Soaring interest payments are squeezing budgets, forcing governments to choose between repaying creditors and funding essential services.
Exporters from developing countries often face higher tariffs on finished goods than on raw materials, discouraging value addition, industrial growth and job creation.
The conference will explore the drivers of the current debt-driven development crisis, and how to improve resilience and risk management amid growing global uncertainties.
But momentum slowed in the second half of the year, and uncertainty looms for 2025 as shifting policies reshape the global landscape.
As trade uncertainty grows, global cooperation and balanced policies will be key to preventing economic fragmentation and safeguarding long-term growth.
Despite progress, women still contribute less to exports across all sectors. Closing the gap requires expanding their access to high-value sectors, strengthening labour rights and supporting their inclusion in larger enterprises.
Trade policies, social entrepreneurs and partnerships are crucial to harnessing the ocean’s vast potential for economic growth, environmental and human well-being.
The ocean drives industries from tourism and biotech to clean energy and pharmaceuticals. But climate change, pollution and underfunding put its future at risk.
The UN Trade and Development chief calls for collaborative action from the Group of 20 to safeguard global growth and shared prosperity.
Trade and innovation have driven growth, but mounting climate risks, weak governance and underinvestment threaten the sector’s future and the lives of 600 million people worldwide.
