Tag: UNCTAD
Global trade to hit $33T in 2024 amid challenges for developing...
• Global trade is expected to reach a record $33 trillion in 2024, driven by a 7% rise in services trade, though geopolitical risks...
UNCTAD wants ‘rethink’ of strategies to arrest global slowdown
The UN Trade and Development is urging a fundamental rethinking of global development strategies
This is amid slow growth, high debt, and...
Global trade in goods and services turns positive in Q1 2024
UNCTAD said global trade in goods and services turned positive in Q1 2024
The value of trade in goods increased by around 1%...
UN supply chain forum calls for resilience to address world trade...
UNCTAD urges resilience, sustainable global supply chains to address climate change, geopolitical tensions
Need to decarbonize global shipping has become critical
Small island...
Lower economic growth seen this year due to trade disruption, falling...
UNCTAD warns failing investments, subdued global trade to cause further economic deceleration this year
Interest rate cuts may improve fiscal outlook for governments,...
UNCTAD’s global trade update shows positive signs despite challenges
Global trade seen to rebound this year after several quarters of decline
Initial figures point to $1 trillion decline in global trade in...
Disruptions in global shipping signal unprecedented challenges to world trade-UNCTAD
Geopolitical tensions due to the conflict between Israel and Hamas, along with the Russia-Ukraine war have done considerable harm to shipping routes in...
UNCTAD raises warning over global trade disruptions
UNCTAD expressed concerns over escalating disruptions in global trade, highlighting geopolitical tensions affecting the Black Sea, attacks on shipping in the Red Sea...
Global trade to contract by 5% in 2023: UNCTAD
Global trade to shrink by 5% in 2023, according to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
Trade in goods is expected...
Africa becoming global supply chain force: UNCTAD
Now is the time for Africa to become a major player in global supply chains by capitalizing on its vast resources of materials...
