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By Rebeca Grynspan, Secretary-General of UNCTAD

The alliance’s founding members represent 7,000 special economic zones in 145 economies, employing over 100 million people.

Digital multinational enterprises are growing at breakneck speed and changing the nature of cross-border investment.

The partnership will help improve women digital entrepreneurs' skills and ease their access to global trade.

Written by Dr. Parag Mallick, Associate Professor, Stanford University, and Co-Founder and Chief Scientist, Nautilus Biotechnology

By Kweku Attafuah-Wadee, Lalen Lleander and Henrique Pacini, UNCTAD Economists

UNCTAD’s rapid assessment of the war’s impact on trade and development shows a rapidly worsening outlook for the world economy, with the situation especially alarming for African and least developed countries.

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

The war in Ukraine has had immediate effects on world food markets. Both Ukraine and Russia are global players on agricultural commodities that are essential for food security, such as wheat, barely, corn or sunflower oil and seeds.

Including a gender lens in national policies can empower women to participate in trade and structural transformation on an equal footing with men.