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How investment policies are responding to COVID-19

How investment policies are responding to COVID-19

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

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

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

UNCTAD provides capacity-building solutions and urges the three countries to take policy actions to optimize their electronic commerce potential.

Facilitating a Coordinated Response

Facilitating a Coordinated Response

UNCTAD’s Director for Africa, Paul Akiwumi, interviewed by Grace Goodrich, Field Editor, Africa Oil & Power. [Part 2]

An Holistic Approach to Diversification

An Holistic Approach to Diversification

UNCTAD’s Director for Africa, Paul Akiwumi, interviewed by Grace Goodrich, Field Editor, Africa Oil & Power. [Part 1]

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

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

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

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

By Pamela Coke-Hamilton and Ralf Peters, UNCTAD

Coronavirus: Let's not forget the world's poorest countries

Coronavirus: Let's not forget the world's poorest countries

Written by
Paul Akiwumi, Director of UNCTAD's Division for Africa and Least Developed Countries