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The project aims at reducing maritime trade costs by improving customs administrations access to advance cargo information and increasing efficiencies in customs clearance processes.

Written by
Mukhisa Kituyi, Secretary-General of UNCTAD

Written by
Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, Executive Secretary of ESCAP and Vice-Chair of UNGIS

An uptick in business, especially in the delivery of food and essential items, is enhancing resilience in the wake of the crisis.

by Houlin Zhao, ITU Secretary-General and UNGIS Vice-Chair

Written by Craig Atkinson,
Article No. 54 [UNCTAD Transport and Trade Facilitation Newsletter N°86 - Second Quarter 2020]

All industries on the continent are reeling from the double blow of the coronavirus pandemic and low commodity prices, UNCTAD’s new report says.

Lockdown measures and factory stoppages in the wake of COVID-19 have severely impacted supply chain and factories’ production in the region.

COVID-19 shock sends ripples across sectors, with commodities, tourism and transportation among the most severely hit, new UNCTAD report reveals.

New UNCTAD report shows reshoring, diversification and regionalization will drive restructuring of global value chains in the coming years.