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Global economy needs policy overhaul to move beyond sixth straight year of sluggish growth

Global economy needs policy overhaul to move beyond sixth straight year of sluggish growth

21 Sep 2016
Getting the world economy back on track requires that global leaders use bolder macroeconomic policies, strengthened regulation of finance and active industrial policies, says UNCTAD Trade and Development Report.
Organic farming in Africa has rich potential, but is increasingly underfunded

Organic farming in Africa has rich potential, but is increasingly underfunded

24 Aug 2016
Organic farming offers an excellent and lucrative export opportunity for Africa, but access to finance is harder to come by than five years ago, an UNCTAD survey has found.
Nutmeg revival helps Aceh, Indonesia, recover after years of conflict

Nutmeg revival helps Aceh, Indonesia, recover after years of conflict

23 Aug 2016
The revival of nutmeg farming has generated jobs and economic opportunity in the post-conflict Indonesian province of Aceh and is still helping to consolidate peace in the region as much as a decade after the end of the insurgency, says a new UNCTAD study, Sustaining Peacebuilding and Post-Conflict Recovery Through BioTrade.