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Global e-commerce sales surged to $29 trillion
29 Mar 2019
One quarter of the world's population purchased goods online in 2017, a 12% jump from the previous year.
Digital service delivery shows potential for developing world
29 Mar 2019
The phenomenal growth in exports of services that can be delivered online shows the potential of digitalization for businesses in developing countries.
India shows cotton 'waste' can provide clean energy and income
11 Mar 2019
Cotton industry officials from Africa visit India to see how entrepreneurs are turning unused parts of the crop into renewable energy for businesses and extra income for farmers.
Map sheds light on state of data protection around the globe
28 Jan 2019
The UNCTAD Global Cyberlaw Tracker maps e-commerce legislation like data protection and online privacy in 194 countries.
Future of Africa e-commerce looks bright as Nairobi event ends
14 Dec 2018
First Africa eCommerce Week closes with UNCTAD issuing the Nairobi Manifesto on the Digital Economy and Inclusive Development in Africa.
Mobile money holds key to financial inclusion in Africa, experts say
13 Dec 2018
Bringing banking to more Africans means aligning public and private sector objectives and exploiting the gains made by mobile money payment solutions.
Post-conflict Iraq to build e-commerce future with UNCTAD help
13 Dec 2018
International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation and UNCTAD sign partnership agreement to support a diagnosis of e-commerce readiness in the Republic of Iraq.
East African bloc agrees to make trade cheaper, faster and simpler
13 Dec 2018
Meeting in Nairobi, East African Community ministers pledge to undertake trade facilitation reforms in line with continental and WTO agreements.
President of Kenya opens UNCTAD e-commerce event in Nairobi
11 Dec 2018
The president of host country Kenya welcomes UNCTAD's Africa eCommerce Week to Nairobi as dignitaries look toward empowering African economies in the digital era.
Tear down barriers and African e-commerce will thrive, say CEOs
11 Dec 2018
Participants at UNCTAD's Africa eCommerce Week discover that e-commerce will flourish only when governments and businesses across the continent work together.
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