Statement from the Office of the Secretary General
G20 Trade Ministers Meeting
… for hosting this inaugural G20 Trade Ministers Meeting, and the G20 for its initiative to boost trade and investment. … potential for growth in developing countries is E-commerce – as is acknowledged in your Trade Growth Strategy. …
News
Building more diverse and resilient economies
… As UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) celebrates its 60th anniversary, … the growing challenges of public and external debt Making e-commerce and the digital economy work for all Building more …
Statement from the Office of the Secretary General
World Consumer Rights Day Debate Series organized by Consumers International
… "Fair and Responsible AI for Consumers" Dear Ms. Helena Leurent, … Our informal working group on consumer protection in e-commerce already hosted two webinars on the issue in 2024, …
Press Material
IER - Digital Opportunities In Latin America And The Caribbean Can Be Further Harnessed, Says UNCTAD
… at very different speeds. Many economies in Latin America and the Caribbean have seen expanded use of the Internet and … (%) Source: Information provided by the ITU. Worldwide e-commerce sales in 2015 reached US$25.3 trillion, 90%of which …
News
Online eWeek to explore post-coronavirus digital economy solutions
… Digital solutions and policies to help the world recover from the coronavirus … webinars and meetings that will discuss the evolution of e-commerce and the digital economy, its development dimensions, …
Press Material
UNCTAD COMMISSION EXPLORES INTER-FIRM COOPERATION AND ELECTRONIC COMMERCE FOR SMEs
… Partnerships, clusters and networks of firms may stimulate innovation and the … the participation of developing countries in electronic commerce The second main agenda item for the Commission is … development. The Commission is considering two reports on e-commerce in a development perspective prepared by the …
Speaker
Shamika N. Sirimanne
… N. Sirimanne is the Director of the Division on Technology and Logistics of UNCTAD. She leads UNCTAD's trade logistics … facilitation, maritime transport, port management, and e-commerce and the digital economy. She also supervises …
News
Consumer protection remains a cornerstone of development
… The recent news that unsafe and fake medicines kill hundreds of thousands of children … or different from what was ordered. Identifying who in the e-commerce chain is responsible can be a daunting task. Is it …
Publication
UNCTAD Annual Report 2019
… come under increasing pressure from tensions over trade and technology and a fragmented political landscape. Our … capacities and tap into the opportunities offered by e-commerce and new technologies. As we embark on the road to …
Publication
Global Investment Trends Monitor, No. 41
… the digital economy are transforming international trade and investment. UNCTAD's new ranking of the top 100 digital … the number of MNEs increased from 26 to 34, and in the e-commerce segment from 18 to 21. The digital top 100 remains …