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Ports on frontline of fight against COVID-19

Ports on frontline of fight against COVID-19

Various countries have taken measures to protect staff working in port communities and ensure the continuity of ports' operations.

UN calls for $2.5 trillion coronavirus crisis package for developing countries

UN calls for $2.5 trillion coronavirus crisis package for developing countries

The consequences of a combined health pandemic and a global recession will be catastrophic for many developing countries and halt their progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals.

Coronavirus could cut global investment by 40%, new estimates show

Coronavirus could cut global investment by 40%, new estimates show

An updated UNCTAD analysis reveals that the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on foreign direct investment will be more dramatic than previously projected.

#Tourism – A life line in free fall

#Tourism – A life line in free fall

Written by
Isabelle Durant, UNCTAD Deputy Secretary-General

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

By Mukhisa Kituyi, Secretary-General of UNCTAD

Benin takes business registration online at critical time

Benin takes business registration online at critical time

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?

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

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

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

New project seeks to build the capacity of stakeholders from the public and private sectors to implement trade facilitation reforms.