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Container shipping and global value chains have been disrupted and many countries have had to look further afield for suppliers of oil, gas and grain.

The five advocates are successful women entrepreneurs and pioneers in the digital economy.

UNCTAD reflects on the past two years of the pandemic to derive valuable lessons for the future.

UNCTAD’s new Inclusive Growth Index shows countries’ performance across four pillars: economy, living conditions, equality and environment.

Written by: Roel Hoenders and Camille Bourgeon, Article No. 90 [UNCTAD Transport and Trade Facilitation Newsletter N°94 - Second Quarter 2022]

Strengthening the ability of ports to adapt to crises such as pandemics and climate change is key to ensuring people and businesses can get the products they need.

Despite successive waves of COVID-19, FDI flows to the region grew for the third consecutive year, with developing economies in Asia receiving 40% of global foreign investment inflows.

An UNCTAD report shows that adoption of policy measures and regulations dedicated to sustainable finance accelerated in 2021.

Developing countries could lose out on tax revenues due to capacity and legal constraints on the implementation of needed reforms, UNCTAD’s World Investment Report 2022 says.

Investment flows to the region reached $134 billion last year, up from $88 billion in 2020. Only a few economies suffered further declines in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.