trade

UN trade arm chief calls inclusive development a ‘moral and political’ necessity

2 October 2007
The head of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) characterized inclusive development – which allows developing countries to reap gains from globalization – as a “crucial moral and political imperative.”

Competition for oil and gas reserves heating up, says UN trade body

27 September 2007
The emergence of new players in the global market and shifts in the policies of gas and oil producers means that traditional conglomerates from industrialized nations are facing increasing competition in the race to access the world’s reserves, the United Nations agency on trade and development issues said today.

Developing countries’ economic outlook positive for first time in three decades – UN

5 September 2007
The economic outlook for developing countries is positive for the first time since the early 1970s, driven in large part by the growth in China and India, according to an annual report by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) released today.

Asian experts take part in UN meeting to promote regional trade

1 August 2007
Experts from government, academia and the private sector have gathered today in the Chinese city of Kunming for a United Nations-sponsored meeting set up to identify ways to encourage greater trade within the Asia-Pacific region.
Ban Ki-moon addresses forum in Doha, Qatar

Current global trade talks cannot afford to fail – Ban Ki-moon

23 April 2007
The current round of international trade talks must succeed, or the world’s poorest countries will slip further behind and the entire multilateral trading system will be in jeopardy, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned today in Qatar as he urged Member States to re-double their efforts to reach agreement.
Trade rules to aid poorest countries

Trade liberalization may harm poorest States, UN agriculture report warns

12 April 2007
The results of renewed negotiations aimed at liberalizing international trade might hurt rather than help the world’s poorest countries unless those nations are given the necessary leeway to protect their food security and essential development needs, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has warned.