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UN call for technology solutions for tackling COVID-19 and its impacts

UN call for technology solutions for tackling COVID-19 and its impacts

9 Apr 2020

Submit proven, affordable and scalable solutions that can accelerate progress towards providing basic health functions, especially for vulnerable people. The deadline is 20 May.
COVID-19 affirms urgency of trade facilitation reforms in Angola

COVID-19 affirms urgency of trade facilitation reforms in Angola

9 Apr 2020
The nation’s oil-dependent economy has been hit by low demand due to the coronavirus pandemic. It’s banking on trade facilitation reforms to improve competitiveness in other sectors.
COVID-19: Firmer action needed to better protect consumers

COVID-19: Firmer action needed to better protect consumers

8 Apr 2020
Authorities need to do more to monitor and act on unfair business practices and criminal activities exploiting fears over the coronavirus pandemic.
Defending competition in the markets during COVID-19

Defending competition in the markets during COVID-19

8 Apr 2020
UNCTAD urges competition authorities to use all their tools to combat the adverse consequences of COVID-19 in the markets.
Consumers vs COVID-19

Consumers vs COVID-19

7 Apr 2020
Written by
Pamela Coke Hamilton and Teresa Moreira, UNCTAD
Call for proposals: Social media campaign on tool boosting intra-African trade

Call for proposals: Social media campaign on tool boosting intra-African trade

7 Apr 2020
Design and run a digital campaign on the benefits of an online mechanism developed by UNCTAD and the African Union to remove non-tariff barriers to trade in Africa.
Coronavirus reveals need to bridge the digital divide

Coronavirus reveals need to bridge the digital divide

6 Apr 2020
The coronavirus speeds up the transition to a digital economy while exposing the digital gap between countries and societies.
Countries launch investment policies to counter COVID-19

Countries launch investment policies to counter COVID-19

3 Apr 2020
New UNCTAD monitor documents countries' latest investment policy responses to the economic fallout from the pandemic and reports on pre-crisis developments.
Barbados bets on tuna to boost the value of fish exports

Barbados bets on tuna to boost the value of fish exports

2 Apr 2020
The island’s fishing sector players and United Nations organizations draw up a plan to increase the value and sustainability of tuna exports.
COVID-19 requires gender-equal responses to save economies

COVID-19 requires gender-equal responses to save economies

1 Apr 2020
Written by
Isabelle Durant, Deputy Secretary-General, and Pamela Coke-Hamilton, Director, Division on International Trade and Commodities, UNCTAD
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