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AMID high interest rate environments and rising borrowing costs, the Department of Finance (DOF) has asked multilateral development banks (MDBs) to extend “more concessional” financing to low and middle-income countries like the Philippines. The United States Agency for International Development defines concessional loans, or soft loans, as having more generous terms than market loans. “These

Iyabo Masha talks about globalisation and digitalisation causing about $600 billion in annual revenue loss, underlining the need for tax reform and global cooperation for societal progress.

After years of pandemic, recession, and intensifying climate change impacts, many developing countries are increasingly getting stuck in a "climate debt trap."

Full-year data indicate that global export quantities dropped to 19.1 million tonnes in 2022

Each year, this intergovernmental group of experts meets to discuss ways of improving worldwide cooperation on competition policy implementation and enhancing convergence through dialogue. The United Nations Set of Principles on Competition provides the basis for intergovernmental consultations. Consultations at the twenty-first session of the Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Competition Law and Policy will focus on the following topics:

This intergovernmental group of experts is a standing body established under the United Nations Guidelines for Consumer Protection to monitor the application and implementation of the guidelines, provide a forum for consultations, produce research and studies, provide technical assistance, undertake voluntary peer reviews, and periodically update the guidelines. Deliberations at the seventh session of the Intergovernmental Group of Experts will focus on the following topics:

(Archived document, may contain errors) 138 April 28, 1981 THE LAW OF THE SEA TREATK A REVIEW OF THE ISSUES INTRODUCTION On March 9, 1981, the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea reconvened in New York City, anxious to complete seven years of delicate seabed negotiations. Before this tenth session began, however, the Reagan Administration announced its intention to extend negotiations through the u pcoming session in order that a full Ilpolicy review by the United States Govern...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today kicked off a global celebration for International Tea Day 2023 at its Rome

Long Kemvichet -- ambassador and representative of the Permanent Mission of Cambodia to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and other international organisations -- has received support in his role with a major UN conference.

Long Kemvichet -- ambassador and representative of the Permanent Mission of Cambodia to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and other international organisations -- has received support in his role with a major UN conference.