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Excerpts from:Interview with Dr. Mukhisa Kituyi, Secretary-General of UNCTAD by Zipporah Musau from Africa Renewal

Speaking at a G20 ministers' meeting on digital economic transformation, UNCTAD Secretary-General Mukhisa Kituyi urges governments to "walk the talk" for developing countries.

Professionals promoting biodiversity-friendly goods and services in the region discuss the challenges they've faced promoting BioTrade during the past two decades.

Fast-paced changes in the digital economy are shaking up the creative industries and producing new opportunities to advance development and diversity.

First graduates of Empretec workshop herald efforts to build up small and medium-sized business sector in Angola's flatlining, oil-dependent economy.

A day-long event organized by UNCTAD and Alibaba gave young tech entrepreneurs in Africa a chance to share experiences and get inspired.

Accessing credit is a persistent problem for businesses everywhere, all the more so in developing economies. Financial institutions are helping them take their place in world trade.

The United Kingdom is tripling its funding for UNCTAD's work to help Commonwealth developing countries reap the benefits of a global deal on making trade flow smoothly.

A landmark UNCTAD online training course for East Africa has won plaudits from participants, who say it will help them etch gender concerns into trade policies.

African nations need to mobilize their continent's resources to finance development, and ease the way for small business to trade, UNCTAD Secretary-General Mukhisa Kituyi has said.