exports
August 26, 2020 -
Michelle Kovacevic
The evolution of Quality Infrastructure in the Caribbean
Like the Pacific, independence from colonialism is what kickstarted the development of Quality Infrastructure in the Caribbean.
August 26, 2020 -
Michelle Kovacevic
Pacific island countries band together to increase export quality
Trade ministers in the Pacific approve the region’s first strategic framework on quality infrastructure
August 18, 2020 -
Deanna Ramsay
Focusing on export development, Ethiopia’s small businesses seeing success
For a new business owner, one international trade fair got things rolling
August 12, 2020 -
Michelle Kovacevic
Bangladesh seeing success leveraging resources to enhance trade
In 2017, Bangladesh’s Ministry of Commerce secured US$50 million from the World Bank to address trade facilitation and export diversification issues.
July 22, 2020 -
Michelle Kovacevic, Violeta Gonzalez Behar
Vanuatu leading Pacific in digitising customs and biosecurity clearance
Country’s online trading system off to a timely start, as COVID’s physical distancing requirements disrupt manual systems
July 20, 2020 -
Annette Mutaawe Ssemuwemba, Hang T.T. Tran
Facilitating trade through improved customs systems in the Maldives
Increasing efficiency leading to big gains
July 07, 2020 -
Adnan Seric, Jostein Hauge
COVID-19 and the global contraction in FDI
Originally published by UNIDO in May 2020
May 26, 2020 -
Deanna Ramsay
How does graduation from least developed country status change a nation’s trade prospects?
New report dives into the details of shifting treatment, export markets and more
April 27, 2020 -
Axel Addy
How can Africa’s trade ministers help combat COVID-19? Lessons from Ebola
Trade ministers are playing an essential role in the pandemic response
April 07, 2020 -
Joseph Glauber, David Laborde, Will Martin, Rob Vos
COVID-19: Trade restrictions are worst possible response to safeguard food security
Originally published by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) on 27 March 2020
March 12, 2020 -
Isaac Kwaku Fokuo, Akinyi Ochieng
Up and coming: Here's why Africa has the potential to boost global growth
Originally published in World Economic Forum Agenda on 18 February 2020
February 11, 2020 -
Simon J. Evenett, Johannes Fritz
How developing country exports fared during the recent Populist era
The latest version of the Global Trade Alert, which monitors state interventions that affect world commerce, explores whether developing country access to large overseas markets has changed during the current era of populism.
January 23, 2020 -
Deanna Ramsay
Chad aiming for export diversification, and with that stability
Country is addressing its fragility through renewed efforts to stimulate economy
December 03, 2019 -
Deanna Ramsay
For better business, making standard measurements work in Lao PDR
Carefully calibrating its trade support and compliance to international standards, country is targeting more exports
June 04, 2019 -
Paul Brenton, Ian Gillson, Pierre Sauvé
Economic diversification: Why trade matters
Economic diversification is a key element of development in which a country moves to a more diverse production structure, scaling-up resilience to external shocks and providing a path for equitable growth.