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Tuesday, July 9, 2013

MEDIA ADVISORY LAUNCH OF WORLD INVESTMENT REPORT 10 July 2013 at ILO

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                                            M E D I A      AD V I S O R Y
The United Nations systems in Tanzania in collaboration with the Tanzania Investment Centre (TIC) ) cordially invites the media to the launch of 2013 World Investment Report(WIR)  subtitled : "Global Value Chains – Investment and Trade for Development". The launch will be held at ILO Conference Hall, along Maktaba Street on Wednesday, 10 July, 2013, at 1000-1130am.

The WIR is the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development ( UNCTAD) annual flagship report, analysing trends in foreign direct investment (FDI) worldwide, at the regional and country levels, as well as emerging issues around the investment-development nexus. Each year, the Report selects a specific topic related to FDI and development. The report will be launched by the TIC Executive Director, Ms Juliet Kairuki and UNCTAD’s Chief of Technical Cooperation Ms. Manuela Tortora.

This year's theme, is important from a policy perspective since it goes to the heart of countries' sustainable development strategies in respect of global value chains (GVCs). In this context, the Report provides in-depth analysis of recent developments with regard to GVCs, their impact on trade, investment and sustainable development and – based on these findings – identify policy challenges and recommendations. The Report will therefore address questions such as:

·  How do international production networks of transnational corporations (TNCs) shape
value added trade?
·  In which countries and which industries are GVCs most significant?
· What is the impact of value added trade and GVCs on sustainable development?
· How should policymakers reflect the growing importance of GVCs in countries’
development strategies?
· How to maximize development benefits from integrating into GVCs and how to
minimize associated risks?
EVENT:           LAUNCH OF  2013 WORLD INVESTMENT REPORT    
                                     
DATE:             10 JULY, 2013

TIME:              1000 AM

VENUE:          ILO CONFERENCE HALL, ALONG MAKTABA STREET

CONTACT:

Usia Nkhoma Ledama
National Information Officer
Mobile: 0762 871830 / 0784 228539

Email: usia.nkhoma-ledama@unic.org

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