Geologists and natural resources economists have confirmed that the Occupied Palestinian Territory lies above sizeable reservoirs of oil and natural gas wealth, in Area C of the occupied West Bank and the Mediterranean coast off the Gaza Strip.| UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Digital economy report| UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
As social and economic activities continue to shift online, the importance of privacy and data protection has become increasingly critical.| UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Crisis-resilient development finance| UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) forecasts global economic growth to slow to 2.6% in 2024, just above the 2.5% threshold commonly associated with a recession.| UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
UNCTAD will mark its 60th anniversary with a Global Leaders Forum from 12 to 14 June at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, held under the theme "Charting a new development course in a changing world." Register here.UN Secretary-General António Guterres will open the two-day event, which will unite heads of state and institutions, representatives of governments and civil society, and leading economists and experts.| UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Access to energy is essential to every aspect of people's lives. But hundreds of millions of people live without electricity — and that number rose last year for the first time in decades. It is beyond time to democratize access to safe, reliable, affordable energy sources for all people, everywhere.| UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
A growing burden to global prosperity| UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)