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UNIDO to significantly expand cooperation with India
Friday, 06 September 2013
VIENNA, 6 September 2013 – LI Yong, Director General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), and Saurabh Chandra, India’s Vice-Minister of Commerce and Industry, today signed programme documents...more
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World manufacturing production expected to rise in 2013 as recovery begins in Europe, says UNIDO report
Thursday, 05 September 2013
VIENNA, 5 September 2013 - World manufacturing production is expected to grow in 2013 as major European economies have stopped or reversed the recent trend of declining industrial production, according to the latest report on...more
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New skills help young people enter South Sudanese clothing market
Thursday, 05 September 2013
The traditional clothes market in South Sudan may at first glance appear slightly monotonous, but a group of young, creative people are adding fashionable elements to make sure this changes. “We believe in training young people...more
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UNIDO debates ‘globalization 3.0’ at Austria’s annual Alpbach Forum
Thursday, 05 September 2013
VIENNA, 5 September 2013 – During the annual Alpbach Forum in Austria’s Tyrol province, last week, a panel discussion organized by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) considered how different global...more
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UNIDO promotes industrial parks in the development of a Eurasian economic growth belt
Tuesday, 03 September 2013
URUMQI, China, 3 September 2013– The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and officials from China and other Asian countries are discussing the role of industrial parks in the development of a Eurasian...more
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Supporting agribusiness development in the Tigray region of Ethiopia
Thursday, 29 August 2013
ADDIS ABABA, 29 August 2013 – UNIDO has launched an agribusiness development project to help rural communities in Tigray establish a stable source of income. The project focuses on Beles, a type of cactus which provides a...more
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UNIDO, UNCTAD help Viet Nam’s pharmaceutical sector ready for Trans-Pacific Partnership
Monday, 26 August 2013
HANOI, 26 August 2013 – The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), in collaboration with the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and Vietnamese counterparts, recently organized two workshops on...more
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Switzerland contributes USD13.7m to UNIDO to help develop agribusiness and fishing value chains in Indonesia, Morocco and Tunisia
Monday, 26 August 2013
VIENNA, 26 August 2013 – LI Yong, Director General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), and Ambassador Thomas Greminger, Permanent Representative of Switzerland to the United Nations in Vienna, have...more
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Viet Nam Industrial Investment Report and Investment Monitoring Platform launched
Wednesday, 07 August 2013
HO CHI MINH CITY, 7 August 2013 – Over a hundred participants attended the launch of the latest Viet Nam Industrial Investment Report and Investment Monitoring Platform, organized today by the United Nations Industrial...more
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New e-learning programme on sustainable energy for West African experts
Thursday, 01 August 2013
VIENNA, 1 August 2013 - Young experts from West Africa working in public and private energy sectors will have the opportunity to receive extensive training in the areas of renewable energy technologies, energy efficiency and...more
