CRISIS SLOWS NORTH-TO-SOUTH INVESTMENT
The current crisis has precipitated a significant downturn in world foreign direct investment (FDI) flows which over the past year has spread to all sectors and regions. 2008 marked the end of a growth...
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Q&A: No ‘One-Size-Fits-All’ for Surging South-South Cooperation
A major international conference on South-South cooperation is scheduled to take place early December in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi against the backdrop of a rising trend in regional economic...
View ArticleINFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES NEW TOOL AGAINST POVERTY
In many respects, the diffusion of information and communication technologies (ICTs) continues to be a great development success story. Over the past four years we have witnessed dramatic growth in the...
View ArticleDEVELOPING COUNTRIES NEED A GREEN REVOLUTION
The current financial and economic crisis drew attention away from the food crisis, but the latter still remains a threat to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and sends a...
View ArticleA MORE BALANCED AND INCLUSIVE GLOBAL ECONOMY
This time last year, the global economy had reached the nadir of the financial and economic crisis. Since then, a succession of optimistic commentators, media reporters, economists and others has been...
View ArticleIMBALANCES AND FRAGILITY OF THE WORLD ECONOMY
The multiple challenges now faced by the global community can perhaps be summed up in one word: imbalances. Imbalances in food, energy, housing and financial markets were allowed to grow during a...
View ArticleCOMMODITY PRICE VOLATILITY ACCELERATES
Commodity producers are again reaping the benefits of high growth, particularly from high-demand importers, like China, and are increasingly formalising their integration into global commodity value...
View ArticleHUMANIZING GLOBALISATION
In the past two decades, it has often been claimed that trade liberalization can, on balance, be a positive force for development. During this time, the Least Development Countries (LDCs) themselves...
View ArticleThe Economic and Social Potential of Biofuels
In 2010, global biofuel production (bioethanol and biodiesel) reached 105 billion litres and is expected to almost double by 2020. Provided that oil prices remain relatively high which is likely ...
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Global Rebalancing – Implications For Asia
Although it remains the fastest growing region, Asia is already experiencing an economic slowdown, with gross domestic product (GDP) expected to fall from 6.8 percent in 2011 to slightly below six...
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Urgent Action Is Needed to Restore Growth
The global economy weakened significantly towards the end of 2011 and further downward pressure emerged in the course of 2012. The growth rate of global output, which had already decelerated from 4.1...
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Developing Resilience to Financial Shocks
The global repercussions of the 2007-2008 financial crisis are a stark reminder of the economic interdependence in our globalising world. No country was spared from the shock waves that originated in...
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A New Bretton Woods, to Prevent Future Crises?
Almost five years have passed since the global financial crisis, and the world economy is still reeling from its consequences. The main reason for this is the continued stagnation in developed...
View ArticleDEVELOPING COUNTRIES MAJOR FORCE IN FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
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View ArticleBIOFUELS: MORE BENEFITS THAN JUST ENERGY
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View ArticleWORLD ECONOMY SEES BOOM IN CREATIVE INDUSTRIES
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View ArticleTHE EMERGENCE OF THE SOUTH
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View ArticleGLOBAL CRISIS: WOMEN WORKERS WILL BE HIT HARDEST
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Q&A: Financial Crisis Unprecedented Since 1930s*
Thalif Deen interviews SUPACHAI PANITCHPAKDI, secretary-general, U.N. Conference on Trade and DevelopmentBy Supachai Panitchpakdi and Thalif DeenUNITED NATIONS, Jun 22 2009 (IPS) Since the Great...
View ArticleTHE RISK OF ANOTHER DEBT CRISIS
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