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