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Trade facilitation enhancing interregional and intraregional trade

14/01/2013 04:15:29 AM

The Government of Jamaica is placing significant emphasis on enhancing trade on both an interregional and intraregional basis to make this a priority.Traditionally, Caribbean economies have been dependent on a narrow range of goods exports, but as global...

Boosting intra-African trade and regional value chains

18/12/2012 11:28:47 AM

Helping local enterprises build capacity so they can expand their market knowledge, export readiness and business linkages, as well as creating a favourable business environment, are key elements to the further development of intra-African trade and...

Lesotho’s trade minister visits ITC

26/11/2012 07:26:57 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...

Women are needed to bring back global growth

05/11/2012 02:49:16 PM

ITC Executive Director launches events in Mexico City aiming to increase sourcing from women vendors.Ms. Patricia R. Francis, Executive Director of ITC, today presided over the opening in Mexico City of the annual events of the Global Platform for Action on Sourcing from Women: the 4th Senior Executive Roundtable on Sourcing from Women Vendors and the Women Vendors Forum and Exhibition 2012...

Boosting Business for Trade Promotion Organizations through Innovation

18/10/2012 05:05:27 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.

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

17/10/2012 01:53:49 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...

Q&A – Exploring new horizons: Moroccan SME trades up

25/09/2012 08:17:15 AM

Although the greatest barriers to trade in Morocco are similar to those any small- and medium-sized enterprise (SME) would face in a developing economy, the country has a dynamic economy. In the World Bank’s 2012 Doing Business Report, Morocco shot up...

West Africa Quality Programme: A regional approach to competitiveness

25/09/2012 05:50:43 AM

The West African Quality Programme (WAQP) implemented by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and funded by the European Union (EU) has been running for 10 years. Over the past five years, it has covered all 15 Economic Community...

New publication: Combating Anti-Competitive Practices

14/09/2012 07:48:53 AM

‘Combating Anti-Competitive Practices — A Guide for Developing Economy Exporters’ focuses on state monopolies and abuses of dominant positions in infrastructure markets, anti-competitive practices in the international distribution and retail sector,...

Counsellors trained to coach Senegalese MSMEs on access to funding

04/09/2012 07:43:04 AM

As part of ITC’s Access to Finance programme, a component of the NTF II project in Senegal that aims at promoting mango exports, 20 micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) and cooperatives were selected to receive coaching so they can gain...

TPO Network Conference: Kuala Lumpur, 18-19 October

24/07/2012 02:48:15 AM

ITC and the Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation announced today that the ninth Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) Network World Conference and Awards will be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 18-19 October with the theme Transforming TPOs’ Business through Innovation...

Dutch grant to help expand South Africa rooibos exports

12/07/2012 10:50:29 AM

The South African Rooibos Council has secured 1.2 million rand in funding to shore up the export competitiveness of the country’s indigenous herbal tea. The grant will be used during the second phase of a technical-assistance project financed by the...

Helping mango producers obtain quality certification

12/07/2012 10:03:49 AM

Thanks to its exceptional environment, mangoes are found in plenty in Senegal's Niayes region. ‘All’ families in villages of the Niayes have their own mango orchards and, because the trees grow naturally and produce fruits in abundance, the villagers...

Women need equal access to resources and opportunities

11/07/2012 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.’...

Buyer-seller partnerships to boost Senegal’s mango exports

10/07/2012 11:20:28 AM

NTF II's Senegal team is stepping up efforts to build stronger relationships between Senegalese mango producers and European importers. The aim of this effort is to establish so-called development partnerships that move beyond opportunistic transactions....

Hands-on approach helps to increase skills of Uganda’s farm associations

09/07/2012 09:14:00 AM

The Steering Group of ITC’s NTF II Uganda project on 4-6 June visited farmers’ associations and farms in the country to get a first-hand experience of how the project is developing. The Steering group also met the projects partner organizations, the...

Uganda’s trade minister presents update to coffee export strategy

27/06/2012 08:42:18 AM

Amelia Kyambadde, Uganda's Minister for Trade, Industry and Cooperatives, on 10 June presented the working draft update of the National Export Strategy Coffee Sector, which forms part of the Netherlands Trust Fund II (NTF II) programme for Uganda. Coffee...

Unanimous backing for Uganda coffee union's four-year-plan

13/06/2012 10:49:31 AM

The board of directors of Uganda's National Union of Coffee Agribusiness and Farm Enterprises (NUCAFE) on 28 May unanimously endorsed the union's strategic plan for 2012-16. The deal was reached at strategy-validation meeting organized by ITC's NTFII...

Improving best practices in Senegal’s mango industry

11/06/2012 09:50:48 AM

How to promote best contractual practices between actors in Senegal's mango industry was the main topic of an ITC question-and-answer session held in Dakar on 30 May. Poor profit margins for mango exporters — and in the country’s agricultural sales generally...

Senegalese Export Promotion Agency appoints new director

07/06/2012 10:44:51 AM

The Senegalese Export Promotion Agency (ASEPEX) on 29 May appointed Mr Alioune Sarr as its new Director. On 30 May Mr Sarr received Mr Mehdi Chaker, Project Manager of NTFII Senegal who, on behalf of ITC, congratulated ASEPEX and Mr Sarr on the appointment,...

ITC pushes for export diversification in software industry at WSIS Forum

07/06/2012 05:36:55 AM

ITCArticleElcitra Site\Intracen ITC pushes for export diversification in software industry at WSIS Forum Bangladesh takes centre-stage at WSIS Forum 2012, while ITC’s Anders Aeroe highlights role of information and communications technology in creating growth in low and medium-income countries. ITC Com

Assessing training needs of micro producers in Kenya

06/06/2012 09:51:34 AM

A mission to Nairobi, Kenya, was organized on 5-9 March 2012 to assess the training needs of micro producers participating in ITC’s 'Poor Communities and Trade Programme' (PCPT). In-depth needs of micro producers were assessed in the areas of management,...

Economic Partnership Agreements: what are the implications?

06/06/2012 03:53:34 AM

ITC’s Trade Support and Regional Integration Programme for the Côte d’Ivoire (PACIR) will on 7 and 8 June host a workshop in Abidjan to inform and discuss about the commercial aspects and implications of Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs). ITC will...

ITC on hand to support companies from Algeria, Jordan and Morocco at North American food Expo

14/05/2012 09:34:08 AM

ITC's Enhancing Arab Capacity for Trade Programme (EnACT) enables 28 companies to make their first food connections at the Salon International de l’Alimentation (SIAL) food show in Montréal, Canada...

Committing to quality in Kyrgyzstan

30/03/2012 09:40:56 AM

At a plant in the North-East of Kyrgyzstan’s capital Bishkek, a 20-minute ride from the city centre over potholed roads, 23-year-old Bakhtiyar Kudakeldiev works as a water bottling operator. He does not know it, but he benefits from an ITC programme...

A private sector mandate: think regional

30/03/2012 06:16:35 AM

‘The private sector is not thinking regionally’ is an echo I often hear in government circles charged with the responsibility of promoting intra-African trade. Basking in the comfort of supplying domestic markets, private businesses fear competition...

Green Growth: an imperative of economic development

30/03/2012 05:27:16 AM

As the world recovers from the economic downturn that followed the 2008 financial crisis, it has become clear that industrial development models created in the past are increasingly unsustainable, both economically and environmentally. Economic progress...

Where art meets global development

30/03/2012 04:44:31 AM

Many small and developing countries have a rich cultural heritage and a living tradition of craftsmanship that their populations can draw on when creating artisanal products that will appeal to buyers abroad. Growing commercialization of the arts has...

BB 2012-03-12 Growing with global production sharing in Malaysia-Part 6

12/03/2012 04:39:47 AM

The Penang export hub has matured and consolidated its position within global production networks over the past four decades...

BB 2012-03-09 Growing with global production sharing in Malaysia-Part 5

09/03/2012 05:26:13 AM

In 2009, manufactured goods accounted for 97% of total merchandise exports from Penang, up from 89% in the early 1990s. The commodity category of machinery ...

The Coffee Exporter’s Guide - Third Edition

30/01/2012 09:06:08 AM

The Coffee Exporter’s Guide - Third Edition The Coffee Exporter's Guide is the world's most extensive, hands-on and neutral source of information on the international coffee trade. It covers trade issues relevant to coffee growers, traders, exporters, transportation companies, certifiers, associations, authoriti

World Bank, USAid mainstream ITC project methodology in Kyrgyzstan’s agribusiness sector

29/12/2011 04:00:01 AM

At the northeastern end of Bishkek, a 20-minute ride from the town centre through potholed roads, 23-year-old Bakhtiyar Kudakeldiev works as a water-bottling operator...

South-South cooperation with ITC facilitation

08/12/2011 11:22:50 AM

Introduced in the early 1900s, cotton farming in Kenya did not expand greatly until the 1970s. At that time, cotton was identified by the government as a crucial crop to fight poverty in the country, and at least 20 ginneries were established. The industry’s...

Empowering Zambian farmers through South-South cooperation

08/12/2011 11:10:42 AM

Cotton is one success of Zambia’s turn towards a market economy and offers a powerful tool for poverty reduction. Until recently, the industry had been dominated by the foreign-owned private sector that dictated prices and marketing arrangements for...

Art Atlas: A dream that came true

08/12/2011 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,...

Agri-business creating export value in Uganda and Senegal

28/09/2011 08:51:46 AM

Developing business in commodities such as coffee or tea or in fresh fruit and vegetables represents great potential for growth and employment in Africa. The challenge for these sectors lies in effective and efficient exporting to the right markets....

New approaches to feeding the world’s population

28/09/2011 08:12:11 AM

Development aid has targeted food security and agri-business for more than 40 years, but has yet to succeed in overcoming the imbalance between supply and demand. Nor has it made much impact on reducing hunger and rural poverty among communities that...

Agri-entrepreneurs grow Africa: Turning local farming into global business

28/09/2011 06:19:46 AM

If you pay attention to the news, you’ll hear two stories about African agriculture. The first is of the drought that sears the Horn of Africa and forces tens of thousands of Somalis – now climate refugees – to pack up their belongings and families...

Leveraging Private Partnerships: Smallholders tap new markets in Guatemala

27/09/2011 10:52:31 AM

Before the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) came to the isolated El Quiché region in the highlands of Guatemala more than 20 years ago, the roads were few and far between, irrigation systems and processing centres were virtually...

Regional Trade for Global Gains - ITC’s EnACT Programme Connects Moroccan Leather Goods to European Buyers

13/07/2011 04:25:02 AM

An ITC technical assistance programme in the Middle East and North Africa is developing links to European fashion markets and at the same time building skills and employment opportunities for women and youth. In Morocco, the EnACT programme is...