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World needs maritime trade to brave rough seas of crises, UNCTAD chief says
22 Sep 2022
Secretary-General Rebeca Grynspan calls on the shipping industry to help get food and fertilizers from the Black Sea to global markets.
Black Sea Grain Initiative helps stabilize global food markets
12 Sep 2022
The deal to export foodstuffs from Ukraine has helped bring down the prices of grains, cereals and oils.
Helping developing countries cope with global crises
20 Jun 2022
UNCTAD chief Rebeca Grynspan said vulnerable nations need more support to face a severe cost-of-living crisis while still trying to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.
UN calls for $2.5 trillion coronavirus crisis package for developing countries
30 Mar 2020
The consequences of a combined health pandemic and a global recession will be catastrophic for many developing countries and halt their progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals.
Top economists outline plan for a global green new deal
12 Apr 2019
UNCTAD officials and experts detail a five-point plan to rebalance development and guide a new form of multilateralism.
A greater synchronization of financial stress episodes among developing countries
4 Apr 2019
Written by:Rachid Bouhia and Daniel Munevar Sastre, Globalisation and Development Strategies Division, UNCTAD
Ten years after the financial crisis: Debt, Money and Finance
18 Sep 2018
When Lehman Brothers declared bankruptcy in 2008, it brought the international financial system to the edge of collapse. Ten years later, the global economy has recovered but is it really "safer, simpler and fairer"?
The Continental Free Trade Area: making it work for Africa
15 Dec 2015
African leaders need to think critically about the opportunity presented by the Continental Free Trade Area in taking forward the agenda to boosting intra-African trade and to delivering prosperity for its people, says UNCTAD in its latest Policy Brief.
The key to development strategies is balance, panellists tell Trade and Development Board
18 Sep 2013
The benefits of expanding domestic economies and the benefits of healthy export flows should be pursued in tandem by developing countries, experts have recommended.
UNCTAD Chief says investment outlook subdued, urges investment for sustainable development
9 Sep 2013
UNCTAD Secretary-General Mukhisa Kituyi warned Sunday that the road to global investment recovery remains bumpy, with investors reluctant to expand their businesses in the face of widespread economic fragility and policy uncertainty. According to the UNCTAD World Investment Report, global foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2012 contracted by 18 per cent.
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