South-South Trade

With one more ratification, the Global System of Trade Preferences among Developing Countries will unlock the full potential of a $16 trillion market with over 4 billion people.

The UN Trade Forum 2023 will highlight how developing countries can use trade to tackle global challenges including protecting the ocean, reducing digital and gender inequalities, and building more resilient economies.

Bolder cooperation and solidarity is key for developing countries to tackle the combined effects of the COVID-19 crisis, the war in Ukraine and the climate emergency.

By Dawei Wang, Economist, UNCTAD

The policy experiences that transformed China from a manufacturing assembly hub of the world to an economic powerhouse offer valuable lessons for countries in the global south.

Written by Richard Kozul-Wright, Director of Globalization and Development Strategies, UNCTAD

Developing countries seek to rejuvenate and leverage their cooperation to make progress on the global goals.

China's economic rise is a model developing countries can adapt for local application, using shared policy lessons and experiences.

The ambitious Belt and Road Initiative seeks to pull over 120 countries connected to China into a unified market using investment and lessons from its own economic ascent.

A special event organized by UNCTAD marks International Day for South-South cooperation and the achievements of decades of work to promote trade between developing countries.