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2017 in Review: July to September

2017 in Review: July to September

The year 2017 was a busy one for UNCTAD as the implementation of the previous year’s Nairobi Maafikiano picked up pace. Here is a glimpse of just some of the things UNCTAD got up to during the third quarter of 2017.

2017 in Review: April to June

2017 in Review: April to June

The year 2017 was a busy one for UNCTAD as the implementation of the previous year’s Nairobi Maafikiano picked up pace. Here is a glimpse of just some of the things UNCTAD got up to during the second quarter of 2017.

Launch of the Inclusive National Entrepreneurship Strategy of Tanzania

In Tanzania, an Inclusive National Entrepreneurship Strategy and action plan for its implementation was launched in December 2017.

Egypt: new e-commerce strategy aims to double online businesses

Egypt: new e-commerce strategy aims to double online businesses

Since 2015, Egypt’s government has worked with UNCTAD to boost e-commerce in the Arab-speaking world's most populous market, where most business is still done offline.

"Culture clash" divides trade officials and Internet experts

Although trade negotiators and Internet experts increasingly work on similar e-commerce issues, such as data flows, they do so in silos. A bridge between them needs to be built.

Diversify or fail: African countries with big mining sectors welcome new UNCTAD / FAO report

Diversify or fail: African countries with big mining sectors welcome new UNCTAD / FAO report

Commodities and Development Report 2017 presented at mining meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Regional integration creates opportunities for SMEs and women

Regional integration creates opportunities for SMEs and women

Written by Isabelle Durant, Deputy Secretary-General of UNCTAD

Des institutions multilatérales... pour quoi faire et pour quels résultats ?

Des institutions multilatérales... pour quoi faire et pour quels résultats ?

Écrit par
Isabelle Durant, Secrétaire générale adjointe de la CNUCED

Trade is the missing element in climate change response, MC11 hears

Trade is the missing element in climate change response, MC11 hears

Developing countries are the most vulnerable and the least prepared for the changing climate – but economic opportunities exist alongside the threats

Market access for services exports from least developed countries needs to get real, MC11 hears

Market access for services exports from least developed countries needs to get real, MC11 hears

The World Trade Organization’s services waiver exists on paper, but LDCs have yet to exploit in practice.