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Global economy under pressure could slow to 2.3%

Global economy under pressure could slow to 2.3%

Grynspan: 'The tide of technology doesn’t lift all boats equally'

Grynspan: 'The tide of technology doesn’t lift all boats equally'

Mapping the size of new US tariffs for developing countries

Mapping the size of new US tariffs for developing countries

UNCTAD statement on global trade tensions

UNCTAD statement on global trade tensions

The cost of new tariff burdens on vulnerable economies

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The cost of new tariff burdens on vulnerable economies

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Global economy under pressure could slow to 2.3%

Global economy under pressure could slow to 2.3%

Grynspan: 'The tide of technology doesn’t lift all boats equally'

Grynspan: 'The tide of technology doesn’t lift all boats equally'

Mapping the size of new US tariffs for developing countries

Mapping the size of new US tariffs for developing countries

UNCTAD statement on global trade tensions

UNCTAD statement on global trade tensions

Featured publications

Cover image for Global Trade Update (May 2025): Focus on critical minerals – copper in the new green and digital economy

Global Trade Update (May 2025): Focus on critical minerals – copper in the new green and digital economy

Cover image for Sparing the vulnerable: The cost of new tariff burdens

Sparing the vulnerable: The cost of new tariff burdens

Cover image for Trade and development foresights 2025: Under pressure – uncertainty reshapes global economic prospects

Trade and development foresights 2025: Under pressure – uncertainty reshapes global economic prospects

Cover image for Technology and Innovation Report 2025: Inclusive artificial intelligence for development

Technology and Innovation Report 2025: Inclusive artificial intelligence for development

Cover image for Aid at the crossroads: Trends in official development assistance

Aid at the crossroads: Trends in official development assistance

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Circular bioeconomy: What it means and how to get there

28 May 2025

Circular bioeconomy: What it means and how to get there

22 May 2025

Making markets work for development: UN conference to mobilize global action

16 May 2025

UN Trade and Development and Japan partner to add value to Africa’s critical minerals sector

12 May 2025

Measuring e-commerce: UNCTAD work gets funding boost from Saudi Arabia

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Data stories

Price hike: Commodity index rises in March on record mineral and metal highs

Price hike: Commodity index rises in March on record mineral and metal highs

Copper supply crunch threatens energy and digital transitions

Copper supply crunch threatens energy and digital transitions

Trade tensions and rising uncertainty drag global economy towards recession

Trade tensions and rising uncertainty drag global economy towards recession

Shipping data: UNCTAD releases new seaborne trade statistics

Shipping data: UNCTAD releases new seaborne trade statistics

AI market projected to hit $4.8 trillion by 2033, emerging as dominant frontier technology

AI market projected to hit $4.8 trillion by 2033, emerging as dominant frontier technology

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Meetings and events

UN Trade and Development at the 3rd UN Ocean Conference (UNOC3)

7 – 13 June 2025

UN Trade and Development at the 3rd UN Ocean Conference (UNOC3)

19 May – 6 June 2025

Global online course on next generation trade facilitation

20 – 28 May 2025

TrainForTrade Port Management Programme Training of Trainers workshop and Coordination Meeting 2025

Dublin, Ireland

26 – 30 May 2025

TrainForTrade Modern Port Management Course: Module 7 in Douala, Cameroon

Douala, Cameroon

26 – 30 May 2025

TrainForTrade Modern Port Management Course: Module 3 in Conarky, Guinea

Conakry, Guinea

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Videos and podcasts

The cost of new tariff burdens on vulnerable economies

Focus on critical minerals: Copper in the new green and digital economy

Technology and Innovation Report 2025: Inclusive artificial intelligence for development

Unlocking hemp's potential: A path to sustainable growth and development

Copper: Essential to our move to clean energy – but at what cost?

Secretary-General statements

Rebeca Grynspan, Secretary-General of UNCTAD

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.

28 May 2025

6th Arab Competition Forum

27 May 2025

Workshop on regional integration and industrial policy for transformational change and resilience in Latin America

22 May 2025

Launch of the eTrade Readiness Assessment, the National Productive Capacities Gap Assessment and the Holistic Productive Capacities Development Programme of Zimbabwe

22 May 2025

Indonesia eTrade Readiness Assessment: National multi-stakeholder consultations

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