The upcoming UNCTAD World Investment Forum (WIF), to be held from 16 to 20 October 2023 in the UAE’s capital…
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UN warns of soaring $92 trillion global public debt
The United Nations Secretary-General today presented the report, “A world of debt. A growing burden to global prosperity” and issued…
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Investment in climate change mitigation declines, UN report
According to a new analysis released on Thursday by the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), cross-border investment in…
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Black Sea grain initiative shows power of trade, UN agency says
A UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) report published on 20 October shows how the Black Sea Grain Initiative…
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Creative economy offers countries path to development
A new report by the UN agency for trade and development (UNCTAD) says the creative economy offers a feasible development…
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African thought leaders discuss EU-Africa trade
Ahead of the EU-African Union Summit scheduled for 17-18 February 2022, African thought leaders stressed the importance of trade agreements…
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Geneva, Barbados set to host UN trade conference
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres will open the fifteenth session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD15)…
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Global trade’s recovery from COVID-19 crisis hits record high
Trade in goods during the first quarter of 2021 was higher than the pre-pandemic level, but trade in services remained…
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UN meeting to focus on resilient recovery from the COVID-19
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) is set to bring together experts to explore how science, technology…
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Africa common market needs public private partnership to succeed
The success of African Continental Free Trade Area, which goes operational on Friday January 1, 2021, depends on the strong…
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UN stresses need to improve poor countries’ productive capacities
Efforts to rebuild the economies of the world’s poorest nations postpandemic will fall significantly short unless their productive capacities are…
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Global e-commerce sales surges to $29 trillion
Global e-commerce sales grew 13% in 2017, hitting an estimated $29 trillion, according to the latest numbers released today by…
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Ethiopia launches online investment guide
Ethiopia’s online investment guide, iGuide, which seeks to help investors discover opportunities in the country, was officially unveiled in Addis…
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Mauritius tops Africa online shopping readiness ranking
Mauritius has been ranked the most prepared country in Africa for shopping online, according to UNCTAD’s Business-to-Consumer (B2C) E-commerce Index…
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