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The Information Economy Report 2017 analyzes the evolving digital economy and its implications for trade and development. While these are still early days of the digital economy, it is already clear...

The report on the development of a National E-commerce Strategy of Rwanda provides strategic recommendations and an action plan for the development and use of e-commerce in Rwanda, covering...

This report follows the first report produced under the Development Account project on: “Strengthening consumer protection in the provision of health services (including e-health) in the wake of the...

The Brochure is an introduction to UNCTAD led UN Inter-Agency Cluster on Trade and Productive Capacity to relevant stakeholders, e.g., Governments, Donors, and UN System (including UN Resident...

The present assessment is part of the development of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) e-commerce strategy, for which UNCTAD was referred by the ECOWAS Commission in 2020. It...

The present assessment is part of the development of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) e-commerce strategy, for which UNCTAD was referred by the ECOWAS Commission in 2020. It...

In 2005, the international community gathered in Tunis for the second and final session of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS). That gathering concluded a process, begun in 1998, to...

The Competition Branch of the Eurasian Economic Commission (herein after referred as EEC) requested UNCTAD to undertake an assessment of their EAEU competition regulations based on the UNCTAD Model...

Iraq’s economy is at a turning point. For decades it has relied on crude oil production and export to drive the economy. In many ways, this was a success story, with oil revenue contributing to...

This report looks at the prospects for foreign direct investment and international production during and beyond the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. It not only projects the immediate impact of the...

UNCTAD serves as the focal point within the United Nations Secretariat for all matters related to consumer protection policy. UNCTAD promotes the United Nations Guidelines for Consumer Protection and...

This handbook is designed mainly for diplomats, commercial attachés, and trade representatives and offers guidance on how to promote and facilitate investment in projects that advance the Sustainable...

In 2021, the Government of Tajikistan requested UNCTAD to conduct an assessment of the implementation of the recommendations in the IPR. This Report evaluates the progress made to strengthen the...

The report presents a new UNCTAD tool aimed at fostering the effective implementation of investment policy review recommendations at country level. The objective of this document is twofold: it aims...

The LDC Waiver is a legal tool that enables WTO Members to sidestep their obligation to treat all services imports equally under the Most-Favoured Nation (MFN) clause through the granting preferential...

The IPR of Nepal, completed in 2003, analyzed the legal, regulatory and institutional framework for investment in the country. It examined how to increase the contribution of investment, including...

The Kiribati Rapid eTrade Readiness Assessment focuses on examining seven key policy areas that are most relevant for e-commerce. Within each area, critical readiness gaps are identified and relevant...