The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) have published the report, “Key Proposals for Harnessing Business Opportunities in South Asia.” The study outlines small, actionable steps in eliminating trade and investment barriers that will go a long way to deepening South Asia economic integration and improving [...]
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has just published the “Trade and Environmental Review 2009/2010: Promoting Poles of Clean, Sustainable Growth in Developing Countries to Enhance Resilience to the Inter-related Economic, Food and Climate Crises.” The report focuses on the 140 plus low-income and least developed countries, which played no part in [...]
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has just published this year’s edition of its annual “Review of Maritime Transport.” The study reveals that the shipping industry is facing an oversupply of vessels and falling rates due to the tightening of credit brought about by the global financial crisis. Moreover, reduced demand for [...]
The UN Economic Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) has just published the Asia-Pacific Trade and Investment Report 2009: Trade-Led Recovery and Beyond. The study provides an in-depth analysis of recent trends and developments in trade and investment in the region just prior to and during the current crisis and seeks to explore issues [...]
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has published the World Investment Report 2009: Transnational Corporations, Agricultural Production and Development. The study analyzes the latest trends in foreign direct investment (FDI). The economic and financial crises have severely affected global FDI flows worldwide. Inflows are expected to fall from $1.7 trillion in 2008 [...]
UNCTAD, WTO and OECD have just launched a Report on G-20 Trade and Investment Measures in response to the G20 leaders’ request made at their last summit in London on April 2, 2009. The study observes that during the period under review there was no widespread resort to trade or investment restrictions as a reaction [...]
This publication from KPMG provides an overview of the trade & customs policies and rules applying across 17 countries in Asia-Pacific. It provides key insights for enterprises engaged in cross-border trade in the region on how to develop a cost-effective customs management plan, from the perspective of opportunities planning and customs compliance.
The report is available [...]
UNCTAD has just published the Economic Development in Africa 2009 report. The study concludes that Africa should deepen regional integration to build stronger and more resilient economies, especially within the context of the current crisis.
Africa currently has the world’s lowest shares of regional trade and investment. However the report recognizes that over the last two [...]
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) have just released a joint report on Trade and Climate Change. The study examines, for the first time, the intersections between trade and climate change from four different perspectives:
-The science of climate change
-Trade theory
-Multilateral efforts to tackle climate change
-National climate change policies and [...]
The UNCTAD’s Trade and Development Commission experts review the effects of global economic turmoil on trade in their latest report, Global Economic Crisis: Implications for Trade and Development. The crisis has triggered a slowdown in global economic growth that is manifesting itself in a demand-driven fall in international trade, among other things. UNCTAD estimates that [...]
