UNCTAD
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Developing countries shoulder $31 trillion in global debt, double their share in 2010, according to UNCTAD, the UN body for integrating developing countries into the global economy.
From Barron's • Nov. 19, 2025
Trade and Development, formerly known as UNCTAD, said the value of money owed by governments rose by $5.6 trillion from 2022.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 4, 2024
UNCTAD, the organization’s trade and development group, dramatized the global food shortage and pushed Russia, Turkey and Ukraine to negotiate.
From Washington Post • Sep. 20, 2022
In seven leading economies accounting for roughly half of the world’s economic output, online retail sales increased from $2 trillion in 2019 to around $2.9 trillion last year, according to U.N. trade agency UNCTAD.
From Reuters • Jun. 29, 2022
According to UNCTAD, marine plastic pollution takes an economic toll on tourism, fisheries, and maritime transports, of about $40 billion a year; this deficit will further batter industries already affected financially by the coronavirus.
From Slate • Oct. 19, 2020
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