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The renewal of the UN-backed initiative is vital to continuing to drive global food prices down and ensuring food security worldwide, especially in developing countries.

The rise of start-ups in the region is a factor behind the dynamism of foreign direct investment there, an UNCTAD-ASEAN report finds.

The eTrade readiness assessment underway in Peru will help accelerate digital transformation and e-commerce development efforts.

By renewing the Black Sea Grain Initiative, ending trade restrictions, facilitating exports and managing demand, we can get food, fertilizers and energy to all.

By Paul Akiwumi, Director for Africa and Least Developed Countries, UNCTAD and Ratnakar Adhikari, Executive Director, Enhanced Integrated Framework

They will scale up partnerships to maximize the trade, investment and development opportunities of African countries.

Cotton is a fibre like no other, helping alleviate poverty in some least developed countries and providing employment to millions of people across the globe.

But more data and innovative and multidisciplinary policy responses are needed to enhance the development impacts of creative industries, especially in developing countries.

By Paul Akiwumi, Director for Africa and Least Developed Countries, UNCTAD

ASYCUDA will help Tajikistan modernize its customs service and build a more enabling trading environment.