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The $2.5 trillion African economy: Why a borderless Africa offers best hope for unleashing the continent's potential
17 Dec 2019
Written by Dr. Mukhisa Kituyi, Secretary-General of UNCTAD
Africa: Post-Niamey, How Can the African Continental Free Trade Area Deliver "Made in Africa"?
2 Sep 2019
Written by Mukhisa Kituyi, Secretary-General of UNCTAD
Trade cautiously with single market and Africa's economy could rise to top
8 Jul 2019
Written byDr. Mukhisa Kituyi, Secretary-General of UNCTAD
Rules of Origin Key to Success of African Continental Free Trade Area
26 Jun 2019
Rules of origin should be made simple and business friendly for the gains expected from the African Continental Free Trade Area to be realized.
Four trends for the emerging African intelligentsia to note
29 Jan 2019
Address by Mukhisa Kituyi, Secretary-General of UNCTAD
"New and Additional" Climate Finance: a continuing lack of clarity
11 Dec 2015
While a number of internationally agreed documents such as the Copenhagen Accord (2009) state that “new and additional” climate finance will be needed, it still remains unclear what this actually means and how climate finance additionality should be defined and recorded in statistics on official development assistance (ODA). This  Policy Brief seeks to clarify this concept.
UNCTAD opens first regional office in Africa to 'Make Trade Work' for the continent
23 Jul 2015
To directly deliver on-the-spot authoritative advice on trade and development issues to policymakers and all stakeholders in Africa, UNCTAD has opened a regional office in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Opening of UNCTAD regional office in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
1 Jul 2015
UNCTAD has opened a regional office to directly serve its African Member States and provide high-level technical expertise and advisory services to African countries and regional organizations.
The key to development strategies is balance, panellists tell Trade and Development Board
18 Sep 2013
The benefits of expanding domestic economies and the benefits of healthy export flows should be pursued in tandem by developing countries, experts have recommended.
Trade, poverty reduction, and teamwork in Lesotho
21 Nov 2012
The Minister of Trade and Industry of Lesotho, the Deputy Secretary-General of UNCTAD, and several other officials described how UN agencies work effectively in one of Africa's least developed countries.
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