Commodity Financialization

Experts at an UNCTAD event outline how to enable women to benefit more from the digital revolution and enhance their participation in trade.

New UNCTAD analysis explores ways to unleash the landlocked nation’s economic potential through a more conducive environment for investment and businesses.

By Shamika N. Sirimanne, Director of Technology and Logistics, UNCTAD and Ratnakar Adhikari, Executive Director, Enhanced Integrated Framework

The world’s most vulnerable economies need urgent global action as current crises threaten to reverse decades of development gains.

The event to be held from 16 to 20 October 2023 will focus on increasing investment in sustainable development to tackle cascading global crises.

The country’s ministry of foreign affairs, trade and development cooperation will provide the funds during the period 2023–2026

The booming digital economy has heightened the need for new data and measurement tools to strengthen evidence-based policymaking.

UNCTAD and its partners promote trade in line with environmental, social and economic sustainability criteria as a nature-based solution to the biodiversity crisis.

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the awards, which celebrate best practices in investment promotion.

New agreements will bolster joint efforts towards economic integration, sustainable trade and inclusive development in the region.