(i) The holding of additional business seminars

UNCTAD has also been providing extensive training to and building the capacity of the least developed countries in trade negotiations and commercial diplomacy, including on issues related to accession to WTO.

Of the 19 claims, 18 were deferred for determinations in respect of stand alone, overlapping and competing business claim issues and for investigation of potential irregularities in the documentation provided by claimants in support of their asserted business losses.

Other key issues include the treatment of unbound tariffs, ad valorem equivalents, flexibilities for developing countries, participation in sectoral negotiations and trade preferences.

Some 42 agreements were reportedly penned at the meeting, on issues ranging from outstanding trade and economic matters to the launch of a human rights commission.

Consequently, technical cooperation programmes, based on the successful business partnership programme in India and focusing on productivity enhancement, are being enlarged towards the integration of environmental and social issues.

UNCTAD XI had reaffirmed the institution's continuing importance as the sole United Nations body with a mandate to consider trade and development issues in an integrated manner.

UNCITRAL must consider not only strictly trade related matters but also the need to combat money laundering and the financing of terrorism, which are currently the object of international negotiations.

The meetings typically consist of two segments a closed session reserved for inter agency discussion of common issues and an open session for exchanges with the local business community.

The shops and office buildings are bustling with activity.

Confusion between trade names and brand names

Business is good for development and development is good for business.

Mixed' focuses on both commercial companies and non commercial organisations.

Commercial transactions

They are designed for home, small business, enterprise and commercial use.

vi. reject the inclusion of non trade issues, such as labour and environmental standards, into the work programme of the WTO, given its detrimental effects to the evolution of a just, free and fair trading environment as reiterated by most WTO members

Actuarial matters

Practical matters

Provisional agenda and annotations

Thematic Issues

Election of officers

Decisions adopted by the Executive Board in 2005

Substantive issues

FINANCIAL MATTERS (continued)

The Committee considered the item.

Sectoral issues

A. Convening of the Expert Meeting

(b) Social development

Financial Issues

The Culture of Entrepreneurship

Commercial communications 75.5

Note by the UNCTAD secreatriat

Settlement of commercial disputes

Commercial and industrial BODIES

Amendment to proposal by the Mexican Delegation

Note by the Secretariat

Business statistics

Trade conversion factors

A number of outstanding issues were discussed, including border issues.

56 61 and 82 85). The primary focus of the Guide is on core commercial assets, such as commercial goods (inventory and equipment) and trade receivables.

A number of workshops have been held to discuss the issues and share the progress and results of the project with stakeholders at all levels (ministry officials, local governments, schools, communities, parents and the local business sector).

C. Systemic issues

2. Organizational matters.

Organizational issues

Draft conclusions proposed by the Chair