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Experts from 51 countries complete new course on agrotech, trade and gender

Experts from 51 countries complete new course on agrotech, trade and gender

Participants learned about the benefits and risks that women face when the agricultural sector becomes more commercialized and technology intensive

Building back better requires stronger competition and consumer protection in the digital economy

Building back better requires stronger competition and consumer protection in the digital economy

By Teresa Moreira, Head of the Competition and Consumer Policies Branch, UNCTAD

Jordanian woman techpreneur scoops UN business award

Jordanian woman techpreneur scoops UN business award

Ten finalists in the UNCTAD Empretec Women in Business Awards demonstrate how resilience, sustainability, circularity and inclusiveness are critical success factors in their ventures.

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

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

By entering the formal market, Cameroonian businesses and their employees may gain access to loans, insurance and legal protection even amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Too large to be missed: how fleet size and harmful subsidies undermine fish stocks sustainability

Too large to be missed: how fleet size and harmful subsidies undermine fish stocks sustainability

Written by David Vivas-Eugui and Claudia Contreras, Article No. 68 [UNCTAD Transport and Trade Facilitation Newsletter N°88 - Fourth Quarter 2020]

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

The Costa Rican Investment Promotion Agency wins special recognition for mainstreaming gender in investment promotion.

Vanuatu graduates from least developed country status

Vanuatu graduates from least developed country status

Despite setbacks due to repeated natural disasters, the island nation has enjoyed steady economic growth since the mid-2000s.

Improve productive capacities in the world’s poorest countries for stronger recovery, UNCTAD says

Improve productive capacities in the world’s poorest countries for stronger recovery, UNCTAD says

The COVID-19 economic crisis is forecast to reverse years of painstaking development progress in education and nutrition, and to pull 32 million people back into extreme poverty.

Boosting incomes and reducing vulnerabilities of maize farmers in Laos

Boosting incomes and reducing vulnerabilities of maize farmers in Laos

A recent UNCTAD study identifies three ways smallholder farmers in the landlocked southeast Asian nation can boost earnings from their harvests.

New survey shows COVID-19’s impact on e-commerce in poorer nations

New survey shows COVID-19’s impact on e-commerce in poorer nations

The coronavirus pandemic is impacting actors in the digital economy differently. While some digital businesses are showing resilience, costs are rising for others, a new UNCTAD survey shows.