In 2000, the revival in international economic activity and trade, which began in the second half of 1999, continued. Exports and imports of all groups of countries increased at significantly faster rates and became more ...

The five United Nations regional commissions continued in 2002 to provide technical cooperation, including advisory services, to their member States, promote programmes and projects, and provide training to enhance national ...

Growth in the volume of world merchandise trade in 2003 accelerated to an estimated 4.7 per cent, from 3 per cent in 2002. The improved performance was attributed mainly to increased import demand in developing countries, ...

The World Trade Organization (WTO) Doha Round of trade negotiations stood at a critical juncture as negotiations entered the seventh year in 2008, when they were scheduled to conclude. The focus was on establishing full ...

In 2006, world merchandise trade expanded at a rapid pace, with the volume of world exports growing an estimated 10 per cent, from 7.3 per cent in 2005. The strong growth of world trade, which was bolstered by broad-based ...

In 2007, world merchandise trade remained a driving force of the world economy, growing by 7 per cent, with developed countries contributing about 45 per cent, developing Asia 40 per cent and other developing countries ...

In 2004, international trade continued to grow, with the volume of world merchandise trade increasing markedly by an estimated 10.5 per cent, from 6.2 per cent in 2003. As manufacturing gathered pace and domestic demand ...

In 2005, the growth of world trade decelerated moderately, with the volume of merchandise exports slowing to 7.1 per cent, from 11 per cent in 2004. The deceleration was particularly evident in the developed economies. By ...

The collapse in growth of international trade, exacerbated by the disruption caused by the 11 September terrorist attacks in the United States, was the key feature of the economic slowdown of 2001. The international economic ...

In 2009, the work of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the UN system on international trade, finance and transport dealt mainly with the global economic and financial crisis that began the ...