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UNCTAD publishes new Rapid eTrade Readiness Assessments of three African countries during Africa eCommerce Week in Nairobi, Kenya.

UNCTAD's Business-to-Consumer (B2C) E-commerce Index 2018 ranks 151 countries for their readiness and capacity to support online trade.

Island nation ranks 55th globally in UNCTAD's Business-to-Consumer (B2C) E-commerce Index which rates countries for their readiness to trade online.

UNCTAD eCommerce Week, taking place in Nairobi, Kenya, on 10-14 December, is being held "in Africa, for Africa and by Africa" for the first time.

About 80% of world trade is carried by sea, but the maritime industry handling these goods is on the frontline of climate woes, unless it adapts - fast.

The new Monitor finds that 29 countries took 49 investment policy measures from May to October 2018. The ratio of new investment restrictions and regulations stood at 30 percent over the first ten months of 2018, which is the highest figure since 2010.

When you shop on the internet or receive goods and services online free of charge in exchange for your personal data, you still have rights as a consumer.

​Measurement of the Sustainable Development Goals indicators falls squarely on the statistical community – but what does this mean?

Written by Arántzazu Sánchez
Article No. 26 [UNCTAD Transport and Trade Facilitation Newsletter N°80 - Fourth Quarter 2018]

Cosmopolitan and well-located Lebanon aims to boost employment and drive development of the country's information economy through foreign investment.