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The pandemic has posed challenges but also created opportunities for workers and businesses producing and selling biodiversity-based goods and services.

A new UNCTAD report provides policy options for developing countries to harness new technological trends for their creative economies.

By Kweku Attafuah-Wadee, Lalen Lleander and Henrique Pacini, UNCTAD Economists

Digital platforms connect artists, artisans, musicians, and filmmakers with a global audience — driving growth in emerging economies.

By Rachid Bouhia, UNCTAD Economist

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

UNCTAD warns that global consumer prices will rise significantly in the year ahead until shipping supply chain disruptions are unblocked and port constraints and terminal inefficiencies are tackled.

UNCTAD says the African Continental Free Trade Area could boost intra-African trade by up to 33% and cut the continent’s trade deficit by 51%.

Slow progress in digitalization and paperless transactions, lack of transparency in regulatory procedures and weaknesses in long-term planning are among the issues holding back port performance in the region.

UNCTAD predicts that annual growth in maritime trade between 2022 and 2026 will slow to 2.4%, compared to 2.9% over the past two decades.