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By Hassiba Benamara, Jan Hoffmann, Luisa Rodriguez and Frida Youssef, Trade Logistics Branch, UNCTAD

Years of conflict have ravaged Iraq’s economy and infrastructure. As it struggles to rebuild, the country is keen on tapping e-commerce’s potential.

The ICT sector in Bangladesh has grown by 40% annually since 2010, thanks to public and private sector initiatives.

Written by
Paul Akiwumi, Division for Africa, Least Developed Countries and Special Programmes, UNCTAD

More aid for trade support could help small farmers and businesses in developing countries to comply with the sustainability standards required to access growing "green" markets.

Efforts to make regional trade cheaper, faster and simpler in East Africa are ticking up and boosting economic integration.

Prioritizing the fight against illicit trade could stimulate the economic growth, employment and investment needed to achieve the global goals.

Global trade has catalysed economic growth both in developing and developed countries, but its benefits have not been shared equally. This could change.

While competition law's logic is sound, it needs new levers to address the challenges of the modern world and help regulators and enforcers do their jobs.

Written by
Pamela Coke-Hamilton, Director, Division on International Trade and Commodities, UNCTAD and Jeffrey Hardy, Director-General, Transnational Alliance to Combat Illicit Trade