The Weekly Tradecast explores how major economic events are affecting developing countries and the lives of billions of people.
The Weekly Tradecast closes the year with a special episode highlighting key moments and voices in global development in 2024 and the paths we’re forging for a more inclusive and resilient future.
This episode of the Weekly Tradecast looks at the update to the UN’s Trade and Development Report with UNCTAD director Richard Kozul-Wright.
This episode of The Weekly Tradecast is looking at the UN’s Least Developed Countries Report 2023 with one of the authors, UNCTAD economist Matfobhi Riba.
This episode of The Weekly Tradecast looks at how the behaviour of multinational companies affects development with Anastasia Nesvetailova, head of UNCTAD’s macroeconomic and development policies branch.
Just ahead of the COP27 climate summit, The Weekly Tradecast looks at why developing nations suffer the most from climate change and need the most help to adapt, with Paul Akiwumi, UNCTAD’s director for Africa and least developed countries.
In this episode of The Weekly Tradecast, we’re talking about the global debt crisis with Penelope Hawkins, a senior economist in UNCTAD’s debt and development finance branch.