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Digital services exports accelerate as least developed countries fall behind

Acting Secretary-General Pedro Manuel Moreno addressed the 2026 China International Fair for Trade in Services, which opened on 9 September in Beijing.

Moreno: Closing services gaps key to inclusive global trade

Foreign direct investment growth is concentrated in developed economies

Global investment rises 6%, but development gains remain uneven

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Global Trade Update: Services are reshaping global trade

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Global Trade Update: Services are reshaping global trade

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Healthcare worker wearing a stethoscope uses a tablet in a clinic in Uganda.

Digital services exports accelerate as least developed countries fall behind

Acting Secretary-General Pedro Manuel Moreno addressed the 2026 China International Fair for Trade in Services, which opened on 9 September in Beijing.

Moreno: Closing services gaps key to inclusive global trade

Foreign direct investment growth is concentrated in developed economies

Global investment rises 6%, but development gains remain uneven

Register for the World Investment Forum 2026

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World Investment Report 2026: International investment in a turbulent era

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Global Trade Update (September 2026): Services are reshaping global trade, but least developed countries lag in digital exports

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Financing development: External flows of financial capital to developing countries and their cost

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First half of 2026: stronger goods trade growth and sluggish services trade growth

High-tech goods power global trade amid uncertainty

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Hormuz disruptions: Most vulnerable economies are exposed to oil and food price shocks

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Vulnerable economies face the heaviest burden from oil shocks

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Critical minerals are reshaping global trade as demand surges

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AI-driven trade boom masks broader slowdown

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11 Sep 2026

Turning national data into better services trade policy

10 Sep 2026

Seaweed-producing countries seek to capture more value as global market grows

09 Sep 2026

Closing services gaps key to inclusive global trade – UNCTAD acting chief

08 Sep 2026

Investment key to ‘strategic sovereignty’, says UNCTAD acting chief

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Videos

Inside the 16th Investment, Enterprise and Development Commission

Global Trade Update July/August 2026

Strait of Hormuz Disruptions: The burden of oil price shocks on vulnerable economies

Meetings and events

Trade and Development Board, 73rd session

14 – 25 September 2026

Trade and Development Board, 73rd session

Geneva, Switzerland

1 – 30 September 2026

Science, technology and innovation parks: Policies and practices e-learning course, autumn session

Online

14 – 18 September 2026

TrainForTrade Modern Port Management Course: Launch of Cycle 2 and Module 1 in Namibia

Swakopmund, Namibia

16 September 2026

Trade Digitalization State of Play: Findings from the UN Trade Digitalization Index 2025/2026 and Implications

Geneva and Online

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Rebeca Grynspan, Secretary-General of UNCTAD from 13 September 2021

Geneva, Switzerland

Rebeca Grynspan

Rebeca Grynspan of Costa Rica was appointed the eighth Secretary-General of UNCTAD on 13 September 2021. She is the first woman to hold this position in the history of the organization.

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Statements

14 July 2026

UN high-level meeting on critical energy transition minerals

New York City, United States of America

8 July 2026

23rd Session of the Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Competition Law and Policy — Opening remarks

Geneva, Switzerland

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