Barbados GIS - The 15th Session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD 15) will now be held in Barbados from October 3 to 8, 2021, with pre-events starting from Friday, October 1. Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley made the announcement today at
UN News - The global shipping industry has played a vital role in the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and demand for its services has limited the annual decline in maritime trade volumes to around 4.1 per cent in 2020, the UN Conference on
UN News - Although global trade is making a frail recovery, the outlook remains uncertain, UN trade and development body UNCTAD said on Wednesday, in announcing its latest COVID-era update. Estimates show that world trade will drop by five per cent this quarter, compared with the 2019 level. While
Apart from being a public health threat, the COVID-19 pandemic is also becoming increasingly an economic threat. The coronavirus crisis has hit the business world at an unprecedented scale and speed and on the verge of triggering a deceleration of global annual growth to below 2.5
