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Our research provides authoritative data and analysis on trade, investment, finance and technology. And it offers solutions to the major challenges facing developing countries, particularly the poorest and most vulnerable nations.
Beyond tailored analysis and policy recommendations, our research has also generated global standards that govern responsible sovereign lending and borrowing, investment, entrepreneurship, competition and consumer protection and trade rules.
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UN Secretary-General reports
International trade and development
External debt sustainability and development
World commodity trends and prospects
Economic costs of the Israeli occupation for the Palestinian people
Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba (UNCTAD's contribution)
Entrepreneurship for Sustainable Development
Policy briefs
04 Aug 2025
Preparing to seize artificial intelligence opportunities with strategic national policies
UNCTAD Policy Brief No. 12020 Jun 2025
Global collaboration for inclusive and equitable artificial intelligence
UNCTAD Policy Brief No. 11926 Feb 2025
Harnessing regional integration and green industrial policy for enhancing sustainable development in Latin America
UNCTAD Policy Brief No. 11822 Jan 2025
Fostering environmentally sustainable electronic commerce
UNCTAD Policy Brief No. 117Working papers
05 Nov 2025
Poverty and disability: Evidence from Africa
Working Paper, No. 1128 Oct 2025
Revisiting the trade-poverty nexus in developing countries
Working Paper, No. 1026 May 2025
Non-tariff measures at the border, a GTAP level analysis
Working Paper, No. 905 Dec 2024
