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UNCTAD World Investment Forum plays pivotal role in assisting decision-mak
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Ahmed Khalifa Al Qubaisi, CEO of the Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry, emphasised that the UNCTAD World Investment Forum 2023 plays a pivotal role in assisting decision-makers, policymakers, and stakeholders in harmonising their strategic initiatives with the imperative of environm
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UNCTAD projects USD5 trillion+ investment needed to achieve SDGs by 2030
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
A new report by the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) finds that the world needs to invest between USD1,179 and USD1,383 per person, per year, to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030.
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Kazakhstan leads in attracting investments in Post-Soviet Space: UN
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Furthermore, there is a 6 per cent growth in net FDI inflows to 32 landlocked developing countries, among which Kazakhstan is also the leader. Ethiopia follows with USD 3.7 billion, Uzbekistan with USD 2.5 billion, and Mongolia with USD 2.5 billion, Kazakh Invest reported.
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UNCTAD measures progress on sustainable development goals, shows impact of
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) released the fifth edition of its annual SDG Pulse, a global reference for tracking progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030.
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Jaishankar, UNCTAD Secy General Grynspan agree that G20 has key role in vo
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
G20 delegations have arrived in Varanasi and so Jaishankar is engaged in a raft of bilaterals.
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Indian film 'Kantara' highlighting environmental concerns wins praise at U
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Kannada blockbuster film 'Kantara' was screened at the Pathe Balexert theatre Geneva on March 17. An audience of about 220 people including the UN representatives, Heads of International Organisations from Germany, Brazil, UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development), ITU (Int
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UN calls for stronger multilateral solutions to deal with debt crisis
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The event, which runs from December 5 to 7 in Geneva, takes place as a wave of global crises has led many developing countries to take on more debt to address the needs of their populations.
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Over 7 pc Indians owned cryptocurrency in 2021, says UN trade body
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], August 12 (ANI): Over seven per cent of Indians owned digital currency in the form of cryptocurrency in 2021, according to the United Nations trade and development body UNCTAD, which said the use of cryptocurrencies globally, including the developing countries, has incr
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Singapore, US, Mauritius top countries for FDI inflows into India in FY 20
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 28 (ANI): Singapore, at a share of 27.01 per cent and the United States, at a share of 17.94 per cent, have emerged as the top two sourcing nations in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) equity flows into India in the financial year 2021-22, followed by Mauritius, Netherl
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UN to continue talks with EU, US, Russia on grain export
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 23 (ANI): A high-level UN trade official has said the world body will continue to stay engaged with partners in the European Union, the United States and Russia to understand any obstacles to grain exports in the wake of the deal with Ukraine.
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UNCTAD Chief remembers Sushma Swaraj in International Women's Day address
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 16 (ANI): The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Secretary-General Rebeca Grynspan talked about India's former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj while addressing the International Women's Day event held by the Indian Permanent Missio
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FDI flows to India drop 26 per cent in 2021: UNCTAD
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 20 (ANI): Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows to India dropped 26 per cent in 2021 as compared with the previous year as large mergers and acquisitions deals recorded in 2020 were not repeated, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) data
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