As part of UNCTAD’s research and policy dialogue efforts, UNCTAD’s Commodities Branch will hold a seminar on Commodity Dependence and Development on June 21st, 2019 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. The objective of this seminar is for participants to examine and debate the state and recent evolution of commodity dependence around the world, its implications for development, and to debate potential implications in terms of policy and further research and analysis. The seminar aims at bringing together those stakeholders interested in the challenges and opportunities available for resource-abundant economies. This includes delegates and other policy-influencing officials from commodity exporting or importing countries, especially from commodity-dependent economies; researchers from academia, international organisations and NGOs working on theoretical or empirical analysis and monitoring of these issues, notably including commodity dependence; and other members of civil society.
