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Since 2015, Egypt’s government has worked with UNCTAD to boost e-commerce in the Arab-speaking world's most populous market, where most business is still done offline.

Although trade negotiators and Internet experts increasingly work on similar e-commerce issues, such as data flows, they do so in silos. A bridge between them needs to be built.

The World Trade Organization’s services waiver exists on paper, but LDCs have yet to exploit in practice.

Developing countries are the most vulnerable and the least prepared for the changing climate – but economic opportunities exist alongside the threats

After MC11, UNCTAD Secretary-General says negotiations to tackle overfishing could move to new United Nations platforms.

Cotton farmers and government officials agree to promote the production of by-products like sanitary pads and biomass fuels, to create jobs and diversify the copper-dependent economy.

UNCTAD Secretary-General says talk of inclusive e-commerce and development must go beyond words if developing countries are to reap the benefits.

A new study presented at the WTO's 11th Ministerial says countries' rules for determining a product's origin are increasingly similar, which is good news for the global trading system.

UNCTAD's eTrade Readiness Assessment of the mountainous nation, presented at WTO's MC11, shows the majority of Nepalese are now online, and that this is empowering consumers and businesses alike.

Discussions on ending subsidized fisheries took place at the World Trade Organization’s ministerial conference in Buenos Aires.