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Here’s how we are accelerating digital development for all

Here’s how we are accelerating digital development for all

18 Jun 2020
​Written by Houlin Zhao, ITU Secretary-General and UNGIS Vice-Chair  
Global foreign direct investment projected to plunge 40% in 2020

Global foreign direct investment projected to plunge 40% in 2020

16 Jun 2020
COVID-19 causes steep drop in investment flows, hitting developing countries hardest. Recovery is not expected before 2022, says new UNCTAD report.
COVID-19 will likely transform global production, says UN report

COVID-19 will likely transform global production, says UN report

16 Jun 2020
New UNCTAD report shows reshoring, diversification and regionalization will drive restructuring of global value chains in the coming years.
Foreign investment in Latin America expected to halve in 2020

Foreign investment in Latin America expected to halve in 2020

16 Jun 2020
COVID-19 shock sends ripples across sectors, with commodities, tourism and transportation among the most severely hit, new UNCTAD report reveals.
Investment flows to developing countries in Asia could fall up to 45% in 2020

Investment flows to developing countries in Asia could fall up to 45% in 2020

16 Jun 2020
Lockdown measures and factory stoppages in the wake of COVID-19 have severely impacted supply chain and factories’ production in the region.
Investment flows in Africa set to drop 25% to 40% in 2020

Investment flows in Africa set to drop 25% to 40% in 2020

16 Jun 2020
All industries on the continent are reeling from the double blow of the coronavirus pandemic and low commodity prices, UNCTAD’s new report says.
Advancing the digitalization of trade with partnerships: National Trade Facilitation Committees as a platform for policy modernization

Advancing the digitalization of trade with partnerships: National Trade Facilitation Committees as a platform for policy modernization

16 Jun 2020
Written by Craig Atkinson, Article No. 54 [UNCTAD Transport and Trade Facilitation Newsletter N°86 - Second Quarter 2020]
Making Digital Work for Sustainable Development: The Time to Act is Now

Making Digital Work for Sustainable Development: The Time to Act is Now

15 Jun 2020
Written byMukhisa Kituyi, Secretary-General of UNCTAD and UNGIS Chair 2020-21
Decade of digitalization needed to drive development for all

Decade of digitalization needed to drive development for all

15 Jun 2020
In a new dialogue series, 30 international agencies map out their vision for digitalization that truly supports sustainable development.
Global trade continues nosedive, UNCTAD forecasts 20% drop in 2020

Global trade continues nosedive, UNCTAD forecasts 20% drop in 2020

11 Jun 2020
New data shows a worrying deterioration of trade for developing countries and a continued struggle for the automotive and energy sectors, while office equipment rebounds.