Tag: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
China slowdown, COVID-19 have caused $50B decline in global exports—UNCTAD
The slowdown of manufacturing in China due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak is disrupting world trade and could result in a US$50...
Illicit trade leads to over $2T in economic losses yearly —...
More than US$2 trillion in economic losses is incurred each year due to smuggling, counterfeiting, trafficking of humans and wildlife, and other...
UNCTAD: seaborne trade lost steam in 2018
Maritime transport lost momentum in 2018, as world seaborne trade volumes rose by only 2.7% compared with 4.7% in 2017, and port...
Global trade, economy stagnate in 2019—UNCTAD report
Following the continued growth last year, global trade and economic output have stagnated this year, according to the United Nations Conference on...
UNCTAD study cites potential gainers from US-China tiff
The trade dispute between China and the United States will be favorable to some countries not directly affected by their tariff wars,...
Malaysia to identify NTMs and cut cost of compliance 25%
Malaysia is working to reduce the cost of compliance for exporters and importers by 25% using database from the United Nations Conference on Trade...
