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We urgently need to kickstart tourism’s recovery but COVID-19 crisis offers an opportunity to rethink it

We urgently need to kickstart tourism’s recovery but COVID-19 crisis offers an opportunity to rethink it

3 Aug 2021
By Isabelle Durant, Acting Secretary-General, UNCTAD
How to cushion consumers from high maritime freight rates

How to cushion consumers from high maritime freight rates

27 Jul 2021
By Jan Hoffmann, Head of Trade Logistics, UNCTAD
Turbulent prices on the high seas: Are calmer waters on the horizon?

Turbulent prices on the high seas: Are calmer waters on the horizon?

26 Jul 2021
By Mark Assaf, Economist, UNCTAD
Building port resilience against pandemics

Building port resilience against pandemics

22 Jun 2021
UNCTAD launches a new course to help ports around the globe keep ships moving and goods flowing while protecting workers during the current and future pandemics.
Foreign investment flows to structurally weak economies remain fragile in 2020

Foreign investment flows to structurally weak economies remain fragile in 2020

21 Jun 2021
Foreign direct investment remains stable in least developed countries, but contracts severely in landlocked developing nations and small island developing states.
Small island developing states face uphill battle in COVID-19 recovery

Small island developing states face uphill battle in COVID-19 recovery

10 Jun 2021
An UNCTAD report analyses this group of vulnerable nations in the wake of the pandemic, which is estimated to have led to a dramatic fall in their GDPs, especially in those that depend highly on tourism.
Climate change impacts on seaports: A growing threat to sustainable trade and development

Climate change impacts on seaports: A growing threat to sustainable trade and development

4 Jun 2021
Written by Regina Asariotis, Article No. 75 [UNCTAD Transport and Trade Facilitation Newsletter N°90 - Second Quarter 2021]
Why trade must be part of the solution to biodiversity loss

Why trade must be part of the solution to biodiversity loss

21 May 2021
Unsustainable trade is behind the biodiversity crisis threatening our existence. But done sustainably, international commerce can help protect our planet’s precious resources.
Women in rural Namibia profit from biodiversity-friendly trade

Women in rural Namibia profit from biodiversity-friendly trade

19 May 2021
The sustainable use and trade of indigenous plants has created valuable economic opportunities for 2,500 Namibian women and their communities.
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