UNCTAD Current Affairs, GK & News
UN Investment Promotion award to Invest India
Context in Current Affairs: The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) recently declared “Invest India” as the winner of the United Nations Investment Promotion Award, 2020. The award recognizes outstanding achievements of investment promotion agencies spread all over the world. Around 180 such agencies were shortlisted for the award in 2020. Background The ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News • Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Invest India • Trade and Development Report • UNCTAD • United Nations Conference of Trade and Development (UNCTAD) • World Investment Report
UNCTAD cancels 1 trillion USD debts owed by developing countries
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has announced that it is to cancel over 1 trillion USD of debt owed by developing countries. Highlights According to the UNCTAD, over 64 low-income countries spend more on debts than their health systems. They are now struggling with growing debt burden to plummet prices of ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: COVID-19 • Debt • Economic growth • G20 • Gobal Debt Deal • High-middle income nation • UNCTAD • United Nations
United Nations: India and China likely to stay away from Global Recessions
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) made a new analysis under the title “The COVID-19 Shock to Developing Countries”. Highlights The analysis says that leading exporting countries are to face drop in investments between 2 trillion USD and 3 trillion USD in the next two years. The world economy is to go ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: Corona virus • COVID-19 • Economic Slowdown • Recession • Revenue • Tourism • UNCTAD • United Nations
UNCTAD: India among 15 countries economically affected due to Corona Virus
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development recently released a report on the effect of COVID-19 on global economy. According to the report, India was ranked 10th. World: Key Findings of the Report The report says that the slow down in manufacturing sector of China due to the virus, will affect 50 billion USD ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: Corona virus • COVID-19 • European Union • Global Economy • UNCTAD • United Nations Conference of Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
UNCTAD: FDI inflows are to drop by 15% due to Corona Virus
The United Nations Conference on Trade, Investment and Development has warned that the Foreign Direct Investment flows all over the world will reduce by 15% due to Corona Virus. According to the organization, the outbreak could cost 2 trillion USD to the global economy. Highlights The United Nations earlier pointed out that the growth of ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs
Topics: Corona virus • COVID-19 • Economic growth • FDI • FDI Policy • Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) • UNCTAD • United Nations