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Five ways the Republic of the Congo is benefiting from an improved management of its external debt statistics

Since 2012, the national debt office of the Republic of the Congo has received support from UNCTAD's Debt Management and Financial Analysis System (DMFAS) Programme and this has resulted in five tangible benefits.

Making regional trade work for Africa: turning words into deeds

In its latest Policy Brief, UNCTAD identifies some of the barriers to implementing regional trade agreements in Africa and proposes remedial actions that may be taken by national Governments, development partners and regional institutions.

UNCTAD and TradeMark East Africa strengthen collaboration

In a Memorandum of Understanding, UNCTAD and TradeMark East Africa (TMEA) have agreed to strengthen the scope and impact of their activities in East Africa by joining forces on a number of issues.

Online consumers to be better protected by new United Nations guidelines monitored by UNCTAD

Better protection for people buying things online in both developed and developing countries will be among the outcomes of revisions to United Nations guidelines agreed at a major UNCTAD conference in Geneva.

Africa must tap the huge potential of its services sector, UNCTAD report argues

Services are now the main driver of growth in 30 out of 54 African countries, the UNCTAD Economic Development in Africa Report 2015 reveals, while arguing that services policies must be made more regionally coherent if they are to help achieve sustainable economic development on the continent.

5 Ways to Make the Taxation of Multinationals Fairer

5 Ways to Make the Taxation of Multinationals Fairer

Mukhisa Kituyi, Secretary-General of UNCTAD

UNCTAD helps women in the Gambia's fisheries sector to expand markets

The fisheries of the Gambia already provide food and jobs for the country's women but the sector could become a significant driver of development, an UNCTAD study found.

Geographical Indications: promoting the sustainable development of small and medium sized enterprises

UNCTAD supported the 2015 Symposium on Geographical Indications organized by the World Trade Point Federation and Beijing Municipal Commission of Commerce, at the Palais des Nations, on 3 July 2015.

United Nations member States to review the "UN Set" on competition for the seventh time

United Nations member States are meeting from 6-10 July 2015 in Geneva to reaffirm the validity of the only multilateral instrument adopted by the UN General Assembly in the area of Competition Policy, the so-called UN Set on competition. This instrument was adopted in 1980 and member States have reaffirmed its validity six times.

UNCTAD to collect data on non-tariff measures in ASEAN countries

UNCTAD as the focal point for the collection of data on non-tariff measures, has recently expanded its geographical coverage to member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).