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.
A pandemic. Development hurdles. Structural impediments. What is there for least developed countries in Africa to improve trade?
Expanding and diversifying productive capacities will better position least developed countries (LDCs) to tap the financing and e-trade opportunities that will underpin their Covid-19 recovery. This was a recurrent theme in the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Least Developed Countries Report 2020, which cautioned however that the international community must first rally with resources, policy space and better international support measures.
New World Bank report shows how data could make an impact, and offers pathways to do so
On avoiding risks and challenges for countries striving to reduce poverty and tackle climate change
June 06, 2021
June 06, 2021
June 06, 2021
