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World needs maritime trade to brave rough seas of crises, UNCTAD chief says

World needs maritime trade to brave rough seas of crises, UNCTAD chief says

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

Black Sea Grain Initiative helps stabilize global food markets

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

Helping developing countries cope with global crises

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.

Least developed countries at 50: Mid-life crisis or resilient maturity?

Least developed countries at 50: Mid-life crisis or resilient maturity?

By Rolf Traeger, Chief, Least Developed Countries Section, UNCTAD

Building a resilient economy

Building a resilient economy

By Rashmi Banga, Senior Economic Affairs Officer, UNCTAD

It’s time to move beyond a debt moratorium and finance productive capacities in least developed countries

It’s time to move beyond a debt moratorium and finance productive capacities in least developed countries

By Paul Akiwumi, Director for Africa and Least Developed Countries, UNCTAD

Building productive capacities can avert a lost decade in the poorest countries

Building productive capacities can avert a lost decade in the poorest countries

By Perks Master Ligoya, Ambassador of Malawi, and Paul Akiwumi, Director for Africa and Least Developed Countries, UNCTAD

UN calls for $2.5 trillion coronavirus crisis package for developing countries

UN calls for $2.5 trillion coronavirus crisis package for developing countries

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.

The rentiers are here

The rentiers are here

Written by Richard Kozul-Wright and Stephanie Blankenburg of UNCTAD

Capital account regulations and global economic governance

UNCTAD's latest Policy Brief looks at how emerging economies have managed capital inflows in the post-crisis period and makes policy recommendations on trade rules and capital account regulation.