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For trade and development, 2025 is a year like no other. Tariff talks continue to grab headlines. But urgent action is also needed to stop the sun setting on trade development cooperation. This June ...

MUSCAT - The Gulf Cooperation Council Statistical Center on Saturday affirmed that GCC countries continue to achieve real growth in gross domestic product, driven by economic diversification programs ...

While mainstreaming gender perspectives in trade policy is a recent endeavour, countries have acquired more experience in mainstreaming other issues in trade policy, such as environmental protection ...

Santiago Fernández de Córdoba is an economist at the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and a Special Professor of Economics at Universidad de Navarra, Spain. He has been a ...

Digital trade, from software sales to streaming movies, plays a bigger role than ever in the global economy. Yet with many developing countries struggling to fully participate in digital trade, now is ...

The Trade and International Integration Research Program aims to improve understanding of the role of global economic integration in development and poverty reduction. We are also developing databases ...

The positive impact of American small businesses is not just seen on Main Street. It is felt worldwide, including in developing and middle-income countries. In fact, many entrepreneurs often play a ...

An electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft on display at the Fourth Global Digital Trade Expo in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. LIN YUNLONG/FOR CHINA DAILY China's digital trade sector made ...

Global value chains (GVCs) powered an economic revolution over the past three decades: growth accelerated, incomes rose, and poverty rates plunged. Almost 50% of global trade involves GVCs, but rising ...