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Finance can put trade at risk, leaving the global economy 'on the brink'

UNCTAD Secretary-General Rebeca Grynspan speaks at the Abu Dhabi Global Summit 2025

Grynspan speaks on 'new multilateralism' at Chatham House

Graph showing that world trade and the global financial cycle move in sync

Over 90% of global trade now depends on finance

Gaza economic, infrastructure destruction.

Economic collapse in the Occupied Palestinian Territory – urgent reconstruction needed

Trade and Development Report 2025: On the brink - trade, finance and the reshaping of the global economy

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Trade and Development Report 2025: On the brink - trade, finance and the reshaping of the global economy

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Cargo_plane_in_shipyard_at_sunrise

Finance can put trade at risk, leaving the global economy 'on the brink'

UNCTAD Secretary-General Rebeca Grynspan speaks at the Abu Dhabi Global Summit 2025

Grynspan speaks on 'new multilateralism' at Chatham House

Graph showing that world trade and the global financial cycle move in sync

Over 90% of global trade now depends on finance

Gaza economic, infrastructure destruction.

Economic collapse in the Occupied Palestinian Territory – urgent reconstruction needed

Featured publications

Cover for Trade and Development Report 2025: On the brink - trade, finance and the reshaping of the global economy

Trade and Development Report 2025: On the brink - trade, finance and the reshaping of the global economy

Cover for Report on UNCTAD assistance to the Palestinian people: Developments in the economy of the Occupied Palestinian Territory

Report on UNCTAD assistance to the Palestinian people: Developments in the economy of the Occupied Palestinian Territory

Cover for Global Trade Update (November 2025): Trade – a catalyst for achieving the Paris Agreement

Global Trade Update (November 2025): Trade – a catalyst for achieving the Paris Agreement

Cover for All roads lead to reform: A financial system fit to mobilize $1.3 trillion for climate finance

All roads lead to reform: A financial system fit to mobilize $1.3 trillion for climate finance

Cover for Global Investment Trends Monitor, No. 49

Global Investment Trends Monitor, No. 49

Cover for Tariff disruptions: The impact on least developed countries

Tariff disruptions: The impact on least developed countries

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Container ship moving past seaport warehouse.

01 Dec 2025

UNCTAD Empowerment Programme for Trade Facilitation marks 10-year milestone

26 Nov 2025

DR Congo pledges new funding to expand productive capacities with UNCTAD support

25 Nov 2025

UNCTAD report warns of economic collapse in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, calls for urgent reconstruction

24 Nov 2025

Gaza’s economy collapsed 83% in 2024, pushing all 2.3 million people into poverty

19 Nov 2025

Africa: Rethinking plastics to unlock industrial potential

19 Nov 2025

Unlocking value: Helping African economies diversify beyond raw minerals

14 Nov 2025

New course helping countries harness trade for climate action

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Data stories

A graph showing Gaza's GDP per capita plummeted to $161 in 2024, among the lowest in the world

Gaza’s economy collapsed 83% in 2024, pushing all 2.3 million people into poverty

Global heating pushes temperatures into danger zone

GDP and CO2 emissions: Record temperatures heighten urgency to break the link

A graph showing growth in trade in wind-energy components, solar-energy components and other industrial goods

Trade in renewable energy powers ahead, but barriers slow transition

Line chart showing investment trends for greenfield investment, project finance and mergers and aquisitions

Global foreign investment falls 3% in first half of 2025, hitting industry and infrastructure

A graph showing global trade growth from Q4 2024 to Q3 20205

Global trade up 2.5% in second quarter, on track for record highs in 2025

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Meetings and events

Trade and Development Report 2025: On the brink - trade, finance and the reshaping of the global economy

2 December 2025

Launch of the Trade and Development Report 2025

1 – 5 December 2025

Empretec LogiHub Pre-Accelerator

1 – 3 December 2025

Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Financing for Development, 9th session

2 – 5 December 2025

Regional training workshop for advancing satellite crop monitoring to enhance agricultural resilience using the CropWatch cloud system in Latin America and the Caribbean

2 December 2025

10th Anniversary of the Accelerate Trade Facilitation Programme

2 December 2025

Closing ceremony of the second Spanish edition of the course: The use of blockchain in trade facilitation

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Videos

Trade can drive climate action

Press conference: Developments in the economy of the Occupied Palestinian Territory

Critical minerals: First missions to Zambia focuses on value addition and diversification

Secretary-General statements

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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1 December 2025

Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Financing for Development, 9th session

25 November 2025

Report on UNCTAD assistance to the Palestinian people: Developments in the economy of the Occupied Palestinian Territory

19 November 2025

Knowledge Summit 2025

5 November 2025

China International Import Expo