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Port management has implications for economic growth, crisis response efforts, environmental protection and gender equality.

The pandemic's impact on digital transformations and how e-commerce and associated digital technologies can contribute to the recovery are in focus during the UNCTAD eCommerce Week 2022 from 25 to 29 April.

A new UNCTAD report provides policy options for developing countries to harness new technological trends for their creative economies.

Industry 4.0 and the challenges of sustainable urban development will be in focus at the 25th session of the UN Commission on Science and Technology for Development.

As the COVID-19 pandemic evolves, new challenges and variants of concern like Omicron threaten to worsen the plight of the world’s seafarers, who play a vital role in global trade.

A new UNCTAD project will help the African nation upgrade its debt management system and improve its capacity to record, monitor and report on public finances.

Sound laws and efficient enforcement mechanisms are more urgent than ever following increased cybercrime and online fraud during the COVID-19 pandemic.

All major trading economies saw imports and exports rise above pre-pandemic levels in the fourth quarter of 2021, with trade in goods increasing more strongly in the developing world than in developed countries.

UNCTAD nowcasts show that trade in services has not yet reached its pre-pandemic level, while merchandise trade is projected to have surpassed it by 15%.

UNCTAD estimates show that in the third quarter of 2021 world trade continued its strong recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic – albeit unevenly across countries and sectors.