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Keeping markets fair in digital era requires stronger cooperation

Keeping markets fair in digital era requires stronger cooperation

26 Nov 2019
The first Instanbul Competition Forum meets amid growing concerns about market power and wealth concentration in the hands of a few digital giants.
How to launch Ethiopia's tech and innovation lift-off

How to launch Ethiopia's tech and innovation lift-off

22 Nov 2019
UNCTAD review shows how improved use of science, technology and innovation policies can build innovation capacity, upgrade technologies and accelerate Ethiopia's development process.
Ensuring frontier and space technologies bring development to all

Ensuring frontier and space technologies bring development to all

6 Nov 2019
Experts gather to tap into opportunities to use technology to accelerate progress towards the global goals, leaving no one behind.
5 ways you can use your buying power to protect our biodiversity

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.
Smart consumers can set a new course for people and planet

Smart consumers can set a new course for people and planet

11 Jul 2019
Consumers are not just passive buyers. Their choices determine the sustainability of economic development.
Globalisation, automation and the history of work: Looking back to understand the future

Globalisation, automation and the history of work: Looking back to understand the future

16 May 2019
Written byRichard Baldwin, Professor of International Economics at The Graduate Institute, Geneva and Founder & Editor-in-Chief of VoxEU.org
Peru adopts merger control law after 20 years of debate

Peru adopts merger control law after 20 years of debate

15 May 2019
Milestone places Peru at the same level as most countries in South America in terms of comprehensive competition legal frameworks.
Summit puts consumers at the heart of digital innovation

Summit puts consumers at the heart of digital innovation

3 May 2019
A global consumer protection summit in Portugal gathers digital innovators and protection agencies to discuss advancing consumer rights in an increasingly online economy.
Consumer protection remains a cornerstone of development

Consumer protection remains a cornerstone of development

15 Mar 2019
UNCTAD marks World Consumer Rights Day with a reminder that faulty products cost lives and dupe families out of much-needed income.