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Digital trade facilitation for women cross-border traders

10 Nov 2020

Written by Sijia Sun and Alexandre Larouche-Maltais,
Article No. 66 [UNCTAD Transport and Trade Facilitation Newsletter N°88 - Fourth Quarter 2020]

Written by Christiaan De Beukelaer,
Article No. 65 [UNCTAD Transport and Trade Facilitation Newsletter N°88 - Fourth Quarter 2020]

Betting on the untapped potential of Angolan honey

5 Nov 2020

The government sees honey as a product that could help diversify the country’s oil-dependent economy and is working with UNCTAD and the European Union to improve production and boost exports.

Dutch funding set to boost UNCTAD’s work on e-commerce and the digital economy

4 Nov 2020

Generous grant from the Netherlands will boost Africa-wide ambitions to benefit from e-commerce and provides concrete support to its least developed countries.

A new take on trade

29 Oct 2020

By Mukhisa Kituyi, Secretary-General, UNCTAD

New system boosts ease of doing business in Iraq

28 Oct 2020

A new online single window system for business registration in Iraq is supporting an entrepreneurial environment during COVID-19.

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