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The Netherlands tops global online shopping rankings for first time
10 Dec 2018
UNCTAD's Business-to-Consumer (B2C) E-commerce Index 2018 ranks 151 countries for their readiness and capacity to support online trade.
Madagascar, Uganda and Zambia set to exploit digital economy opportunities
10 Dec 2018
UNCTAD publishes new Rapid eTrade Readiness Assessments of three African countries during Africa eCommerce Week in Nairobi, Kenya.
Digital Africa must make its mark, Nairobi e-commerce event hears
10 Dec 2018
UNCTAD's Africa eCommerce Week in Nairobi, Kenya, focusses on what must be done to speed up the readiness of African countries to engage in and benefit from e-commerce.
Nairobi e-commerce conference heralds dawn of digital Africa
7 Dec 2018
UNCTAD eCommerce Week, taking place in Nairobi, Kenya, on 10-14 December, is being held "in Africa, for Africa and by Africa" for the first time.
Securities regulators can boost sustainable finance, says new UN report
23 Oct 2018
Securities regulators covering one-third of global market capitalization make a new push for sustainable finance.
Small economies welcome AI-enabled trade tool, but worries remain
15 Oct 2018
Lengthy, complex trade negotiations can be sped up and simplified with artificial intelligence, but new technology always brings new concerns, a 5 October meeting at UNCTAD heard.
Helping the African Union to create a competitive African Services Sector
21 Jun 2018
The Department of Trade and Industry of the African Union Commission organized from 18-22 June 2018 in Nairobi, the AU Experts Meeting on the Services Sector Development Program.
Trade negotiations: next frontier for artificial intelligence
18 Jun 2018
UNCTAD joins the International Chamber of Commerce Brazil to level the playing field in trade negotiations with the help of artificial intelligence
Migration in Africa plays growing development role, report reveals
31 May 2018
A comprehensive analysis of population movement within Africa demonstrates it could have unexpected economic benefits and support development on the continent.
Economic Development in Africa: Migration for Structural Transformation
31 May 2018
New report shows that international migration in Africa is primarily a continental phenomenon, contrary to popular perception. In 2017, more than half - 53% of Africa's international migrants resided within the continent, many of them circulating within the same African region.
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