Trafficking in the Sahel: Muzzling the illicit arms trade
In this feature, part of a series exploring the fight against trafficking in the Sahel, UN News focuses on the illegal arms trade that is fuelling conflict and terrorism. In…
US-Taiwan trade deal to be signed today
Photo: Courtesy of foreign media America and Taiwan will sign a trade agreement today. According to a foreign news agency, America and Taiwan…
African free trade area could spur sustainable growth: UN chief
Mr. Guterres was speaking on the final day of the annual Africa Dialogue Series in New York, where the focus this year was on accelerating implementation of the African Continental…
UN rights expert exposes $1 billion ‘death trade’ in arms for Myanmar military
The report states that some “UN Member States are enabling this trade” through a combination of outright complicity, lax enforcement of existing bans, and easily circumvented sanctions, according to a…
Iran’s announcement to start trade with Saudi Arabia
File photo The Minister of Industry and Trade of Iran has said that Iran and Saudi Arabia are starting trade with mutual consent. Iranian Minister Reza Fatemi Amin says that…
Amid recent slowdown in global trade, ‘green goods’ are the winning ticket
According to UNCTAD’s latest Global Trade Update, trade in “green goods”, which use fewer resources and pollute less, grew by four per cent in the second half of the year,…
There are vast opportunities for trade and investment between Pakistan and Japan, Syed Feroz Shah
File photo Syed Feroze Shah, Technical Adviser of the Board of Investment of Pakistan, has said that there are vast opportunities for trade and investment between Japan and Pakistan, which…
Northern Ireland trade deal, agreement between the UK and the EU
UK and EU agree Northern Ireland trade deal The talks between the British Prime Minister Rishi Sonak and the President of the European Commission Ursula Van der Leyen were successful.…