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New global alliance of special economic zones to boost development

New global alliance of special economic zones to boost development

17 May 2022
The alliance’s founding members represent 7,000 special economic zones in 145 economies, employing over 100 million people.
How digital multinationals are transforming global trade and investment

How digital multinationals are transforming global trade and investment

16 May 2022
Digital multinational enterprises are growing at breakneck speed and changing the nature of cross-border investment.
UNCTAD partners with DHL to empower women in e-commerce

UNCTAD partners with DHL to empower women in e-commerce

29 Apr 2022
The partnership will help improve women digital entrepreneurs' skills and ease their access to global trade.
Alarm bells ring over environmental cost of digitalization

Alarm bells ring over environmental cost of digitalization

27 Apr 2022
Digital technologies are fuelling the climate crisis. Only drastic behaviour change will make them work for people and the planet, experts say at UNCTAD's eCommerce Week.
COVID-19 boost to e-commerce sustained into 2021, new UNCTAD figures show

COVID-19 boost to e-commerce sustained into 2021, new UNCTAD figures show

25 Apr 2022
The pandemic's impact on digital transformations and how e-commerce and associated digital technologies can contribute to the recovery are in focus during the UNCTAD eCommerce Week 2022 from 25 to 29 April.
Young leaders discuss how to finance development and transform education

Young leaders discuss how to finance development and transform education

21 Apr 2022
UNCTAD Youth Network members exchange expertise with global peers and offer fresh solutions to today’s pressing challenges.
Creative industry 4.0 offers vast opportunities for developing countries

Creative industry 4.0 offers vast opportunities for developing countries

21 Apr 2022
A new UNCTAD report provides policy options for developing countries to harness new technological trends for their creative economies.
Transport connectivity key to enhancing productive capacities in landlocked developing countries

Transport connectivity key to enhancing productive capacities in landlocked developing countries

18 Mar 2022
By Paul Akiwumi, Director for Africa and Least Developed Countries, UNCTAD
Bridging transport connectivity divides crucial to enhance productive capacities in landlocked developing countries

Bridging transport connectivity divides crucial to enhance productive capacities in landlocked developing countries

15 Mar 2022
Written by: By Paul Akiwumi, Article No. 86 [UNCTAD Transport and Trade Facilitation Newsletter N°93 - First Quarter 2022]
Small-scale woman trader keeps cross-border business afloat amid COVID-19

Small-scale woman trader keeps cross-border business afloat amid COVID-19

11 Mar 2022
Empowered by UNCTAD’s training, she endured pandemic-induced disruptions with persistence, hard work and business acumen, emerging stronger from the crisis.