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Negative trend is sign of slowdown in international production and global value chains, World Investment Report 2018 reveals.

Cardinal Peter Turkson, who leads the Vatican’s work on “Humanam progressionem” (Latin for “Human Development”), discussed a new report on the ethics of globalization at the Trade and Development Board.

UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed, who was instrumental in bringing about the Sustainable Development Goals, praises UNCTAD’s integrated approach to policy advice for LDCs.

Amina J. Mohammed, the United Nations deputy secretary-general, said access to modern, clean energy is the common denominator underpinning most Sustainable Development Goals.

Efforts to raise revenue for investment in development projects should focus first on capturing the billions of dollars hidden from tax authorities through legal maneuvers, experts say.

Preparing for economic and environmental catastrophes requires collaboration between nations, speakers at the Trade and Development Board agreed.

Écrit parIsabelle Durant, Secrétaire générale adjointe de la CNUCED

Developing countries risk being left out as policymakers grapple with the implications of a digital economy that is already changing the world.

EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström says domestic policy choices, such as taxation, are just as responsible as global trade rules for determining who benefits from globalization.

Representatives of non-governmental organizations told UNCTAD that stopping the anti-globalization tide required a new development narrative, and franker conversations about the risks of open borders