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West Africa makes headway towards harmonized trade-in-services statistics
20 Dec 2019
The Central Bank of West African States congratulates West African partners as they share results of their second full survey on international trade in services.
Premier atelier de formation pour les négociateurs climatiques, commerciaux et numériques
14 Nov 2019
Réunis à Genève, des représentants de sept pays francophones se forment à un nouveau type de négociations.
5 ways you can use your buying power to protect our biodiversity
3 Oct 2019
Biodiversity is our world. It's all around us. It's the air we breathe and the food we eat. A rich biodiversity helps the fight against the climate crisis.
Illicit trade endangers the environment, the law and the SDGs. We need a global response
18 Jul 2019
Written by Pamela Coke-Hamilton, Director, Division on International Trade and Commodities, UNCTAD and Jeffrey Hardy, Director-General, Transnational Alliance to Combat Illicit Trade
UNCTAD, IOM strengthen efforts to maximize migration benefits
11 Jul 2019
Increased cooperation expected in areas addressing migration and development, such as investment, enterprise development and entrepreneurship.
UN trade cluster sets sights on creation of multi-donor trust fund
11 Jun 2019
Cluster brings the UN system together to improve its efficiency, coherence and impact on trade and development matters at the country level.
Services key to revving up economic growth and development
1 May 2019
The services sector accounts for more economic activity than any other and its contribution to gross domestic product, trade and employment is ticking up.
West Africa moves to harmonize trade-in-services statistics
9 Apr 2019
Services trade data collection, analysis and sharing in West Africa gets boost as partners share results of first full survey on international trade in services.
Mission to unlock Africa's services sector
1 Feb 2019
African countries must level up on their ability to measure services trade and use services to grow their economies and value chains.