Tag: UNCTAD
Access to tech, financial aid made easy with eTrade program
Policy makers in developing countries will be able to access cutting edge technical and financial assistance on e-commerce, when the eTrade for All launches...
Biotrade growing exponentially
The trade in sustainable plant and animal products - or "BioTrade" - is growing exponentially, with export values reaching $4.5 billion in 2015 from...
PH customs eyes ASYCUDA World to automate processes
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) is in discussions to implement by next year ASYCUDA World, the latest version of the Automated System for...
UNCTAD’S Kituyi defends international trade deals
UNCTAD Secretary-General Mukhisa Kituyi has defended international trade as the best means for developing countries to create jobs and tackle inequality in an article...
Digital economy offers “phenomenal” opportunities
The digital economy offers phenomenal opportunities to engage more individuals and small businesses in the global economy, but it also risks opening up new...
G20 members not raising barriers to investment – joint UNCTAD-OECD report
Respecting commitments made at their Hangzhou summit in September, G20 members are not raising new barriers to investment, according to a joint report released...
Policy makers should use trade in fight vs climate change
National governments should take a closer look at the ways in which trade can help spread the use of green technologies and therefore to...
Seaborne shipping grows at slowest pace since 2009, future remains uncertain
Seaborne shipments passed 10 billion tons for the first time ever in 2015, up 2.1 per cent from 9.8 billion tons the year before,...
Freight transport growing fast, but needs more climate efficiency
Trade-related freight transport is expected to grow by a factor of 4.3 between 2010 and 2050, but addressing climate change requires that it become...
WTO issues new editions of Trade Profiles and World Tariff Profiles
Article first appeared on www.wto.org.
The World Trade Organization issued on 2 November new expanded editions of two of its annual statistical publications, Trade Profiles...
