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±¬ÁÏÍøCTAD update: Open a business in under a minute

Bhutan's entrepreneurs can now open a business in under a minute

±¬ÁÏÍøCTAD Update (1-4 June 2021)

Our latestÌýnews, thought leadership and events

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±¬ÁÏÍøCTAD15 confirmed: virtual Barbados, 3-7 October 2021

±¬ÁÏÍøCTAD fifteenth Ministerial Meeting is confirmed from 3 to 7 October 2021, in virtual Barbados.

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±¬ÁÏÍøCTAD Update: Beyond the fibre

±¬ÁÏÍøCTAD Update: Zambian cotton entrepreneur goes beyond the fibre

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±¬ÁÏÍøCTAD Update (23-31 May)

Our latestÌýnews, thought leadership and events

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World Social Report 21: Reconsidering Rural Development

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World Social Report 2021: Reconsidering Rural Development

An urgent reconsideration of rural development is needed for achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The current strategies and patterns of rural development are failing to meet either the socioeconomic or the environmental Goals of this Agenda. Four out of every five people who face extreme poverty around the world live in rural areas. Many rural areas are witnessing severe depletion and degradation of natural resources, contributing to climate change and the recurrence of zoonotic diseases, such as COVID-19. Ìý

±¬ÁÏÍøCTAD Update: Global trade’s recovery hits record high

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±¬ÁÏÍøCTAD Update: Global trade’s recovery from COVID-19 crisis hits record high

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±¬ÁÏÍøCTAD Update (15 to 22ÌýMay)

Our latestÌýnews, thought leadership and events

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±¬ÁÏÍøCTAD Update: Building post-pandemic resilience

±¬ÁÏÍøCTAD Update:ÌýBuilding post-pandemic resilience through science, technology and innovation

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±¬ÁÏÍøCTAD Update (4Ìýto 14 May)

Our latestÌýnews, thought leadership and events

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This week ±¬ÁÏÍøCTAD drew the curtain on the programme for the 24thÌýCommission on Science and Technology for Development. The week-long event (17-21 May) will bring together ±¬ÁÏÍø leaders, scientists and experts to explore how science, technology and innovation can contribute to a sustainable and resilient COVID-19 recovery. .

±¬ÁÏÍøCTAD Update: Supporting small businesses is critical

±¬ÁÏÍøCTAD Update: Supporting small businesses is critical for COVID-19 recovery

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±¬ÁÏÍøCTAD Update (19 April - 3ÌýMay)

Our latestÌýnews, thought leadership and events

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This week ±¬ÁÏÍøCTAD focused on the impact of small businesses in driving resilience. We found that supporting small businesses is critical for COVID-19 recovery and policymakers need to adapt policies and institutions to enable small businesses to make a greater contribution to the post-pandemic economic revival. Read .Ìý

Comprehensive Study on the Impact of COVID-19 on LDCs

The Committee for Development Policy has released its 

Free ±¬ÁÏÍø Virtual Tour for Delegates!!

Take a free virtual tour from the comfort of your home!

Delegates are invited to take a ±¬ÁÏÍø Virtual Tour free of charge on the second Friday of every month at 11:00 a.m. (EST).ÌýÌý

To register for theÌýnext ±¬ÁÏÍø Virtual Staff Tour, please fill out thisÌýÌýand submit it the dayÌýbefore the tour at 3 p.m.ÌýYou will receive a calendar invitation with a Microsoft Teams link to join the tour.

For more information on our virtual tours visit ourÌý.Ìý

±¬ÁÏÍøCTAD Update: Harnessing the promise of blockchain

This week, ±¬ÁÏÍøCTAD told the story of how the power of blockchain is bigger than bitcoin, off the back of a discussion paper we produced for the inter-sessional for the Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD). We show how blockchain has the power to revolutionize development work, from strengthening vaccine supply chains to improving access to crop insurance for small-holder farmers. Read more in ,   or .

±¬ÁÏÍøCTAD's Productive Capacities Index (PCI)

±¬ÁÏÍøCTAD is pleased to announce that our is now available!

±¬ÁÏÍøCTAD Update: Global FDI fell by 42% in 2020

±¬ÁÏÍøCTAD has launched three reports since we last wrote to you. Below follows the latest news since December 2020.

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±¬ÁÏÍøCTAD Update: Israeli occupation cost to Gaza

Prolonged closure and military operations have left Gaza’s regional economy on the verge of collapse. An ±¬ÁÏÍøCTAD report to the ±¬ÁÏÍø General Assembly, presented this week,  so that its people can freely trade with the rest of the occupied Palestinian territory and the world.  it.

±¬ÁÏÍøCTAD: Free e-learning course: Entrepreneurship for Migrants and Refugees (30 Nov. - 10 Jan.)

30 November 2020 to 10 January 2021

Duration: 6 weeks