The WTO's 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14) in Yaoundé, Cameroon, opened on 26 March with concerns about geopolitical strife and the future of the organization weighing on WTO members. Nevertheless, Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said she was hopeful the gathering of trade ministers would find the political will to overcome differences and adva...
On February 3, 2026, the New Development Bank (NDB) successfully priced a USD 2 billion 3-year Regulation S benchmark bond under NDB’s USD 50 billion Euro Medium Term Note (EMTN) Programme. The coupon was set at 4%.The transaction attracted robust and diversified investor demand, with orders totalling over USD 6.7 billion, from over 100 accounts. Allocati...
HighlightExport diversification has long been promoted to reduce commodity dependence, yet its empirical relationship with commodity dependence may be more complex than traditionally understood.Using data from 183 countries between 1995 and 2019, this paper explores how economic complexity, a measure of the sophistication and technological intens...
The UNESCO Regional Office in Santiago formalized a cooperation agreement with the educational institution, one of the most influential in Latin America and the Caribbean. The agreement marks a decisive step towards the launch of the Regional Observatory on Artificial Intelligence in Education, an initiative aimed at closing the gap between public policy a...
Yaoundé, 25 March 2026 – On the margins of the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) 14th Ministerial Conference, UNIDO and WTO organized a high-level event that highlighted how investment in the cotton, textile, and garment sectors could help transform West and Central African economies.The event signalled a new phase of the ‘Partenariat pour le Coton...
DOWNLOAD PICTUREThe Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) today signed a letter of intent to support members in building national capacity across key development sectors. AIIB President Zou Jiayi and IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi signed the letter at AIIB’s headquarters in Beijing....
Ten years after launching SheTrades, ITC is helping more women than ever compete in global markets. A high-level event at the WTO Ministerial Conference celebrated the anniversary and gathered key partners to set an agenda for the decade ahead: towards women-led businesses that are greener, growing through digital trade, with higher-val...
The meeting will explore the socio-economic impact of investing in digital transformation and AI.Westock productions/Shutterstock.com24 March 2026Event2026 Global Education Coalition Sixth Annual Meeting24 March 2026 - 9:45 am - 24 March 2026 - 12:30 pmLocation :UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, FranceRooms :Room IType :Cat III - Non-governmental confe...
IntroductionIntegrity is a strategic asset for governments and businesses. It protects democracies against corruption, fraud and waste, supports economic growth and fair competition, and improves trust and engagement with public institutions. The Anti-Corruption and Integrity Outlook 2026 assesses the strengths and gaps in 37 OECD Member and...
HighlightScience, technology and innovation (STI) parks have become vital engines of social and economic development, supporting the creation, diffusion and application of knowledge and technologies.As a key component of national innovation systems, they link research and academic institutions with industries, entrepreneurs, investors and governments....
