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Global plastic trade 40% bigger than previously thought, study finds
3 Mar 2021
Drawing on a powerful new database that tracks and traces the plastic life cycle, UNCTAD shows where countries can apply trade policy pressure to reduce pollution.
Warning lights are flashing for the ocean now - let’s chart a new course
22 Sep 2020
Written by Dona Bertarelli, UNCTAD Special Adviser for the Blue Economy
Nations to meet in Barbados to chart new path for post-coronavirus economic recovery
5 Aug 2020
UNCTAD15, the UN trade and development body's fifteenth quadrennial conference, will take place under the theme “From inequality and vulnerability to prosperity for all” as the world seeks solutions for a global new normal.
Multi-Year Expert Meeting on Trade, Services and Development (7-8 May 2018)
9 May 2018
Services trade experts meet to feed knowledge and experience into intergovernmental processes in support of the Sustainable Development Goals.
Cambodia's animators boost services exports despite barriers
8 May 2018
Why does a World Trade Organization deal designed to boost service industries in least developed countries lie dormant?
Market access for services exports from least developed countries needs to get real, MC11 hears
20 Dec 2017
The World Trade Organization’s services waiver exists on paper, but LDCs have yet to exploit in practice.
New Blue BioTrade initiative announced at the UN Ocean Conference
12 Jun 2017
A new Blue BioTrade initiative was announced at an event held on the sidelines of the UN Oceans Conference as a pathway to more sustainable and healthy oceans.
Technology opens new opportunity, policy makers must prepare for disruption
26 Sep 2016
With global growth now in its sixth flat year, many political leaders - including those that gathered for the G20 Summit in Hangzhou earlier this month - are looking to technology to create jobs and other economic opportunities.
Policy coherence: important for services economy and trade
26 May 2016
The fourth session of the Multi-year Expert Meeting on Trade, Services and Development examined experiences and lessons learned in promoting coherence between policies, regulations and trade liberalization approaches, so as to support services sectors.
Access to Financial Services as a Driver for the Post-2015 Development Agenda
14 Sep 2015
Effective use and access of available, affordable, convenient, quality, and sustainable financial services contributes to poverty reduction and economic and social development, say UNCTAD in a new Policy Brief.
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