This series by the UN trade and development body explores how major economic events are affecting developing countries and the lives of billions of people.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 16 hours 24 minutes
episode 95: 95. A matter of survival: Why small island states need resilience and prosperity
The Weekly Tradecast looks at low-lying coastal countries and the unique threats they face from climate change with UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) senior economist Mussie Delelegn. The resilience and prosperity of these countries is the focus of ...
episode 94: 94. Vital knowledge: Why science and technology are so important for our future
The Weekly Tradecast looks at the importance of science, technology and innovation for global development – and our future – with Virginia Dignum, Director of the AI Policy Lab at Umea University. Artificial intelligence (AI) is very much in the news...
episode 93: 93. Fractured future: What shifting investment patterns mean for development
This episode of the Weekly Tradecast looks at a new report by the United Nations on trends in foreign direct investment (FDI) with Bruno Casella, a senior economist at UN Trade and Development. By tracking 20 years of FDI, the report says global flow...
episode 92: 92. Pedal to the metal: Why electric car batteries need to be cleaner and greener
This episode of the Weekly Tradecast looks at the rare metals and minerals used in mobile phones, laptops and electric car batteries with Clovis Freire, chief of the commodity research and analysis section at UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Electr...
episode 91: 91. Growth going to waste: UN trade and development update sees multiple challenges slowing economic momentum
This episode of the Weekly Tradecast looks at the update to the UN’s Trade and Development Report with UNCTAD director Richard Kozul-Wright. On the positive side – despite high inflation, high interest rates and gloomy forecasts – the global economy ...
episode 90: 90. Healthy not hungry: Why good food is a key ingredient for development
This episode of the Weekly Tradecast looks at the connection between food, health and the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals with Bojan Nastav, a statistician with UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD). UN Trade and Development has teamed up with the Wo...
episode 89: 89. Moving up: Bhutan graduates to UN's developing country status but challenges remain for other LDCs
This episode of the Weekly Tradecast looks at Bhutan, the Himalayan kingdom that measures its success in "Gross National Happiness" with UNCTAD director Paul Akiwumi. Bhutan and its 800,000 people now have an extra reason to be happy – after graduat...
episode 88: 88. That’s rubbish: How our waste is choking the planet and how we can clean it up
Just ahead of Zero Waste Day, this episode of The Weekly Tradecast talks trash with UNCTAD economist Henrique Silva Pacini Costa. From plastic packaging to fast fashion to car batteries, we have been creating mountains of waste for decades. It’s ever...
episode 87: 87. K-popification: Why South Korea’s creative economy is an inspiration for others
This episode of The Weekly Tradecast looks at K-pop and other lessons for success from the creative economy of the Republic of Korea with UNCTAD economist Katalin Bokor. Whether we've danced Gagnam style, listened to the songs of BTS and Blackpink, ...
episode 86: 86. Fisherman's blues: Why the fisheries industry needs to get much greener
This episode of The Weekly Tradecast looks at how we can fight climate change by cutting the carbon emissions of our fisheries with David Vivas, an UNCTAD legal officer working on trade and environmental issues. The fishing industry is a vital source...