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Facilitating crew changes and repatriation of seafarers during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond

Facilitating crew changes and repatriation of seafarers during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond

2 Mar 2021
Written by Anila Premti and Regina Asariotis, Article No. 72 [UNCTAD Transport and Trade Facilitation Newsletter N°89 - First Quarter 2021]
How maritime transport can boost national economies towards a global recovery from COVID-19

How maritime transport can boost national economies towards a global recovery from COVID-19

24 Feb 2021
Written by Helio Vicente, Article No. 71 [UNCTAD Transport and Trade Facilitation Newsletter N°89 - First Quarter 2021]
UNCTAD releases data on over 1,000 investor-state arbitration cases

UNCTAD releases data on over 1,000 investor-state arbitration cases

11 Feb 2021
The data set, provided free of charge, covers all known cases of treaty-based investor-state arbitrations as of July 2020.
Creativity is the answer we’ve been looking for – now is the time to embrace and invest in it

Creativity is the answer we’ve been looking for – now is the time to embrace and invest in it

1 Feb 2021
By Marisa Henderson, Chief of the Creative Economy Programme, and Amy Shelver, Public Information Officer, UNCTAD
Bigger ships and fewer companies - two sides of the same coin

Bigger ships and fewer companies - two sides of the same coin

11 Jan 2021
Written by Jan Hoffmann and Julian Hoffmann, Article No. 70 [UNCTAD Transport and Trade Facilitation Newsletter N°89 - First Quarter 2021]
COVID-19 drives large international trade declines in 2020

COVID-19 drives large international trade declines in 2020

9 Dec 2020
Services sector remains hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic, dropping to levels last seen in the 1990s, nowcasts from UNCTAD's 2020 Handbook of Statistics show.
Vers une nouvelle hiérarchisation portuaire ouest-méditerranéenne dans l'ère de la COVID ?

Vers une nouvelle hiérarchisation portuaire ouest-méditerranéenne dans l'ère de la COVID ?

7 Dec 2020
Written by Yann Alix, Nicolas Montier et Olivier Faury, Article No. 67 [UNCTAD Transport and Trade Facilitation Newsletter N°88 - Fourth Quarter 2020]
Too large to be missed: how fleet size and harmful subsidies undermine fish stocks sustainability

Too large to be missed: how fleet size and harmful subsidies undermine fish stocks sustainability

7 Dec 2020
Written by David Vivas-Eugui and Claudia Contreras, Article No. 68 [UNCTAD Transport and Trade Facilitation Newsletter N°88 - Fourth Quarter 2020]
Investment promotion agencies from Estonia, India and Rwanda receive UN awards for excellence in their COVID-19 responses

Investment promotion agencies from Estonia, India and Rwanda receive UN awards for excellence in their COVID-19 responses

7 Dec 2020
The Costa Rican Investment Promotion Agency wins special recognition for mainstreaming gender in investment promotion.
How ports in Africa and Asia are tackling common challenges

How ports in Africa and Asia are tackling common challenges

25 Nov 2020
The 8th edition of UNCTAD’s port management series spotlights the top work done by TrainForTrade graduates from Ghana, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nigeria and the Philippines.