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12 May 2025
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Copper supply crunch threatens energy and digital transitions
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
How cleaner production bolsters economic resilience in developing countries
15 April 2025
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Rethinking climate finance to work for women in Nepal’s coffee, pashmina value chains
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
The poor, vulnerable risk being overlooked in escalating trade tensions
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Reciprocal tariffs should exclude vulnerable developing countries: UN trade body
1 April 2025
UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Climate-smart trade facilitation: From efficiency to climate solutions
15 March 2025
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Global trade in 2025: Resilience under pressure
10 March 2025
10 February 2025
20 January 2025
14 January 2025
World Economic Forum
Global cooperation at a crossroads amid rising geopolitical uncertainty
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
Economic resilience in East and South Asia supports global growth amid challenges: UN flagship economic report
7 January 2025
World Trade Organization (WTO)
New database on critical minerals trade launched to support clean energy transition
11 December 2024
Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation
Shipping poised to play a vital role in APAC cross-border CCUS initiatives
12 November 2024
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Sustainable transport needed to overcome ‘last mile’ in development in Asia and the Pacific
14 September 2024
International Labour Organization (ILO)
New toolkit to help strengthen responsible business conduct in Thailand’s automotive supply chain
4 September 2024
21 July 2024
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
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