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Coronavirus: Let's keep ships moving, ports open and cross-border trade flowing

Coronavirus: Let's keep ships moving, ports open and cross-border trade flowing

25 Mar 2020

By Mukhisa Kituyi, Secretary-General of UNCTAD
Benin takes business registration online at critical time

Benin takes business registration online at critical time

24 Mar 2020

Benin means business. The West African nation's arsenal of smart eGovernment tools is helping it remain open for business during the coronavirus pandemic.
Decarbonizing Shipping: What role for flag states?

Decarbonizing Shipping: What role for flag states?

24 Mar 2020
Written Jan Hoffmann, Torbjörn Rydbergh, and Alastair Stevenson
Article No. 50 [UNCTAD Transport and Trade Facilitation Newsletter N°86 - Second Quarter 2020]
Online course on trade and gender keeps doors of learning open

Online course on trade and gender keeps doors of learning open

23 Mar 2020
COVID-19 has not held back participants from 68 countries from gaining new skills on developing gender-responsive trade policies.
Urgent need for swift economic response to coronavirus

Urgent need for swift economic response to coronavirus

20 Mar 2020
Written by
Nelson Barbosa (Sao Paulo School of Economics and University of Brasilia) and Richard Kozul-Wright (UNCTAD)
UNCTAD helps make trade cheaper and faster in Paraguay

UNCTAD helps make trade cheaper and faster in Paraguay

19 Mar 2020
New project seeks to build the capacity of stakeholders from the public and private sectors to implement trade facilitation reforms.
Rethinking maritime businesses for the digital age: the evolving role of ship agents

Rethinking maritime businesses for the digital age: the evolving role of ship agents

16 Mar 2020
Written by Mikael Lind and Juan Carlos Croston,
Article No. 49 [UNCTAD Transport and Trade Facilitation Newsletter N°85 - First Quarter 2020]
New wildlife trade management system goes live in Sri Lanka

New wildlife trade management system goes live in Sri Lanka

16 Mar 2020
Electronic solution will enable better control of legal trade in wildlife and help prevent illegal trade.
Consumer protection crucial for the digital economy to thrive

Consumer protection crucial for the digital economy to thrive

13 Mar 2020
Written by
By Teresa Moreira, Head of Competition and Consumer Policies Branch, UNCTAD
World Consumer Rights Day: Do consumers play a role as influencers of sustainable consumption?

World Consumer Rights Day: Do consumers play a role as influencers of sustainable consumption?

12 Mar 2020
Written by
Pamela Coke-Hamilton, Director, Division on International Trade and Commodities, UNCTAD
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