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Policy reform essential for Pakistan to improve trade with India

01/02/2013 04:50:03 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...

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

06/12/2012 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...

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

17/10/2012 07:39:58 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...

Interregional and intraregional trade in emerging markets identified as key to addressing global economic crisis

15/10/2012 08:02:16 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

11/10/2012 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

11/10/2012 01:47:27 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...

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...

Supplier inclusion: good for business, good for women, good for sustainable development

18/06/2012 11:34:33 AM

New opportunities for women, business and sustainable development can be achieved by promoting supplier diversity and inclusion as a key component of sustainable procurement...

Deadline approaching for the 2012 TPO network award entries

13/06/2012 02:02:11 PM

The International Trade Centre (ITC) today urged national trade promotion organizations (TPOs) around the world not to miss the rapidly approaching deadline for participation in the 2012 TPO Network Awards competition. Winners of this year’s competition...

Two million jobs could be created in League of Arab States region if Non-Tariff Measures were eliminated

24/04/2012 01:14:40 PM

The League of Arab States (LAS) region could increase trade among its member states by 10% and create two million new jobs by removing obstacles to intra-regional trade, according to new research by ITC...

Sustainable results prove the power of inclusion

30/03/2012 05:32:39 AM

Export opportunities in global markets can spur growth and create jobs, but these opportunities are only sustainable if consideration is given to the environmental and social dimensions of trade development and the relationship between these and competitiveness....

Kuwait’s Public Authority for Industry and ITC sign agreement for food and beverages sector development project

19/03/2012 07:36:36 AM

Kuwait’s Public Authority for Industry (PAI), with the support of ITC, aims to diversify the national production and export base whilst lowering Kuwait’s dependence on petroleum by improving the competitiveness of Kuwaiti food and beverage exports. The two year project represents the first time ITC has provided assistance to the Kingdom...

ITC launches new book Public-Private Collaboration for Export Success - Case studies from Barbados, Ghana, India, Thailand and Malaysia

24/02/2012 10:48:57 AM

ITC has recently launched a new book titled Public-Private Collaboration for Export Success - Case studies from Barbados, Ghana, India, Thailand and Malaysia. ITC commissioned the case studies in the book to showcase the successful experiences of public-private...

ITC launches new book titled National Trade Policy for Export Success

23/02/2012 09:13:46 AM

ITC has recently launched a new book titled National Trade Policy for Export Success. The book considers how trade policy influences enterprise competitiveness. It considers how the export potential of enterprises may best be advanced through trade policy...

Responding to global trade challenges necessitates a rethink in approaches

15/12/2011 01:49:13 PM

Innovative ways of thinking are necessary in order to respond to the ever-changing global economy, according to Patricia R. Francis, Executive Director of ITC. In her speech during the opening session of the WTO MC8, Ms. Francis emphasized that ITC is reinventing itself to keep up with the changing environment in order to provide state of the art value to the poorest countries...

ITC promotes increased government procurement from women vendors

15/12/2011 05:42:54 AM

ITC is bringing together high-level experts from around the world to lay the groundwork for building the capacity for women business owners to win at least five percent of contract bids from government agencies. The meeting, the Inaugural Roundtable on Government Procurement on Sourcing from Women Vendors, is being held in cooperation with WTO on 17 December 2011 in Geneva...

South-South expansion in the coffee trade

12/12/2011 08:58:56 AM

The coffee value chain, in general terms, runs along a South-North axis, extending from grower to trader to roaster to retailer to consumer. But there is one distinctly South-South aspect to the industry: the trade in coffee processing equipment.Founded...

Developing the cotton value chain in Africa

08/12/2011 10:53:29 AM

ITC’s Cotton Development Initiative uses South-South cooperation to make Africa a stronger competitor in the international cotton trade. It has two major focus areas: facilitating learning and collaboration with countries that have successfully built...

Kenya farm exporters get guidance on carbon rules

01/12/2011 09:30:34 AM

Some of the world’s top experts in carbon and water standards will give guidance to Kenyan exporters of fruits, vegetables and cut flowers on complying with the tough import requirements of developed country markets....

ITC to hold Qatar workshop on export market analysis tools

28/11/2011 05:43:13 AM

ITC will hold a workshop in Doha, Qatar, on 7 December to help exporters prioritise products and markets for export. The workshop on ITC’s Market Analysis Tools is being held in collaboration with the Qatar Export Development Agency “TASDEER”, a division of Qatar Development Bank...

Food Security, Agriculture & Trade Development

27/09/2011 09:27:14 AM

Somalia is facing one of the worst food crises the world has seen in 60 years. The scale of the humanitarian disaster provides an ominous backdrop to this issue of International Trade Forum as we focus on food security, agriculture and trade development....

TPO Awards - Excellence in Trade

11/07/2011 10:46:05 AM

The 2010 TPO Network Awards recognized excellence in export development initiatives by trade promotion and support organizations to boost export performance. Sponsored by the International Trade Centre (ITC), the biennial TPO Network Awards aim to support...

TPO Network Conference & Awards - Building Export Success in a Changing Global Environment

11/07/2011 10:02:36 AM

The 8th TPO Network Conference and Awards, held in Mexico City on 13–15 October 2010, highlighted the need for trade promotion organizations (TPOs) and the businesses they support to adapt to the impact of the global economic crisis.The biennial...

New Market Opportunities in Emerging Markets

11/07/2011 09:44:17 AM

As the recovery from the global economic crisis unfolds, the role of emerging economies and changing patterns of competition are key to the sustainability of world trade growth. Amidst diversifying markets, changing demographics and consumer-driven...

Non-Tariff Measures and the Fight Against Malaria: Obstacles to trade in anti-malarial commodities

28/06/2011 06:55:41 AM

Non-Tariff Measures and the Fight Against Malaria: Obstacles to trade in anti-malarial commodities Paper focusing on specific non-tariff measures (NTMs) that could negatively affect the affordability and accessibility of anti-malarial commodities - introduces non-tariff measures and other obstacles to trade; pres

Innovation, Technology & Trade Development

20/06/2011 09:09:32 AM

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Netherlands Trust Fund (NTF II) - Uganda

08/12/2010 04:20:30 AM

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Upgrading enterprise competitiveness diagnostic tools for exporters

07/12/2010 08:43:23 AM

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Netherlands Trust Fund (NTF II) - Management

06/12/2010 09:48:09 AM

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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...

Value creation and purchasing strategy

27/10/2011 08:41:42 AM

Increasingly, as European manufacturers face fierce competition from new Asian sources, suppliers are looked to as sources of competitive advantage. This article discusses the strategic role that differentiated purchasing and supply management represents...

Contract farming: Opportunities and risks

28/09/2011 08:27:29 AM

Agri-food production and distribution systems are rapidly changing. One of the momentous forces driving this is world population growth. World population is expected to reach 9 billion by 2050 and fertile farmland is increasingly becoming an attractive...

Model Contracts for Small Firms

09/03/2011 09:59:54 AM

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Global supply chains: The role of international standards and conformity assessment

24/02/2011 06:41:56 PM

As global supply chains continue to grow, the international accreditation network, underpinned by internationally agreed standards, plays an essential role in the support of competitive markets and cross-border trade. This is increasingly important as businesses seek to lower costs or satisfy contract terms while maintaining a level of confidence that products are technically compatible, to specification and safe.

Legal aspects of foreign trade

06/12/2010 09:34:37 AM

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