
Davos, Switzerland (PANA)- A coalition of private and public sector organisations, including United Nations entities and NGOs on Wednesday launched [...] Full text...

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Ex-Nigerian President Obasanjo says the private sector is the driving force behind AfCFTA

26 november 2019 - 17:20:03
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (NAPA) - The private sector must be the driving force behind the African Continental Free Trade Area [...] Full text...

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Higher Committee on World Conference on Gum Arabic convenes in Khartoum

04 september 2019 - 19:30:48
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Over 500 experts and stakeholders in Gum Arabic, including the 16 African producers of Gum Arabic, [...] Full text...

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UNCTAD brings new technology to wildlife trade management

30 august 2019 - 15:31:37
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said on Friday it is bringing new technology [...] Full text...

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'Mauritius Financial Services Commission at the forefront of quality investments into Africa'

12 august 2019 - 10:37:53
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Financial Services Commission (FSC), a state integrated regulator for the non-bank financial services sector [...] Full text...

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UNCTAD official blames Kenya's runaway graft on thirst for quick riches

26 july 2019 - 04:28:30
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Secretary-General Dr Mukhisa Kituyi on Thursday blamed the [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Rules of Origin; a key component of development in Africa - Minister

27 june 2019 - 17:24:37
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade, Mr Nandcoomar Bodha, on Thursday, [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa heads to Mozambique for Africa-US business summit

18 june 2019 - 17:56:59
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa joined other African leaders in Mozambique on Tuesday for the 12th Africa-United [...] Full text...

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Gabon leads CEMAC countries in attracting FDI in 2018

28 february 2019 - 14:27:21
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Gabon attracted the most of direct foreign investments (FDI) in 2018 within the Economic and Monetary [...] Full text...

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Mauritius, UNCTAD to sign MoU on fisheries sector

30 january 2019 - 14:09:57
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United Nations Conference on Trade [...] Full text...

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Cote d'Ivoire attracts most FDI in French West Africa - UNCTAD report

10 january 2019 - 09:08:41
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Cote d'Ivoire, with 25.8 percent of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the West African Economic [...] Full text...

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AU emphasises electronic commerce to boost regional trade in Africa

13 december 2018 - 12:01:53
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The African Union Commission has appealed to member states to consider including electronic commerce into [...] Full text...

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AU calls for freeze on bilateral free trade agreements ahead of mega free trade zone

12 december 2018 - 15:47:36
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The African Union Commissioner for Trade, Albert Muchanga, has cautioned countries currently involved in bilateral negotiations [...] Full text...

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Africa Forum aims to boost business, reduce costs, help countries trade out of poverty

28 november 2018 - 22:27:07
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Better transport, logistics and foreign investment are essential to smooth the way for the African [...] Full text...

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Kenya urges use of film to spur economic growth, social cohesion in Africa

22 november 2018 - 17:06:45
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The world is increasingly becoming aware of the increasing power of film to spur economic [...] Full text...

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Cairo hosts new competition-focused training centre for MENA countries

21 november 2018 - 18:14:15
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Competition agencies from seven Middle East and North African countries will benefit from world-class courses offered [...] Full text...

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Electronic commerce targeted to narrow intra-Africa trade gaps

13 november 2018 - 14:47:56
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – African countries could rapidly increase the trade volumes and narrow down the gaps which hamper trade [...] Full text...

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Chinese FM pledges support for Africa's push for UN Security Council seats

05 november 2018 - 15:44:18
Shanghai, China (PANA) - Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, has pledged his country's support to Africa's push for the reform [...] Full text...

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Gov'ts, businesses ‘walk the talk’ for investment in sustainable development: UN forum

23 october 2018 - 05:16:03
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Business and government leaders from around the world have gathered at a major United Nations conference [...] Full text...

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Overseas investment falling, developing countries largely unscathed: UNCTAD

16 october 2018 - 05:25:33
New York, US (PANA) - Foreign direct investment (FDI) has dropped 40 per cent year-on-year so far, the UN Conference [...] Full text...

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Trade wars and protectionism threaten global shipping, warns UN agency

04 october 2018 - 06:51:45
New York, US (PANA) - Maritime trade is stronger than it’s been for five years, but “tit-for-tat” tariff battles and [...] Full text...

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World economy remains on 'shaky grounds' with 'debt-fuelled' growth - UNCTAD

26 september 2018 - 19:04:03
New York (PANA) - The world’s economy remains on “shaky ground”, overshadowed by escalating trade tariffs and an unpredictable financial [...] Full text...

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Multilateral trade challenged by ‘increasingly unilateral trade measures,’ UN forum hears

20 july 2018 - 06:31:14
New York, US (PANA) - Despite the improved economic growth, risks to the economic outlook are rising, the United Nations [...] Full text...

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Uncertainty threatens to hamper investment in developing countries: new UN report

07 june 2018 - 03:45:01
New York, US (PANA) - Financial uncertainty caused by “significant risks” to global trade, is responsible for a sharp fall [...] Full text...

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Migration is a net-gain for Africa, says UN report

01 june 2018 - 04:16:59
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The large-scale migration of people within Africa tends to boost growth and lifts the continent’s whole [...] Full text...

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Not so fast on fracking, UN agency tells developing countries

25 may 2018 - 05:18:56
New York, US (PANA) - The hydraulic extraction of natural gas, commonly known as fracking, produces cleaner energy than oil [...] Full text...

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Use gender-sensitive trade policy making to improve women's welfare, EAC urged

09 may 2018 - 11:55:41
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - East African nations can harness their trade policies to help empower women economically in the region, [...] Full text...

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Exploit demand for gum arabic, UNCTAD urges Africa

26 april 2018 - 10:32:19
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Gum arabic is not only an exotic commodity but also has the power to drive development [...] Full text...

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Global anxiety deepens over online data and privacy protection – UN agency

17 april 2018 - 07:13:58
New York, US (PANA) - Internet users worldwide are becoming more worried about their privacy online and many question the [...] Full text...

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African business forum told AfCFTA will boost production, job creation

20 march 2018 - 18:23:16
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) will help African businesses benefit from economies of scale, [...] Full text...

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Development indicators trending downward for world's poorest countries, UN warns

05 february 2018 - 20:21:13
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The least developed countries (LDCs) – nations categorized as requiring special attention from the international community [...] Full text...

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UNCTAD says promises to world’s poorest need to be kept to stop massive inequalities

05 february 2018 - 18:13:25
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Economic development in the world’s most-disadvantaged countries – mostly in sub-Saharan Africa – is stalling against [...] Full text...

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Commodity-dependent developing countries urged to diversify economies

12 december 2017 - 10:36:29
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Without a renewed commitment to policy change, commodity-dependent developing countries (CDDCs) are by 2030 set to [...] Full text...

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Poor maritime connectivity hurting weaker, smaller nations – UN report

25 october 2017 - 22:42:36
New York, US (PANA) – A United Nations report out on Wednesday has revealed that poor maritime connectivity continues to [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: Put people before profits, UN urges in annual trade report

15 september 2017 - 05:52:55
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Noting that the world economy in 2017 “is picking up but not taking off,” a new [...] Full text...

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US: ‘Our economic advice proven accurate, applicable for sustainable dev't’ - UN

14 july 2017 - 11:39:08
New York. US (PANA) – Economic analysis by the United Nations over the past 70 years has proven to be [...] Full text...

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US: New UN report urges African countries to harness growing tourism sector

06 july 2017 - 05:09:16
New York, US (PANA) – The United Nations has said in a new report released in New York on Wednesday [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: UN recognises young entrepreneurs on Day for micro-, small, medium-sized enterprises

27 june 2017 - 19:23:16
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – United Nations agencies on Tuesday launched a new campaign to make it easier for the 70 [...] Full text...

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US: As booming digital economy sprints past poor countries - UN report

07 june 2017 - 19:46:56
New York, US (PANA) – Even though digital multinational enterprises – Internet and e-commerce platforms such as Uber, Instagram and [...] Full text...

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US: UN agencies commit to cutting harmful fishing subsidies at Oceans Conference

07 june 2017 - 07:03:38
New York, US (PANA) – As the international community focuses this week on preserving the health of global oceans and [...] Full text...

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US: UN forum told to ensure promises on SDGs are kept

22 may 2017 - 20:39:12
New York, US (PANA) – Promises made for financing the implementation of sustainable development goals must be promises kept, speakers [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: Ocean conference eyes cutting US$35 billion in fisheries subsidies – UN

11 may 2017 - 07:08:22
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Harmful fishing subsidies that contribute to overfishing are estimated to be as high as US$35 billion, [...] Full text...

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UN: UN report says world economy experiencing slow growth

17 january 2017 - 16:55:17
New York, US (PANA) - Although a modest global recovery is projected for 2017-18, the world economy has not yet [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Poverty trap leaves LDCs further behind - UNCTAD report

15 december 2016 - 09:18:55
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Global poverty is increasingly concentrated among a group of 48 countries, which are falling further behind [...] Full text...

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Botswana: UNCTAD lauds Botswana's Competition Authority

19 october 2016 - 09:44:27
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has applauded Botswana’s Competition Authority (CA) for saving [...] Full text...

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UN: Kenyan VP tasks UN Security Council on Somalia

21 september 2016 - 20:34:13
New York, US (PANA) - Addressing the UN General Assembly, Kenya's Vice-President William Ruto on Wednesday implored the UN Security [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: PM says sovereignty of Mauritius over the Chagos non-negotiable

11 august 2016 - 15:45:28
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Sir Anerood Jugnauth on Thursday told Parliament that pursuant to its commitment to [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Ministers reach trade deal bolstering role of UN trade body

22 july 2016 - 14:47:35
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Ministers of Trade have reached consensus on the strengthening of the U.N. Conference on Trade (UNCTAD) [...] Full text...

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Kenya: African states risk economic failing amid foreign debt repayment

22 july 2016 - 07:19:09
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - African states are at risk of economic failure amid rising foreign and domestic debts estimated at [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Ninety states sign UN deal to end illegal fishing

22 july 2016 - 06:10:20
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A landmark trade agreement to remove US$35 billion worth of fish subsidies has been signed by [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Nigerian, SA ministers urge trade reforms to spur economic growth in Africa

19 july 2016 - 18:18:00
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Nigerian Trade Minister Okechukwu Enelamah has called for reforms focusing on trade and economic development to [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Sudan calls on UNCTAD to lift trade sanctions

18 july 2016 - 17:44:24
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Sudanese Trade minister Salah El-Hassan Saeed has asked the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Namibia, Kenyan leaders press for global trade reforms at UNCTAD talks

18 july 2016 - 15:32:36
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Visiting Namibian President Hage Geingob and his Kenyan host President Uhuru Kenyatta led calls Monday for [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Ban urges broader partnerships, investments to drive global development

17 july 2016 - 19:14:32
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday in Nairobi, Kenya, urged participants at the 14th session of [...] Full text...

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UN: Ban meets with African leaders on situation in South Sudan

15 july 2016 - 22:53:55
New York, US (PANA) - Ahead of the 27th African Union (AU) Summit taking place in Kigali, Rwanda, UN Secretary-General [...] Full text...

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UN: UN chief highlights power of ICT in advancing development

03 may 2016 - 17:33:39
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday said information and communication technologies (ICTs) have the power [...] Full text...

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UN: UN chief tasks world leaders on financing sustainable development for all

18 april 2016 - 18:35:45
New York, US (PANA) - World leaders must meet the agreed financing targets to ensure implementation of numerous landmark [...] Full text...

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Kenya: 'UNCTAD meeting holds hope for World development'

17 march 2016 - 10:49:23
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - United Nations Conference for Development (UNCTAD) 14th Session to be held in Nairobi in July provides [...] Full text...

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UN: Global FDI hit eight-year high in 2015 – new UN report

21 january 2016 - 06:15:56
New York, US (PANA) - Global foreign direct investment (FDI) flows rose by 36 per cent in 2015, reaching their [...] Full text...

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UN: UN Assembly aims to narrow digital divide, harness power of ICT

15 december 2015 - 16:20:46
New York, US (PANA) - Ten years after the UN World Summit on the Information Society, delegates from UN member [...] Full text...

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UN: New UN trade report spotlights links between maritime transport, sustainability

15 october 2015 - 15:34:46
New York, US (PANA) - The 2015 Review of Maritime Transport, published by the UN Conference on Trade and Development [...] Full text...

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UN: UN trade report urges measures to ease financial uncertainty

07 october 2015 - 16:08:42
New York, US (PANA) - According to the 2015 Trade and Development Report, launched on Wednesday by the UN Conference [...] Full text...

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UN: UN conference in Adds Ababa to generate resources for sustainable development

24 june 2015 - 20:59:30
New York, US (PANA) - The Third International Conference on Financing for Development scheduled to take place in Addis Ababa, [...] Full text...

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UN: New UN report notes drop in global foreign direct investment in 2014

24 june 2015 - 19:30:47
New York, US (PANA) - Global foreign direct investment (FDI) declined in 2014, but flows to developing countries reached their [...] Full text...

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UN: UN agencies, int'l delegates gather in Geneva on ICT development, cyber crime

25 may 2015 - 22:58:09
New York, US (PANA) - Some 10 years after the UN World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), participants from [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: Top Nigerian banker elected Honorary President of G-NEXID

20 may 2015 - 13:22:55
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Global Network of Export-Import Banks and Development Finance Institutions (G-NEXID) on Tuesday concluded its 10th [...] Full text...

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US: Nigerian elected honorary president of Global Network of Export-Import Banks

19 may 2015 - 16:39:40
New York US (PANA) - Nigerian Export-Import Bank (NEXIM)'s Managing Director Roberts Orya has been elected as the Honorary President [...] Full text...

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UN: Global economic recovery continues to be sluggish, says UN chief

20 april 2015 - 17:00:33
New York, US (PANA) - World leaders have been warned by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon that too much is at [...] Full text...

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UN: UNCTAD official says commodity-dependent countries must plan for boom, bust

13 april 2015 - 20:36:21
New York, US (PANA) - An economist with the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Mr. Samuel Gayi, says [...] Full text...

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UN: UN trade report calls on governments to improve environment for e-commerce

24 march 2015 - 20:33:55
New York, US (PANA) - A new UN report released on Tuesday says the scope for developing countries to participate [...] Full text...

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UN: New UN report cals for structural reforms to help poorest countries

27 november 2014 - 21:05:04
New York, US (PANA) - The world's poorest countries are trapped in an economic vicious circle, which pins them in [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: 'Africa must diversify economy to overcome global economic uncertainties'

17 november 2014 - 11:29:17
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has called on African countries to diversify their economies in order [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Zambia tops landlocked African countries foreign investment inflow

02 october 2014 - 08:28:43
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambia has the highest inflow of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) among the 16 Landlocked Developing Countries [...] Full text...

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UN: UNCTAD reports calls for major changes in global economic governance

11 september 2014 - 09:03:12
New York, US (PANA) - A new UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) report has said that, six years [...] Full text...

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Benin: ITC chief hails cooperation between Benin, ITC

29 july 2014 - 19:19:50
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – Trade-related technical assistance provided by the International Trade Centre (ITC) has enabled Benin to strengthen its [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: Africa's consumer-driven economic growth fragile, warns UNCTAD

03 july 2014 - 13:21:55
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has warned that African economies will not sustain [...] Full text...

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US: UN reports foreign direct investment hits US$1.4t in 2013

25 june 2014 - 07:55:04
New York US (PANA) - A new UN report says global foreign direct investment (FDI) is up and is expected [...] Full text...

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UN: Officials urge steps to ensure financing of sustainable development

15 april 2014 - 08:23:43
New York, US (PANA) - UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson has stressed the need to channel financial investment into vital [...] Full text...

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UNCTAD sees jump in foreign investment in developing, transition economies

31 october 2013 - 21:32:56
New York, US (PANA) – The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) on Thursday reported that foreign investment in [...] Full text...

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UN report: New policies needed to adjust to changes in global economy

14 october 2013 - 22:31:46
New York, US (PANA) - A new UN report on Monday says countries must adopt new economic policies to adjust [...] Full text...

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UN, Bretton Woods institutions, others meet on debt crises

24 april 2013 - 16:04:25
New York, US (PANA) - UN officials, economic experts and representatives of international financial institutions on Tuesday in New York [...] Full text...

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'African leaders must ensure their countries benefit from natural wealth'

25 january 2013 - 11:26:58
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African leaders must be held accountable to make sure the continent benefits from natural resources [...] Full text...

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Some US$140m repatriated by Beninese citizens in 2010

28 december 2012 - 16:06:49
Paris, France (PANA) - Some US$139.8 million were repatriated by Beninese citizens living in Nigeria, France and Togo, according to [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's domestic investment up by 46% in 2011

14 august 2012 - 13:29:25
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian government has pledged to continue to provide a conducive environment for business to thrive, [...] Full text...

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African countries urged to tap into US$5t wealth assets

03 may 2012 - 08:02:58
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - African countries have been urged to tap into the US$5 trillion sovereign wealth assets belonging to [...] Full text...

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UN official urges effective policies to spur economic recovery

13 march 2012 - 14:09:04
New York, US (PANA) - The President of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), Milos Koterec, on Tuesday urged [...] Full text...

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'Global FDI increases, Africa records decline'

25 january 2012 - 06:42:01
New York, US (PANA) - A report by the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) on Tuesday said in [...] Full text...

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UNCTAD denounces hindrances to women entrepreneurs

19 october 2011 - 21:08:15
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has denounced hindrances to women entrepreneurship [...] Full text...

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UN report says weak domestic demand impedes economy recovery

07 september 2011 - 16:42:52
New York, US (PANA) - A UN report, unveiled Wednesday, said that economic recovery in developed economies might grind to [...] Full text...

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UN report says manufacturing is answer to poverty in Africa

12 july 2011 - 15:30:52
New York, US (PANA) - A new UN report on Tuesday urged African governments to boost the manufacturing sector, in [...] Full text...

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African cotton receives attention at UNCTAD meeting

28 june 2011 - 11:46:26
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - A Pan-African high-level meeting on the future of African cotton is being held in Cotonou, under [...] Full text...

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Sub-regional workshop on food standards in West Africa opens in Dakar

24 may 2011 - 17:14:21
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - A sub-regional capacity building workshop on the theme: "Food standards development", opened Tuesday in Dakar, Senegal, [...] Full text...

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UNCTAD lauds Ethiopia, Tanzania on improving investment climate

04 may 2011 - 18:47:54
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) on Wednesday commended Ethiopia and Tanzania for [...] Full text...

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Private investments in Angola hit US$3b in 2010

17 february 2011 - 14:28:10
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - Private investments in Angola in 2010 totalled over US$3 billion in 2010, the state-run Angola press [...] Full text...

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UN report says global economy to grow "slightly" in 2011

02 december 2010 - 19:33:42
New York, US (PANA) - A UN report, unveiled on Thursday, has painted a gloomy picture of the performance of [...] Full text...

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MDGs: Global leaders, NGOs, others meet in New York next week

14 september 2010 - 16:35:00
New York- US (PANA) -- World leaders, members of the civil society organizations, NGOs, foundations and the private sector will [...] Full text...

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Cocoa producing nations sign pact on trading

26 june 2010 - 18:07:00
New York- US (PANA) -- The world’s leading cocoa-producing and consuming countries have signed a new agreement that aims to [...] Full text...

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UN report warns on agricultural productivity in Africa

19 may 2010 - 19:22:00
New York- US (PANA) -- A UN report has warned that stagnant agricultural producti vity has created a serious food [...] Full text...

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UN calls for more efforts to end Doha talks

19 march 2010 - 16:31:00
New York- US (PANA) -- The United Nations has called for strengthened efforts by the international community to complete the [...] Full text...

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African experts, ministers to design documents for petroleum fund

08 december 2009 - 13:14:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- African experts and ministers responsible for hyd rocarbons will gather in Ethiopia from Wednesday to [...] Full text...

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Sao Tome and Principe President visits Bamako

09 november 2009 - 18:54:00
Bamako- Mali (PANA) -- President Fradique de Menezes of Sao Tome and Principe arr ived Monday in Bamako for a [...] Full text...

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Bamako to host conference on African oil, gas trade

07 november 2009 - 12:51:00
Bamako- Mali (PANA) -- The 13th conference and exhibition on trade and financing of oil, mines and gas in Africa [...] Full text...

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WTO says restrictive trade measures slow economic recovery

14 september 2009 - 18:25:00
New York- US (PANA) -- Pascal Lamy, Director-General of the World Trade Organisat ion (WTO), on Monday in Geneva, the [...] Full text...

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UN report says global economic outlook still gloomy

07 september 2009 - 23:31:00
New York- US (PANA) -- A UN report on Monday said the global economic outlook was still gloomy and no [...] Full text...

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Yar'Adua receives UN Blue Book on Development

11 august 2009 - 19:34:00
Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigerian President Umaru Musa Yarâ?Adua on Tuesday rece ived the Blue Book, produced by the United [...] Full text...

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UN official deplores restoration of Mobutu's fortune to family

27 july 2009 - 23:26:00
Paris- France (PANA)-- The Head of the African division of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Habib [...] Full text...

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'Drop in money transfers affect fight against poverty in Africa'

22 july 2009 - 14:14:00
Paris- France (PANA) – The drop in money transferr-ed by immigrants to their home countries due to the global financial [...] Full text...

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UN study scores Intra-African investments low

09 july 2009 - 17:00:00
Paris- France (PANA) -- A study by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Dev elopment (UNCTAD), held in Paris, [...] Full text...

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Kenya’s former trade minister seeks backing for top UN seat

23 may 2009 - 17:04:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Kenya’s former Trade Minister Mukhisa Kituyi, once a fav ourite for the post of the Director-General [...] Full text...

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WTO cautions against trade protectionism

28 april 2009 - 08:10:00
New York- US (PANA) -- The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has urged governments to resist the temptation of engaging in [...] Full text...

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Bamako to host 13th African Conference on Oil and Mining

26 february 2009 - 10:44:00
Bamako- Mali (PANA) -- The Malian capital Bamako will host 3-6 November 2009 the 13th conference and exhibition on the [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS, ITC sign US$20m training agreement

20 february 2009 - 17:51:00
Lagpos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is among three of Africa's Regional Economic Communities [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS, ITC sign US$20m training agreement (Corrected)

20 february 2009 - 17:51:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is among three of Africa's Regional Economic Communities [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS, ITC sign US$20m training agreement (Corrected)

20 february 2009 - 11:52:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is among three of Africa's Regional Economic Communities [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS, ITC sign US$20m training agreement

20 february 2009 - 11:11:00
Lagpos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is among three of Africa's Regional Economic Communities [...] Full text...

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UN says direct foreign investment dropped in 2008

20 january 2009 - 16:45:00
New York- US (PANA) -- Business in developed countries was hard-hit in 2008, expe riencing a drop in Foreign Direct [...] Full text...

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