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Bold public spending only way to recover better from COVID-19
21 Sep 2020
UNCTAD's Trade and Development Report 2020 says the multilateral system needs to lend a bigger hand to developing countries given the constraints on their fiscal space.
Keep ships moving, ports open and trade flowing, urge UN entities
10 Jun 2020
UNCTAD and IMO call on governments to work together to facilitate crew changeover and remove unnecessary regulatory obstacles to maritime transport during and after the COVID-19 crisis.
COVID-19 affirms urgency of trade facilitation reforms in Angola
9 Apr 2020
The nation’s oil-dependent economy has been hit by low demand due to the coronavirus pandemic. It’s banking on trade facilitation reforms to improve competitiveness in other sectors.
Coronavirus: Let's keep ships moving, ports open and cross-border trade flowing
25 Mar 2020
By Mukhisa Kituyi, Secretary-General of UNCTAD
UNCTAD maritime connectivity indicators: review, critique and proposal
10 Dec 2019
Written by: Patrick Niérat and David GuerreroArticle No. 42 [UNCTAD Transport and Trade Facilitation Newsletter N°84 - Fourth Quarter 2019]
Container ports: the fastest, the busiest, and the best connected
7 Aug 2019
By Hassiba Benamara, Jan Hoffmann, Luisa Rodriguez and Frida Youssef, Trade Logistics Branch, UNCTAD
Shanghai tops ranking of world's best-connected ports
7 Aug 2019
UNCTAD releases new datasets measuring liner shipping connectivity, port calls and turnaround time in the world's container ports.
Midiendo la conectividad portuaria para mejorar competitividad: el Indice de Conectividad Portuaria de Valenciaport
17 Jun 2019
Escrito por: Amparo Mestre Alcover Article No. 37 [UNCTAD Transport and Trade Facilitation Newsletter N°82 - Second Quarter 2019]
Reflexiones sobre el futuro de los puertos de contenedores por el nuevo comportamiento de la contenedorización
8 Jan 2019
Written by Ricardo J. Sánchez y Eliana BarletaArticle No. 29 [UNCTAD Transport and Trade Facilitation Newsletter N°81 - First Quarter 2019]
Risk to trade if ports not climate change proofed
7 Dec 2018
About 80% of world trade is carried by sea, but the maritime industry handling these goods is on the frontline of climate woes, unless it adapts - fast.
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