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Amid cascading crises and inequalities, developing countries face major challenges with a complex creditor base as borrowing burdens increase and risks of debt distress grow.

A new UNCTAD publication looks at what it takes to make women-led businesses thrive in challenging times.

But more data and innovative and multidisciplinary policy responses are needed to enhance the development impacts of creative industries, especially in developing countries.

Cotton is a fibre like no other, helping alleviate poverty in some least developed countries and providing employment to millions of people across the globe.

ASYCUDA will help Tajikistan modernize its customs service and build a more enabling trading environment.

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

UNCTAD’s World Investment Report 2022 indicates FDI rebounded to nearly $1.6 trillion last year but warns this course is unlikely to be sustained in 2022.

Mona Ataya, a Palestinian-Lebanese entrepreneur who runs the largest online marketplace for women in the region, is one of UNCTAD's six eTrade for Women advocates.

Where are we heading on the path to the Sustainable Development Goals? UNCTAD Secretary-General Mukhisa Kituyi and other senior officials spotlight the issues.

Written by Jane Muthumbi, Junior Davis and Milasoa Cherel-Robson of UNCTAD