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New opportunities for accelerating pan-African trade

New opportunities for accelerating pan-African trade

14 Dec 2021
By Rebeca Grynspan, Secretary-General of UNCTAD
Least developed countries cannot afford to strand their assets, given their development challenges

Least developed countries cannot afford to strand their assets, given their development challenges

26 Nov 2021
By Paul Akiwumi, Director for Africa and Least Developed Countries, UNCTAD
Strengthening resilience in commodity-dependent countries

Strengthening resilience in commodity-dependent countries

14 Sep 2021
The Global Commodities Forum 2021 tackles the many facets of commodity dependence and the vulnerabilities of countries whose economies rely on primary goods exports.
Progress on Africa’s integration boosts prospects for economic transformation in Egypt

Progress on Africa’s integration boosts prospects for economic transformation in Egypt

8 Jul 2021
Egypt needs to update its policy approach to economic transformation to fully benefit from the African Continental Free Trade Area.
Make trade more sustainable and inclusive, leaders say

Make trade more sustainable and inclusive, leaders say

16 Jun 2021
Speakers at the UN Trade Forum call for a more coherent policy framework to ensure trade plays a bigger role in climate action, while fostering development.
Duflo offers pathways to a better future, lessons from COVID-19 crisis

Duflo offers pathways to a better future, lessons from COVID-19 crisis

16 Jun 2021
Coronavirus pandemic recovery efforts should provide comprehensive social protection, fight climate change and ensure vaccines reach the poorest people quickly.
Export restrictions do not help fight COVID-19

Export restrictions do not help fight COVID-19

11 Jun 2021
By Ralf Peters and Divya Prabhakar, UNCTAD
Ensuring a greener recovery through trade

Ensuring a greener recovery through trade

8 Jun 2021
Leading figures convene at the UN Trade Forum 2021 to explore how to ensure a COVID-19 economic recovery that protects the planet and promotes inclusive development.
Why trade must be part of the solution to biodiversity loss

Why trade must be part of the solution to biodiversity loss

21 May 2021
Unsustainable trade is behind the biodiversity crisis threatening our existence. But done sustainably, international commerce can help protect our planet’s precious resources.
Women in rural Namibia profit from biodiversity-friendly trade

Women in rural Namibia profit from biodiversity-friendly trade

19 May 2021
The sustainable use and trade of indigenous plants has created valuable economic opportunities for 2,500 Namibian women and their communities.