Title: Trade: a catalyst for achieving the Paris Agreement Trade policy is one of the most powerful, yet underused, tools to accelerate the global transition to low-carbon economies, meet the Paris Agreement goals, and finance climate action, especially in developing…
This 30-page United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) report, prepared for the Second World Summit for Social Development in Doha, reflects on global progress since the 1995 Copenhagen Summit, where hundreds of millions escaped poverty and global life expectancy rose by…
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) report, A Decade of Global Support to Social Development (October 2025), provides a comprehensive review of global social development progress and challenges over the past decade (2015–2024). It highlights UNDP’s role in supporting countries…
The UNIDO report “Building a Sustainable and Inclusive Hydrogen Economy” outlines how low-emission hydrogen can drive global industrial decarbonization and economic transformation, particularly in developing economies. Aligned with the Paris Agreement and SDGs, the report stresses that hydrogen can reduce…
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has issued a warning about the escalating global tariff disruptions and their increasing impact on the world’s most vulnerable economies—the least developed countries (LDCs). Despite international efforts to double LDCs’ share…
The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has released the Informal Cross-Border Trade (ICBT) Report for the fourth quarter of 2024, providing one of the most comprehensive analyses of trade flows occurring outside Ghana’s formal customs systems. Covering October to December 2024,…
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) Annual Report 2025 reviews the organization’s activities in 2024 and early 2025, a period marked by resilience, reform, and new challenges in the global trading system. Key Highlights Outlook While the WTO marks its 30th…
Is the infamous Apapa gridlock still a headache for your business? At Africa International Trade and Commerce Research (AITCR), in partnership with the Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry. AITCR is committed to finding solutions that drive Nigeria’s economic progress.…
Trade is the lifeblood of the global economy, but the ease or difficulty of moving goods across borders often determines how competitive countries can be. This is where National Trade Facilitation Committees (NTFCs) play a crucial role. Established under the…
Plastics are now a cornerstone of global trade and the economy, yet their environmental costs are staggering. In 2023, global plastics trade exceeded $1.1 trillion (323 million metric tons), with over 78% of production traded internationally. Alarmingly, 75% of all…