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ITC hosts debate on plurilateral services liberalization negotiations

03/20/2013 10:10:44 AM

Global services leaders, Geneva-based ambassadors and other participants at the inaugural session of ITC’s Trade in Services Seminar Series discussed the proposed plurilateral agreement on services that has been proposed by 21 World Trade Organization...

Survey: WEDF 2012 yields new business contacts for 80% of delegates

03/18/2013 7:29:21 AM

Eight out of ten participants at the World Export Development Forum (WEDF) in 2012 made new business contacts, according to a survey carried out by the International Trade Centre (ITC). Almost half of the delegates that attended last year’s event discovered...

ITC publishes 2012 Annual Report

03/15/2013 8:30:32 AM

In 2012 ITC assisted 98 trade support institutions, arranged for 955 enterprises to meet with potential buyers leading to sales transactions and delivered 17 export development strategies...

ITC director to German parliament: multilateral agencies essential in trade assistance

03/14/2013 6:26:05 AM

BERLIN – Multilateral trade assistance and bilateral aid play complementary roles and in a number of areas multilateral assistance is more effective, ITC Director Friedrich von Kirchbach told members of the Committee on Economic Cooperation and Development...

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...

Australia donates AUD 3 million to ITC to bolster exports by Pacific women

03/12/2013 3:36:29 AM

Women entrepreneurs in the Pacific region are to benefit from increased export and income opportunities following a funding agreement signed by ITC and AusAID today...

ITC congratulates Tajikistan on joining the WTO

03/12/2013 3:23:23 AM

The International Trade Centre (ITC) and The Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) have congratulated the Republic of Tajikistan on its official accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO), and reaffirmed their commitment for continued...

Ethiopia’s business to play bigger role in WTO accession effort

03/01/2013 2:39:30 AM

Ethiopia should assess the potential benefits of liberalization of its services sector as a means to fulfil its own ambitions for growth and development in the upcoming negotiations for the country’s accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO). This...

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...

ITC launches official Facebook page

02/19/2013 9:39:15 AM

The International Trade Centre (ITC) this week launched its official Facebook page as a way to better communicate with its partners and audiences across the world.Followers of ITC will be able to find out about the latest news, analysis, data and events,...

ITC and CCI France: A cooperation to benefit SMEs and entrepreneurs in developing and least developed countries

02/19/2013 3:09:42 AM

ITC and CCI France have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen cooperation between the two organizations in relation to provision of trade-related technical assistance to developing and least developed countries.

Non-tariff measures affecting Mauritian trade

02/04/2013 9:49:26 AM

Developing a national food control strategy and accreditation of official laboratories are some of the steps that Mauritius must take to remove barriers to trade. These and other issues were discussed at a workshop in Mauritius on 24 January where the...

Policy reform essential for Pakistan to improve trade with India

02/01/2013 4:50:03 AM

That was the conclusion of experts at a public-private dialogue in Pakistan, on 16 January 2013. The event was organized by the International Trade Centre (ITC) and the Pakistan Institute of Trade and Development (PITAD), with the official endorsement...

ITC and CIDA discuss future cooperation

01/29/2013 9:03:46 AM

Mr Paul R. Samson, Director-General for Multilateral Development Institutions at the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), on 29 January visited the International Trade Centre (ITC) where he was met by member of ITC’s senior management led...

Vanuatu delegation visits ITC

01/28/2013 10:34:33 AM

HE Mr Roy Mickey Joy, Ambassador of Vanuatu to the European Union and the Kingdom of Belgium, on 22 January met a team of senior International Trade Centre (ITC) representatives, led by Deputy Executive Director Mr Jean-Marie Paugam, at ITC’s Geneva...

Joined-up value-chain thinking

01/21/2013 3:43:08 AM

Approximately four million people in developing countries move from rural areas to live in cities every week. While living in rural locations, these people had access to supplies of basic fresh produce of some sort in a local market or from family smallholdings....

Plenary sessions prove most popular at WEDF 2012

01/08/2013 4:57:22 AM

The more than 900 delegates attending the World Export Development Forum (WEDF) 2012 had a chance a to rate the sessions they attended and surveys show that the events plenary sessions were the most engaging.On top came ‘Improving commodity supply chains...

WEDF hailed as informative and engaging

01/08/2013 4:39:11 AM

More than 900 delegates from 60 countries participated at the World Export Development Forum 2012 (WEDF) held in October in Jakarta, Indonesia. And the feedback from the participants is unison: WEDF is relevant, informative and engaging.A survey carried...

ITC’s Trade Map country data reaches record high

12/28/2012 9:53:23 AM

Up-to-date trade data for more than 110 countries is now available on ITC’s Trade Map, helping businesses and trade support institutions (TSIs) to analyse international trade flows impacting their business, so that they can identify and export markets...

Ghana: producers and industry experts co-author yam sector strategy

12/23/2012 1:06:12 PM

When SalamaTulari sat at her roadside shed in Tamale peddling yams and wondering how she'd ever come up with the money to expand her business, she never imagined her voice would help determine the future of Ghana's strategy to develop its yam industry.But...

Private sector and government cooperation key to maximising benefits from Liberia’s WTO accession

12/20/2012 9:32:04 AM

That was the message at a meeting earlier this month where representatives from private sector associations and government ministries and agencies met to discuss Liberia’s bid for WTO membership. At the three day event, attended by over 50 participants,...

Bangladesh readies itself for global business

12/11/2012 11:52:17 AM

‘Bangladesh has positioned itself as a prime location through enhancing its capability and skill availability, lower costs of operations, and by making targeted investments into telecom and IT infrastructure.’ That was one of the key messages delivered...

The new study about Python Skins

12/10/2012 8:25:59 AM

The report, Trade in South-East Asian Python Skinswas launched today by the International Trade Centre (ITC), in co-operation with TRAFFIC and the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and reveals that the trade in python skins is...

ITC’s website goes mobile

12/07/2012 7:22:09 AM

The International Trade Centre (ITC) has launched a mobile version of its website, intracen.org, optimized for a wide range of smart phones used by its global audience. The launch comes in response to changing consumer behaviour, which has seen the proportion...

Germany provides €2 million funding for ITC in 2013

12/07/2012 6:47:33 AM

Mr Thomas Fitschen, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative of Germany to the United Nations and other international organizations in Geneva, on Tuesday 4 December presented the International Trade Centre (ITC) with €2 million (US$ 2.6m), the...

Enhancing the export competitiveness of Pakistan’s livestock and dairy sectors

12/06/2012 11:19:18 AM

Poor public and private sector collaboration is restricting the export potential of Pakistan’s livestock and dairy sector, in spite of the fact that the country is the fourth largest milk producer in the world. At a public private dialogue event in Lahore...

ITC Ethical Fashion Initiative steps on to the global fashion catwalk in Rome

12/06/2012 10:31:17 AM

Simone Cipriani, Head of the International Trade Centre’s (ITC) Ethical Fashion Initiative took centre-stage at the recent conference ‘The Promise of Africa’, which is the flagship luxury conference of the International Herald Tribune (IHT). The annual...

Paraguay’s ambassador on visit to ITC

12/05/2012 2:57:46 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...

Lao PDR: accession commitments discussed ahead of WTO accession

11/30/2012 10:34:15 AM

That was the message at a stakeholder conference on WTO accession in Vientiane, Lao PDR, on November 27th, where private sector representatives, academia, society players and government officials discussed Lao PDR’s WTO accession commitments and...

ITC assists Nigeria on trade-policy reform

11/28/2012 10:20:37 AM

Responding to a request from the Government of Nigeria, the International Trade Centre (ITC) recently hosted a high-level roundtable, including a peer review, to help stake the way ahead for Nigeria’s new trade policy. Currently being prepared, the updated...

Lesotho’s trade minister visits ITC

11/26/2012 7:26:57 AM

The International Trade Centre (ITC) on Tuesday 20 November received a delegation from the Kingdom of Lesotho to its Geneva headquarters to discuss with representatives of ITC’s senior management past and future cooperation to improve the country’s export...

Pakistani trade officials are trained on investment

11/23/2012 5:22:25 AM

That was the message from Mr. Tahir Maqsood, Director General of the Pakistan Institute of Trade and Development (PITAD), speaking at the inaugural session of a two-day training course on “Trade and Investment” held on 10 and 11 November at PITAD in...

Celebrating 125 years of Swedish exports

11/23/2012 4:34:23 AM

Celebrating its 125th year, the Swedish Foreign Trade Association, or Sveriges Allmänna Utrikeshandelsförening (SAU) as is its Swedish name, hosted an anniversary seminar on 21 November to look back at its history and the challenges ahead. The International...

IA83 EXPORT STRATEGY OF THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORY

11/20/2012 9:33:13 AM

ITC project

IA91 Project development: Strengthening cassava communities to improve food security, access to markets and incomes

11/19/2012 5:14:20 AM

ITC project

ITC recognised for supporting Tajikistan in WTO accession preparations

11/15/2012 8:44:59 AM

The meeting was the inaugural session of the public-private dialogue on “Making the Most of WTO Accession: Financial Services Negotiations and Liberalization”, where participants commended ITC for its role in Tajikistan’s accession process. In the World...

ITC and WIPO join forces with Tanzania to brand Zanzibar cloves

11/15/2012 7:14:06 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...

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

10/24/2012 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

10/18/2012 1:47:14 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

10/18/2012 5:05:27 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.