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Official account of @UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD). We work to ensure everyone benefits from the global economy.

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🚀 UN Trade and Development and @founding Institute are joining up to connect entrepreneurs with mentors, investors and founders around the world.

🤝 The partnership launches at FounderX, Silicon Valley — 25–27 August

https://t.co/7zuZY5q7Bg

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118 countries have no seat at the tables where the rules for artificial intelligence are being written.

Most of them are developing countries. Safety, transparency and accountability are being decided without them.

➡️ Read the analysis: https://t.co/DZ0fHiiOxT

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🌱 Principle 16 of the Guiding Principles for Sustainable Investment in Tourism: Environmental impact & biodiversity. Sustainable investment can foster cultural exchange, mutual understanding and respect.

 Explore the report by UN Tourism and @UNCTAD  ⬇️
https://t.co/BLDToeBkyk

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Silicon Valley has the network. Most entrepreneurs don't live there.

@UNCTAD & @founding are joining up to connect entrepreneurs with mentors, investors and founders around the world.

🎥 Hear from the founders making the trip.

➡️ https://t.co/rTG02VINLT

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On #WorldPhotographyDay, here is the @UNCTAD photo that was selected at the exhibition “Shared Lives, Shared Future”: https://t.co/WYOJOphnmh

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On #WorldHumanitarianDay a reminder that economic shocks are where many emergencies start.
Nearly 1 billion people live in countries where a jump in fuel prices strains the same budgets that pay for food, medicine and transport.
#ActForHumanity
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Next stop for UN trade and Development? Silicon Valley.

UN Trade and Development and Founder Institute are joining up to connect entrepreneurs with mentors, investors and founders around the world.

Learn more: https://t.co/fEgPqJoKjr

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We’ve simplified. You benefit.

Now get one smart newsletter – @UN #Insights – with top analysis, reports & events on global trade and development.

Follow only the topics you care about.

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3 weeks left to apply, UNCTAD wants to hear from you

📢 Got a tech solution to make supply chains stronger?
🏆 Winner joins the Global Supply Chain Forum in Riyadh, 29 Nov–1 Dec. Travel covered.
⏰ Deadline: 4 Sept

📝 https://t.co/EpSTeTKHGG

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One newsletter. All the #insights.

From trade to investment to sustainable growth – get what matters, when it matters.

Delivered by UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD).

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Trade in goods grew 12.5% in the first half of 2026, reaching US$13.7 trillion.
Our Global Trade Update tracks where trade is heading, every month. This edition: what artificial intelligence and electric vehicles are doing to it.
➡️ Read it: https://t.co/bwUnWqO7bN

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Do you want to stay ahead of the curve on global trade and development?

@UN #Insights gives you trusted intelligence on global trade, the economy and development – straight to your inbox.

Sign up now to get expert analysis tailored to your interests.

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Global trade is shifting. Are you watching?

@UN #Insights brings sharp, timely intelligence on global trade, the economy and development to your inbox.

Stay informed. Stay ahead.

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We’ve simplified. You benefit.

Now get one smart newsletter – @UN #Insights – with top analysis, reports & events on global trade and development.

Follow only the topics you care about.

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Everyone argues about tariffs. For most countries, the paperwork costs more.
88% pay more for hidden trade rules than for tariffs.
Numbers like this, in your inbox, as often as you want.
➡️ https://t.co/Lgf4kBaUPk

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Young people are not waiting to be asked about their future. So we asked them anyway: what role does youth play in development?
▶️ Watch what they told us.
#InternationalYouthDay

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The global economy isn't abstract. It's your grocery bill, six months earlier.
UN Trade and Development Insights sends you the numbers behind it.
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Where investment goes today will shape who produces, supplies, innovates and trades tomorrow.

In a new blog post, @CollinsNan, Director, Division on Investment and Enterprise @UNCTAD, highlights a shift revealed by the World Investment Report 2026: global capital is becoming more strategic, selective and concentrated.

To stay connected to future trade networks, developing economies should focus on realistic entry points—such as processing, logistics and digital services. Read more: https://t.co/jzWMCOi24E

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Less than a month to apply, UNCTAD wants to hear from you

📢 Got a tech solution to make supply chains stronger?
🏆 Winner joins the Global Supply Chain Forum in Riyadh, 29 Nov–1 Dec. Travel covered.
⏰ Deadline: 4 Sept

📝 https://t.co/Gzo0Nn8ey5

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🌍 @UNCTAD is the @UN's leading body on trade & development.

We work with 195 countries to turn trade, finance, investment & the digital economy into engines of inclusive & sustainable growth – through expert analysis, technical support & global dialogue. https://t.co/ZuCVgkSyZe