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More than 1,000 zones were created in the last five years, and at least 500 more are in the pipeline for the coming years.

More trust in the internet is needed if the digital economy is to become a viable development tool for developing nations.

Cluster brings the UN system together to improve its efficiency, coherence and impact on trade and development matters at the country level.

The UN trade agency and the secretariat for the Eastern and Southern Africa free trade area sign multimillion-dollar agreement to use technology to facilitate trade in the region.

Written by
Arnoldo K Ventura, Secretary and Chairman of the Implementation Committee of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Science and Technology Committee (CSTIC)

UNCTAD and the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) partner to enhance reporting of the private sector's contribution to global goals.

Governments called on to apply the same approaches to building start-up ecosystems as they do for foreign direct investment.

The UNCTAD Creative Economy Outlook report has been translated into Chinese and maps the nation's creative rise over the past 15 years.

UNCTAD and the Stockholm Environment Institute team up to map pollution hotspots in Africa and Asia to understand manufacturing's environmental impact in the regions.

Written by Mikael Lind et al.*,
Article No. 35 [UNCTAD Transport and Trade Facilitation Newsletter N°82 - Second Quarter 2019]