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Key Statistics and Trends in International Trade 2015 As of 2014 the trends in international trade were largely driven by the sluggish economic growth and the persisting econ...

In partnership with the Government of Kenya, UNCTAD has organized a series of high-level events on the margins of the 10th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (M...

WTO members concluded their Tenth Ministerial Conference in Nairobi on 19 December by securing an historic agreement on a series of trade initiatives. The “Nairobi Package” pay...

Efforts to craft a global accord to combat climate change stumbled on Friday with China and many other nations refusing to yield ground, forcing host France to extend the U.N. summ...

The selection: Friday, 11 December Today, in Nairobi: 7th Northern Corridor Transport Observatory Report validation workshop. For highlights: @NorthernCoridor Today, in Gaborone:...

The world economy has fallen below forecasts of even six months ago and will grow only modestly over the next two years due to “cyclical and structural headwinds,” including lo...

Kenya has ratified the new Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA), less than a week before it hosts an important high-level WTO trade meeting. The WTO Secretariat received Kenya’s in...

The COMESA Council of Ministers has urged Member States that signed COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Free Trade Area Agreement (TFTA) to start the process of ratification and those that ...

The 12th Summit of the Northern Corridor Integration Projects took place in Kigali, Rwanda on 10th December, 2015. H.E. Paul Kagame, President of the Republic o...

The 1st Meeting of the African Union Customs Experts on the Development of a Trade Facilitation Strategy for Africa, commenced on 9 December 2015 in Libreville. The Meeting is orga...

The selection: Thursday, 10 December WTO report finds no acceleration in trade restrictions but slow pace for barrier removal During the period under review, the rate at which ne...

Expansion in food trade must support national and global food security objectives, FAO report says Rules governing international trade of food and agricultural products should be ...

The selection: Wednesday, 9 December This week in Kigali: the 12th Summit of the Northern Corridor Integration Projects NCIP Summit: 'Involve private sector in integration projec...

Thousands of Batswana rose out of poverty thanks to increased growth in rural areas driven in part by rising agricultural incomes and welfare improvements, according to a World Ban...

Unprecedented corporate engagement on key climate issues including carbon pricing, finance, responsible policy engagement and science-based targets were announced on 8 December 201...

Africa has witnessed impressive growth rates over the past decade. The continent has also become the world’s fastest-growing region for foreign direct investment (FDI). While glo...

UNCTAD’s Handbook of Statistics 2015 reveals that global trade in services grew by 5 per cent as merchandise trade stagnates and foreign direct investment falls. International s...

African Ministers for the Environment held a high-level meeting at the Africa Pavilion at the ongoing United Nations climate change conference in Paris, France. The Ministers from...

The leaders of Kenya and Ethiopia promised on Monday to create jobs, reduce poverty and foster trade in their restive borderlands, where conflict has intensified in recent years. ...

Small businesses are critical yet often overlooked players in climate change adaptation. A new report from WRI and UNDP, Adapting from the Ground Up, offers specific poli...