development of the world economy as a whole. They indirectly keep the market of raw materials under Pressure and reduce the chances for the revitalization of the economies of the developing countries, for the reallocation of resources in those countries, for the fiqht aqainst inflation, and so forth. The main industrialized BHS/td A/S-18/PV.6 93 (Mr. Pitarka, Albania! countries have turned to macro-economic development as a means to attain their qoals. Financial orqans such as the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund no lonqer provide siqnificant financial transfers to the developinq countries. With this backqround, the worse consequences are suffered by the developinq countries, whose efforts to improve their economic and financial performance have failed to produce the desired results. The adverse effects of the decline in investments have been reflected in the decrease of both industrial output and farm production, notably as regards cereals. Stocks have been reduced to the level of the year 1970. The increase of the volume of world trade has represented one of the most positive trends in recent years, as indicated mainly by the fact that trade has expanded more than has the total volume of production. However, this positive trend of international trade has also experienced its ups and downs. Trade exchange is still far from "liberalization" and beinq freed from protectionism and the numerous tar iff and non-tar iff constraints. Meanwhile, the foreign trade of the developing countries continues to be very dependent on a series of neqative factors, which are more of a lonq-term than of a conjunctural nature. It is conditioned bv the long-term tendencies that dominate the market of natural resources. Those tendencies caused the Prices of natural resources, whidl are variable with respect to the consuminq needs of the industrialized countries, to be constantly at the mercy of the consumers, and the 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the impact of the decline in investments on the economies of developing countries, the effects of protectionism and trade constraints on international trade, and the fluctuations in natural resources prices. It seems to focus on the broader economic issues and their effects on the global economy, rather than specific sectors or industries.

**Category**
Economic development, International trade