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Capitalizing on creativity: How imagination can support sustainable development
As the UN marks World Creativity and Innovation Day, this episode of The Weekly Tradecast looks at the creative economy with Marisa Henderson, chief of UNCTAD’s creative economy program.
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Twin transition for global value chains: Green and digital
UNCTAD Policy Brief No. 111
UNCTAD/PRESS/PB/2023/5 - 03 Jul 2023
Mozambique’s Integration into Regional Value Chains and the Role of Women Small-Scale Cross-Border Traders
UNCTAD/DITC/2023/2 - 19 Jun 2023
Understanding Voluntary Sustainability Standards: : A Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats Analysis
UNCTAD/DITC/TAB/2023/3 - 14 Apr 2023