http://www.intracen.org//layouts/RSSFeed.aspx?id=48908Senior members of the International Trade Centre’s management team lead by Executive Director Ms Patricia Francis on Monday (3 December) received HE Mr Juan Esteban Aguirre, Paraguay’s Ambassador to the United Nations and other international organizations...http://www.intracen.org/news/Paraguay’s-ambassador-on-visit-to-ITC/12/05/2012 2:57:46 AMThat was the message at a stakeholder conference on WTO accession in Vientiane, Lao PDR, on November 27th, where private sector representatives, academia, society players and government officials discussed Lao PDR’s WTO accession commitments and...http://www.intracen.org/news/Lao-PDR-accession-commitments-discussed-ahead-of-WTO-accession/11/30/2012 10:34:15 AMITC projecthttp://www.intracen.org/projects/project-development-lesotho-horticulture-productivity-and-trade-development/11/20/2012 10:41:46 AMITC projecthttp://www.intracen.org/projects/t4sd-small-traders-capacity-building-programme/11/20/2012 10:28:01 AMITC projecthttp://www.intracen.org/projects/pact2-design-of-ecowas-ten-network-of-trade-experts/11/15/2012 3:53:41 AM<p>ITC Executive Director launches events in Mexico City aiming to increase sourcing from women vendors.Ms. Patricia R. Francis, Executive Director of ITC, today presided over the opening in Mexico City of the annual events <span class="SECTIONHEADER"><span lang="EN-CA">of the Global Platform for Action on Sourcing from Women: the 4th Senior Executive Roundtable on Sourcing from Women Vendors and the Women Vendors Forum and Exhibition 2012...</span></span></p> <p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"></font></p>http://www.intracen.org/news/Women-are-needed-to-bring-back-global-growth/11/05/2012 2:49:16 PM<p>The 2012 TPO Network World Conference, Transforming TPOs’ Business through Innovation, today opened in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Over two days, against the backdrop of the on-going global economic crisis, Trade Promotion Organizations will, explore <font size="3" face="Times New Roman"></font></p> <p><span lang="EN-US">how they can promote innovation, improve their operations, and better meet the needs of their exporters. </span></p> <p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"></font></p>http://www.intracen.org/news/Boosting-Business-for-Trade-Promotion-Organizations-through-Innovation/10/18/2012 5:05:27 AM<p>Discussions on overcoming barriers impeding access to trade finance in emerging markets bookended the 13th edition of WEDF 2012 today. The event has brought together 400 delegates representing more than 40 countries from across Asia Pacific, the Middle East, A<span lang="EN-US">frica and Latin America to debate approaches to expanding trade flows between and within the world’s growth markets...</span></p> <p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"></font></p>http://www.intracen.org/news/WEDF-2012-Highlights-Role-of-Finance-Access-in-Emerging-Market-Export-Success/10/17/2012 7:39:58 AM&#39;Financing Trade Between Emerging Markets&#39; was the topic of the fourth and final plenary session Moderating the session, Ms Frida Libwina, an anchor with Metro TV, Indonesia, set the stage by pointing out that while it is recognized that SMEs are the...http://www.intracen.org/news/Finance-fuelling-the-trade-as-the-engine-of-growth/10/17/2012 4:03:05 AMThe key question during ‘LDCs: integrating SMEs into global value chains’ how best to integrate SMEs into global value chains, had in fact been an on-going underlying theme throughout the first two days of WEDF. Panellists nevertheless argued that a...http://www.intracen.org/news/SMEs-in-LDCs-services-exports-and-women-business-owners/10/17/2012 2:40:22 AMWith the world’s population recently surpassing the seven billion mark and on track over the next forty years to add two billion more, primarily in the developing world, optimizing developing countries’ export supply chains helps advance global food <span lang="EN-US">security while boosting interregional and intraregional trade flows, according to discussions at day two of WEDF... </span>http://www.intracen.org/news/Export-Supply-and-Value-Chains-Take-Centre-Stage-on-Day-Two-at-WEDF-2012/10/17/2012 1:53:49 AMOpening this year’s WEDF at the Shangri-La hotel in Jakarta, Indonesia’s President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono called for the revival of the WTO-led Doha Development Round, and for the need to bring back growth through increased trade and economic development....http://www.intracen.org/news/WEDF-2012-puts-focus-on-the-rise-of-growth-economies/10/15/2012 1:44:45 PMPanellists at parallel sessions at the first day of WEDF 2012 discuss public-private partnership, the critical role of infrastructure to enhance competiveness, and how non-tariff obstacles to trade can be overcome. WEDF participants were treated to three...http://www.intracen.org/news/From-public-private-partnerships-to-competitiveness-and-obstacles-to-trade/10/15/2012 1:26:58 PMEmerging markets will account for upwards of 80 percent of total global GDP growth in 2012, driven in part by trade within and between these markets. One of the rare bright spots in global economic news, growth in interregional and intraregional trade <span lang="EN-US">among emerging markets makes up one-fifth of the world’s total trade and is expected to surpass North-South trade flows by 2030. </span>http://www.intracen.org/news/Interregional-and-intraregional-trade-in-emerging-markets-identified-as-key-to-addressing-global-economic-crisis/10/15/2012 8:02:16 AMAs part of its work to build institutional capacities for the private sector and improve trade, the Government of the Republic of South Sudan at a recent high-level meeting in Juba asked ITC to assist in its efforts to achieve these goals. The meeting,...http://www.intracen.org/news/South-Sudan-wants-ITC-to-help-boost-private-sector-growth/08/02/2012 5:13:13 AMITC and the Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation announced today that the ninth Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) Network World Conference and Awards will be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 18-19 October <span lang="EN-US">with the theme <i>Transforming TPOs’ Business through Innovation.</i></span>..http://www.intracen.org/news/TPO-Network-Conference-Kuala-Lumpur-18-19-October/07/24/2012 2:48:15 AMA one-stop shop mechanism should be implemented to provide Rwanda’s traders with all necessary and required certification and documentation needed for production and exports. That is one of the main findings of a large-scale ITC survey on non-tariff...http://www.intracen.org/news/Rwanda-overcoming-barriers-to-trade/07/20/2012 7:52:56 AM<span>Small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) exporting from developing countries suffer the brunt of complying with market access conditions.<span>To make market entry rules more transparent, ITC has redeveloped its online analysis tool Market Access Map, available as 30 June 2012. <span><font size="2"><font face="Arial">Users in developing countries and territories can use the tool at no cost... </font></font></span>  </span></span>http://www.intracen.org/news/Free-online-tool-for-analysing-trade-and-market-conditions-upgraded/06/28/2012 8:09:32 AMITC’s Executive Director Ms Patricia Francis on 13 June met the incoming Permanent Representative of Turkey to the WTO HE Mr Selim Kuneralp. Ms Francis and Mr Kuneralp discussed UNCTAD XIII — held in Doha, Qatar, on 21-26 April — and how ITC will continue...http://www.intracen.org/news/ITC-and-Turkey-discuss-how-to-enhance-cooperation/06/25/2012 9:23:41 AMBusinesses do not have to choose between profits and contributing to inclusive growth. ITC, at an event to be held within the framework of Rio+20, will demonstrate this through business models which turn a profit while <span>also integrating marginalised communities in a sustainable way...</span>http://www.intracen.org/news/Experts-to-showcase-business-models-that-do-good-while-making-a-profit/06/12/2012 5:53:31 AMThere are many opportunities for developing countries to increase their trade in the transition to a green economy.  ITC and its partners, at events to be held within the framework of Rio+20, will balance the debate <span>on risks associated with moving towards a green economy with results of a study which demonstrates concrete examples of opportunities for trade...</span>http://www.intracen.org/news/Trade-opportunities-identified-for-developing-countries-moving-toward-green-economy/06/12/2012 5:36:54 AMThere are new and innovative opportunities in trade for sustainable development and engaging in the green economy. ITC is highlighting some of the ways in which small businesses in developing countries can take advantage <span>advantage of such opportunities at a series of events it is hosting within the framework of the Rio+20 conference in Brazil this month.</span>..http://www.intracen.org/news/Importance-of-trade-for-inclusive-and-sustainable-growth-to-be-highlighted-at-Rio+20-events/06/12/2012 5:20:55 AMThe financial crisis has dramatically changed the business environment for firms, entrepreneurs and senior executives. ITC Executive Director, Ms Patricia Francis, today took part in a panel discussion at the IESE Business School, Barcelona, Spain, which...http://www.intracen.org/news/ITC-Executive-Director-discusses-new-business-opportunities-in-the-global-economy-at-the-IESE-Business-School-in-Barcelona-Spain/04/20/2012 9:53:33 AMITC Executive Director, Patricia Francis, today welcomed representatives from the Tajikistan government and the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) to ITC headquarters for the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding outlining the three parties desire to work together on Tajikistan's accession to the WTO...http://www.intracen.org/news/ITC-to-assist-Tajikistan-in-WTO-accession-process/03/09/2012 9:00:32 AM<p><span>Ethiopia has a better chance of becoming a member of the World Trade Organization than any other least-developed country, WTO Director-General <span class="Name"><span>Pascal Lamy</span></span> said. This is largely due to Ethiopia's status as the second-most populous African nation, with more than 82 million inhabitants, even though other LDCs have bigger economies, Lamy told <span class="Name"><span>Mulu Solomon</span></span>, president of the Ethiopian Chamber of Commerce and Sectoral Associations, on January 30 in Addis Ababa</span>...</p>http://www.intracen.org/news/Ethiopia-has-edge-over-other-poor-nations-in-bid-to-join-WTO-Lamy-says/02/09/2012 7:43:44 AMInnovative ways of thinking are necessary in order to respond to the ever-changing global economy, according to Patricia R. Francis, Executive Director of ITC. In her speech during the opening session of the <span lang="EN-CA">WTO MC8, Ms. Francis emphasized that ITC is reinventing itself to keep up with the changing environment in order to provide state of the art value to the poorest countries... </span>http://www.intracen.org/news/Responding-to-global-trade-challenges-necessitates-a-rethink-in-approaches/12/15/2011 1:49:13 PMITC is bringing together high-level experts from around the world to lay the groundwork for building the capacity for women business owners to win at least five percent of contract bids from government agencies. The meeting, the Inaugural Roundtable on Government Procurement on Sourcing from Women Vendors, is being held in cooperation with WTO on 17 December 2011 in Geneva...http://www.intracen.org/news/ITC-promotes-increased-government-procurement-from-women-vendors/12/15/2011 5:42:54 AMOn 30 November, ITC welcomed Mr. Kamalesh Sharma, Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, to the ITC offices in Geneva, Switzerland for discussions led by Ms. Patricia Francis, ITC Executive Director, which focused on identifying concrete opportunities in which the two organizations can work together...http://www.intracen.org/news/Secretary-General-of-the-Commonwealth-and-ITC-Executive-Director-meet-to-discuss-cooperation-opportunities/12/07/2011 4:07:58 AMOn the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day in March 2011, ITC celebrated the successes women have made in trade. At an event co-hosted by the World Trade Organization (WTO), ITC recognized the vital contribution women make...http://www.intracen.org/article/Empowering-Women-Powering-Trade-ITC-and-WTO-celebrate-the-100th-anniversary-of-International-Women39s-Day/07/19/2011 10:55:16 AMThrough a rethink of its trade policy, Laos has demonstrated how developing countries, in particular least developed countries (LDCs), must reposition themselves to take advantage of emerging markets. As a landlocked country Laos’ international...http://www.intracen.org/article/Laos-from-Land-Locked-to-‘Land-Linked’---A-Case-Study-in-the-Benefits-of-South–South-Trade-for-Least-Developed-Countries/07/11/2011 11:30:17 AM<p>Taxing Health: The relevance of tariff revenue from anti-malarial commodities Paper dealing with potential fiscal revenue losses in malaria endemic countries, resulting from elimination of import duties and tariffs on anti-malaria products (medicines for treating/preventing of malaria, diagnostic tests, mosquito </p>http://www.intracen.org/Taxing-Health-The-relevance-of-tariff-revenue-from-anti-malarial-commodities/06/28/2011 8:15:47 AM<p> The member countries of the International Trade Centre (ITC) today endorsed the organization’s plans for delivering trade-related technical assistance to developing countries in 2011 at the end of the 44th annual meeting...</p>http://www.intracen.org/news/ITC-Members-Endorse-Organization39s-Plans-for-2011/01/10/2011 10:38:44 AM<p>ITC helps Tajik and Kyrgyz enterprises gain market insights. Two central Asian countries, namely Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, are looking to better understand the international <span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="EN-CA">textile and clothing industry thanks to...</span></span> </p>http://www.intracen.org/news/Central-Asian-Textile-and-Clothing-Suppliers-on-Paris-Study-Tour/11/29/2010 11:22:47 AMSenior members of the International Trade Centre’s management team lead by Executive Director Ms Patricia Francis on Monday (3 December) received HE Mr Juan Esteban Aguirre, Paraguay’s Ambassador to the United Nations and other international organizations...http://www.intracen.org/news/Paraguay’s-ambassador-on-visit-to-ITC/12/05/2012 2:57:46 AMThat was the message at a stakeholder conference on WTO accession in Vientiane, Lao PDR, on November 27th, where private sector representatives, academia, society players and government officials discussed Lao PDR’s WTO accession commitments and...http://www.intracen.org/news/Lao-PDR-accession-commitments-discussed-ahead-of-WTO-accession/11/30/2012 10:34:15 AMITC projecthttp://www.intracen.org/projects/project-development-lesotho-horticulture-productivity-and-trade-development/11/20/2012 10:41:46 AMITC projecthttp://www.intracen.org/projects/t4sd-small-traders-capacity-building-programme/11/20/2012 10:28:01 AMITC projecthttp://www.intracen.org/projects/pact2-design-of-ecowas-ten-network-of-trade-experts/11/15/2012 3:53:41 AM<p>ITC Executive Director launches events in Mexico City aiming to increase sourcing from women vendors.Ms. Patricia R. Francis, Executive Director of ITC, today presided over the opening in Mexico City of the annual events <span class="SECTIONHEADER"><span lang="EN-CA">of the Global Platform for Action on Sourcing from Women: the 4th Senior Executive Roundtable on Sourcing from Women Vendors and the Women Vendors Forum and Exhibition 2012...</span></span></p> <p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"></font></p>http://www.intracen.org/news/Women-are-needed-to-bring-back-global-growth/11/05/2012 2:49:16 PM<p>The 2012 TPO Network World Conference, Transforming TPOs’ Business through Innovation, today opened in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Over two days, against the backdrop of the on-going global economic crisis, Trade Promotion Organizations will, explore <font size="3" face="Times New Roman"></font></p> <p><span lang="EN-US">how they can promote innovation, improve their operations, and better meet the needs of their exporters. </span></p> <p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"></font></p>http://www.intracen.org/news/Boosting-Business-for-Trade-Promotion-Organizations-through-Innovation/10/18/2012 5:05:27 AM