Trade for economic empowerment and gender equality: What comes next.
Stories & Blogs UNCTADOct 16, 2025(News )Sustained efforts are underway to ensure that the benefits of trade are shared more broadly and that trade policy powers a more prosperous future leaving no one behind.
Mind the gap: Getting digital-ready for shared prosperity.
Stories & Blogs UNCTADOct 15, 2025(News )From policy and reforms to infrastructure and cooperation, a new study unpacks what developing economies need to harness digital trade for inclusive growth.
New digital platform eases processes, powers investment in Zimbabwe.
Stories & Blogs UNCTADSep 23, 2025(News )The African nation takes a major step to simplifying investment procedures with the launch of its new eRegulations investment portal – with support from UN Trade and Development and partners.
Breaking down barriers for women digital entrepreneurs: What’s next?
Stories & Blogs UNCTADSep 05, 2025(News )A new study examines the systemic barriers holding women’s businesses back in the digital economy, calling for targeted measures to change course.
Harnessing Africa’s digital economy for regional integration and shared prosperity.
Stories & Blogs UNCTADAug 26, 2025(News )Algeria launches UNCTAD’s eTrade Readiness Assessment to empower small businesses and deepen continental integration.
Unlocking Job Creation and Better Healthcare in South Africa -- One Container Clinic at a Time.
Stories & Blogs IFCJul 16, 2025(Story )Previously, during blackouts “we couldn’t do ultrasounds. We would [also] have to move our vaccines to another area, because vaccines need continuous cold chain,” says Motsisi.
How cleaner production bolsters economic resilience in developing countries
Stories & Blogs UNCTADApr 22, 2025(News )From protecting the environment to empowering bottom-up innovation and improving livelihoods, efforts are underway to connect the dots and accelerate progress towards prosperity for all.
How critical energy transition minerals can pave the way for shared prosperity
Stories & Blogs UNCTADNov 12, 2024(News )Developing countries rich in critical minerals have a unique opportunity to benefit from two significant trends that can drive their sustainable development: the energy transition and the digital economy.
Silencing the Guns through STEM Education Investment in Africa
Stories & Blogs OSAAOct 08, 2024(News )Africa is experiencing population growth, with “youth bulges” that can become a demographic dividend contributing to the continent’s growth or a “demographic threat” that could stress the job market and fuel instability.
Breaking barriers: How non-tariff measures impact women in e-commerce
Stories & Blogs UNCTADAug 05, 2024(News )A UN Trade and Development report highlights why targeted support and gender-sensitive policies are key to helping women entrepreneurs thrive in the global digital economy.