Uncertainties in global trade policy driven by the tariff policy of the United States (US) are forcing developing economies to absorb costlier cross-border trade, rattling financial markets and denting investor confidence, according to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development...
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) is urging developing economies to reduce their dependence on the export of key commodities, citing the potential of those with a more diversified economic mix like the Philippines to nurture sustainable growth. Based on its 2025 State...
The Philippines has thrown its support behind a commitment to reform international financial systems to address the $4-trillion, or around ₱225-trillion, annual gap in sustainable development funding. Presented during the recent Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4)...
The Philippines posted a substantial increase in net inflows of foreign direct investments (FDIs) last year, even as it held on to the sixth spot among Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) members for the fourth consecutive year, according to the United Nations Conference on Trade and...
As the world grapples with the continued rise of plastic pollution across marine and freshwater ecosystems, developing economies such as the Philippines are ramping up the production of non-plastic alternatives, with seaweed as a major source. In its latest global trade update, the United Nations...
Many developing economies, including the Philippines, are expected to lose their competitiveness in the United States (US) market once the currently suspended tariffs imposed by the Trump administration are reinstated, according to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)....
The Philippines is cited as an early adopter in the artificial intelligence (AI) space, outpacing its level of technology readiness as a developing country, according to a report by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). In its 2025 Technology and Innovation Report, UNCTAD...
Tourism arrivals in the Philippines declined by 84 percent, the third most affected among selected developing nations, according to an update on the COVID-19 and Tourism by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). The top three countries with the highest reduction in tourist...
The crash in international tourism due to the coronavirus pandemic could translate to over $4 trillion loss in global Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for 2020 - 2021. unwto_logo Ironically, tourism losses are reduced in most developed countries but worsened in tourist-dependent developing countries...
Foreign direct investments (FDI) into the Philippines in 2020 declined to $6.542 billion from $8.671 billion in 2019, although the country’s outward foreign direct investments (OFDI) rose slightly to $3.525 billion, according to the latest UNCTAD World Investment Report (WIR). The WIR 2021...
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has called out the Philippines to keep in check potential power market abuse in the logistics sector, citing serious competition issues, including high freight cost and shortage in containers disrupting supply chains during this...
The Philippines, one of the largest economies in Southeast Asia, is expected to continue its poor economic performance this year due to elevated and persistent infection cases, according to the latest report of the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). According to the UNCTAD’s...
