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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...

Cane toads: creating employment from a pest

10/09/2012 9:45:33 AM

Sugar exports have been the mainstay of community livelihoods in the two largest Fijian islands for many years, but these days the industry is changing. Families need to find alternative sources of income to complement that derived directly from growing...

Ethiopian women seize success at Tendence Trade Fair

09/19/2012 9:31:33 AM

Four women-owned Ethiopian companies, all beneficiaries of ITC’s programme ‘ACCESS! for African Businesswomen in International Trade’, were among the 46,000 participants at the Tendence Trade Fair in Frankfurt on 24-26 August 2012. The four ITC-sponsored...

Ethical Fashion Africa Ltd gets thumbs-up from FLA assessment

07/31/2012 11:27:18 AM

Ethical Fashion Africa Ltd (EFAL), the operational partner of ITC’s Ethical Fashion Initiative in East Africa, has been given a solid approval for its work in a business-practice assessment carried out by the Fair Labor Association (FLA). EFAL, which...

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

07/05/2012 8:18:02 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...

Tunisia’s textile industry needs to diversify and expand

06/20/2012 10:16:27 AM

Tunisia’s textiles and clothing industry needs to diversify its products and move beyond its main current markets and look instead at export opportunities in, eastern Europe, the Middle East, Scandinavia and sub-Saharan Africa. That was one of the main...

Ethical Fashion Initiative and Instituto-e to develop new product capacities

06/18/2012 12:00:54 PM

Ethical Fashion Initiative and Instituto-e to develop new product capacities ITC’s Ethical Fashion Initiative will join forces with Instituto-e, a Rio-based civil-society group, to develop sustainable materials and products for fashion and lifestyle...

Vivienne Westwood previews autumn and winter collections

06/08/2012 11:23:08 AM

Vivienne Westwood – one of the Ethical Fashion Initiative’s most engaged partners – previewed the latest Ethical Africa collection at the Vivienne Westwood Gold and MAN Label Autumn-Winter 2012/13 shows

Lifestyle Vietnam 2012 trade fair welcomes buyers from around the globe

05/15/2012 7:33:47 AM

Vietnamese handicraft manufacturers, supported by the joint project "Green Production and Trade", participate in Lifestyle Vietnam 2012...

BB 2012-04-04 Creating integrated textiles parks in India- Part 4

04/18/2012 4:30:00 AM

Brandix India Apparel City Brandix India Apparel City (BIAC), a 1,000 acre integrated textile and apparel park, is a SEZ. The park, which opened in May 2010, is located at Achutapuram-Rambilli Mandals ...

BB 2012-04-02 Creating integrated textilesparks in India - Part 3

04/02/2012 9:26:16 AM

Pochampally Handloom Park is an ITP developed to preserve, improve and market the traditionally rich, high quality and valuable products produced by this natural handloom-weaving cluster, which is one of India’s most popular traditional silk weaving centres.

BB 2012-03-29 Creating integrated textile parks in India - Part 2

03/29/2012 8:33:29 AM

Essentials for Integrated Textile Parks In 2005, the Government launched the SITP. In 2008, it was extended an additional four years to 2012 ...

Connecting 100 Traditional Weavers to the Export Market – ITC Access! Focal Point institution, CAWEE, secures over USD 200,000 in funding

03/26/2012 10:47:23 AM

In Ethiopia, hand weaving is an important sub-sector, which is a significant rural employer in particular. The Center for African Women Economic Empowerment (CAWEE) recently secured funding of USD 218,570 from COMPETE/USAID to implement an innovative project that aims to connect 100 traditional Weavers to the Export Market...

BB 2012-03-19 Creating integrated textile parks in India - Part1

03/26/2012 5:49:54 AM

The textile and clothing industry is the second largest employer in India and a vital component of the nation’s economy...

ITC Deputy Executive Director speaks at last Silk Sector Steering Committee meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia

03/23/2012 4:34:20 AM

Today’s final Silk Sector Steering Committee meeting takes stock of the achievements of the Silk Project and notes its positive results. It will also outline the potential for the future of the sector...

Dominican Republic handicraft artisans visit Colombia to learn new skills

01/24/2012 6:59:55 AM

Last month, Artesanías de Colombia welcomed an ITC-led delegation from the Dominican Republic seeking information about the Colombian model that would help enhance the island-nation's handcrafts industry...

Art Atlas: A dream that came true

12/08/2011 10:36:49 AM

The story of Art Atlas Peru is proof that shrewd business and a commitment to social welfare can go hand in hand. Art Atlas Peru is an ecological and socially driven enterprise that produces sweaters and cardigans from the highest quality natural fibres,...

Kyrgyz clothing exports grow 17% in Jan-Oct period; ITC's role acknowledged

11/30/2011 11:41:39 AM

Exports by clothing companies in Kyrgyzstan increased by $20 million in the first ten months of 2011, according to figures released by the country’s statistics office earlier this week. This is double last year’s growth rate, a welcome news to a...

New partnership between ITC and the Netherlands based Centre for the Promotion of Imports (CBI) in Vietnam

11/28/2011 7:42:48 AM

ITC, lead agency of the Vietnamese Joint Programme for Green Production and Trade, has agreed to set up close cooperation with CBI’s Export Coaching Programme to support the country's home decoration and home textiles sector together...

ITC and the Centre for the Promotion of Imports (CBI) join forces to support Vietnamese home decor and textiles

10/11/2011 11:24:19 AM

ITC and The Netherlands based CBI agreed to set up close cooperation between CBI’s Export Coaching Programme in the Home Decoration/Home Textiles sector in Vietnam and the UN Joint Programme. The joint programme is a collaboration between the Vietnamese...

Kyrgyz and Tajik fashion show hits Moscow

09/20/2011 10:09:19 AM

Clothes and textile designers from the Kyrgyz Republic and Tajikistan will get the opportunity to impress top Russian buyers later this month at the Federal Trade Fair in Moscow, Russia’s largest specialized industrial show...

Kyrgyz, Tajik firms debut in Paris ethical fashion show with ITC support

08/30/2011 9:15:34 AM

With the support of the International Trade Centre (ITC), a group of Kyrgyz and Tajik makers and designers of clothing and artisan goods are for the first time displaying their talents at a top international ethical fashion show in Paris this week.The...

Enhancing sustainable tourism, clean production and export capacity - Laos

07/21/2011 10:47:09 AM

ITC project

Empowering Peruvian women business enterprises in Alpaca to enter the US market

07/21/2011 9:23:49 AM

ITC project

Silk Review 2001: A Survey of International Trends in Production and Trade. - 6th Ed.

05/03/2011 5:35:36 AM

Silk Review 2001: A Survey of International Trends in Production and Trade. - 6th Ed. Survey of world production and trade of silk, silk yarn, silk fabrics and silk clothing - provides overview of production, international trade, consumption, generic promotion of raw silk and various silk products; examines ef

Get Connected : E-applications in the Textile and Clothing Sector

05/03/2011 5:21:04 AM

Get Connected : E-applications in the Textile and Clothing Sector Study focusing on how developing country producers could successfully apply new e-applications and secure post-quota exports in light of the changing nature of textiles and clothing business after January 2005 (when quotas are phased out) - el

Source-It : Global Material Sourcing for the Clothing Industry

05/03/2011 4:54:36 AM

Source-It : Global Material Sourcing for the Clothing Industry Guide dealing with dynamics of the global textiles and clothing supply chain, and why and how garment manufacturers need to develop alternative sourcing and supply management approaches - reviews historical background; discusses Chineses advantag

BB 2011-04-18 Regional Integration and the African Textile Industry

04/27/2011 4:24:53 AM

Regional Integration and the African Textile Industry Part 7: Competitiveness issues in the EAC textile industry The competitiveness of the African textile industry is intrinsically linked to the supply chain, most notably its cost drivers. This section goes into more detail on the main competitiveness issues

Ghana - Pilot Project Fashion Supply Chain - 2011

03/21/2011 5:56:21 AM

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BB 2011-03-14 Regional Integration and the African Textile Industry

03/15/2011 5:07:34 AM

Analysis of EAC Textiles Sector - Supply Chain

South Africa: A Market for Clothing from Africa

03/09/2011 9:39:12 AM

Market for clothing from Africa Market for clothing from Africa 2011-03-09

BB 2011-02-07 Regional Integration and the African Textile Industry

03/09/2011 5:30:09 AM

The benefits of regional integration for African countries: In a world faced with the many demands and dictates of an increasingly global trading system, whereby cross-border and cross-globe trade is no longer a luxury but a requirement for business...

BB 2011-02-14 Regional Integration and the African Textile Industry

03/09/2011 3:59:41 AM

At its most basic regional integration is a process in which countries enter into a regional agreement in order to enhance regional cooperation. Whilst this is mostly a politically driven process the main objective of...

BB 2011-02-21Regional Integration and the African Textile Industry

03/07/2011 8:53:34 AM

Customs Union to Common Market: What Business Needs to Know? A customs union is the basis of a common market and its design and implementation are crucial to the success of the wider project. This is especially important where the regional project is...

BB 2011-02-28 Regional Integration and the African Textile Industry

03/07/2011 8:24:54 AM

From the short analysis of regional integration, and the features of a customs union and a common market, it is possible to identify three specific and distinct aspects of ...

BB 2011-03-07 Regional Integration and the African Textile Industry

03/07/2011 7:02:57 AM

The African Textiles Industry under Siege: This section analyses the EAC textile sector in detail to understand two key aspects of the industry at the current time...

Ethical Fashion: Quality control in Africa Community Projects

02/24/2011 6:43:27 PM

In East Africa, an ITC Ethical Fashion project is demonstrating that international quality and standards can be met, even in the most remote and impoverished communities.

Closing the Gap: Quality and standards in ethical supply chains

02/24/2011 6:42:58 PM

Gap Inc. is one of the world's largest clothing retailers. It is also an industry leader in ethical sourcing and supply chain management through a social responsibility programme that advocates human rights as an essential component of quality and standards management.

Trade Promotion in Tajikistan

12/07/2010 12:26:22 PM

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Peru - Strengthening the Export Competitiveness of Women Entrepreneurs

12/07/2010 12:08:20 PM

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