In today’s globalized world, diplomacy plays a crucial role in international cooperation, but the traditional roles, such as that of the Economic Attaché or Commercial Attaché, need to evolve. These ...

The global trading system is under unprecedented strain, yet 72% of world goods trade was still conducted on most-favored-nation terms under WTO rules in 2025. Built for a post‑WWII world, the ...

In 2023, ASEAN trade revealed three key patterns — fewer intra-regional transactions and more dependence on external partners, particularly China, a continuance of the 'spaghetti bowl phenomenon' ...

The 195 member states of the UN Trade and Development organization (UNCTAD) gathered Monday in Geneva for its 16th conference, where leaders discussed the implementation of current World Trade ...

Global trade is on course to exceed US$35 trillion in 2025 for the first time, according to the United Nations Trade and Development (UNCTAD)’s final Global Trade Update of the year. The new data ...

Problems at the intersection of trade and climate often benefit most from broad engagement with as many countries as possible; rule innovation, however, tends to happen within smaller groupings of ...

Geneva (ILO News) - With approximately 15 per cent of the global population living with disabilities—80 per cent of whom are in developing countries—there is a growing demand for international trade ...

Africa’s share of global trade remains disproportionately small, hovering around 2%-3%. Countries on the continent trade more with the rest of the world than they ...

This chapter is part of USMCA Forward 2024. Three decades after NAFTA’s implementation, and over three years since the USMCA took effect, Mexico’s trade and investment ties with Canada and the United ...

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 ...

The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development is the United Nations body responsible for dealing with development issues, particularly international trade – the main driver of development.