http://www.intracen.org//layouts/RSSFeed.aspx?id=57564Job opportunities can be created in Pakistan by increasing investment and innovation through a greater knowledge and understanding of intellectual property rights (IPRs) and institutional and legal arrangements for their enforcement. That was the message...http://www.intracen.org/news/Understanding-intellectual-property-rights-to-boost-business-in-Pakistan/04/03/2013 10:15:09 AMAccording to the Chinese Zodiac, 2013 is the Year of the Snake. However this is not a cause for celebration for the growing business of exotic pet trade. According to new research, the trade is largely associated with illegal practices, high levels...http://www.intracen.org/news/The-pet-trade-during-in-the-Year-of-the-Snake/03/28/2013 11:23:42 AMZero poverty is achievable by 2030 years according to Bono in a recent TED talk. UNDP has just published its 2013 Human Development Report. It charts the rapid progress in reducing poverty but does not make predictions as to when poverty will be eradicated....http://www.intracen.org/news/Climate-change-threatens-achievement-of-zero-poverty-goals/03/21/2013 10:29:54 AMGlobal services leaders, Geneva-based ambassadors and other participants at the inaugural session of ITC’s Trade in Services Seminar Series discussed the proposed plurilateral agreement on services that has been proposed by 21 World Trade Organization...http://www.intracen.org/news/ITC-hosts-debate-on-plurilateral-services-liberalization-negotiations/03/20/2013 10:10:44 AMEnvironmental concerns are driving global demand for a wide range of Environmental Goods and Services (EGS). The German Institute for Economic Research (DIW) has estimated that global spending on EGS could rise from USD 584 billion in 2004 to as high...http://www.intracen.org/news/What-is-the-market-for-environmental-goods-and-services-in-Africa/03/19/2013 10:09:59 AMCompanies in Trinidad and Tobago who export food and agri-based products, such as milk, fruit juices and spices, are seriously affected by non-tariff measures (NTMs), with 40% reporting difficulties, according to a survey by the International Trade Centre...http://www.intracen.org/news/NTMs-hit-Trinidad-and-Tobago’s-food-and-agri-exports/03/18/2013 8:07:44 AMData from four major organizations has been included the International Trade Centre’s (ITC) Standards Map, providing users of the web platform with even greater access to standards, codes and sustainability framework systems. The initiatives that have...http://www.intracen.org/news/More-data-added-to-Standards-Map/03/18/2013 5:52:42 AM<span style="background-color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">In 2012 ITC assisted 98 trade support institutions, arranged for 955 enterprises to meet with potential buyers leading to sales transactions and delivered 17 export development strategies...</span>http://www.intracen.org/news/ITC-publishes-2012-Annual-Report/03/15/2013 8:30:32 AMBERLIN – Multilateral trade assistance and bilateral aid play complementary roles and in a number of areas multilateral assistance is more effective, ITC Director Friedrich von Kirchbach told members of the Committee on Economic Cooperation and Development...http://www.intracen.org/news/ITC-director-to-German-parliament-multilateral-agencies-essential-in-trade-assistance/03/14/2013 6:26:05 AM<span>‘Sustainable Sourcing of Agricultural Raw Materials – a practitioner’s guide’ is being launched in London today... </span>http://www.intracen.org/news/The-worlds-first-practitioners-guide-to-the-sustainable-sourcing-of-agricultural-raw-materials/03/14/2013 3:57:12 AMConsulting company Kamolot-1, which is a partner of the Trade Promotion Programme of the International Trade Centre (ITC) in Tajikistan and is run by ITC national consultants, has been awarded the Gabriel Al-Salem International Award for Excellence in...http://www.intracen.org/news/Excellence-award-for-ITC-partner-in-Tajikistan/03/13/2013 7:42:31 AMWomen entrepreneurs in the Pacific region are to benefit from increased export and income opportunities following a funding agreement signed by ITC and AusAID today...http://www.intracen.org/news/Australia-donates-AUD-3-million-to-ITC-to-bolster-exports-by-Pacific-women/03/12/2013 3:36:29 AMThe International Trade Centre (ITC) and The Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) have congratulated the Republic of Tajikistan on its official accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO), and reaffirmed their commitment for continued...http://www.intracen.org/news/ITC-congratulates-Tajikistan-on-joining-the-WTO/03/12/2013 3:23:23 AMThe wool of the vicuña, a camelid (llama type animal) living at 4000 metres in the Andes is the finest natural fibre in the world. Produced in small quantities, it is used by the luxury end of the fashion industry. ITC is working with several partners...http://www.intracen.org/news/Trade-in-the-world39s-most-expensive-fibre--the-vicuña/03/08/2013 10:26:57 AMA visit to the Graduate Institute in Geneva is usually an interesting way to spend a couple of hours after work, and this Tuesday was no exception, with Rene Orellana, Ambassador and Chief Negotiator of the Plurinational State of Bolivia at the UNFCCC...http://www.intracen.org/news/Bolivian-strategy-on-climate-change/02/28/2013 11:05:20 AM63% of companies in Senegal are being restricted by non-tariff measures (NTMs) and other trade barriers a study conducted by the International Trade Centre (ITC) found. In the case of exporters, 70% of binding NTMs are foreign regulations applied by...http://www.intracen.org/news/Majority-of-Senegalese-companies-affected-by-non-tariff-measures/02/26/2013 8:01:37 AMThe global economic slump means companies such as nSales have limited funds to invest in new technology. nSales, a Danish company, makes sales automation systems that enable people visiting shops to order products for their factories or corporate offices...http://www.intracen.org/news/Outsourcing-contract-helps-BrainStation-23-enter-Danish-market/02/25/2013 10:50:29 AMDeforestation is bad news for many reasons including destroying local livelihoods and removing habitats for wildlife. Forests also absorb and store carbon in trees and soil and when cleared or disturbed, this carbon is released as greenhouse gases. Around...http://www.intracen.org/news/Scott-Poynton-on-getting-corporations-to-stop-deforestation/02/22/2013 11:24:21 AMThe world’s fastest growing source of greenhouse gas emissions is aviation. In order to mitigate these emissions, the EU is proposing to include foreign airlines in its cap and trade scheme known as the Emission Trading System (ETS). Launched in 2005,...http://www.intracen.org/news/Pricing-Aviation-Emissions-–-Bad-for-Developing-Country-Exports/02/21/2013 11:15:50 AMITC's online market analysis tools will in 2013 continue to be free for users in developing and least developed countries, thanks to financial support from the European Commission...http://www.intracen.org/news/EU-funds-for-ITC-tool-help-improve-market-access-transparency/02/20/2013 6:15:07 AMThe International Trade Centre (ITC) this week launched its official Facebook page as a way to better communicate with its partners and audiences across the world.Followers of ITC will be able to find out about the latest news, analysis, data and events,...http://www.intracen.org/news/ITC-launches-official-Facebook-page/02/19/2013 9:39:15 AM<p>ITC and CCI France have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen cooperation between the two organizations in relation to provision of trade-related technical<font face="Times New Roman" size="3"></font><span><font face="Arial"> assistance to developing and least developed countries.</font></span></p> <p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"></font></p>http://www.intracen.org/news/ITC-and-CCI-France-A-cooperation-to-benefit-SMEs-and-entrepreneurs-in-developing-and-least-developed-countries/02/19/2013 3:09:42 AMI just read a summary of a PhD thesis by Linda Kleemann studying development economics at Kiel Institute for the World Economy. Linda looked a panel data on farmers adopting organic pineapple production and certification in Ghana. After three years of...http://www.intracen.org/news/“Scaling-up”-from-niche-markets-–-is-it-possible/02/13/2013 12:24:00 PMSince its first publication in 2008, the Global Enabling Trade Report, which is published by the World Economic Forum, has become a valuable reference tool for many countries in their efforts to increase trade and for many companies by allowing them...http://www.intracen.org/news/Enabling-the-business-environment-for-trade-and-investment/02/07/2013 10:10:19 AMAccording to media reports, last month the new President of the World Bank Jim Yong Kim, spent 7 of his 10 minutes speech at the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos warning business executives about the impending catastrophe of climate change. This...http://www.intracen.org/news/Climate-change-the-World-Bank-and-Aid-for-Trade/02/05/2013 4:04:06 AMDeveloping a national food control strategy and accreditation of official laboratories are some of the steps that Mauritius must take to remove barriers to trade. These and other issues were discussed at a workshop in Mauritius on 24 January where the...http://www.intracen.org/news/Non-tariff-measures-affecting-Mauritian-trade/02/04/2013 9:49:26 AMThat was the conclusion of experts at a public-private dialogue in Pakistan, on 16 January 2013. The event was organized by the International Trade Centre (ITC) and the Pakistan Institute of Trade and Development (PITAD), with the official endorsement...http://www.intracen.org/news/Policy-reform-essential-for-Pakistan-to-improve-trade-with-India/02/01/2013 4:50:03 AMMr Paul R. Samson, Director-General for Multilateral Development Institutions at the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), on 29 January visited the International Trade Centre (ITC) where he was met by member of ITC’s senior management led...http://www.intracen.org/news/ITC-and-CIDA-discuss-future-cooperation/01/29/2013 9:03:46 AMFarming communities in the Andean Altiplano have been producing the grain quinoa for local consumption for centuries. When foodies in high income countries got wind of its unique nutritional properties, such as the high levels of protein, demand for...http://www.intracen.org/news/Quinoa-trade-good-or-bad-for-food-security-in-the-Andes/01/29/2013 5:37:50 AMPeruvian organic produce, and in particular quinoa, will on 15 February take centre-stage at BioFach 2013 where the International Trade Centre (ITC) and PromPeru, Peru’s export promotion agency, will organize a forum entitled ‘Peruvian Natural and Organic...http://www.intracen.org/news/Peru-to-showcase-organic-produce-at-BioFach/01/28/2013 9:58:14 AM<p>   ITC News January 2013   Welcome to this month’s e-newsletter from the International Trade Centre, featuring the latest ITC news and updates. A copy of the newsletter can also be read on the website. Have your say on the programme development for WEDF 2013. Fill out our short survey.                     Ghana: producers and industry experts co-author yam sector strategy When SalamaTulari sat at her roadside shed in Tamale peddling yams and wondering how she’d ever come up with the money to expand her business, she never imagined her voice would help determine the future of Ghana's strategy to develop its yam industry. read more &gt;                     Tackling obstacles to trade at home first Malawi: Company perspectives - an ITC series on non-tariff measures, a survey of exporters and importers, reveals that Malawi’s main challenges to access markets abroad are linked to product certification and export licensing. read more &gt;                     ITC’s Trade Map country data reaches record high Up-to-date trade data for more than 110 countries is now available on ITC’s Trade Map, helping businesses and trade support institutions to analyse international trade flows impacting their business, so that they can identify and export to markets with potential. read more &gt;                     Joined-up value-chain thinking Approximately four million people in developing countries move from rural areas to live in cities every week. While living in rural locations, these people had access to supplies of basic fresh produce of some sort in a local market or from family smallholdings. As they move to the city, however, they lose that source of supply of fresh produce. read more &gt;   World Export Development Forum Feedback from delegates to the World Export Development Forum 2012 (WEDF) held in October in Jakarta, Indonesia from the participants is unison: WEDF is very relevant, informative and engaging. Delegates attending WEDF 2012 rated ‘Improving commodity supply chains for greater regional and global food security’ as the best session at the event. To better reflect your needs, we would like to hear what you think WEDF 2013 should focus on. Please complete this short survey before 31 January.           International Trade Forum - Issue 04 2012 Growth, innovation and inclusiveness • Turning challenges into opportunities • The changing dynamics of telecommunications • A platform for market intelligence • A woman's world: adding export education to economic aim • Everyone counts in economic development         For more information: ITC homepage | Follow us on Twitter   Contact us at: itcnews(AT)intracen.org </p>http://www.intracen.org/ITC-newsletter/2013/january/01/24/2013 1:55:13 AM“Join the transparency pioneers and take leadership or be part of the small group where opacity reigns”. That was the message at a seminar this week to Switzerland from Publish What You Pay an NGO campaigning for greater transparency in the minerals...http://www.intracen.org/news/The-Resource-Curse-–-the-role-of-transparency/01/22/2013 12:08:25 PMApproximately four million people in developing countries move from rural areas to live in cities every week. While living in rural locations, these people had access to supplies of basic fresh produce of some sort in a local market or from family smallholdings....http://www.intracen.org/news/Joined-up-value-chain-thinking/01/21/2013 3:43:08 AMScientists agree that climate change is &#39;unequivocal&#39; and induced by man’s activity. The UN&#39;s Environment Programme reported in November 2012 that greenhouse gases are 14% above where they need to be in 2020 for temperature rises to remain below 2C –...http://www.intracen.org/news/Reducing-carbon-emissions-in-the-UN-systemvoluntary-or-mandatory-measures/01/18/2013 3:38:39 AMIs 2013 the year when environmental taxes will be mainstreamed? Despite political opposition, carbon taxes were introduced in 2012 in Australia and Japan. Ireland has a carbon tax and a scheme to tax household waste. In the Canton of Vaud in Switzerland,...http://www.intracen.org/news/2013-–-Year-of-the-Carbon-Tax/01/16/2013 10:53:17 AMClick here to review a 3-4 page summary on the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises. Access the Standards Map analysis module to review the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises across 400 criteria....http://www.intracen.org/news/ITC-and-OECD-collaborate-to-reference-the-Guidelines-for-Multinational-Enterprises-on-Standards-Map/01/16/2013 4:05:57 AMThis autumn the International Trade Centre (ITC) has organized several events to ensure that growth, innovation and inclusion stay on top of the global trade and development agenda.At the World Export Development Forum 2012 (WEDF), held in Jakarta on...http://www.intracen.org/article/growth-innovation-and-inclusiveness/01/14/2013 2:58:06 AMThe International Trade Centre’s (ITC) NTF II Bangladesh team on 7 December (2012) organized an IT industry roundtable discussion at the Digital World conference in Dhaka. During the discussion recommendations from the United Nations Conference on Trade...http://www.intracen.org/news/Taking-steps-to-boost-the-Bangladeshi-software-industry/01/11/2013 9:39:58 AMMalawi: Company perspectives — an ITC series on non-tariff measures, a survey by the International Trade Centre of exporters and importers, reveals that Malawi’s main challenges to access markets abroad are two-fold in relation to non-tariff measures....http://www.intracen.org/news/Tackling-obstacles-to-trade-at-home-first/01/10/2013 10:17:18 AMWith Mozambique SMEs increasingly participating in international trade, smaller companies with export potential are looking for relevant, simple to understand, up-to-date and practical information on export packaging.The Packaging Information Center...http://www.intracen.org/Packaging-Information-Centre-opens-at-the-Instituto-de-Promocao-de-Exportacao-IPEX-Mozambique/01/09/2013 1:41:10 AM