United Nations Conference on Trade and Development's (UNCTAD) work on enterprise development
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🗣️ World Investment Forum
💡“There is a lot of talent & we are open & willing to build a better world with innovation & real impact.”
🧬 Mariela Balbo, Co-founder & CFO, Crofabiotech on biotech innovation & bringing investment to more regions.
#WIF2026 #DohaWIF2026 @mociqatar
At #WIF2026 in Doha, @UNCTAD launched the Global Founders Fellowship, connecting high-potential entrepreneurs with global networks, investors, mentors and opportunities to grow and scale.
Launched with @founding, @500GlobalVC, @EntrepreneurOrg and @QBWA
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At #WIF2026, UNCTAD’s Ministerial Roundtable on Entrepreneurship brought together 22 ministers & leaders — incl. @mociqatar’s @ABM_AlSayed, @UN’s @MMohieldin27 & @itu’s @tlamanauskas — on ecosystems: skills, tech, finance & markets for businesses to grow & scale.
#DohaWIF2026
Talent exists everywhere. Opportunities should too.
At #WIF2026 in Doha, we launched the Global Founders Fellowship, opened new Empretec Centres in Curaçao and Uzbekistan, and celebrated the 9th Women in Business Awards.🌍
The next great company can emerge anywhere.
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World Investment Forum, Doha. Nine founders, four investors. “Build It. Pitch It. Scale It,” co-organized with @founding, brought entrepreneurs face to face with investors and Qatar’s ecosystem.
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#WIF2026 #DohaWIF2026
Talent is everywhere. Opportunity should be too.
At #WIF2026, we’ll explore how governments, investors and entrepreneurship ecosystems can connect founders with the mentorship, finance and networks they need to turn potential into opportunity.
UNCTAD entrepreneurship retweeted
World Investment Forum, Doha, Qatar, 25-27 October 2026.
Women in Business Awards #WIF2026, Sustainability finalists:
Milagros Romano: up to 90% fewer chemicals
Yezichalem Tessema: fruit, less waste
Paula Gianserra: restoring 500,000 ha
ow.ly/X3aP50ZYGEv #DohaWIF2026
UNCTAD entrepreneurship retweeted
World Investment Forum, Doha, Qatar, 25-27 October 2026.
Women in Business Awards #WIF2026, Technology finalists:
Paula Dalla Vecchia: AI lab tests in minutes
Biobele Oyibo: money skills for kids
Andreyna Silva: work for 200+ seamstresses
ow.ly/GRJf50ZYGBu #DohaWIF2026
UNCTAD entrepreneurship retweeted
World Investment Forum, Doha, Qatar, 25-27 October 2026.
Women in Business Awards: meet the Leadership finalists!
🌳 Sandra Letio, @PelereGroup, Uganda
👶 Milky Mamo, Efoy, Ethiopia
✂️ Chan Mendy, Ida's Ideas Fashion Design Institute, The Gambia
#WIF2026 #DohaWIF2026
UNCTAD entrepreneurship retweeted
World Investment Forum, Doha, Qatar, 25-27 October 2026.
Women in Business Awards #WIF2026, Innovation finalists:
Adriana Fernandes: allergen-free meals
Aisha Albinali: Qatar's savings circles, online
@SilvanaLouro1: inclusive fashion
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UNCTAD entrepreneurship retweeted
World Investment Forum, Doha, Qatar, 25-27 October 2026.
Women in Business Awards, 26 October: 12 finalists, four categories. Women entrepreneurs connecting with investors, mentors and new markets.
Meet the finalists in the coming days! #WIF2026 #DohaWIF2026
UNCTAD entrepreneurship retweeted
World Investment Forum, Doha, Qatar, 25-27 October 2026.
In 2025, companies invested 1.6 trillion dollars abroad. Most of it went to just 20 countries.
Convened by @UN, hosted with @MOCIQatar. #WIF2026
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How could disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz affect smaller businesses?
A new UNCTAD analysis looks at the potential impact of rising energy, freight, insurance and import costs.
Read more 📲 bit.ly/46dgWKY
When a disruption in the Strait of Hormuz pushes up energy and shipping costs, the cost of credit decides who stays in global trade.
A small business in a developing economy borrows at 15.8%. In a developed economy, 6.3%.
➡️ Read the analysis: ow.ly/ucze50ZKvtC
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A new generation of entrepreneurs is taking shape in Tumbes, Peru 🇵🇪
The first @empretecUN workshop brought local entrepreneurs together to build skills, test ideas and strengthen their businesses.
📸 Business Incubator of the @de_tumbes
🇶🇦 The Entrepreneurship Track is coming to WIF 2026 in Doha.
✨ Founders & investors
🎯 Pitching & matchmaking
🏆 Women in Business Awards
🤝 Global networking & Qatar’s ecosystem
Register ▶️ ow.ly/FKwl50ZFcq7
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2weeks left to apply, UNCTAD wants to hear from you
📢 Got a tech solution to make supply chains stronger?
🏆 Winner joins the Global Supply Chain Forum in Riyadh, 29 Nov–1 Dec. Travel covered.
⏰ Deadline: 4 Sept
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UNCTAD entrepreneurship retweeted
Talent is everywhere. Opportunity is not.
This week we brought entrepreneurs from Africa, Asia and Latin America to Silicon Valley, and signed a partnership with @founding to open doors for founders in developing countries.
➡️ ow.ly/x7je50ZGxis
