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Burkina Faso, Senegal and Togo look hard at e-commerce opportunities

Burkina Faso, Senegal and Togo look hard at e-commerce opportunities

5 Oct 2018
Representatives of West African countries are gathering in Burkina Faso to consider their e-commerce future and what needs to be done to realise it.
Redefining African Migration

Redefining African Migration

5 Oct 2018

Written by
Mukhisa Kituyi, Secretary-General of UNCTAD
Civil society groups feel the buzz at new-style UNCTAD event

Civil society groups feel the buzz at new-style UNCTAD event

5 Oct 2018
HiveTalks - a new way to engage - brought together NGOs and UNCTAD senior leaders to find solutions to common development goals.
Behind-the-border measures shaping trade take centre stage

Behind-the-border measures shaping trade take centre stage

5 Oct 2018
Policymakers and practitioners specializing in non-tariff measures will gather at UNCTAD's NTM Week 2018 in Geneva from 9-11 October.
Less talk, more action needed on e-commerce, trade forum hears

Less talk, more action needed on e-commerce, trade forum hears

3 Oct 2018
Alibaba's Jack Ma, UNCTAD's Mukhisa Kituyi and the World Trade Organization's Roberto Azevêdo say concrete action is needed to ensure poorer people don't miss the e-commerce boat.
Trade war threatens outlook for global shipping, warns new report

Trade war threatens outlook for global shipping, warns new report

3 Oct 2018
Review of Maritime Transport reports 4% expansion in seaborne trade volume in 2017, projects similar growth for 2018.
UNCTAD Secretary-General gives member states progress report

UNCTAD Secretary-General gives member states progress report

1 Oct 2018
Mid-term review is presented at the Trade and Development Board, meeting from 1-4 October.
Why semantics' standards matter for electronic data exchanges and for trade facilitation

Why semantics' standards matter for electronic data exchanges and for trade facilitation

1 Oct 2018
Written by Lance Thompson
Article No. 24 [UNCTAD Transport and Trade Facilitation Newsletter N°79 - Third Quarter 2018]
The challenge of defining the role of National Transit Coordinators in the context of the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement

The challenge of defining the role of National Transit Coordinators in the context of the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement

28 Sep 2018

Written by Arántzazu Sánchez
Article No. 23 [UNCTAD Transport and Trade Facilitation Newsletter N°79 - Third Quarter 2018]
How United Nations reform can support a reimagined democracy

How United Nations reform can support a reimagined democracy

28 Sep 2018
Written by
Chantal Line Carpentier, Chief, New York Office, UNCTAD
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