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 17: 17. Sea of trouble: Turning our ships green
In the run-up to the COP 27 global climate summit, The Weekly Tradecast looks at why ships and ports must drastically cut greenhouse gas emissions with Jan Hoffmann, head of trade logistics at UNCTAD. The shipping industry is vital to the global econ...
episode 16: 16. Energy dilemma: Fossil fuels versus renewables in a time of crisis
This episode of The Weekly Tradecast talks about the energy crisis and alternatives to get beyond it with Henrique Pacini, an UNCTAD economist specializing in trade, energy and the environment. The war in Ukraine has tightened supplies of oil and ga...
episode 15: 15. Going hungry: Conflict, COVID-19 and climate change strain world’s food supply
Ahead of World Food Day, this episode of The Weekly Tradecast talks about the right to food with senior economist Miho Shirotori of UNCTAD’s international trade and commodities division. Many countries have long struggled with food insecurity. But CO...
episode 14: 14. Changing course: Shift in policies needed to avert a global recession
This episode of The Weekly Tradecast talks about the Trade and Development Report 2022 with economist and author Richard Kozul-Wright, director of UNCTAD’s globalization and development strategies division. UNCTAD’S new report warns of tough times ah...
episode 13: 13. Beyond GDP: Is it time to end our obsession with economic growth?
This episode of The Weekly Tradecast talks about economic growth and how we measure it with Anu Peltola, officer-in-charge of statistics at UNCTAD. For nearly 80 years, data on Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has been the barometer of a country’s succe...
episode 12: 12. Ghosts of recessions past: Is history repeating itself?
This episode of UNCTAD’s Weekly Tradecast looks at recessions past and possibly present with Anastasia Nesvetailova, head of UNCTAD's macroeconomic and development policies branch. High energy prices, rising interest rates and volatile financial mar...
episode 11: 11. Drowning in debt: How developing countries can survive the crisis
In this episode of The Weekly Tradecast, we’re talking about the global debt crisis with economist Penelope Hawkins, a senior economic affairs officer in UNCTAD’s debt and development finance branch. Many developing countries were already struggling ...
episode 10: 10. Taxing issues: What’s fair for multinationals?
This episode of The Weekly Tradecast talks about why multinational companies need to pay their fair share of tax, with Bruno Casella, a senior economist in UNCTAD’S investment and enterprise division. Nobody likes to pay taxes, but giant corporations...
episode 9: 9. Scammed: Are online marketplaces safe?
The ninth episode of UNCTAD’s Weekly Tradecast talks about protecting consumers in an increasingly online world with Teresa Moreira, head of UNCTAD’s competition and consumer policies branch. The COVID-19 pandemic has revolutionized the way we shop. ...
episode 8: 8. Blue Deal: Charting a new ocean economy
This episode of The Weekly Tradecast explores how blue diplomacy can help protect our ocean with David Vivas, an UNCTAD legal officer working on trade and environment issues. The ocean and its ability to sustain life are in grave danger due to human ...