http://www.intracen.org//layouts/RSSFeed.aspx?id=55443Graduates from the Egyptian Institute for Diplomatic Studies on 24 July visited the International Trade Centre to learn more about ITC’s work. The graduates were briefed on ITC’s mandate, its history and other trade-related issues. The visit was part...http://www.intracen.org/news/Future-Egyptian-diplomats-visit-ITC/30/07/2012 09:05:11 AMSpeech by H.E. Mr. Hisham M. Badr, Ambassador, Permanent Mission of the Arab Republic of Egypt. Delivered on Day One of the 46th Session of the ITC JAG, 21-22 May 2012. Monday, 21 May 2012, 10:00-10:10...http://www.intracen.org/news/Opening-Statement-by-Ambassador-of-the-Arab-Republic-of-Egypt-and-Chair-of-the-45th-JAG-session/22/05/2012 09:26:31 AMEgyptian exporters often struggle to take advantage of the broad range of opportunities presented by e-commerce. On 17 January, an ITC team took part in a workshop to address this problem...http://www.intracen.org/news/ITC-and-Egypt-Ministry-of-Industry-and-Foreign-Trade-MIFT-develop-roadmap-for-better-foothold-in-e-commerce/23/01/2012 05:08:54 AMITC to send intelligence reports on Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt and Jordan to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development's Business Information Services as it expands into the southern and eastern Mediterranean region...http://www.intracen.org/news/ITC-Provides-Trade-Related-Information-as-EBRD-Expands-into-North-Africa-and-Middle-East/30/12/2011 04:51:06 AMRepresentatives of Permanent Missions, UN agencies, donors and civil society came together at a half-day Open Doors event on June 7, 2011, to discuss how the implications of the “Arab Spring” on trade and development in the region. The exchange of...http://www.intracen.org/arab-states/itc-open-doors-for-arab-states/21/09/2011 06:45:06 AMITC Deputy Executive Director addresses annual advisory group meeting Addressing the annual Joint Advisory (JAG) meeting, Jean-Marie Paugam, Deputy Executive Director of the International Trade Centre (ITC) emphasized four innovative contributions...http://www.intracen.org/news/ITC-provides-access-in-four-ways-to-bolster-trade/30/06/2011 10:46:00 AMThe discussions have enabled ITC to refine its strategic approach to assistance to the Arab States and take an informed view of its future activities in the region. Key recommendations made include the need to focus on sustainable jobs for youth...http://www.intracen.org/news/ITC-office-for-Arab-States-hosts-open-door-event/28/06/2011 03:23:02 AMThe current uprisings in the Arab States are rooted in a multi-faceted array of interdependent causes, comprising social, economic, ideological and political factors. The developments of the last months have many direct and indirect effects on ITC’s work in the region...http://www.intracen.org/Changes-in-the-Arab-world-four-publications/02/05/2011 07:40:07 AMSummary dataPopulation: 49.2 million.2007 green bean imports 1,41 million bags; Vietnam led with 651,000 bags, followed by Brazil 214,000 bags, Colombia with 194,000 bags, Honduras 129,000 bags and  Peru 98,000 bags.http://www.intracen.org/02080400---Republic-of-Korea3/23/03/2011 03:48:36 PMWelcome to EnACTEnACT, "Enhancing Arab Capacity for Trade" is an International Trade Centre (ITC) technical assistance facility funded in large part by theCanadian International Development Agency (CIDA).http://www.intracen.org/ENHANCING-ARAB-CAPACITY-FOR-TRADE/14/03/2011 03:18:01 PMMOROCCO  Development challengesKey trade issuesGovernment prioritiesEnACT in Morocco  VIEW PRESENTATION : De l'action commerciale(FRENCH)  OverviewWith a GDP of around USD 73.http://www.intracen.org/EnACT-programme-countries4/14/03/2011 03:17:21 PMALGERIA  Development challengesKey trade issuesGovernment prioritiesEnACT in AlgeriaVIEW PRESENTATION : Institutions d'appui au commerce: défis et opportunités(FRENCH)OverviewAt slightly over USD 135 billions, Algeria's GDP is at the level of that of Egypt, although the 34.http://www.intracen.org/EnACT-programme-countries/14/03/2011 03:17:12 PMEnACT OverviewITC Work in the RegionEnACT Governance StructureEnACT Millennium Development GoalsRole of Women and Youth  EnACT Overview  EnACT, "Enhancing Arab Capacity for Trade" is an International Trade Centre (ITC) technical assistance facility funded in large part by theCanadian International Development Agency (CIDA).http://www.intracen.org/layouts/three-column.aspx?pageid=11293&id=4412814/03/2011 03:16:55 PMLocationSouth Africa occupies the southern tip of the African continent, its long coastline stretching more than 2,500 km and across two oceans, the Atlantic and the Indian.http://www.intracen.org/exporters/organic-products/country-focus/country-profile-south-africa/14/03/2011 03:06:39 PMLocationLocated in northeastern Africa, Egypt is bounded on the north by the Mediterranean Sea; on the east by the Gaza Strip, Israel, and the Red Sea; on the south by Sudan; and on the west by Libya.http://www.intracen.org/exporters/organic-products/country-focus/country-profile-egypt/14/03/2011 03:05:23 PMTitle:Best Practices for Organic Policy : What Developing Country Governments Can Do to Promote the Organic SectorAuthor:Rundgren, GunnarCorporate Author(s):UNEP-UNCTAD Capacity Building Task Force on Trade, Environment and Development (CBTF)Year of Publication:2008Number of Pages:xiv, 91 p.http://www.intracen.org/Information-Sources-Market-Research10/14/03/2011 02:59:52 PMWTO: SubsidiesAccess inputs and capital goods at competitive prices: Part 2This second part further profiles export promotion schemes that can best contribute best to accessing inputs and capital goods at competitive prices.http://www.intracen.org/Access-inputs-and-capital-goods-at-competitive-prices-Part-2/11/03/2011 08:13:54 PMWTO: Subsidies Access inputs and capital goods at competitive prices: Part 1This is the first of a two part series which focuses on accessing inputs and capital goods at competitive prices.http://www.intracen.org/Access-inputs-and-capital-goods-at-competitive-prices-Part-1/11/03/2011 08:13:50 PMWTO: Trade Policy ReviewCountry profile: MoroccoNote: This text provides brief description of the conditions foreign business will encounter in trade with Morocco.http://www.intracen.org/Country-profile-Morocco/11/03/2011 08:10:47 PMWTO: Trade Policy ReviewCountry profile: BrazilNote: This text provides brief description of the conditions foreign business will encounter in trade with Brazil.http://www.intracen.org/Country-profile-Guatemala/11/03/2011 08:10:15 PMWTO     Free Trade AgreementsDOHA ROUNDWTO Director-General Pascal Lamy: "We have resumed negotiations fully across the board." WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy, in his report to the General Council on 7 February, said, "political conditions are now more favourable for the conclusion of the Round …more  Ministers support "resumption of full scale negotiations".http://www.intracen.org/Vol8-N-2-13/11/03/2011 08:06:04 PMUNCTAD XII UNCTAD XII: Remarks from the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Accra - Ghana, 20 April 2008* This UNCTAD conference could not have come at a more crucial time.http://www.intracen.org/ITC---World-Trade-Net---WTN176/11/03/2011 08:05:42 PMWTO: NAMAExport Taxes and Export restrictions on Raw Materialsa WTO issue exemplified in the Leather Trade and IndustryBy Gustavo Gonzalez-Quijano* Export taxes and export restrictions on raw materials have come to the forefront of the political agenda worldwide.http://www.intracen.org/ITC---World-Trade-Net---WTN143/11/03/2011 08:03:17 PMWTO: NAMASignificant differences remain on the Chairman's Revised Draft on WTO Doha Round Negotiations on Non Agriculture Market Access (NAMA) The chair of the Non Agricultural Market Access (NAMA) negotiating group, Ambassador Don Stephenson, released on 8 February 2008 the revised draft negotiating text to focus further discussions for finalisation of modalities in this area.http://www.intracen.org/ITC---World-Trade-Net---WTN138/11/03/2011 08:02:55 PMWTO: Doha RoundWTO Secretariat reports surge in new anti-dumping investigationsThe WTO Secretariat reported that during the period 1 January-30 June 2008 the number of initiations of new anti-dumping investigations showed a sharp 39 per cent increase compared with the corresponding period of 2007.http://www.intracen.org/ITC---World-Trade-Net---WTN100/11/03/2011 07:59:49 PMWTO: Trade Policy ReviewCountry profile: JordanNote: This text provides brief description of the conditions foreign business will encounter in trade with Jordan.http://www.intracen.org/Country-profile-Jordan/11/03/2011 07:56:36 PMWTO: ServicesWTO DG Lamy celebrates benefits of opening trade in telecoms Director-General Pascal Lamy hailed liberalisation of trade in telecoms services as a vital tool in economic growth and development on the occasion of the WTO Symposium on Telecommunications organized in Geneva to commemorate the 10th anniversary of agreement among WTO members to open basic telecommunications services.http://www.intracen.org/ITC---World-Trade-Net---WTN58/11/03/2011 07:55:58 PMFree Trade Agreements South Korea seeks FTA with MERCOSUR: Speaking 7 December, South Korean Minister of Commerce Kim Young-joo raised the issue of an FTA with MERCOSUR.http://www.intracen.org/ITC---World-Trade-Net---WTN45/11/03/2011 07:54:55 PMWTO: Trade Policy ReviewCountry profile: TurkeyNote: This text provides brief details of the conditions foreign business will encounter in trade with Turkey.http://www.intracen.org/ITC---World-Trade-Net---WTN24/11/03/2011 07:53:35 PMWTO: AgricultureThe Doha Round can be part of the answer to the food crisis - Lamy Director-General Pascal Lamy, in his address to the High-Level Conference on World Food Security on 3 June 2008 in Rome, said that "through greater and fairer competition, international trade can help lower prices".http://www.intracen.org/The-Doha-Round-can-be-part-of-the-answer-to-the-food-crisis---Lamy/11/03/2011 07:53:06 PMWTO: Doha RoundAgriculture Chair circulates four new texts In the first document, the Chair proposes a tiered formula for calculating an overall reduction of trade-distorting domestic support.http://www.intracen.org/ITC---World-Trade-Net---WTN9/11/03/2011 07:52:32 PMNews in BriefTrade and employment have made recent headlines, notably in relation to ongoing bilateral Free Trade Agreement talks (see below). How do issues of employment labour mesh into the multilateral, regional and bilateral trade environment? Does trade create jobs, does it destroy jobs? A newly released study focuses on connections between trade policies and labour and social policies and looks at some of the challenges.http://www.intracen.org/Vol8-N-3-11/11/03/2011 07:51:57 PMWTO: Intellectual property Agreement on WIPO Development Agenda The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has moved one step closer towards approving an agenda that better reflects the concerns of developing countries.http://www.intracen.org/Vol8-N-3-6/11/03/2011 07:51:32 PMFree Trade AgreementsChina-EU PCA: Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing and visiting EU counterpart Benita Ferrero-Waldner announced the launch of the Partnership Cooperation Agreement (PCA) at a joint press conference in Beijing in January.http://www.intracen.org/Vol8-N-2-11/11/03/2011 07:51:03 PMC-Products"Looking back at the company's first ten years, I am quite proud of C-Products' international standing - now let's see what the new year 1998 will bring!" Mr.http://www.intracen.org/Implications-for-Non-Agricultural-Market-Access-NAMA2/11/03/2011 07:48:53 PMStrengths:* A large livestock base producing sizable hides and Skins * Good size of investment in the tanneries industries and footwear * Cheep labour * The government policy supports the leather, textile and vegetable oils industries, further action and policies are expected to support industry for adding value.http://www.intracen.org/Sudan-SWOT-Analysis2/11/03/2011 05:11:40 PMStrengths:* A large livestock base producing sizable hides and Skins * Good size of investment in the tanneries industries and footwear * Cheep labour * The government policy supports the leather, textile and vegetable oils industries, further action and policies are expected to support industry for adding value.http://www.intracen.org/Sudan-SWOT-Analysis/11/03/2011 05:11:34 PMQuantity Hides:From Zebu breeds 4 M piecesQuantity Sheep:From Desert Hair types 15 M PiecesQuantity Goat:From Desert and Nubian goats 13.5 M PiecesQuantity Camel:0.http://www.intracen.org/Sudan-Hides-and-skins2/11/03/2011 04:46:24 PMQuantity Hides:From Zebu breeds 4 M piecesQuantity Sheep:From Desert Hair types 15 M PiecesQuantity Goat:From Desert and Nubian goats 13.5 M PiecesQuantity Camel:0.http://www.intracen.org/Sudan-Hides-and-skins/11/03/2011 04:46:14 PMCountry Size:124,300 sq. km (including around 365 islands)Population:Approximately 3.5 millionCurrency:Eritrean Nakfa (ERN)Languages:Tigriyna, Arabic and EnglishCapital City:AsmaraGDP (US$):$4.http://www.intracen.org/Erythree-Country-Information/11/03/2011 04:25:15 PM