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57. Key to progress: Why landlocked countries need extra help with trade and development challenges

57. Key to progress: Why landlocked countries need extra help with trade and development challenges

FromThe Weekly Tradecast by UNCTAD


57. Key to progress: Why landlocked countries need extra help with trade and development challenges

FromThe Weekly Tradecast by UNCTAD

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Length:
10 minutes
Released:
Aug 3, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

This episode of the Weekly Tradecast looks at the unique challenges for landlocked countries that impede their trade and development with UNCTAD senior economist Mussie Delelegn.
There are 32 developing countries without access to the sea, leaving them with far higher bills to import and export goods by road and rail. In many places, poor infrastructure and border bureaucracy add time, cost and complication. 
These extra demands put even more pressure on vulnerable economies being hit by higher costs of food, energy and debt. 
Tune in to UNCTAD’s Mussie Delelegn to find the key to unlocking better prospects for trade and development in landlocked countries.
Released:
Aug 3, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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This series by the UN trade and development body explores how major economic events are affecting developing countries and the lives of billions of people.