India’s trade dependence on China, EU rose in 2023: UNCTADIn 2023, India's trade reliance on China and the EU grew, while declining on Saudi Arabia. Global trade showed improvement in major economi...
22 Mar, 2024, 06.25 PM IST
Big driver of the global economy last year is slowing down, UN saysDownside macroeconomic risks to the UN’s projection include rising inflation, high interest rates, growing public debt and a generally prec...
24 Mar, 2023, 09.20 AM IST
Global shipping growth at risk from economic gloom, UNCTAD saysThe slowdown is expected to impact shipping, which transports more than 80% of global trade, although tanker freight rates could stay high.
30 Nov, 2022, 10.20 AM IST
India to be fastest growing economy in 2022, TRIPS waiver necessary for vax: UNCTADIndia’s economy is expected to grow 7.2% in 2021, the second highest in the world after China but the growth will slowdown to 6.7% in 2022,...
15 Sep, 2021, 08.27 PM IST
India, China, South Africa fare 'relatively better' than other economiesIndia, China and South Africa fared 'relatively better' than other major economies during the first quarter of 2021 even as global trade re...
19 May, 2021, 11.38 PM IST
India's Covid-19 stimulus didn't support demand, relief measures smaller in scale: UNCTADIn its Trade and Development 2020 update, it said the relief measures adopted by India were not only much smaller in scale, but also center...
18 Mar, 2021, 04.35 PM IST
FDI into India rose 13% in 2020 while global inflows sunk to lows seen in ‘90sAs per official data, FDI equity inflows into India grew 21% to $35.33 billion in the April-October period of fiscal 2021 from $29.31 billi...
25 Jan, 2021, 11.53 PM IST
World economy will go into recession with likely exception of India, China: United NationsUN's trade body, however, did not give a detailed explanation as to why and how India and China will be the exceptions as the world faces a...
02 Apr, 2020, 07.36 AM IST
Coronavirus outbreak could cost global economy up to USD 2 trillion: UNCTADUNCTAD has warned that the shock from the epidemic will cause a recession in some countries.
10 Mar, 2020, 02.32 PM IST
Trade impact of Coronavirus epidemic for India estimated at 348 million dollars: UN reportEstimates published by United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Wednesday said that the slowdown of manufacturing in Chi...
05 Mar, 2020, 10.50 AM IST
World economy on shaky ground; trade war sign of 'deeper malaise': UN reportThe report by UNCTAD also said that trade tariff tussle between the two major economies, the US and China, is a symptom of a "deeper malais...
26 Sep, 2018, 08.47 PM IST
India's growth likely to be at 5.2% in 2013: UNCTADThe Indian economy is likely to grow at 5.2 per cent in 2013 calendar year on the back of rising domestic demand, says a report by UN agenc...
12 Sep, 2013, 05.34 PM IST
- Global economic growth to slow down to 3.1% in 2011: UNCTAD
Projecting a slowdown in global economic growth to around 3%, a UN agency said developing economies could be affected by recession.
06 Sep, 2011, 08.02 PM IST
- FDI worldwide dropped by about 40 per cent in 2009
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) says the global flows in foreign direct investment (FDI) dropped by about 4...
20 Jan, 2010, 03.15 PM IST
- Foreign investment rises in top economies: UNCTAD
Global FDI in leading economies rebounded by 38% during the second quarter of 2009, but remained below levels reached a year earlier.
30 Nov, 2009, 10.13 PM IST
- Global economic winter to cool India's growth to 5 pc: UNCTAD
With the global "economic winter" being far from over, the UN body UNCTAD on Monday projected much lower growth of five per cent for India ...
07 Sep, 2009, 03.24 PM IST
- Global economy needs multi-lateral forex regime: UNCTAD
The global economy needs a coordinated arrangement on exchange rates that would end the "monetary chaos" the world is currently caught in, ...
19 Mar, 2009, 11.04 PM IST