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UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Global trade in 2025: Resilience under pressure
As trade uncertainty grows, global cooperation and balanced policies will be key to preventing economic fragmentation and safeguarding long-term growth.
A new World Bank report, launched today, notes that India will need to grow by 7.8 per cent …
Economic growth in Thailand is projected to rise to 2.9 per cent in 2025, up from 2.6 per …
TRST01
TRST01 and India Rubber Board launch iSNR initiative to transform global natural rubber trade
An alliance between TRST01 and the India Rubber Board is redefining sustainable commodity sourcing, positioning India at the …
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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)
ADB raises developing Asia and the Pacific’s economic growth forecast for 2024
24 June 2024
18 June 2024
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
UN secretary-general and global leaders mark 60 years of UNCTAD, urging for an equitable economy
10 June 2024
World Trade Organization (WTO)
WTO spotlights inclusive trade for clean energy transition on Environment Day
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
UN urges regional cooperation to accelerate digitalisation of cross-border trade procedures
26 May 2024
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
UN biodiversity conference 2024 to feature first-ever ‘Trade Day’
4 May 2024
8 April 2024
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Costs on the rise and volatile, but trade facilitation could mitigate challenges ahead
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