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Trade deals can be a tool for women's empowerment

Trade deals can be a tool for women's empowerment

29 Mar 2019

International trade agreements can be harnessed to boost gender equality, policymakers and analysts say, provided negotiators get things right.
Digital service delivery shows potential for developing world

Digital service delivery shows potential for developing world

29 Mar 2019
The phenomenal growth in exports of services that can be delivered online shows the potential of digitalization for businesses in developing countries.
Global e-commerce sales surged to $29 trillion

Global e-commerce sales surged to $29 trillion

29 Mar 2019
One quarter of the world's population purchased goods online in 2017, a 12% jump from the previous year.
Lack of digital in development strategies in focus at eCommerce Week

Lack of digital in development strategies in focus at eCommerce Week

29 Mar 2019

Amid a surge in global online commerce, decision-makers head to UNCTAD eCommerce Week to shift the discussion around e-commerce from a focus on digitalization to one on development.
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Investment Policy Monitor, March issue released

28 Mar 2019
The Investment Policy Monitor provides the international investment community with country-specific, up-to-date information about the latest developments in foreign investment policies, both at the national and international levels.
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Kichink! A "leg-up" ecommerce space for the unfunded

27 Mar 2019
Written by
Claudia de Heredia, chief operating officer, Kichink
Changing mindsets in consumer credit card management

Changing mindsets in consumer credit card management

26 Mar 2019
Supichaya Surapunthu from Thailand, FinTech entrepreneur
From atoms to IT, women can do it all

From atoms to IT, women can do it all

26 Mar 2019
Written by
Houda Chakiri, CEO and founder, Enhanced Technologies
Building youth creativity through skills - a Nigerian gamechanger

Building youth creativity through skills - a Nigerian gamechanger

25 Mar 2019
Damilare Ogunleye from Nigeria, e-commerce platform entrepreneur
Falling in love with the big

Falling in love with the big "E"

22 Mar 2019
Written by:
Nina Angelovska, Co-founder and CEO at Grouper.mk
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