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Study raises concern over international trade in python skins

27/11/2012 03:25:36 AM

Trade in Southeast Asian Python Skins shows that problems of illegality persist in $1bn python-skin trade...

ITC and WIPO join forces with Tanzania to brand Zanzibar cloves

15/11/2012 07:14:06 AM

To maximize the value of Zanzibar cloves, ITC will provide the branding methodology and training within which IP will be positioned, while WIPO will take the lead on developing an IP strategy for Zanzibar cloves...

More than 60 business deals concluded at Women Vendors Exhibition and Forum

08/11/2012 03:04:39 AM

Delegates attending the Women Vendors Exhibition and Forum 2012 in Mexico City had struck more than 60 business deals as the event held at Mexico’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs drew to a close on Wednesday 7 November. The deals have a total value of more...

Women vendors strike success in Mexico City

06/11/2012 01:34:00 PM

Twelve deals signed during opening ceremony of Women Vendors Forum Exhibition Women vendors and entrepreneurs were today the focus of attention at Mexico’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the opening of the Women Vendors Forum and Exhibition 2012.More...

Women are needed to bring back global growth

05/11/2012 02:49:16 PM

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 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...

ITC Executive Director leads Future Global 100 meeting on Eastern Europe’s economy

24/10/2012 12:36:27 PM

Ms. Patricia Francis, Executive Director of the International Trade Centre, will today co-chair a Future Global 100 (FG100) meeting in Warsaw, attended by European and international government and business leaders...

Uganda, Jamaica, Mexico, and Austria win the 2012 TPO Network Awards

18/10/2012 01:47:14 PM

The Uganda Export Promotion Board, Jamaica Promotions Corporations, ProMéxico and Advantage Austria were today announced as the four winners of the 2012 TPO Network Awards for having shown excellence in trade export development...

Boosting Business for Trade Promotion Organizations through Innovation

18/10/2012 05:05:27 AM

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

how they can promote innovation, improve their operations, and better meet the needs of their exporters.

WEDF 2012 Highlights Role of Finance Access in Emerging Market Export Success

17/10/2012 07:39:58 AM

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, Africa and Latin America to debate approaches to expanding trade flows between and within the world’s growth markets...

Export Supply and Value Chains Take Centre Stage on Day Two at WEDF 2012

17/10/2012 01:53:49 AM

With 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 security while boosting interregional and intraregional trade flows, according to discussions at day two of WEDF...

International Trade Centre and Institute for Supply Management agree on reciprocity deal

16/10/2012 07:06:10 AM

Agreement sets forth mutual recognition of supply chain management certifications. ITC and ISM have entered an agreement based on mutual recognition of each institution’s supply chain management certification programs...

Interregional and intraregional trade in emerging markets identified as key to addressing global economic crisis

15/10/2012 08:02:16 AM

Emerging 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 among emerging markets makes up one-fifth of the world’s total trade and is expected to surpass North-South trade flows by 2030.

WEDF to explore trade opportunities between high growth markets

11/10/2012 10:02:30 AM

Slowing or negative growth in mature, wealthy economies is encouraging businesses and policymakers in developing countries to pursue trade opportunities in high growth emerging markets. While the shift in focus has already begun, many unexploited opportunities opportunities remain in inter-regional and intra-regional trade...

Sub-Saharan Africa could reap $35bn annually from trade facilitation and infrastructure investments

11/10/2012 01:47:27 AM

New ITC study: Africa's Trade Potential: Export Opportunities in Growth Markets.
The International Trade Centre (ITC) today announced the findings of a major analysis of sub-Saharan Africa’s trade potential...

Trade Promotion Organizations compete for top awards

05/10/2012 02:16:49 AM

ITC today announced the shortlist of candidates for the 2012 TPO Network Awards – Excellence in Export Development Initiatives. Eleven national Trade Promotion Organizations from Austria, Benin, the Dominican Republic, France, Jamaica, Jordan, Lithuania, Mexico, Uganda, the United Arab Emirates and Zambia have been nominated for this year’s shortlist...

Company contacts now in Trade Map

31/08/2012 09:16:43 AM

ITCArticleElcitra Site\Intracen Company contacts now in Trade Map ITC adds company data from more than 60 countries to Trade Map, improving the ability of companies to identify trading partners across the world. ITC Communications 2012-08-31 Users of the International Trade Centre (ITC)’s Trade Map

TPO Network Conference: Kuala Lumpur, 18-19 October

24/07/2012 02:48:15 AM

ITC 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 with the theme Transforming TPOs’ Business through Innovation...

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton recognizes ITC’s work with women entrepreneurs

05/07/2012 08:18:02 AM

United States Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has highlighted the International Trade Centre (ITC)’s global work in increasing governments’ procurement from women-owned businesses...

Free online tool for analysing trade and market conditions upgraded

28/06/2012 08:09:32 AM

Small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) exporting from developing countries suffer the brunt of complying with market access conditions.To make market entry rules more transparent, ITC has redeveloped its online analysis tool Market Access Map, available as 30 June 2012. Users in developing countries and territories can use the tool at no cost...

Supplier inclusion: good for business, good for women, good for sustainable development

18/06/2012 11:34:33 AM

New opportunities for women, business and sustainable development can be achieved by promoting supplier diversity and inclusion as a key component of sustainable procurement...

Events focus on trade and the green economy

14/06/2012 05:14:26 AM

WHO: The International Trade Centre (ITC), a joint agency of the UN and WTO, is hosting side-events within Rio+20 which focus on trade opportunities in the green economy. WHY:There are new and innovative opportunities in trade for sustainable development...

Deadline approaching for the 2012 TPO network award entries

13/06/2012 02:02:11 PM

The International Trade Centre (ITC) today urged national trade promotion organizations (TPOs) around the world not to miss the rapidly approaching deadline for participation in the 2012 TPO Network Awards competition. Winners of this year’s competition...

Experts to showcase business models that do good while making a profit

12/06/2012 05:53:31 AM

Businesses 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 also integrating marginalised communities in a sustainable way...

Trade opportunities identified for developing countries moving toward green economy

12/06/2012 05:36:54 AM

There 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 on risks associated with moving towards a green economy with results of a study which demonstrates concrete examples of opportunities for trade...

Importance of trade for inclusive and sustainable growth to be highlighted at Rio+20 events

12/06/2012 05:20:55 AM

There 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 advantage of such opportunities at a series of events it is hosting within the framework of the Rio+20 conference in Brazil this month...

World Export Development Forum to be held in Jakarta, will highlight linking growth markets

06/06/2012 11:29:16 AM

The International Trade Centre (ITC) and the Government of Indonesia have announced that they will host the World Export Development Forum (WEDF) in Jakarta on 15-17 October 2012 under the theme ‘Linking Growth Markets: New dynamics in global trade.’...

ITC recognized for its strategic direction and priorities

23/05/2012 05:57:58 AM

Delegates at the International Trade Centre (ITC)’s 46th annual Joint Advisory Group (JAG) have expressed their support for ITC’s 2012-2015 strategic plan during the meeting held on 21 and 22 May 2012, and chaired by H.E. Mr. Francisco Pirez Gordillo,...

ITC focuses on partnerships, innovation and responding to countries’ individual needs

21/05/2012 09:17:16 AM

Addressing ITC’s annual Joint Advisory Group (JAG) meeting, Ms. Patricia R. Francis, Executive Director of ITC, spoke about ITC’s focus on building partnerships with beneficiaries and other trade-related technical assistance agencies, and on developing innovations in delivering services in accordance with countries’ needs to the benefit of small-and medium-sized exporters...

ITC supply chain management programme earns prestigious international certification

21/05/2012 08:56:55 AM

The International Trade Centre (ITC)’s Supply Chain Management Programme (SCM) has earned an important international quality management standard certification, ISO 9001:2008. This prestigious and widely implemented standard from the International Organization...

Two million jobs could be created in League of Arab States region if Non-Tariff Measures were eliminated

24/04/2012 01:14:40 PM

The League of Arab States (LAS) region could increase trade among its member states by 10% and create two million new jobs by removing obstacles to intra-regional trade, according to new research by ITC...

New Coffee Exporter's Guide

10/04/2012 07:40:10 AM

ITC is pleased to announce the new edition of The Coffee Exporter's Guide, the world's most extensive, hands‐on and neutral source of information on the international coffee trade...

ITC launches new business reports on non-tariff measures

10/02/2012 03:55:36 AM

Today ITC launches the first two of 27 reports outlining business perspectives on non-tariff measures. The reports, entitled Sri Lanka: Company Perspectives and Burkina Faso: Perspectives des Entreprises, are part of the new ITC series of reports being issued in 2012 and 2013...

ITC seminar conclusions: increase in number of non-tariff measures poses difficulties for developing countries

08/02/2012 11:49:12 AM

Non-tariff measures (NTMs) are increasing in number and complexity, making it difficult to analyse and mitigate them, and posing rising challenges to exporters. That is the main conclusion from ITC seminar ‘Non-tariff : New challenges and the road ahead’ held in Geneva, Switzerland...

Australia to donate AUD 3 Million to ITC

19/12/2011 10:26:17 AM

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...

ITC, Senegal and CBI working toward increased mango exports from Senegal

16/12/2011 06:10:27 AM

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...

Responding to global trade challenges necessitates a rethink in approaches

15/12/2011 01:49:13 PM

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...

ITC promotes increased government procurement from women vendors

15/12/2011 05:42:54 AM

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...

Kenya farm exporters get guidance on carbon rules

01/12/2011 09:30:34 AM

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....

ITC Supports Caribbean Creative Industries Sector

28/11/2011 05:55:33 AM

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...

ITC to hold Qatar workshop on export market analysis tools

28/11/2011 05:43:13 AM

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...