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Injuries and death caused by consumer products represent a massive drag on the economy, according to the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission

​Following the first-ever assessment of a nation’s consumer protection law and policy by peer national authorities, UNCTAD has proposed a package of improvements for Morocco

Better access to formal financial services thanks to digital technologies has improved lives but brought new risks, such as over-indebtedness. Better consumer protection is needed.

​​On 20-22 June 2018, UNCTAD-UNODC-UNECA organised an expert consultation to discuss a statistical framework to measure illicit financial flows.

​Ten women entrepreneurs hailing from Africa, Latin America and Asia have made the shortlist, with the winner to be named at UNCTAD’s World Investment Forum in October 2018

The most innovative solutions don’t always involve high-tech. Sometimes what makes the biggest difference in people’s lives is a new spin on tradition

The battle for audio-visual rights to sports events is as fierce as the action on the field, and competition regulators in developing countries must be prepared to play the game

​Steve MacFeely, Head of Statistics and Information (UNCTAD) and Joerg Mayer, Senior Economic Affairs Officer (UNCTAD), were both discussants at the launch of two new UNIDO reports on 28 June, 2018, the Industrial Development Report 2018 and the Structural Change for Inclusive and Sustainable Industrial Development.

​The joint UNCTAD-OECD Report indicates that investment policy measures taken by G20 Members show a mixed picture. While some point towards greater openness for foreign investment and the easing of conditions for international capital flows, especially where enterprise investment is concerned, others introduce new investment restrictions.

When consumer interests are protected, social and economic progress follows – supporting countries to meet the Sustainable Development Goals