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Step up efforts to link digital economy to development

Step up efforts to link digital economy to development

1 Apr 2019

Donors need to do more to ensure that developing countries can meet the challenges, and reap the benefits, of the digital economy.
Afghan youth-driven IT sector has e-commerce potential

Afghan youth-driven IT sector has e-commerce potential

1 Apr 2019
Despite security challenges and political uncertainty, digital market niches like food and grocery delivery are growing in major cities such as Kabul, Herat and Mazar-e-Sharif.
Bangladesh sets foundations for bridge over digital divide

Bangladesh sets foundations for bridge over digital divide

1 Apr 2019
Bangladesh is poised to benefit from an e-commerce boost after laying an "exemplary" digital foundation, an UNCTAD report finds.
Trade deals can be a tool for women's empowerment

Trade deals can be a tool for women's empowerment

29 Mar 2019

International trade agreements can be harnessed to boost gender equality, policymakers and analysts say, provided negotiators get things right.
Digital service delivery shows potential for developing world

Digital service delivery shows potential for developing world

29 Mar 2019
The phenomenal growth in exports of services that can be delivered online shows the potential of digitalization for businesses in developing countries.
Global e-commerce sales surged to $29 trillion

Global e-commerce sales surged to $29 trillion

29 Mar 2019
One quarter of the world's population purchased goods online in 2017, a 12% jump from the previous year.
Lack of digital in development strategies in focus at eCommerce Week

Lack of digital in development strategies in focus at eCommerce Week

29 Mar 2019

Amid a surge in global online commerce, decision-makers head to UNCTAD eCommerce Week to shift the discussion around e-commerce from a focus on digitalization to one on development.
Emulating China's rise - can it be done?

Emulating China's rise - can it be done?

22 Mar 2019
The ambitious Belt and Road Initiative seeks to pull over 120 countries connected to China into a unified market using investment and lessons from its own economic ascent.
Barbados bets on high-value seafood for blue future

Barbados bets on high-value seafood for blue future

22 Mar 2019
Value chains that tap under-utilized sea species are the blue gold Barbados could use to jump-start an economic diversification strategy.
Project tackles non-tariff barriers in Africa

Project tackles non-tariff barriers in Africa

21 Mar 2019

With the African Continental Free Trade Area just one ratification away from entry into force, a project gets to work on a new online tool for reporting and resolving trade barriers.
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