Liza Almonte
UNCTAD reports strong progress on trade facilitation reforms
A UN Trade and Development report finds countries are reporting strong progress on trade facilitation reforms, but those figures often paint a rosier...
OECD forecasts slower global growth for 2026 amid Middle East energy...
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development forecasts global GDP growth to slow from 3.4% in 2025 to 2.8% in 2026 due to...
Global trade hits record high in 2025 – UNCTAD
Goods and services traded globally reached more than $35 trillion in 2025
This was a record high as the international commercial landscape is...
WTO projects slower global trade growth in Q4
Global trade volume is expected to continue growing in the fourth quarter this year although at a slower pace than in the first...
Trade policy uncertainty looms over global markets – UNCTAD
Trade policy uncertainty has become a major source of global instability, according to the UN Trade & Development global trade update for Sept...
Global cargo supply chain heavily infiltrated by illicit drugs – WCO
The global cargo supply chain has been heavily infiltrated by illegal drugs, according to a recent World Customs Organization report
Over two-thirds of...
WCO releases updated data model for more harmonized customs procedures
The World Customs Organization recently released the WCO Data Model Version 4.2.0
The latest version has two critical data sets: Customs Bonds and...
Global trade grows by $300B in first half of 2025
Global trade in goods and services expanded by about $300 billion in the first half of 2025 despite a slower pace of growth,...
WCO Council backs enhanced Harmonized System framework
The World Customs Organization Council has formally endorsed the enhanced Harmonized System Framework project
The WCO Council is the governing body of the...
Global goods trade starts 2025 strong with imports surge in Q1
Importers frontloading purchases ahead of anticipated higher tariffs spurred global goods trade to post a strong uptick in early 2025, according to the...
