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UNCTAD is monitoring the effects of the global pandemic on manufacturing, trade, foreign direct investment and economic growth. We stand ready to provide technical assistance that can help countries mitigate or recover from the economic impacts of COVID-19.
Two years have passed since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. As the economic fall-out is still being felt all around the globe, its impacts are not fully captured. In particular, the accelerated digital transformation, with digital solutions developed and used to facilitate economic and social activities from a distance, has been accompanied by a surge in e-commerce, with potentially long-lasting effects. It has also revealed wide gaps in digital readiness, especially in the most vulnerable economies.
UNCTAD is monitoring the effects of the global pandemic on manufacturing, trade, foreign direct investment and economic growth.
We stand ready to provide technical assistance that can help countries mitigate or recover from the economic impacts of COVID-19.