This publication highlights good practice in corporate governance transparency and reporting, with a view to assisting developing countries and countries with economies in transition to identify and implement good corporate governance disclosure practices relevant to most business enterprises. It draws on recommendations made in guidelines produced by the OECD and the International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN), as well as past International Standards of Accounting and Reporting (ISAR) conclusions. This publication is an updated version of the UNCTAD 2002 report "Transparency and disclosure requirements for corporate governance" (TD/B/COM.2/ISAR/15).
This publication highlights good practice in corporate governance transparency and reporting, with a view to assisting developing countries and countries with economies in transition to identify and implement good corporate governance ...
The Finish case of industrial renewal from essentially natural-resource- based industries toward machinery, engineering, electronics, and ICT is of particular relevance for Latin-American countries. The study explains the crucial role of the finish innovation system and the long-term public-private partnership in the industrial transformation towards a higher knowledge intensity and value added economy. The report recognizes the importance of innovation investments, but estimates as equal essential consistent long term strategies on facilitating conditions to build up, cooperative, confidential and dynamic innovation environment. Long term public-private partnership and broad cooperation within the industry as well as with other industries and the research sector, as exemplified by the "Triple Helix" alliance has been a key factor for economic success in Finland.
Contents Abstract ................................................................................................. 7 I.
Overview of succesful economic performance .......................... 9 A. Some general
characteristics .................................................. 9 B. Economic development .
This guide is part of International Trade Centre's (ITC) Trade Finance programme, which provides assistance to help small firms in developing countries develop their capacities to link to global markets through exports. It is intended primarily for trade support institutions of developing countries, and owners or finance managers of small firms. The aim is to help these firms decide whether Islamic banking options are feasible for them, and how to use them. This guide intends to help the non-specialist reader understand and use Islamic finance. Part I – Understanding Islamic Finance – covers the key principles and perspectives of Islamic banking relevant to small firms. Part II – Using Islamic Finance – consists of a "how to" guide to use Islamic banking instruments for specific transactions.
This guide is part of International Trade Centre's (ITC) Trade Finance programme, which provides assistance to help small firms in developing countries develop their capacities to link to global markets through exports.
The module in the Global Assessment Programme (GAP) toolkit contains methodological guidance on the development of culturally appropriate systems for the collection of reliable and internationally comparable drug abuse data, in order to support existing drug information systems by promoting their conformity with internationally recognised standards of good practice, and to focus on harmonisation of drug abuse indicators.
Coverage of the system Having reviewed the country situation, it must be
considered at what level the integrated drug information system is to operate. In
other words, is it going to be a national system, a regional system, or a local or
city ...
The first was to focus on the commitment to help Governments of eligible low-
income countries covered by the HIPC Initiative reach sustainable external debt
situations. This required successive rounds The international community has ...
The present report was prepared by the MDG Gap Task Force which was created to improve the monitoring of the MDG 8 (development assistance for the least developed countries committed to poverty reduction) by leveraging inter-agency coordination. The objective of the report is to identify remaining obstacles to accelerating progress in the achieving the targets contained in MDG 8. It highlights the degree of compliance to the commitments made by developed and developing countries with a view to strengthening the global partnership for development. The main message of the report is that while there has been progress on several counts, important gaps remain in delivering on the global commitments in the area of aid, trade, debt relief, and access to new technologies and affordable essential medicines.--Publisher's description.
... increase to Africa. This commitment was reaffirmed during the G8 summits in
Heiligendamm in 2007 and Hokkaido in 2008. The commitment implies that ODA
should reach at least $130 billion per year by 2010 (at 2004 prices and exchange
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