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"In this period of multiple and interlinked crises, a drive for an alternative framework must unpack in the clearest possible terms what a transformation agenda is," Hibist Kassa has said.

The report finds that G20 members have continued to honour their pledge not to introduce new restrictive policies for international investment. However, it cautions policymakers that foreign direct investment (FDI) may not only be limited through formal policy changes, but also through individual administrative decisions and informal public signals that are beyond the scope of the report.​

The organization's Deputy Secretary General told an audience of 2,000, many of them potential investors, of the importance of investment for sustainable economic growth in the wake of the Tunisian Revoluntion.

UNCTAD Deputy-Secretary General Petko Draganov has signed two new cooperation agreements to boost the organization’s efforts in the field of business facilitation.

Interactive and educative Development and Globalization: Facts and Figures 2012 on-line publication offers practical tools for a better understanding of development trends and their evolution over time. ​

In its third IIA Issues Note for 2013, UNCTAD analyses the rise of international investment agreement (IIA) regionalism, and asks whether this brings consolidation or an additional layer of complexity.

The Deputy Secretary-General of UNCTAD has discussed intensified cooperation for aid to Africa, with the heads of three Japanese development agencies. The meetings took place on the occasion of the fifth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD V), which was held in Yokohama from 1 to 3 June. ​

The General Assembly of the United Nations yesterday approved the nomination made by Mr. Ban Ki-moon, United Nations Secretary-General, for Mr. Mukhisa Kituyi of Kenya to serve as the next Secretary-General of UNCTAD.

Regional workshops on "The Trade Dimension in United Nations Development Assistance Frameworks" have been held in Beirut, Lebanon (15-17 April), and in La Antigua, Guatemala (20-23 May).

Bilateral concentration and comparative diversification indices measure products dependencies to specific market and compare countries' trade structures, respectively.