Plans advance for virtual UNCTAD
Article by April 22, 2021
One top official of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) is giving the assurance that everything will be in place for Barbados to effectively host UNCTAD’s 15th quadrennial conference later this year.
Moreover, UNCTAD’s Acting Secretary General Isabel Durant is already giving Barbados a strong vote of confidence on its ability to pull off the first virtual UNCTAD conference, which would normally attract between 3,500 and 4,000 delegates.
“I am confident that team Barbados is totally committed and the team in Geneva is totally committed also and we will together succeed. So preparations are on track, the negotiations are on track and we will be, of course, not only ready but we will be [having] an amazing conference, influencing the process of trade and development in the future,” said Durant.
April 22, 2021
Barbados and other small island developing states are being warned of the urgency to think more strategically about what should be done to revitalize their economies and increase resilience and sustainability.
In fact, trade and development officials have insisted that while tourism should remain a key sector to Barbados’ earning potential, greater linkages with other sectors, an increased use of technology and stronger focus on developing the services industry must be the order of the day.
The suggestions were made during the Barbados Coalition of Service Industries (BCSI) Fish Bowl conversation series on Wednesday, which was held under the theme
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