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Hollande wins First Round in French Polls
With almost all ballots counted in French presidential elections, socialist Francois Hollande has 28.61 percent of…
Thousands Protest Against Austerity in Prague
Tens of thousands of Czechs have demonstrated in Prague against spending cuts, tax rises and corruption. The…
Global Accounting Standards Move Forward; Developing Countries Left Behind?
UNCTAD convenes leaders at the World Investment Forum in Qatar to promote a new accounting development toolkit to…
Trade Capacity Initiative Launched By IDB With Support Of Unctad
Dr. Walid Al-Wohaib, Chief Executive Officer of the International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC), member…
Grand Opening Of World Investment Forum Sees Awards
Investment Promotion Agencies (IPAs) from Malta , Mexico , China , Swaziland , and Grenada won awards as UNCTAD’s…
“Global Governance Reform Needs To Catch Up With Globalization”, Report Says
The new UNCTAD report Development and Globalization: Facts and Figures (DGFF) 2012, released this afternoon on the…
Investment Advisory Council Discusses How To Boost Investment In Globe’s Poorest Countries
UNCTAD Secretary-General Supachai Panitchpakdi and International Chamber of Commerce Secretary-General Jean-Guy…
World Leaders Call For Policies In Support Of Investment In Job Creation
Leaders of government and business meeting at a summit here during the UNCTAD World Investment Forum urged steps to…
Greece: Conservative leader to slash Taxes
Greek conservative leader Antonis Samaras is promising to slash taxes and cut government spending, but says he…
Tourism slows but private investment up
The latest Africa's Pulse reports that the weakening global economy in the second half of 2011 affected tourist…
