The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) is currently raising environmental and social concerns that ‘’ must be…
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Four Central Asian countries -Bhutan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia and Turkmenistan – are facing economic challenges common to landlocked developing countries. A…
Developing countries, the net importers of digitalised products, are fast losing tariff revenues due to the moratorium on such products.…
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has launched the 2020 edition of its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Pulse,…
In G20 countries, the COVID-19 pandemic has ignited a trend towards policies designed to safeguard national security interests against threats…
In a new report, a trade and development agency of the United Nations estimates that the world’s tourism sector could…
The flower sector of Kenya’s economy is losing $300,000 a day due to the strangulating economic impact of COVID-19. Trade…
As highlighted recently by the collapse of prices due to oversupply and weak demand resulting from COVID-19, the importance of…
The dual shocks of the COVID-19 pandemic and low prices of commodities, especially oil are casting a dark shadow on…
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) to developing economies in Asia are projected to decline by up to 45% in 2020, according…
Concerns are growing about how digital transformation can be used to create a better future while addressing pressing sustainable development…
Latin America is expected to receive $82 billion investment flows this year, according to the United Nations Conference on Trade…
This 2020, global Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows are forecast to decrease by up to 40%, from their 2019 value…
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) says fish and seafood exports could drop by about 33 percent…
Merchandise trade is currently pointing to a 27 percent drop for the second quarter of this year, and a 20…
Guidelines for safeguarding biodiversity can help businesses adapt to shocks such as pandemics, says a United Nations Conference on Trade…
Amid the raging COVID-19 crisis, a trade and development report update by a UN agency has set out how South-South…
Two officials of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Robert Hamwey and Timothy Sullivan, want countries to…
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has named Dona Bertarelli, its Special Adviser for the Blue Economy.…
A new research by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has painted a seeming grim economic picture…
A new joint project of the United Nations is currently seeking to help developing countries build transport, trade and logistics…
Kiribati, a low-lying island nation is currently giving a fresh impetus to its efforts to harness the development gains of…
Millions of people in India and Bangladesh are bracing for devastation as Cyclone Amphan makes landfall. Most vulnerable populations and…
Simonetta Zarrilli of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and an Associate Professor, Akdeniz University founded in…
In light of the COVID-19 crisis, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Secretary-General, Mukhisa Kituyi, discusses how to…
A new report by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) on COVID-19 pandemic’s impacts on the blue…
The lack of a national e-commerce strategy is holding Tanzania back, a new assessment by the United Nations Conference on…
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) says countries are increasingly recognising the need to implement reforms to ease…
In response to the rampaging COVID-19 pandemic, countries are putting in place a variety of investment policies. A special issue…
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) says the coronavirus crisis is boosting e-commerce as more people are…