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  • The ITC Press Office provides a comprehensive range of public information services covering all aspects of ITC’s work. For media enquiries, please contact the ITC Press Office on +41 (0)22 730-0457 or e-mail . See below for our recent press releases.  

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    16.12.2011
    Australia to donate AUD 3 Million to ITC

    Australia has announced that it is donating AUD 3 million to the International Trade Centre (ITC) to assist least developed countries build technical skills needed to benefit from global trade.ITC’s Executive Director, Patricia R. Francis, thanked Australia...

    MOU-Senegal-CBI-mango exports
    16.12.2011
    ITC, Senegal and CBI working toward increased mango exports from Senegal

    The International Trade Centre (ITC), Senegal and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands (CBI) have agreed to work together on a project aimed at bolstering exports of the African country's mangoes to Europe. The Senegal NTF II Project "Enhancing...

    WTO Ministerial Conference opening
    15.12.2011
    Responding to global trade challenges necessitates a rethink in approaches

    Innovative 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 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...

    15.12.2011
    ITC promotes increased government procurement from women vendors

    ITC 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...

    02.12.2011
    Kenya farm exporters get guidance on carbon rules

    Some of the world’s top experts in carbon and water standards will give guidance to Kenyan exporters of fruits, vegetables and cut flowers on complying with the tough import requirements of developed country markets....

    28.11.2011
    ITC to hold Qatar workshop on export market analysis tools

    ITC will hold a workshop in Doha, Qatar, on 7 December to help exporters prioritise products and markets for export. The workshop on ITC’s Market Analysis Tools is being held in collaboration with the Qatar Export Development Agency “TASDEER”, a division of Qatar Development Bank...

    11.11.2011
    10 Years on: China's accession to WTO and lessons for the future

    Sweeping domestic reforms and the mobilization of the private sector were two key accomplishments highlighted during an Open Forum organized on 10 November 2011 by the International Trade Centre (ITC) with the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva...

    04.10.2011
    ITC participates in seminar to discuss implication of Russia joining WTO

    The ITC took part in a seminar on 26-27 September in Cheboksary, Chuvash Republic, to discuss the implications of Russia joining the World Trade Organization (WTO).The event was organized in close partnership with the Centre of Export Support of the Chuvash Republic and the Cheboksary State University, and brought together businesses....

    28.09.2011
    Malaria fight can save lives and revenues - ITC study

    Countries where malaria is endemic can save lives with little loss to tax revenues if they eliminate tariffs on the imports needed to fight the disease, an ITC study shows.The study of 32 malaria-endemic countries in Africa, Latin American and Asia found that waiving import duties on anti-malarial medicines and equipment...

    12.05.2011
    ITC Supports Caribbean Creative Industries Sector

    Creative industries can contribute significantly to economic growth in the Caribbean, but first good and timely information on the sector is needed, the International Trade Centre (ITC) will tell ministers and top officials at a meeting later this month.The...

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