Telling the trade stories of least developed countries

Women are 14 times more likely to die from a climate disaster than men. Despite being face-to-face with the problem, women are often not part of the solution.

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, a strong digital presence has, more than ever, become a key element for small businesses in the coffee sector to access new buyers and benefit from international markets.

Public-private partnership to boost incomes in shea.

In Bangladesh, COVID-19 is impacting the female labour force more

Recently launched ecommerce training program and portal will help hundreds of women entrepreneurs in South Asian LDCs become part of regional and global supply chains.

New tool offers actions to tackle the barriers to trade that women face

How to ensure the women who collect shea benefit from being part of the global marketplace

Taking traditional African prints and making them modern, a female entrepreneur is aiming to go global – armed with the right business tools

In Zambia, a sweet idea spurs entrepreneurship

Originally published by World Economic Forum Agenda on 24 June 2019

TOKYO – 23 MARCH 2019 – Across the world’s 47 Least Developed Countries (LDCs), women continue to face constraints that limit their participation in trade.

New UNCTAD-EIF study of the fisheries sector in The Gambia shows trade policies have to be inclusive if they are to reduce poverty