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Multi-agency programme strengthens the capacity of investment promotion agencies to increase sustainable investment in least developed countries.

The series explores how major economic events affect developing countries. In the second episode, UNCTAD’s Africa director Paul Akiwumi talks about the urgent need for economic diversification on the continent.

The world’s poorest nations face many obstacles, including soaring debt, export marginalization, energy poverty and climate vulnerability.

Graduation presents an opportunity for the countries to develop strategies that can position the textile and clothing sector higher up the global value chain.

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

By Rolf Traeger, Chief, Least Developed Countries Section, UNCTAD

A national trainer programme is increasing the local ownership and sustainability of an EU-funded UNCTAD project in the southern African nation.

Productive transformation must be inclusive and sustainable to build back better after the COVID-19 pandemic and avoid a “lost decade” of development.

The funding will make the conference more inclusive and enhance the ownership and practical value of the negotiated UNCTAD15 outcome.

Without better state capacity – ability to accomplish policy goals – the world’s poorest countries will remain on the margins of the global economy.