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Tackling obstacles to trade at home first

10/01/2013 10:17:18 AM

Malawi: 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....

Paraguay’s ambassador on visit to ITC

05/12/2012 02:57:46 AM

Senior members of the International Trade Centre’s management team lead by Executive Director Ms Patricia Francis on Monday (3 December) received HE Mr Juan Esteban Aguirre, Paraguay’s Ambassador to the United Nations and other international organizations...

Gathering evidence on barriers to trade

25/09/2012 07:49:57 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...

Easing the burden of non-tariff barriers

25/09/2012 07:19:35 AM

In industrialized countries tariffs have fallen to about one-tenth of what they were, largely as a result of negotiations fostered by the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). In developing countries progress came later and has been less, but...

The league of Arab States: A regional perspective

25/09/2012 05:20:46 AM

The League of Arab States has one of the lowest levels of intraregional trade in the world despite preferential market access and significant cultural homogeneity. Trade potential exists, but is as yet untapped. ITC analysis shows that by reducing obstacles...

Trade and public policies: A closer look at non-tariff measures in the 21st century

25/09/2012 05:03:39 AM

The World Trade Organization's (WTO) World Trade Report 2012 takes a fresh look at non-tariff measures (NTMs). NTMs are nothing new, they have existed since countries started to trade and been subject to General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade disciplines...

Improving the business environment for trade: Tackling non-tariff measures

24/09/2012 07:52:03 AM

During the past decades bilateral and multilateral trade agreements have led to a reduction in tariff-related barriers to global trade. But during the same period the world has experienced a steady rise in the number of non-tariff measures (NTMs). These...

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

ITC launches NTM survey in Tanzania

17/08/2012 07:41:32 AM

On the request of the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania, ITC in July launched a survey on burdensome non-tariff measures (NTMs) faced by the country’s export industries. The main focus of the survey will be on fresh food and horticulture...

Peruvian companies face barriers to trade in EU and US

07/08/2012 05:19:36 AM

A recent ITC survey of 960 Peruvian companies shows that 40% face challenges related to non-tariff measures (NTMs), mostly in their major export markets in the United States of America, the European Union and some countries in Latin America. The report...

Getting a grip on ITC’s market-analysis tools

06/08/2012 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...

Tripartite free-trade deal could boost trade across Africa

30/07/2012 10:03:03 AM

The on-going negotiations on a free-trade agreement between the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), the East African Community (EAC) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and in particular the potential impact of the...

ITC launches NTM survey in Guinea

26/07/2012 11:18:48 AM

ITC in June launched a survey on non-tariff measures (NTMs) in Guinea in response to a request from country’s Ministry of Trade. The survey, which will run until November, will seek to identify and better understand burdensome NTMs faced by Guinea’s...

Barriers to trade focus of Thai visit to ITC

06/07/2012 11:40:13 AM

ITC’s Executive Director Patricia Francis on 4 July met a Thai delegation led by Yanyong Phuangrach, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Commerce, for a discussion on trade. He was accompanied by Mr Krisda Piampongsant, Permanent Representative of...

ITC executive director calls for removal of bottlenecks to trade

28/06/2012 11:52:05 AM

ITC Executive Director Patricia Francis on 27 June urged trade-policy analysts to put focus on the business perspective of trade and development and to identify ways of bringing a critical view on non-tariff measures (NTMs) into research. Addressing...

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...

ITC Executive Director discusses new business opportunities in the global economy at the IESE Business School in Barcelona, Spain

20/04/2012 09:53:33 AM

The financial crisis has dramatically changed the business environment for firms, entrepreneurs and senior executives. ITC Executive Director, Ms Patricia Francis, today took part in a panel discussion at the IESE Business School, Barcelona, Spain, which...

Market Analysis Tools to remain free for 2012

27/12/2011 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...

The State of World Trade - Many Grounds for Optimism

28/06/2011 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...

Building Linkages for Export Success

16/06/2011 04:23:25 AM

Building Linkages for Export Success This handbook produced jointly by ISO and ITC describes the role of quality in export competitiveness and its implications for developing country exporters and support institutions; considers the role of national standards bodies (NSBs) and that of trade promotion organization

Tropical Fruits and Vegetables in China: Market overview

09/06/2011 05:31:20 AM

Tropical Fruits and Vegetables in China: Market overview China is the world’s top fruit and vegetable producer, with vegetable outputs alone totalling 49% of global output. The Chinese market for tropical fruits and vegetables is set to keep on growing at a steady pace in the near future. For least developed cou

Market Access, Transparency and Fairness in Global Trade: Export Impact for Good

31/03/2011 04:48:25 AM

Market access transparency This new International Trade Centre report on market access, transparency and fairness in global trade concludes that ‘market access begins at home’. It argues that further reducing barriers to trade between developing countries needs to be an essential part of the way forward. The repor

World Tariff Profiles 2011

09/03/2011 11:24:09 AM

World tariff profiles World tariff profiles 2011-03-09

‘Market access begins at home,’ says ITC

11/01/2011 03:55:05 AM

A new ITC report on market access, transparency and fairness in global trade concludes that ‘market access begins at home’. It argues that further reducing barriers to trade between developing countries needs to be an essential part of the way forward...