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Written by
Isabelle Durant, UNCTAD Deputy Secretary-General

Benin means business. The West African nation's arsenal of smart eGovernment tools is helping it remain open for business during the coronavirus pandemic.

Written Jan Hoffmann, Torbjörn Rydbergh, and Alastair Stevenson
Article No. 50 [UNCTAD Transport and Trade Facilitation Newsletter N°86 - Second Quarter 2020]

COVID-19 has not held back participants from 68 countries from gaining new skills on developing gender-responsive trade policies.

New project seeks to build the capacity of stakeholders from the public and private sectors to implement trade facilitation reforms.

Electronic solution will enable better control of legal trade in wildlife and help prevent illegal trade.

Written by
By Teresa Moreira, Head of Competition and Consumer Policies Branch, UNCTAD

The selection process for a new executive director will be jointly carried out by the heads of UNCTAD and the World Trade Organization. The deadline for application is 15 April 2020.

Downside scenario sees a $2 trillion shortfall in global income. UNCTAD calls for coordinated policymaking to prevent a global economic meltdown.

UNCTAD projects that the COVID-19 epidemic could bring global foreign direct investment flows to their lowest levels since the 2008-2009 financial crisis