July 13, 2021 -

The Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated the challenges Least Developed Countries (LDCs) face in accessing vital trade finance, as many have seen their local dollar liquidity shrink while foreign banks take a dimmer - and not always accurate - view of emerging market risk.

June 01, 2021 -

Looking ahead to the next decade of action to transform economies Thriving economies produce. What they produce could be export commodities, human enterprises, linkages to supply chains, data innovations, i.e. the whole range of things that generate profit today.

April 20, 2021 -

Trade has a critical role to play in rebuilding developing and least developed countries’ economies, alleviating rising poverty and creating a greener, more inclusive future for all.

March 17, 2021 -

A year into Covid-19 being declared a global pandemic, this month’s Aid for Trade stocktaking event, organized by the Development Division of the World Trade Organization (WTO), offers a timely opportunity to assess impact on developing and least developed countries’ (LDC) trade needs, discuss how to make the recovery sustainable and mobilize financing where it is needed most.

March 09, 2021 -

Adopting such standards in LDC production offers promise, but work remains

March 02, 2021 -

by Brendan Vickers, Salamat Ali, Dr. Neil Balchin, Hilary Enos-Edu

February 04, 2021 -

Originally published by Thompson Reuters Foundation News on 22 December 2020

December 02, 2020 -

As the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic kick in, hopes for better progress, at least in the short term, appear to be fading.

November 12, 2020 -

The combined and cumulative effect of pre-existing technological, policy and sustainability trends and the current COVID crisis is set to strike a perfect storm in the system of international production and GVCs.

November 05, 2020 -

Myanmar was already moving to get its businesses online. With COVID-19, they were able to speed things up.

October 29, 2020 -

With a sharp decline in tourism in 2020, what does the future look like?

October 21, 2020 -

Originally published by the World Bank on 1st October 2020

October 15, 2020 -

Medicine retail and logistics in Africa are a highly fragmented business.

September 29, 2020 -

Country's cross-border traders persevere despite COVID-19 challenges

September 14, 2020 -

New paper looks at the supply chain dimension of African trade during and post-COVID

August 17, 2020 -

Partnerships with development agencies and government efforts to boost the digital economy are helping soften the economic blow of the pandemic.

August 05, 2020 -

Food products comprise around 17% of LDC merchandise imports – more than double the world average of 8%.

August 03, 2020 -

As LDCs grapple with ongoing economic fallout from COVID-19, EIF activities have yielded valuable insights for recovery.

July 30, 2020 -

Ways for LDCs to adapt amid global turmoil

July 16, 2020 -

OECD’s Seed Schemes are working to protect food systems globally, with important benefits for least developed countries

July 14, 2020 -

Although LDCs are home to 13.3% of the world’s population, their share of COVID-19-related medical imports is just 1%.

July 07, 2020 -

Originally published by UNIDO in May 2020

June 23, 2020 -

COVID-19 has led to a steep decline in business for operators in protected areas, coupled with a substantial drop in future booking requests.

June 11, 2020 -

Tourism is the backbone of many developing world economies, and the sector is being drastically affected by COVID-19. How can countries weather and recover this crisis? What lessons can we take from the past?

June 08, 2020 -

Halting of travel devastating sector that is a key driver of growth in the world’s poorest countries

June 03, 2020 -

Originally published by UNCTAD on 7 May 2020

May 29, 2020 -

Only 5 countries have graduated from LDC status since the category was established in 1971. 12 are set to potentially graduate in the coming years, largely based on economic gains. But with COVID-19 slowing economies and trade, is LDC graduation in peril?

May 18, 2020 -

How will graduation impact countries in South Asia and the trade support they benefit from? How can they prepare?

May 13, 2020 -

48% of impoverished people today live in fragile and conflict-affected states, and the number is increasing. COVID-19 has the potential to make the situation even worse. What can countries and global institutions do to stem this tide and improve stability?

May 05, 2020 -

Trade ministry fast-tracks measures to ease access to essential goods and services during the pandemic.

April 29, 2020 -

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic’s travel impacts, West Africa’s objectives remain valid

April 27, 2020 -

Trade ministers are playing an essential role in the pandemic response

April 15, 2020 -

Originally published in World Economic Forum Agenda on 23 March 2020

April 07, 2020 -

Originally published by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) on 27 March 2020

March 31, 2020 -

Originally published by Peterson Institute for International Economics on 27 March 2020