National Trade Policy for Export Success National Trade Policy for Export Success
USD 70 ISBN 978-92-9137-402-1
EXPORT IMPACT FOR GOOD
United Nations Sales No. E.12.III.T.3
Publisher: International Trade Centre (ITC) Publication Date: March 2012 ISBN: 9789291374021 Pages: 171 Price: $70.00
Fighting Corruption in the Supply Chain: A Guide for Customers and Suppliers
Fighting Corruption in the Supply Chain:
a guide For CuStomerS and SupplierS
Public-Private Collaboration for Export Success
The linkages between existing regional trade agreements and international production networks in Asia/Pacific are explored in this book. New evidence is provided from selected sectors of certain Asian economies on the linkages between international production networks and regional trade agreements. The research project was part of a research programme of the Asia-Pacific Research and Training Network on Trade (ARTNeT). The project focused on three productive sectors in five Asian countries — automotive, textiles and clothing, and electronics — which have proven to be fruitful areas for the establishment of international production networks.
Publisher: International Trade Centre (ITC) Publication Date: March 2012 ISBN: 9789291373932 Pages: 112 Price: $50.00
Publisher: United Nations Publication Date: December 2011 ISBN: 9789211206203 Pages: 256 Price: $44.00
Trade Facilitation in Asia and the Pacific: An Analysis of Import and Export Processes
Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean 2010
This book offers a synthesis of the results and implications from a series of business process analyses of procedures involved in importing and exporting goods to and from selected Asian countries. It aims at deepening the understanding of the nature and significance of the procedural bottlenecks associated with intra-regional trade. It provides a unique set of micro-level information on the time and cost of trade procedures, complementing the more macro-level and cross-country trade facilitation indicators already available in the literature. It will be of interest to those in charge of analyzing or improving trade transaction efficiency in developing countries.
In 2010, the Latin American and Caribbean region showed great resilience to the international financial crisis and became the world region with the fastest-growing flows of both inward and outward foreign direct investment (FDI). The upswing in FDI in the region has occurred in a context in which developing countries in general have taken on a greater share in both inward and outward FDI flows. This briefing paper is divided into five sections. The first offers a regional overview of FDI in 2010. The second examines FDI trends in Central America, Panama and the Dominican Republic. The third describes the presence China is beginning to build up as an investor in the region. Lastly, the fourth and fifth sections analyze the main foreign investments and business strategies in the telecommunications and software sectors, respectively.
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Review
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2011
Publisher: United Nations Publication Date: December 2011 ISBN: 9789211217599 Pages: 204 Price: $30.00
Review of Maritime Transport 2011
Trade and Development Report 2011: Post-crisis Policy Challenges in the World Economy
More than 80 per cent of international trade in goods is carried by sea and an even higher percentage of developing-country trade is carried in ships. The Review of Maritime Transport, an annual publication prepared by the Division on Technology and Logistics of the UNCTAD secretariat, is an important source of information on a vital sector. It closely monitors developments affecting world seaborne trade, freight rates, ports, surface transport and logistics services, as well as trends in ship ownership and control and fleet age, tonnage supply and productivity. The review contains information on legal and regulatory developments and includes each year an in depth focus on a selected topic. In 2011, the participation of developing countries in maritime businesses is highlighted.
Reforms of financial regulations are progressing slowly and only at the national level, monetary system reform is limited. After an interlude that some considered as a return to Keynesianism, the orientation of macroeconomic policy, especially fiscal policy, is back to business as usual. This will hinder a sustained recovery of the world economy and open the door for new financial crises. Thus, the rethinking of policies and reshaping the financial and monetary system remain an urgent task. This publication makes concrete proposals on how, and in which priority areas, to advance with strengthening regulation of the financial sector and commodity markets, reform of the international monetary system, and the reorientation of fiscal policy.
Publisher: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Publication Date: February 2012 ISBN: 9789211128413 Pages: 170 Price: $95.00
Publisher: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Publication Date: November 2011 ISBN: 9789211128222 Pages: 224 Price: $55.00
UNITED NATIONS
IN T ER N AT IO N A L T R A D E
Publisher: United Nations Publication Date: March 2012 ISBN: 9789211206371 Pages: 80 Price: $20.00
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International Trade Statistics Yearbook 2010
International Accounting and Reporting Issues: 2010 Review
This publication is issued in two volumes which are prepared at different times during 2011. Volume I: Trade by Country, compiled in May 2011, presents detailed data for a total of 175 countries (or areas) with the 2010 data on imports and exports by commodity and trading partner provided for 93 countries (or areas), representing approximately 74% of world trade of 2010. Volume II: Trade by Commodity contains the detailed tables showing international trade in main commodity groups, and is finalized approximately six months after the completion of Volume I (in November 2011).
This volume contains a review of the main developments in the area of accounting and reporting and also the proceedings of the 27th session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development’s (UNCTAD's) Intergovernmental Working Group of Experts on International Standards of Accounting and Reporting (ISAR), held in Geneva. The main agenda item of the 27th session of ISAR was a capacity-building framework for high-quality corporate reporting. The study was conducted by examining the corporate governance disclosure requirements of relevant laws and stock exchange listing rules, and comparing these with the ISAR benchmark of good practices identified in the 2006 UNCTAD publication Guidance on Good Practices in Corporate Governance Disclosure.
Publisher: United Nations Volume I , Trade by Country Publication Date: December 2011 ISBN: 9789211615531 Pages: 436 Price: $115.00 Volume II, Trade by Commodity Publication Date: February 2012 ISBN: 9789211615579 Pages: 449 Price: $115.00 30
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Publisher: United Nations Publication Date: December 2011 ISBN: 9789211046045 Pages: 62 Price: $14.00
Fighting Irrelevance: The Role of Regional Trade Agreements in International Production Networks in Asia
This publication compiles case studies for business leaders, policymakers and development practitioners, showcasing successful experiences of public-private dialogue in developing countries. It outlines activities driven by the governments and targeted at private sector players in the form of public-private partnerships for service delivery and public-private consultative bodies. The compilation presents private sector initiatives targeted at public sector players in the form of business advocacy. It demonstrates the essential role of the private sector in trade and development through examples featuring the Barbadian tourism industry, customs services in Ghana, Thailand’s automotive industry, Penang’s export hub for electronics, and India’s textile parks.
U n i t e d n at i o n s C o n f e r e n C e o n t r a d e a n d d e v e l o p m e n t
This guide for reducing corruption risk in the supply chain has been created by the United Nations Global Compact and is intended for both customers and suppliers. It contains an introduction, followed by three sections and addenda. The introduction and first two sections outline the business case for fighting corruption in the supply chain, and provide a framework for customer-supplier engagement on these issues. These sections will be of interest to both strategic executives and to programme administrators and technical personnel. The final section and addenda offer detailed guidance on common supply chain corruption scenarios and a set of tools for fighting corruption. These sections are designed for programme administrators and technical personnel.
I N TE R N ATI O N A L TR A D E
This book outlines how trade policy reform can reduce business costs for production and logistics to improve competitiveness of companies and industry sectors. It provides business associations with a valuable tool to assess and influence trade policy and related regulations using cases and examples of policy, legal and regulatory changes (both positive and negative) from around the world. It weighs the benefits and costs of trade policy options, which is relevant to both business associations and other stakeholders engaging in advocacy campaigns on trade policy issues. This publication is also for government policymakers endeavouring to understand the business implications of their policies. Above all, this book promotes a culture of informed public-private dialogue, which is an essential component of the democratic process of policy formulation.
Publisher: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Publication Date: November 2011 ISBN: 9789211128314 Pages: 92 Price: $75.00
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