With growth of 14 per cent per year in China alone, so-called creative industries – a sector that includes everything from fashion design to carnivals - could be a “gamechanger” for emerging economies, a new report by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) suggests.

In an interview with Sarah Mbengue from UN News, the agency’s Pamela Coke-Hamilton, explains that these countries need to put sufficient digital safeguards in place - such as blockchain technology – to reap the full benefits.