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Diaspora holds huge potential to facilitate trade and investment

Diaspora holds huge potential to facilitate trade and investment

Written by
Arif Zaman, Executive Director, Commonwealth Businesswomen's Network and Deputy Centre for Research and Enterprise, Bloomsbury Institute, London, UK

Midiendo la conectividad portuaria para mejorar competitividad: el Indice de Conectividad Portuaria de Valenciaport

Midiendo la conectividad portuaria para mejorar competitividad: el Indice de Conectividad Portuaria de Valenciaport

Escrito por: Amparo Mestre Alcover
Article No. 37 [UNCTAD Transport and Trade Facilitation Newsletter N°82 - Second Quarter 2019]

Mind the (implementation) Gap ... in the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement

Mind the (implementation) Gap ... in the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement

Written by: Arántzazu Sánchez, Article No. 36 [UNCTAD Transport and Trade Facilitation Newsletter N°82 - Second Quarter 2019]

Building Capacity to Govern Science, Technology and Innovation Policy for Sustainable Development Goals in Africa

Building Capacity to Govern Science, Technology and Innovation Policy for Sustainable Development Goals in Africa

Written by
John Mugabe, Professor of Science and Innovation Policy, Graduate School of Technology Management, University of Pretoria

Challenges in Nigeria, to attract more girls and women to STEM career

Challenges in Nigeria, to attract more girls and women to STEM career

Written by Francisca Nneka Okeke, Director, ICCSEE-UNN

Opportunities and challenges facing farmers in developing countries in accessing scientific knowledge and technologies for food security

Opportunities and challenges facing farmers in developing countries in accessing scientific knowledge and technologies for food security

Written by
Carlos Correa, Executive Director, South Centre

48 Asian entrepreneurs trained to harness the digital economy's potential

48 Asian entrepreneurs trained to harness the digital economy's potential

The sixth class of 'netpreneurs' from ground-breaking UNCTAD-Alibaba Business School eFounders fellowship programme graduates, bringing total to 212.

Global foreign direct investment slides for third consecutive year

Global foreign direct investment slides for third consecutive year

Contraction largely caused by US multinationals repatriating earnings from abroad.

Foreign direct investment to Latin America and the Caribbean slides by 6%

Foreign direct investment to Latin America and the Caribbean slides by 6%

Investment flows to and from the region are expected to hold steady in 2019, as commodity prices and economic conditions in major economies stabilize.

Investment flows to Europe slump to 15-year low as US tax reforms spur earnings repatriation

Investment flows to Europe slump to 15-year low as US tax reforms spur earnings repatriation

Prospects upbeat for modest growth this year.