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By Paul Akiwumi, Director for Africa and Least Developed Countries, UNCTAD

By Paul Akiwumi, Director for Africa and Least Developed Countries, UNCTAD

Written by Paul Akiwumi, Director for Africa and Least Developed Countries, UNCTAD

UNCTAD’s Economic Development in Africa Report 2020 says stopping illicit capital flight could almost cut in half the annual financing gap of $200 billion that the continent faces to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.

By Paul Akiwumi, Director for Africa and Least Developed Countries, UNCTAD

Training positions East African trade facilitation committees to work more closely and in a coordinated fashion for smooth recovery of intra-regional trade after the pandemic.

The tool, developed by UNCTAD and the African Union, will help make trade on the continent easier and less costly.

Written by
Dr. Mukhisa Kituyi, Secretary-General of UNCTAD

Efforts to make regional trade cheaper, faster and simpler in East Africa are ticking up and boosting economic integration.

Written by
Dr. Mukhisa Kituyi, Secretary-General of UNCTAD