UNCTAD Global Trade Update Stories

Africa’s imports surge as East Asia leads exports in global trade expansion - report
Alfred Onyango  |  Dec 13, 2025

Africa and East Asia are powering global trade growth in 2025, with rising imports and exports offsetting slower activity in North America and Europe,...

Global growth set to stall in 2025, UN flags financial and geopolitical risks
XINHUA  |  Dec 03, 2025

UNCTAD forecasts global growth will slow to 2.6 per cent in 2025, citing rising financial volatility and geopolitical risks, with developing economies...

Multinationals turn to Kenyan professionals, cut expatriate staff
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 26, 2025

This trend suggests that multinationals are relying more on Kenyan professionals while cautiously expanding their local workforce after the disruption...

Kenya secures Sh22 billion loan from Japan to boost industry, cut power bills
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 22, 2025

Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi signed the deal on behalf of Kenya, while Mr Atsuo Kuroda, Chairman and CEO of Nippon Export and Investment I...

UN Trade and Development cautions developing countries against issuing more Eurobonds
Bashir Mohammed  |  Apr 21, 2024

Agency warns the move could attract high costs and worsen their debt dynamics.

UNCTAD rebrands as 'UN Trade and Development' on 60th anniversary
Amina Wako  |  Apr 10, 2024

The rebranding includes a new logo and visual identity, which will be rolled out across all official channels in the six UN languages.

UNCTAD warns of disruptions on shipping routes for global trade
Bashir Mohammed  |  Feb 26, 2024

The Red Sea, a crucial waterway connecting the Indian Ocean to the Suez Canal and the Mediterranean Sea, has witnessed a surge in attacks by Houthi mi...

Suez Canal traffic drops 42 per cent following Huthi attacks - UN
Agency  |  Jan 26, 2024

The number of weekly container ship transits through the Suez has fallen by 67 per cent year-on-year

G77+China summit: End economic protectionism, Museveni tells world
Jill Namatsi  |  Jan 21, 2024

Museveni urged the G77+China to instead ensure universal economic growth so at to reap maximum benefits, as "economic progress in one country can bene...

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