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Costa Rica and Chile were the Latin American economies best positioned in the annual index on the implementation of electronic commerce published this week by the UN Conference for Trade and Development (Unctad), although the region occupied discrete positions globally.

THE STANDARD Baringo Senator Gideon Moi, Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka, ANC leader Musalia Mudavadi and Ford Kenya leader Moses Wetang’ula campaign for Matungu ANC candidate Oscar Nabulindo at Bulimbo on Wednesday. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard] The race to succeed President Uhuru Kenyatta is billing itself as a highly polarising contest that has already attracted many contestants, with 15 aspirants emerging 17 months to the General Election. Already alliances are being formed and the crowded race...

United Nations trade and development body saw Mukhisa Kituyi step down after nearly eight years in February

Global trade recovers in December quarter DECCAN CHRONICLE. Updated Feb 13, 2021, 10:52 am IST India keeps trade share in pharma, loses in apparels  Vietnam, Uganda, China, Switzerland, Turkey and Taiwan experienced relatively better export performance (PTI) Global trade recovered in the last quarter of 2020, reducing the overall decline for the year to about 9 per cent, finds an UNCTAD study. Some of the less competitive countries lost their market share during the pandemic while compe...

East Asian economies led global trade recovery last year

The Straits Times Gross FDI for first nine months of 2020 up 5.8%, says national agency Shannon Teoh‍ Malaysia Bureau Chief In Kuala Lumpur PublishedFeb 9, 2021, 5:00 am SGT https://str.sg/Jr6G They can read the article in full after signing up for a free account. Share link: Or share via: Sign up or log in to read this article in full Sign up All done! This article is now fully available for you Read now Get unlimited access to all stories at $0.99/month for the first 3 months. Get unlimited...

Act fast to arrest slide in FDI, say experts Political uncertainty, waning competitive edge among reasons why Malaysia is less attractive to foreign investors now Pix for illustration purposes. PETALING JAYA: Malaysia needs to act fast and decisively if we are not to fall further behind in attracting foreign direct investments ( FDI), two economists told theSun. They said fundamental faults and not superficial or accidental ones are the main reasons for the drop in FDI. Malaysia’s FDI dr...

The Straits Times Malaysia insists foreign investors still keen despite bleak UN report Experts blame the dismal FDI figures on growing political instability and policy uncertainty since Umno lost the general election in 2018.PHOTO: REUTERS https://str.sg/Jr2G They can read the article in full after signing up for a free account. Share link: Or share via: Sign up or log in to read this article in full Sign up All done! This article is now fully available for you Read now Get unlimited access to...

The East African Thursday February 04 2021 Dr Mukhisa Kituyi steps down as secretary general of United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad). PHOTO | FILE Advertisement Kenyan Mukhisa Kituyi has officially stepped down as secretary-general of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad). The move paves way for Dr Kituyi to vie for Kenyas presidency in the 2022 General Elections. Dr Kituyi, 65, was appointed the seventh Unctad secretary-general on September 1, 2...