A partnership with academia

Vi Colombian affiliate member in Geneva for Vi study visit

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Wednesday, 09 November 2016 17:25

Pablo Bortz and Hilary Enos-Edu

Master's students from Vi Colombian affiliate member university, Universidad Sergio Arboleda, took part in a training programme delivered by UNCTAD experts October 25. The 15 students participated in sessions covering the latest UNCTAD flagship reports topics related to investment and entrepreneurship in developing countries and the Post-2015 Development Agenda. 

Ricardo Gottschalk, of the Division of Globalization and Development Strategies, asserted the need for policy intervention in the wake of economic fragility during his presentation, based on the 2016 Trade and Development Report.

UNCTAD expert contributes to Vi Russian member's international conference

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Thursday, 27 October 2016 13:22

System Administrator

The World Economy Department of Virtual Institute affiliate member, Saint Petersburg State University (SPSU), held an international conference on the topic of the "Evolution of International Trading System: Prospects and challenges" October 20. The conference brought together about 100 participants from the Russian Federation and eight other countries.

The UNCTAD Secretariat was represented by Kalman Kalotay, of the Division on Investment and Enterprise. In addition to a keynote speaker, Kalotay was co-moderator of the "Foreign direct investments and multinational enterprises" session.

Latest Vi study tour for China trains 37

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Wednesday, 19 October 2016 14:56

Eveliina Kauppinen

The seventh annual Vi study tour for Chinese member universities, held October 10-14, offered 37 students from  the University of International Business and Economics, and the Central University of Finance and Economics,  a one-week training programme on trade-related topics.

The week comprised18 sessions delivered by UNCTAD experts, and included visits to the International Trade Centre (ITC), the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). The group also met with country representatives from China’s Permanent Missions to the UN and WTO.

Alfredo Calcagno, of UNCTAD’s Division on Globalization and Development Strategies, was the first presenter to take the floor, with an overview of current events in the world economy based on the findings of the latest Trade and Development Report, which this year focuses on structural transformation.

Vi videoconference reports FDI inflows up in 2015

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Monday, 17 October 2016 15:39

Pablo Gabriel Bortz

An audience of 67 lecturers and students from Vi Russian members, St. Petersburg State University and the North-West Institute of Management, joined UNCTAD for a videoconference presentation of the World Investment Report (WIR) 2016 October 12.

WIR co-author, Astrit Sulstarova, of the Division on Investment and Enterprise, reported that 2015 witnessed a significant increase of 38 percent in FDI inflows, primarily destined to developed economies.

“The increase may mask some tax-inversion deals, and a big portion comes from mergers and acquisitions,” he explained. “After removing these effects, the actual increase was around 15 percent.”

Industrial policy and structural transformation focus of Vi videoconference for Colombia

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Friday, 14 October 2016 08:45

Pablo Gabriel Bortz

Twenty-five students and lecturers from Vi Colombian core university member, Universidad EAFIT, joined a videoconference discussion on the industrialization possibilities for emerging economies October 10.