News
24 January 2019
Power of the Post shown in new UPU/Tunisian government project streamlining export processes for small businesses across Tunisia
Berne, 21 January. Director General of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) Bishar A. Hussein today attended the launch in the Tunisian city of Kairouan...
24 January 2019
Reaching the Digital Economy’s Last Mile
FINANCIAL INCLUSION How global companies can help advance digital financial inclusion of consumers, employees and entrepreneurs in developing economies. By: Dan Salazar Over the last decade,...
24 January 2019
E-commerce and Developing Countries: The South Asian Experience
The evolution of Electronic Commerce or E-Commerce has brought about a significant change in the way business is conducted across the globe. The e-commerce which emerged...
23 January 2019
Davos participants call for digital trade deal
Digitalisation is transforming the global economy Image: REUTERS/Pascal Lauener By Kimberley BotwrightCommunity Lead, International Trade and Investment, , World Economic Forum “Digitalisation is transforming the...
21 January 2019
How e-commerce supports African business growth
Africa’s booming e-commerce sector can not only jump-start small businesses but also help large companies enter a market full of energized consumers. Africa has one...
21 January 2019
Smart Villages: Empowering rural communities in ‘Niger 2.0’
By ITU News The Republic of Niger is a country with a young population living mostly in rural, remote and hard-to-reach areas. And Niger is...
18 January 2019
How Konga is Bridging E-Commerce Gap for Millions of Unreached, Under-Served Nigerians
For a population of over 190 million, it is perhaps shocking to countenance the fact that about 70% of Nigerians – a whopping 130...
17 January 2019
To keep track of the SDGs, we need a data revolution
By Steve MacFeely Chief Statistician, UNCTAD Many of our greatest advances have come from unofficial or 'amateur' scientists. Now we need their help again. Image:...
