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Understanding intellectual property rights to boost business in Pakistan

04/03/2013 10:15:09 AM

Job 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...

More data added to Standards Map

03/18/2013 5:52:42 AM

Data 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...

The world’s first practitioner’s guide to the sustainable sourcing of agricultural raw materials

03/14/2013 3:57:12 AM

‘Sustainable Sourcing of Agricultural Raw Materials – a practitioner’s guide’ is being launched in London today...

EU funds for ITC tool help improve market-access transparency

02/20/2013 6:15:07 AM

ITC'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...

Africa's trade potential: Export opportunities in growth markets

01/14/2013 5:06:51 AM

A 2012 ITC study, Africa’s Trade Potential: Export Opportunities in Growth Markets, considers how SSA can achieve sustainability in export revenues by increasing the share of value-added products in its exports. The analysis also identifies strategic...

Turning challenges into opportunities

01/14/2013 3:23:03 AM

More importantly, for developing and least developed countries, they also have a major bearing on how governments design and implement development and poverty reduction strategies, and pursue sustainable, inclusive economic growth, both at home and in...

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

10/15/2012 8:02:16 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

10/11/2012 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

10/11/2012 1:47:27 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...

Market access map: Pinning down export costs and regulations

09/25/2012 10:26:22 AM

The upgraded version of the tool was developed with financial support from the European Commission, World Bank and ITC Trust Fund donors, and has been available online since 30 June 2012 at macmap.org. Essentially, Market Access Map is a free of charge...

Export helpdesk: An online guide to accessing European markets

09/25/2012 9:11:06 AM

With a share of around 20% of global imports and exports, the EU is the world's largest single market. It needs the products it imports, be they mineral oil products; intermediate products for various industrial sectors such as electronic equipment,...

Gathering evidence on barriers to trade

09/25/2012 7:49:57 AM

Despite a global decline in tariff rates to historically low levels, trade is far from being free. Factors such as technical regulations, product standards and customs procedures still prevent limitless exchange of goods across countries. Such non-tariff...

Surveying the scope of non-tariff measures

09/24/2012 10:46:43 AM

ITC surveys of non-tariff measures (NTMs) are beginning to expose a detailed picture of obstacles to trade on a global scale. Top-level results from initial surveys show that the types of NTMs experienced vary significantly depending on company size,...

De-fragmenting Africa: Regional trade integration in goods and services

09/24/2012 10:27:47 AM

Regional integration in Africa has long been recognized as essential to addressing issues related to the small economic size of many countries and the often arbitrarily drawn borders that pay little attention to the distribution of natural endowments....

Non-tariff obstacles to trade: The business perspective

09/24/2012 10:10:23 AM

Non-tariff measures (NTMs) can be a major impediment to international trade and market access, particularly for exporters and importers in developing countries. Exporting companies seeking access to foreign markets and companies importing products need...

Company contacts now in Trade Map

08/31/2012 9:16:43 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

Getting a grip on ITC’s market-analysis tools

08/06/2012 10:46:20 AM

More than 30 African Geneva-based officials on 30 July participated in a training session on ITC’s market-access analysis tools. The event, which was organized by ITC’s Office for Africa, was moderated by experts from the Market Analysis and Research...

Free online tool for analysing trade and market conditions upgraded

06/28/2012 8:09:32 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...

Breaking barriers, building business

03/30/2012 6:00:47 AM

Development as a global objective for improving the economic well-being of ordinary people is a relatively recent concept. It was first embodied in the Charter of the United Nations with: ’the United Nations shall promote higher standards of living,...

Environmental policy contributing to poverty eradication

03/30/2012 5:18:37 AM

When countries convene at this year’s United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, Rio+20, both the venue, Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, and the overall objective of the conference, sustainable development, will be the same as 20 years ago at the...

Market Analysis Tools to remain free for 2012

12/27/2011 10:47:38 AM

ITC is pleased to announce its five online Market Analysis Tools - Trade Map, Market Access Map, Investment Map, Trade Competitiveness Map, and Standards Map - will remain free of charge for developing country users in 2012 thanks to financial support...

New Drivers of Global Value Chains

07/11/2011 10:59:45 AM

The long-term impact of the changing trade landscape on global value chains is being shaped by changes in standards regimes, exchange rates, investment flows and other key determinants such as climate change. While trading with fast-growing emerging...

The State of World Trade - Many Grounds for Optimism

06/28/2011 11:01:14 AM

Things seem subdued, if not pessimistic, in the world of trade. While the heated talk of global currency wars has cooled to some extent, major imbalances remain. The success of the Doha Round is still not assured. And although protectionist pressures...

Guide to Geographical Indications: Linking Products and their Origins

03/09/2011 9:06:30 AM

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Geographical Indications - Brands Withstand Downturn

11/29/2010 11:00:30 AM

Champagne, Roquefort cheese, Scotch whisky, Parma ham, Feta cheese – these well-known product names are but a few of the legally protected brands that flourish in developed countries, bringing employment and revenue...