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UNCTAD supports Barbados to bolster economic diversification

UNCTAD supports Barbados to bolster economic diversification

2 Mar 2023
Targeted policy strategies and closer cooperation with other developing countries are essential to boosting the country’s resilience to economic shocks.
Seychelles outlines strategy to boost entrepreneurship

Seychelles outlines strategy to boost entrepreneurship

19 Dec 2022
The East African island nation has launched a blueprint to equip entrepreneurs with the skills needed to build a knowledge-based and innovation-driven economy.
Pacific Islands Forum joins UNCTAD-led eTrade for all initiative

Pacific Islands Forum joins UNCTAD-led eTrade for all initiative

3 Nov 2022
The collaboration will help boost e-commerce in small island developing states by improving digital economy knowledge and capacity.
Fostering the digital economy in small island developing states

Fostering the digital economy in small island developing states

4 Aug 2022
The application of digital technologies in international trade can contribute to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals.
How marine bioprospecting can spur development in small island states

How marine bioprospecting can spur development in small island states

23 Jun 2022
By Paul Akiwumi, Director for Africa and Least Developed Countries, UNCTAD
Climate finance for SIDS is shockingly low: Why this needs to change

Climate finance for SIDS is shockingly low: Why this needs to change

24 May 2022
By Paul Akiwumi, Director for Africa and Least Developed Countries, UNCTAD
UNCTAD15: Building resilience key to prosperity for all in post-COVID-19 world

UNCTAD15: Building resilience key to prosperity for all in post-COVID-19 world

8 Oct 2021
Productive transformation must be inclusive and sustainable to build back better after the COVID-19 pandemic and avoid a “lost decade” of development.
We urgently need to kickstart tourism’s recovery but COVID-19 crisis offers an opportunity to rethink it

We urgently need to kickstart tourism’s recovery but COVID-19 crisis offers an opportunity to rethink it

3 Aug 2021
By Isabelle Durant, Acting Secretary-General, UNCTAD
Leading the push for a sustainable ocean economy

Leading the push for a sustainable ocean economy

22 Jun 2021
Policymakers and experts call on UNCTAD to play a leading role in research, finance and technical assistance to conserve and sustainably use the ocean, seas and marine resources.
Foreign investment flows to structurally weak economies remain fragile in 2020

Foreign investment flows to structurally weak economies remain fragile in 2020

21 Jun 2021
Foreign direct investment remains stable in least developed countries, but contracts severely in landlocked developing nations and small island developing states.