#climate

Trade Agreements In Asia Pacific: Bigger, Deeper, Digital & Sustainable

GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News

Dec 26, 2022
2 min

Trade Agreements In Asia Pacific: Bigger, Deeper, Digital & Sustainable

The Asia-Pacific region continues to be the largest contributor to the worldwide build-up of preferential trade agreements (PTAs), accounting for about half of PTAs worldwide. PTAs have become bigger, deeper, more digital and increasingly supportive of sustainable development, with the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) exemplifying these trends. The noodle-bowl of Asia-Pacific trade agreements now comprises 333 PTAs with at least on

47 views0 comments

Register: WAIPA Asia Pacific IPAs Investment Conference, 21-23 Feb, UN Building Bangkok

GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News

Dec 12, 2022
3 min

Held in partnership with United Nations ESCAP as part of the APAC Trade Investment & Innovation Week this is the first major in-person event for WAIPA in the Asia-Pacific region in 2023. Participation is open to all international and regional members (and prospective members). WAIPA will be supporting the program with several events and workshops, for the investment promotion community including the first Asia-Pacific WAIPA IPAs Investment Conference, launch of the UN ESCAP D

93 views0 comments

Mckinsey: Ten takeaways for CEOs: Reflections from COP27

GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News

Dec 12, 2022
1 min

Mckinsey: Ten takeaways for CEOs: Reflections from COP27

Based on our conversations with hundreds of executives, government leaders, and official delegates at COP27, we see 10 key takeaways to accelerate the transition and preserve security and affordability. 1. The role of the private sector: From commitment to action; 2. The power of “and”: Shaping strategies that square #resilience and #netzero commitments 3. The opportunity in playing offense: A strategy for the private and public sectors 4. The spark of innovation: Advancing n

17 views0 comments

FDI: The Great Resource Disconnect Puts EV Targets At Risk

GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News

Nov 15, 2022
2 min

FDI: The Great Resource Disconnect Puts EV Targets At Risk

Investors are pouring in capital, but little new mining capacity is coming online, By Alex Irwin-Hunt, FDI Intelligence While the energy transition has created an exuberance of investment into the manufacturing of battery and electric vehicles (EVs), investment into critical minerals mining has struggled to keep up. In the first three quarters of 2022, foreign investors announced greenfield battery and EV manufacturing projects worth more than $63bn, according to the latest d

4 views0 comments

International Investment in Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation - UNCTAD Report

GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News

Nov 10, 2022
1 min

International Investment in Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation - UNCTAD Report

Investment in climate change mitigation & adaptation risks a temporary setback. Furthermore, the poorest and the most vulnerable have not been able to benefit much from the boom in sustainability finance ($5.2 trillion of sustainability-themed bonds and funds). Actions for climate transformation need to be effectively factored into investment promotion strategies and international investment agreements #IIAs. A new UNCTAD report launched on the occasion of #COP27 urges that a

19 views0 comments

UNCTAD: G20 Compendium on Promoting Investment for Sustainable Development

GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News

Nov 9, 2022
2 min

UNCTAD: G20 Compendium on Promoting Investment for Sustainable Development

G20 ministers gathered at the Trade, Investment and Industry Ministerial Meeting in Bali on 22 and 23 September 2022 welcomed the “ G20 Compendium on Promoting Investment for Sustainable Development .” UNCTAD prepared the compendium under the guidance of the Indonesian presidency of the G20, with inputs from all G20 members and some associated countries. It includes strategies, policies, investment promotion activities and international collaboration initiatives of the G20 an

20 views0 comments

WTO’s World Trade Report Released At COP27: Trade Must Be A Cornerstone Of Climate Action

GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News

Nov 8, 2022
2 min

WTO’s World Trade Report Released At COP27: Trade Must Be A Cornerstone Of Climate Action

The 2022 edition of the WTO’s World Trade Report presents new analysis and recommendations on how international trade and greater cooperation can amplify global efforts to address climate change and put the planet on a sustainable trajectory. The WTO’s flagship publication, released on 7 November at the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, also examines the consequences of climate change on trading patterns and future prosperity. “T

14 views0 comments