Tag: Global economy
Harnessing emerging technological breakthroughs for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
18 Jan 16 NewsEffective global partnerships, sufficient financing and close cooperation between Governments and the private sector will be indispensable to harness the evolving global innovation...
Review of trade and trade-related issues in 2015
13 Jan 16 DiscussionWilliam Mwanza, tralac Researcher, provides a review of key trade-related developments in 2015
The past year has seen a number of important developments in trade and trade-related...
New study: Illicit financial flows hit US$1.1 trillion in 2013
05 Jan 16 NewsA December 2015 report from Global Financial Integrity finds that developing and emerging economies lost US$7.8 trillion in illicit financial flows from 2004 through ...
Historic Paris Agreement on Climate Change
14 Dec 15 News195 nations set path to keep temperature rise well below 2 degrees Celsius
An historic agreement to combat climate change and unleash actions and investment towards a low carbon, ...
Business leaders show support for international climate agreement, showcase solutions at Caring for Climate Business Forum
09 Dec 15 NewsUnprecedented corporate engagement on key climate issues including carbon pricing, finance, responsible policy engagement and science-based targets were announced on 8 December 201...
What has climate to fear from trade?
02 Dec 15 NewsClimate is, in economic terms, an externality. The pursuit of conventional economic growth, particularly through production and energy processes, can cause incremental changes to t...
The Commonwealth Launches Trade Review Report
26 Nov 15 DiscussionBrian Mureverwi, tralac intern, comments on the launch of a new flagship trade report from The Commonwealth Secretariat
The Commonwealth Secretariat is launching its inaugural Tra...
When global goals meet African realities: new report sets out an agenda for change
14 Oct 15 NewsThe new Sustainable Development Goals will only succeed if they can succeed in Africa. How can we make that happen? A new report from the Africa Progress Panel, Global Goals, Afric...
World prices for agricultural goods will “remain flat or decline in the next ten years”
05 Oct 15 NewsThe current growth in agricultural production, especially in Africa, could mean that in the next ten years world prices for food will remain flat or even decline, according to a se...
The dark side of globalization: Fighting illicit trade to safeguard integrity across economies, markets, and supply chains
02 Oct 15 NewsIllicit Trade: fighting money laundering in international trade
Remarks by David M. Luna, Senior Director for National Security and Diplomacy Anti-Crime Progra...
All eyes on UN as world body prepares to adopt new Sustainable Development Goals
25 Sep 15 NewsWorld leaders, heads of global financial institutions and other dignitaries are heading to New York, where, after months of intense negotiations, the United Nations is set to launc...
United Nations Sustainable Development Summit 2015: Resource box
22 Sep 15 NewsA bold new global agenda to end poverty by 2030 and pursue a sustainable future was unanimously adopted by the 193 Member States of the United Nations on 25 September 2015 at the s...
Peoples’ participation in implementation, follow up and review of post-2015 Development Agenda: An African perspective
19 Aug 15 NewsThe year 2015 is an important one for global development as the Millennium Development Goals endorsed in 2000 with 8 goals, 21 targets, and 60 indicators are coming to an end in le...
Financing the end of poverty
13 Jul 15 NewsGlobal leaders are poised to adopt a set of targets tackling the world’s biggest challenges.
These targets include the ambitious goal of ending extreme poverty in a generation.&...
OECD-FAO expect stronger production, lower prices over coming decade
02 Jul 15 NewsStrong crop yields, higher productivity and slower growth in global demand should contribute to a gradual decline in real prices for agricultural products over the coming decade, b...
‘Journey towards bold climate action is at a critical moment,’ UN General Assembly told
30 Jun 15 NewsDevelopment cannot be sustainable if it does not address the challenge of climate change, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told Member States on Monday as he opened a H...
New study: Illicit outflows correlate to higher poverty and inequality, lower human development
04 Jun 15 NewsIllicit financial flows (IFFs), stemming from crime, corruption, and tax evasion, have an outsized impact on the world’s poorest countries, according to a new study released on 3...
How much finance is too much: Stability, growth and emerging markets
06 May 15 NewsThe world still lives in the shadow of the global financial crisis that began in the United States in 2008. The U.S. experience shone a spotlight on the dangers of financial system...
Resilient growth in Sub-Saharan Africa, despite strong headwinds
29 Apr 15 NewsGrowth in sub-Saharan Africa should remain robust but decelerate in the wake of the decline in oil and commodity prices.
The IMF’s latest Regional Economic Outlook for sub-...
UN climate meet clinches decision, Paris deal up for negotiation
15 Dec 14 NewsDelegates from over 190 nations meeting in Lima, Peru have agreed to a text framed as a key stepping stone towards building a new climate regime to come into force at the end of th...