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UN announces new CEO alliance to fund sustainability

UN announces new CEO alliance to fund sustainability

17 Apr 2019
A new global CEO alliance will provide the impetus - and money - needed to help finance the Sustainable Development Goals with crucial private capital.
Kazakhstan rolls out a single window to boost trade

Kazakhstan rolls out a single window to boost trade

17 Apr 2019

The Central Asian nation has put in place with UNCTAD’s help an online one-stop-shop that will save importers and exporters time and money.
Multilateralism: the only safe route for development finance

Multilateralism: the only safe route for development finance

17 Apr 2019

Lebanese ambassador who presides over UNCTAD's governing body defends multilateralism during UN development financing forum.
Commodity-dependent countries urged to diversify exports

Commodity-dependent countries urged to diversify exports

16 Apr 2019
Experts discuss recent trends in global commodity markets and explore how commodity-dependent developing countries could achieve inclusive growth.
Top economists outline plan for a global green new deal

Top economists outline plan for a global green new deal

12 Apr 2019
UNCTAD officials and experts detail a five-point plan to rebalance development and guide a new form of multilateralism.
Toward a Global Green New Deal

Toward a Global Green New Deal

10 Apr 2019
Written by:
Richard Kozul-Wright (UNCTAD) and Kevin P. Gallagher (Boston University)
Intellectual Property and Development in the Digital Economy

Intellectual Property and Development in the Digital Economy

10 Apr 2019

In the context of the e-commerce week, UNCTAD on 4 April 2019 organized a panel discussion on Intellectual Property and Development in the Digital Economy.
What could a no-deal Brexit mean for developing countries?

What could a no-deal Brexit mean for developing countries?

9 Apr 2019
Written by:
Pamela Coke-Hamilton, Director, Division on International Trade and Commodities, UNCTAD
West Africa moves to harmonize trade-in-services statistics

West Africa moves to harmonize trade-in-services statistics

9 Apr 2019

Services trade data collection, analysis and sharing in West Africa gets boost as partners share results of first full survey on international trade in services.
No-deal Brexit: the trade winners and losers

No-deal Brexit: the trade winners and losers

9 Apr 2019
New research by UNCTAD points to the potential impact of a no-deal Brexit on the UK's trading partners, including developing nations.
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