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REBECA GRYNSPAN TO BRIEF PRESS ON TRADE FRAGMENTATION, DEBT PRESSURES AND DIGITAL SHIFTS AS GLOBAL ECONOMIC LEADERS GATHER IN GENEVA

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  When:  Monday, 13 October 2025 – 2:30 p.m. (Geneva time/CEST) Who:  Rebeca Grynspan, Secretary-General, UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Follow live:  UNCTAD Press conference ahead of the 16th Conference on Trade and Development | UN Web TV As the global economy undergoes tectonic shifts in trade, finance and technology, global economic and development leaders will gather in Geneva this month to chart a path through mounting uncertainty and fragmentation.   Ahead of the 16 th  session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development ( UNCTAD16 ), Secretary-General Rebeca Grynspan will brief journalists on how countries can navigate record debt, disrupted supply chains, volatile investment flows and accelerating digital transformation.   Hosted by Switzerland, UNCTAD16 (20-23 October, Palais de Nations) will bring together minsters of trade and finance, heads of international organizations, Nobel laureates and leading economists to explore w...

New Climate Realities in the Boardroom: What Directors Are Really Saying (and Doing)

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Image courtesy: Artist: Patrick Chappatte; First Published: World Meteorological Organisation Calendar Guest blog by Helle Bank Jørgensen , GCB.D, NACD.DC ( originally published here ) Global Managing Director, Board Development, Board Intelligence and Founder Competent Boards. #1 Amazon Bestselling Author, Global Keynote Speaker. If you serve on a board today, you can feel the ground shifting under your feet. The rhetoric is louder, the politics are harsher, the data are starker, and yet, behind the headlines, many boards are getting on with it. They’re changing how they talk, how they budget, and how they govern. That was the unmistakable signal from the recent Competent Boards Global Forum conversation we convened with directors and senior leaders spanning Asia, Africa, North America, South America and Europe. Here’re the top 5 distilled reality from the conversation. It’s messy, nuanced, and actionable. Pledges don’t buy trust anymore. Proof does. Not long ago, boards were appl...

SUNx Malta’s BIG IDEA for World Tourism Day 27th of September – Dodo4Kids

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I n line with the Travel Foundation’s call for BIG IDEAS, SUNx Malta offers Dodo4Kids free of charge to the entire Travel & Tourism industry for  September 27th  World Tourism Day 2025 . We want to encourage all tourism stakeholders to join us as partners in this program . Our kids and grandkids are the ones who will be at increasing risk, as the existential climate crisis worsens and they will also be in decision-making positions in 2050. We want to start their preparations NOW. Dodo4Kids is an innovative educational initiative designed to spark climate awareness and sustainable travel habits in children aged 5–12 and their families. It.provides interactive stories, cartoons. maps, games, colouring and eBooks to bring Climate Friendly Travel to life for early learners on holiday and at home. Through the adventures of a friendly dodo, exploring real...