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Global trade growth turns negative after record year: UNCTAD

Global trade is set to reach almost $32 trillion this year, but inflation has reversed some of the gains made in recent months. more

Policy mistakes could trigger worse recession than 2007 crisis: UNCTAD

New York: The world is headed towards a global recession and prolonged stagnation unless fiscal and monetary policies holding sway in some advanced economies are quickly changed, accordin ...

Trade in many developing countries projected to ‘nosedive’, warns UNCTAD

New York : Trade in many developing countries is expected to take a “nosedive” in the second quarter of 2020, owing to the unprecedented effects of the coronavirus pandemic, U ...

Global creative economy shows resilience, growth: Report

Washington: With export growth rates of over 7% over 13 years, global trade in creative goods is an expanding and resilient sector buoyed by China, according to a new UNCTAD report.

Trade wars and protectionism threaten global shipping, warns UN agency

New York, Maritime trade is stronger than it’s been for five years, but “tit-for-tat” tariff battles and restructuring by shipping companies threaten to disrupt it ...

Caught in ‘poverty trap,’ least developed countries being left behind – UN report

New York, Dec 16 (Just Earth News): Even as the international community pledged to ‘leave no one behind’ with the adoption of the 2030 Agenda, the United Nations Conference on Trade and ...

Ban hails 50 years of UN work on trade and development

Geneval, June 18 (JEN) Arriving in Geneva to mark the 50th anniversary of the United Nations body that promotes international trade to fight poverty, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today ...

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