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Switzerland commits $4.4 million for UNCTAD’s e-commerce and digital economy work

Switzerland commits $4.4 million for UNCTAD’s e-commerce and digital economy work

14 Sep 2021
The funds will support activities that can enable more countries to engage in and benefit from the evolving digital economy.
Switzerland climbs to top of global e-commerce index

Switzerland climbs to top of global e-commerce index

17 Feb 2021
Switzerland replaced the Netherlands at the top of UNCTAD's Business-to-Consumer E-commerce Index 2020, which ranks 152 countries on their readiness to engage in online commerce.
Developing countries pay environmental cost of electric car batteries

Developing countries pay environmental cost of electric car batteries

22 Jul 2020
Growth in electric car sales is great news for the fight against climate change, but the mining of the minerals used in their batteries poses serious risks for the environment.