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UN eyes modest 2024 maritime trade growth, but future uncertainThe United Nations' trade and development agency, UNCTAD, highlighted in its annual report on maritime transport that the global economy, f...
Decarbonising shipping to cost over $100 bn per year: UNWednesday's report highlighted that the global shipping industry remains resilient despite challenges stemming from the Covid pandemic and ...
UN sees friend-shoring risks in a fragile global trading systemDisruptions from the fighting in Ukraine have already led to higher grain prices and dry-bulk freight rates, which contributed to a 1.2% in...
India ranks 73rd in UN index assessing e-commerce readinessThe United Nations Conference on Trade and Development's Business-to-Consumer (B2C) E-commerce Index 2019 has been topped by the Netherland...
Cyclone Hudhud caused $ 11 billion worth of losses: UNThe 41 fatalities associated with the cyclone, a Category 4 storm that hit coastal Andhra Pradesh and Odisha in October, were considered "r...
- Food crisis is a wake-up call for Asian agriculture: World Bank
When world rice prices hit $1,000 per tonne in May, Asian govts were forced to take a serious look at their neglected agriculture sectors.