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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...

New dynamics in global trade

01/14/2013 3:50:49 AM

The recognition of SMEs as drivers of growth and the need to enable them to participate in intraregional and interregional trade were recurring themes in the proceedings of the ITC flagship event, which ran from 15 to 17 October under the theme Linking...

Growth, innovation and inclusiveness

01/14/2013 2:58:06 AM

This autumn the International Trade Centre (ITC) has organized several events to ensure that growth, innovation and inclusion stay on top of the global trade and development agenda.At the World Export Development Forum 2012 (WEDF), held in Jakarta on...

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...

WEDF 2012 Highlights Role of Finance Access in Emerging Market Export Success

10/17/2012 7:39:58 AM

Discussions on overcoming barriers impeding access to trade finance in emerging markets bookended the 13th edition of WEDF 2012 today. The event has brought together 400 delegates representing more than 40 countries from across Asia Pacific, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America to debate approaches to expanding trade flows between and within the world’s growth markets...

Finance: fuelling the trade as the engine of growth

10/17/2012 4:03:05 AM

'Financing Trade Between Emerging Markets' was the topic of the fourth and final plenary session Moderating the session, Ms Frida Libwina, an anchor with Metro TV, Indonesia, set the stage by pointing out that while it is recognized that SMEs are the...

SMEs in LDCs, services exports and women business owners

10/17/2012 2:40:22 AM

The key question during ‘LDCs: integrating SMEs into global value chains’ how best to integrate SMEs into global value chains, had in fact been an on-going underlying theme throughout the first two days of WEDF. Panellists nevertheless argued that a...

Export Supply and Value Chains Take Centre Stage on Day Two at WEDF 2012

10/17/2012 1:53:49 AM

With the world’s population recently surpassing the seven billion mark and on track over the next forty years to add two billion more, primarily in the developing world, optimizing developing countries’ export supply chains helps advance global food security while boosting interregional and intraregional trade flows, according to discussions at day two of WEDF...

Changing consumer behaviour, shifting value chains

10/16/2012 12:21:43 PM

The new demand for better value-added products creates opportunities for even small nations to gain market access and benefit – as long as they are able to find niche sectors in which they can be competitive and where their companies can scale. As for...

Commodities, competitiveness and innovation in the supply chain

10/16/2012 11:04:17 AM

At ‘Innovations Along the Supply Chain: can smallholder producers ever succeed in the export supply chain’, ITC’s Rob Skidmore, the session’s moderator, set the stage for the debate by pointing out that more than one billion people rely on smallholders...

Trade at the heart of food security

10/16/2012 5:14:30 AM

Food security was on the agenda at the first plenary session, ‘Improving Commodity Supply Chains for Greater Regional and Global Food Security’, of the second day of WEDF 2012. A complex problem that affects all countries, it coincided with and gave...

WEDF 2012 Opening Plenary - Marta Lucia Ramirez de Rincon

10/16/2012 4:43:02 AM

WEDF 2012 Opening Plenary - Marta Lucia Ramirez de Rincon The Growth Markets’ Potential: What their emergence means for the future Ms Marta Lucia Ramirez de Rincon Former Foreign Trade Minister CEO, National Coalition for Colombian Manufacturers

WEDF 2012 puts focus on the rise of growth economies

10/15/2012 1:44:45 PM

Opening this year’s WEDF at the Shangri-La hotel in Jakarta, Indonesia’s President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono called for the revival of the WTO-led Doha Development Round, and for the need to bring back growth through increased trade and economic development....

The potential of growth markets

10/15/2012 1:39:48 PM

Speaking at the WEDF opening plenary session, ‘The growth markets’ potential: what their emergence means for the future’, WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy, warned that growth in developing countries should not be expected for another five years. Emerging...

Increasing inter and intra-regional trade flows

10/15/2012 1:33:12 PM

Kicking off the first plenary session at WEDF 2012, ‘Trade Facilitation: Enhancing interregional and intra-regional trade’, Dr Surin Pitsuwan, Secretary-General of ASEAN, argued that trade between ASEAN member is low and the only way to improve this...

From public-private partnerships to competitiveness and obstacles to trade

10/15/2012 1:26:58 PM

Panellists at parallel sessions at the first day of WEDF 2012 discuss public-private partnership, the critical role of infrastructure to enhance competiveness, and how non-tariff obstacles to trade can be overcome. WEDF participants were treated to three...

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...

WEDF 2012 Partners

10/08/2012 9:04:56 AM

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Creating growth through inclusion and innovation

08/16/2012 6:27:54 AM

ITC’s global events this October and November will focus on innovation and emerging markets as forces to power sustainable export growth. The 13th World Export Development Forum (WEDF) will take place in Jakarta, Indonesia, on 15-17 October, followed...

Registration

07/20/2012 5:58:10 AM

CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION IN WEDF 2012 15 17 OCTOBER 2012 JAKARTA, INDONESIA ABOUT WEDF For the past decade, the World Export Development Forum (WEDF) has been the International Trade Centre (ITC)’s flagship event. It is a unique global forum dedicated

2012 FAQs

07/12/2012 11:39:46 AM

Frequently Asked Questions More information is coming soon. Please check back as the site is continually updated.

2011 WEDF Conference Report

07/12/2012 10:31:55 AM

WEDF 2011 Conference Report Download here WEDF 2011 Conference Report (PDF) World Export Development Forum 2011 Private Sector Engagement with LDCs for Tourism-led Growth and Inclusive Sustainable Development 10-11 May 2011 – Istanbul, Turkey WEDF 2011 was held within the framework of the Fourth Unite

Women need equal access to resources and opportunities

07/11/2012 12:28:14 PM

‘We must accelerate our efforts to achieve gender equality and the empowerment of women through development programmes grounded in country priorities, recognising that gender equality and women’s empowerment are critical to achieving development results.’...

2012 Media

07/11/2012 10:31:15 AM

Media Download here the WEDF 2012 Concept Note For more information please contact: Jacquelyn Campo Senior Officer, Corporate Communications and Events campo@intracen.org

2012 Speakers

07/11/2012 10:15:29 AM

WEDF 2012 Speakers More information is coming soon. Please check back as the site is continually updated.

2012 Programme

07/10/2012 10:19:33 AM

World Export Development Forum 2012 LINKING GROWTH MARKETS: NEW DYNAMICS IN GLOBAL TRADE DRAFT programme (5 July 2012) (download pdf) OPENING DAY | DAY 2 | DAY 3 REGISTRATION – 14 OCTOBER 12:00 – 24:00 Registration OPENING DAY – 15 OCTOBER 8:00 – 9:00 Registration 9:00

_2012 homepage - Save the Date

07/09/2012 11:31:10 AM

Save the date World Export Development Forum 2012 15 17 October 2012 Jakarta, Indonesia 'Linking Growth Markets New Dynamics in Global Trade’ The 2012 World Export Development Forum (WEDF) will focus on the opportunities to link growth markets through interregional

World Export Development Forum to be held in Jakarta, will highlight linking growth markets

06/06/2012 11:29:16 AM

The International Trade Centre (ITC) and the Government of Indonesia have announced that they will host the World Export Development Forum (WEDF) in Jakarta on 15-17 October 2012 under the theme ‘Linking Growth Markets: New dynamics in global trade.’...

Thinking ahead & planning for tomorrow: Putting information and communications technologies to work

10/26/2011 8:39:21 AM

The role of innovation and the use of information and communications technology (ICT) to further the Aid for Trade agenda was one of the key themes explored at the World Export Development Forum (WEDF), held in Chongqing, China in September 2010.Looking...

Unlocking potential: Cambodia, Burundi, Turkey

07/26/2011 11:09:26 AM

The 2011 World Export Development Forum explored how least developed countries can make tourism work towards poverty reduction. At the 2011 World Export Development Forum (WEDF), high-level leaders from Burundi, Cambodia and Turkey...

2011 WEDF: Sustainable Development

07/25/2011 11:30:22 AM

The 2011 World Export Development Forum focused on ways to develop sustainable tourism with the announcement of four projects to connect small- and medium- sized enterprises in least developed countries to the tourism industry. Held...

Joint Advisory Group Meeting

07/20/2011 5:40:54 AM

The 44th Session of ITC’s Joint Advisory Group (JAG) Meeting in December 2010 saw emphasis placed on the commitment to a partnership approach by the ITC, World Trade Organization (WTO) and United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)...

WEDF 2001 Discussion briefs - Colombia - Standardization and Coformity assessment

07/17/2011 6:30:45 PM

Discussion Brief for the Export Strategy Maker COLOMBIA Standardization and Conformity Assessment Fabio Tobón 1 Foreword The present paper presented to the Third Executive Forum on National Export Strategies reviews the situation of the Colombian system and policies regarding standardization

WEDF 2001 Discussion briefs HP

07/14/2011 11:05:27 AM

Discussion Briefs 2001 Is Your Trade Support Network Working? Country Papers Bangladesh (Posted 11/09/01) Html Pdf Debating Point

WEDF Past forum

07/10/2011 5:10:08 AM

past forums World Export Development Forum 2008 Consumer Conscience: How Environment and Ethics are Influencing Exports Session summary Programme Video inte

WEDF 2001 Discussion briefs - Sri Lanka

07/08/2011 2:47:35 AM

Discussion Brief for the Export Strategy Maker Sri Lanka A focal point approach to export promotion Pre requisites to success and lessons learned by the Sri Export Development Board (EDB) 1. Pre requisites for export promotion and development Meaningful export

WEDF 2001 Discussion briefs - Russia

07/07/2011 7:59:19 AM

Discussion Brief for the Export Strategy Maker Trade Information Networks in Russian Federation with particular focus on SMEDAs and BCCs Prepared by Igor Kuprienko, Deputy General Manager, St.Petersburg Foundation for SME Development (SMEDA and BCC)July, 2001 Table of Content