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14 September 2014

Global trade rules for supporting development in the post-2015 era, by Ana Luiza Cortez and Mehmet Arda (CDP Background Paper No. 19)

Multilateral trade rules have maintained stable and predictable trade flows. Developing countries increased their participation in world markets but marked asymmetries persist; not all countries are benefitting from trade. Successive trade rounds and numerous regional trade and bilateral investment agreements led to significant loss of policy space and fragmentation. Special and differential treatment has not provided necessary flexibility for implementation of development policies while the principle of less than full reciprocity is eroded. Stronger multilateralism, effective overseeing and enforcing role by WTO and greater focus by developing countries in negotiating flexible rules (…

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16 August 2014

Monthly Briefing on the World Economic Situation and Prospects, No. 69

August 2014
Summary: Global equity markets face potential policy shocks
?BRICS announce the creation of the?New Development Bank
?Argentina defaults on its sovereign debt Extr

Monthly Briefing on the World Economic Situation and Prospects, No. 69

07 August 2014

Report of the Secretary-General: Status of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Optional Protocol thereto - 2014 Report

07 August 2014

Publications used in the preparation of the World Economic and Social Survey 2014

The role of selected policy instruments in reducing income inequality Giovanni Andrea Cornia

31 July 2014

2014 Reports of the Secretary-General to the General Assembly

Accelerating progress towards the Millennium Development Goals: options for sustained and inclusive growth and issues for advancing the United Nations development agenda beyond 2015 (A/69/201)

2014 Reports of the Secretary-General to the General Assembly

25 July 2014

Report of the Secretary-General: Realization of the Millennium Development Goals and other internationally agreed development goals for persons with disabilities: a disability-inclusive development agenda towards 2015 and beyond” - 2014 Report

16 July 2014

Monthly Briefing on the World Economic Situation and Prospects, No. 68

July 2014
Summary: World trade continues sluggish recovery
?Oil prices soar amid political instability in Iraq
Disappointing first quarter for developed economies Despite expectations

Monthly Briefing on the World Economic Situation and Prospects, No. 68

16 July 2014

Trade benefits for least developed countries: the Bangladesh case, by Mustafizur Rahman (CDP Background Paper No. 18)

Global evidence suggests that trade-related performance is becoming increasingly important for the socio-economic development of many developing countries. The paper finds that trade preferences accorded to Bangladesh as an LDC have played a crucial role in recent accelerated development of her economy and her significant achievements in trade and social sectors. The paper highlights the concerns that emanate from the trade preferences and proposes ways to make these more effective and beneficial for the LDCs. It concludes that Bangladesh will need to build the needed supply-side capacities and undertake necessary reforms to realize the potential opportunities provided by preferential…

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22 June 2014