Global trade in wood, paper products decline in 2023 – FAO
Global trade in wood and paper products dropped steeply from record levels in 2021 and 2022, with the paper trade...
World Economy
Next 25 years’ll be decisive for 26 poorest economies, says W/Bank
Benjamin Orisemeke The next 25 years could prove decisive in determining whether the world’s 26 poorest countries progress to middle-income...
Nigeria not included in OPECs $1bn Development Financing
Agency report Nigeria, Africa’s biggest oil producer was not listed among beneficiaries of in key project financing by the Organization...
G20 economies should target reforms to boost medium-term growth prospects
By Paul Beltran Saaveda, Nocolas Fernandez-Arias, Chanpheng Fizzarotti, and Alberto Musso For most Group of Twenty economies, growth is poised...
Global fertilizer market to hit $543.20bn by 2030
Benjamin Orisemeke Global fertilizer market to expand reaching $543.20 billion by 2030, a new report by Growplant has revealed. Insight into...
Oil prices climb ahead of U.S. Fed rates cut
Agency Report Oil prices climbed in the global commodities market on Tuesday amidst expectation that U.S. Federal Reserves would lower...
3bn people impacted by land degradation worldwide – Minister
Three billion people around the world are suffering the impact of poor and degraded land which will “increase levels of...
Nigeria, other developing countries paid record $1.4trn to service debt in 2023
…Financial squeeze on poorest economies tightens as private creditors retreated Benjamin Orisemeke Developing countries spent a record $1.4 trillion to...
Africa’s progress on SDGs faces mounting challenges – ASDR
The African Sustainable Development Report (ASDR) 2024 restates that progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Agenda 2063 has...
The Least Developed Countries Report 2024: Leveraging Carbon Markets for Development
In this report, the United Nations Development and Trade (UNCTAD) looks at how carbon markets can increasingly play a critical...
