COP16 : Developing countries call for equity & ambition in biodiversity fina nce (PRIV)
(Lim Li Ching, Cali)
Developing countries have strongly called for equity and ambition in the provision of biodiversity financial resources.

UN : Global growth at new "low normal", South facing harshest impacts (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
Global economic growth is projected to stagn ate at 2.7 per cent in 2024 and 2025, marking a sustained drop from the 3 per c ent annual average seen between 2011 and 2019 and well below the 4.4 per cent average in the years before the 2008 financial crisis, according to UN Trad e and Development (formerly known as UNCTAD).

UN : Merchandise trade to rebound by 2% in 2024 amid geopolitical turmoil (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
After stagnating in 2023, international trad e in goods and services is expected to rebound by 2 to 3 per cent in real terms in 2024, mainly driven by a revival of merchandise trade that accounts for 75% of gl obal commerce in value, according to UN Trade and Development (formerly known as UNCTAD).