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National trade facilitation committees lead reforms, respond to COVID-19

National trade facilitation committees lead reforms, respond to COVID-19

5 May 2020
The committees are bringing public and private sectors together to ease trade in essential goods to combat the pandemic.
When it rains it pours: COVID-19 exacerbates poverty risks in the poorest countries

When it rains it pours: COVID-19 exacerbates poverty risks in the poorest countries

4 May 2020

Written by
Paul Akiwumi and Giovanni Valensisi, Division for Africa and Least Developed Countries, UNCTAD
How investment policies are responding to COVID-19

How investment policies are responding to COVID-19

4 May 2020
A special issue of UNCTAD's Investment Policy Monitor presents the latest developments in national and international investment policies in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Securing access to financial services for vulnerable people during COVID-19

Securing access to financial services for vulnerable people during COVID-19

1 May 2020

Written by
Miho Shirotori and Bruno Antunes, UNCTAD
COVID-19: Senegalese e-payment company shows resilience in a time of crisis

COVID-19: Senegalese e-payment company shows resilience in a time of crisis

30 Apr 2020
Youma Dieng Fall, co-founder of PayDunya and member of UNCTAD’s eTrade for Women community, shares how the business has adapted to the coronavirus crisis, bouncing back stronger from the shock.
Benin, Mali and Niger eager to tap e-commerce opportunities

Benin, Mali and Niger eager to tap e-commerce opportunities

30 Apr 2020
UNCTAD provides capacity-building solutions and urges the three countries to take policy actions to optimize their electronic commerce potential.
Leveraging digital solutions to seize the potential of informal cross-border trade

Leveraging digital solutions to seize the potential of informal cross-border trade

29 Apr 2020

Written by Simonetta Zarrilli, UNCTAD, and Mariana Lopez, GSMA
Data and privacy unprotected in one third of countries, despite progress

Data and privacy unprotected in one third of countries, despite progress

29 Apr 2020
Major gaps in cyberlaw adoption leave consumers vulnerable during the coronavirus crisis as they access goods and services online.
Export restrictions: Fighting COVID-19 with hands tied

Export restrictions: Fighting COVID-19 with hands tied

28 Apr 2020

By Pamela Coke-Hamilton and Ralf Peters, UNCTAD
Global e-commerce hits $25.6 trillion - latest UNCTAD estimates

Global e-commerce hits $25.6 trillion - latest UNCTAD estimates

27 Apr 2020
US, China and UK dominate e-commerce sales to consumers, with more than 1.4 billion people shopping online in 2018.
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