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UNCTAD platform powers registration of over 25,000 businesses in Cameroon

UNCTAD platform powers registration of over 25,000 businesses in Cameroon

7 Dec 2020
By entering the formal market, Cameroonian businesses and their employees may gain access to loans, insurance and legal protection even amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Investment promotion agencies from Estonia, India and Rwanda receive UN awards for excellence in their COVID-19 responses

Investment promotion agencies from Estonia, India and Rwanda receive UN awards for excellence in their COVID-19 responses

7 Dec 2020
The Costa Rican Investment Promotion Agency wins special recognition for mainstreaming gender in investment promotion.
How the UN helped Benin become the world’s fastest place to start a business on a mobile phone

How the UN helped Benin become the world’s fastest place to start a business on a mobile phone

30 Nov 2020
By Ian Richards, Economist, UNCTAD
New Asian trade bloc could help boost post-pandemic investment

New Asian trade bloc could help boost post-pandemic investment

18 Nov 2020
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership agreement comes at a time of major upheaval caused by COVID-19 and could help revive economic growth.
COVID-19 cuts global maritime trade, transforms industry

COVID-19 cuts global maritime trade, transforms industry

12 Nov 2020
The pandemic has sent shockwaves through global maritime transport and laid the foundations for a transformed industry and associated supply chains. UNCTAD expects a return to growth in 2021
Services sector vital to COVID-19 economic recovery

Services sector vital to COVID-19 economic recovery

6 Nov 2020
By Bruno Antunes, Economist, UNCTAD
Betting on the untapped potential of Angolan honey

Betting on the untapped potential of Angolan honey

5 Nov 2020
The government sees honey as a product that could help diversify the country’s oil-dependent economy and is working with UNCTAD and the European Union to improve production and boost exports.
New system boosts ease of doing business in Iraq

New system boosts ease of doing business in Iraq

28 Oct 2020
A new online single window system for business registration in Iraq is supporting an entrepreneurial environment during COVID-19.
Global foreign direct investment falls 49% in first half of 2020

Global foreign direct investment falls 49% in first half of 2020

27 Oct 2020
The biggest drops occurred in developed countries, cutting across all major forms of foreign direct investment.
New portal tracks trade’s contribution to sustainable development

New portal tracks trade’s contribution to sustainable development

21 Oct 2020
The SDG Trade Monitor offers a one-stop shop for users to obtain updated and disaggregated official data on global trade’s contribution to the UN Sustainable Development Goals.