UN : South needs $2.5 trillion support package to deal with COVID-19 (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Geneva)
A $2.5 trillion support package is needed for developing countries facing unprecedented economic damage from the COVID-19 crisis, the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has said.

Trade : G20 fails to arrive at concrete developmental package for South (PRIV)
(D. Ravi Kanth, Geneva)
Trade ministers of the Group of 20 countries (G20) on 30 March failed to arrive at a concrete developmental package for assisting developing and least-developed countries (LDCs) in combating the deadly COVID-19 disease that has already claimed more than 37,000 lives around the world, sources told the SUNS.

UN : COVID-19 will cause dramatic drop in FDI flows, says UNCTAD (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Geneva)
The outbreak and spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) will cause a dramatic drop in global foreign direct investment (FDI) flows, the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has said.