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Breaking the mould

Breaking the mould

By Isabelle Durant, Deputy Secretary-General, UNCTAD

Least developed countries at 50: Mid-life crisis or resilient maturity?

Least developed countries at 50: Mid-life crisis or resilient maturity?

By Rolf Traeger, Chief, Least Developed Countries Section, UNCTAD

Pandemic drives ICT goods trade rebound but steep declines occur in least developed countries and Africa

Pandemic drives ICT goods trade rebound but steep declines occur in least developed countries and Africa

The latest data for 2020 show growing reliance on digital technologies, boosting international trade of computers and related equipment and reversing falls seen in 2019.

Botswana launches strategy to diversify economy through e-commerce

Botswana launches strategy to diversify economy through e-commerce

Botswana gears up to diversify its economy by moving from mining minerals to mining knowledge.

Scaling up climate adaptation finance must be on the table at UN COP26

Scaling up climate adaptation finance must be on the table at UN COP26

Estimates indicate that annual climate adaptation costs in developing countries could reach $300 billion in 2030 and, if mitigation targets are breached, as much as $500 billion by 2050.

Green industrial policies key for developing countries to adapt to climate change

Green industrial policies key for developing countries to adapt to climate change

Developing countries are already suffering relative economic losses three times greater than high-income countries due to climate-related disasters.

UNCTAD15: Policies are critical to harnessing frontier technologies for good

UNCTAD15: Policies are critical to harnessing frontier technologies for good

Good policy choices and actions will make the difference in steering technological change towards economic recovery and development outcomes that leave no one behind.

UNCTAD calls on countries to make digital data flow for the benefit of all

UNCTAD calls on countries to make digital data flow for the benefit of all

A new approach is needed for countries to better harness data as a global public good.

Inequalities threaten wider divide as digital economy data flows surge

Inequalities threaten wider divide as digital economy data flows surge

Large power imbalances stalk the growing digital economy as major platforms reinforce their positions in the global data value chain.

Boosting productive capacities only hope for least developed countries post COVID-19

Boosting productive capacities only hope for least developed countries post COVID-19

Without better state capacity – ability to accomplish policy goals – the world’s poorest countries will remain on the margins of the global economy.