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Small island developing states need urgent support to avoid debt defaults

Small island developing states need urgent support to avoid debt defaults

12 Apr 2021
By Rachid Bouhia, Economist, UNCTAD, and Emily Wilkinson, Researcher, ODI
The blue economy is an ocean of opportunity to advance gender equality

The blue economy is an ocean of opportunity to advance gender equality

22 Mar 2021
By Dona Bertarelli, UNCTAD Special Adviser for the Blue Economy
EU renews support for UNCTAD’s work on productive capacities in Angola

EU renews support for UNCTAD’s work on productive capacities in Angola

16 Mar 2021
The European Union has approved additional funds for a project supporting the African nation’s quest to diversify exports and reduce its dependency on oil for economic growth.
The developing world must get ready to adapt its trade to climate change

The developing world must get ready to adapt its trade to climate change

3 Mar 2021
By Isabelle Durant, Acting Secretary-General of UNCTAD
Building productive capacities can avert a lost decade in the poorest countries

Building productive capacities can avert a lost decade in the poorest countries

25 Feb 2021
By Perks Master Ligoya, Ambassador of Malawi, and Paul Akiwumi, Director for Africa and Least Developed Countries, UNCTAD
Productive capacities index helps countries build economic resilience

Productive capacities index helps countries build economic resilience

8 Feb 2021
A new UNCTAD tool measures countries' capacity to achieve social and economic transformation and helps track their ability to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
Global foreign direct investment fell by 42% in 2020, outlook remains weak

Global foreign direct investment fell by 42% in 2020, outlook remains weak

24 Jan 2021
UNCTAD says uncertainty about the COVID-19 pandemic’s evolution and the global investment policy environment will continue to affect FDI flows in 2021. For developing countries, the prospects for 2021 are a major concern.
UNCTAD updates principles to promote biodiversity-friendly trade

UNCTAD updates principles to promote biodiversity-friendly trade

18 Jan 2021
Guidelines to help governments, companies and consumers benefit from sustainable trade in precious plants and animals now include elements such as climate resilience and marine biodiversity.
Transforming trade, backing productive capacities is key to fixing global economy

Transforming trade, backing productive capacities is key to fixing global economy

17 Dec 2020
UNCTAD Secretary-General sets down roadmap for health, productivity, prosperity and fixing a fractured global economy scarred by the coronavirus pandemic ahead of its October 2021 quadrennial conference in Barbados.
Mauritius unveils plan to expand its industrial output

Mauritius unveils plan to expand its industrial output

4 Dec 2020
The island nation seeks to overcome the challenges on its development path to sustain the spectacular economic growth it has achieved in recent years.