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We help developing countries benefit from the global economy more fairly and effectively, providing data and analysis, facilitating consensus-building and offering technical assistance on issues related to trade and development.
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Photo exhibition shows enterprising migrants and refugees
18 Nov 2019
The exhibition illustrates the contributions that migrant and refugee entrepreneurs make in their new communities and their home countries.
Call for photos on entrepreneurship by migrants, refugees
23 Sep 2019
Photographers world-wide are invited to make submissions for an exhibition to take place at the Palais des Nations in Geneva during Global Entrepreneurship Week, from 18-24 November 2019.
World needs fairer and more sustainable trade, not less trade
20 Sep 2019
UNCTAD Deputy Secretary-General Isabelle Durant urges policymakers to focus not only on trade growth but also on how the benefits are shared.
Invest in small business and reap big rewards
27 Jun 2019
Saluting young entrepreneurs and small business is not enough. They need support.
Scale up businesses that positively impact society, experts say
19 Jun 2019
The inclusive business space is an unprecedented economic opportunity with 4.5 billion people in developing countries representing a market of US$5 trillion.
Africa's online entrepreneurs target the final digital frontier
2 Apr 2019
Lessons from Alibaba may be the key for young African entrepreneurs pushing for a bigger slice of the digital pie while readying for a growing African online market.
Changing mindsets in consumer credit card management
26 Mar 2019
Supichaya Surapunthu from Thailand, FinTech entrepreneur
Fair trade tea venture brings flavours of Ecuador to the world
19 Feb 2019
For Ecuadorian entrepreneur Guillermo Jarrin of Tippytea Blends, modern marketing blends with paying growers fairly and protecting native biodiversity.