Podcasts

The Weekly Tradecast explores how major economic events are affecting developing countries and the lives of billions of people.

71. UN report: After years of lost growth, least developed countries need inclusive finance to meet development goals

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.

51. Credit crunch: Why we need an effective global system to deal with debt

This episode of The Weekly Tradecast looks at debt – what it is, how it works and why it matters – with economist Daniel Munevar from UNCTAD’s debt and development finance branch.

31. Multinational manoeuvres: How rule-shopping by big companies dilutes development

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.

21. Environmental costs: Who should pay to fix climate change?

This episode of The Weekly Tradecast looks at who should pay to fix the damage from climate change with Katie Gallogly-Swan from UNCTAD’s globalization and development strategies division.

18. Bearing the brunt: Why least developed countries need more climate help

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.

11. Drowning in debt: How developing countries can survive the crisis

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.

04. Uncertain recovery: Where’s investment going?

This episode of The Weekly Tradecast examines trends in foreign investment since the COVID-19 pandemic with James Zhan, UNCTAD's director of investment and enterprise.