Telling the trade stories of least developed countries

The EIF recognises that our contribution to creating a thriving e-commerce ecosystem in LDCs is part and parcel of a bigger effort bringing together the expertise and skills of many others. While some are working together with the private sector, including small businesses, others are working with governments. While some invest in building digital infrastructure, others impart knowledge to build digital skills and yet others provide support to prepare and implement e-commerce policies.

Alexander Kasterine explores how climate change concerns are changing market requirements for developing country food exporters

Least developed countries (LDCs) receive only 6% of the private finance mobilized globally through blended finance, and even then funds are concentrated in a handful of LDCs while ‘last mile’ countries, sectors and businesses miss out.

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

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

A compendium of recent news on the global pandemic and what some of the world’s poorest countries are doing

In this issue: "Samoa's coconuts go global," "Taking female-led businesses from local to global," and "Women at the helm of Senegal's mango industry"

The challenges with which African countries are faced in the context of ecommerce – and which hinder its development – are multifaceted

Aminata Dominique Diouf was seven years old when her father bought a small farm 15 minutes from the Senegal-Gambia border.