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Boosting organizational skills in trade information

13/12/2012 10:06:42 AM

Managers and officers from business information services in trade promotion organisations, chambers of commerce, business associations and other export-related organisations were at the centre at the International Trade Centre’s Geneva headquarters on...

Peruvian companies face barriers to trade in EU and US

07/08/2012 05:19:36 AM

A recent ITC survey of 960 Peruvian companies shows that 40% face challenges related to non-tariff measures (NTMs), mostly in their major export markets in the United States of America, the European Union and some countries in Latin America. The report...

South Sudan wants ITC to help boost private-sector growth

02/08/2012 05:13:13 AM

As part of its work to build institutional capacities for the private sector and improve trade, the Government of the Republic of South Sudan at a recent high-level meeting in Juba asked ITC to assist in its efforts to achieve these goals. The meeting,...

Trade-analysis training for Peruvian professionals

25/07/2012 10:47:35 AM

Researching and analysing export markets were the topics of two recent ITC-led workshops in Peru, targeted at professionals working on trade support. The first workshop, which took place in Tarapoto on 30 May-1 June, looked how to gather and analyse...

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...

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,...

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...

Opening the door for African exporters

30/03/2012 09:26:39 AM

Estelle Ahoyo is the chief executive officer of Ets Estella & Fils, a small enterprise in Benin that is involved in the production and export of fruit and vegetables. Her company has been growing steadily since it was established two years ago. Today,...

Tools to improve private sector operations

30/03/2012 09:11:54 AM

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has a mandate to foster social and economic development and reduce poverty in its regional member countries. For many years, it has supported private sector development operations that seek to improve business-enabling...

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...

Pakistani commerce and trade group trainees officers awarded internationally recognized training certificate under EU funded TRTA II programme

28/03/2012 07:35:06 AM

An intake of 35 trainee officers of Commerce and Trade Group graduated from the Pakistan Institute of Trade and Development (PITAD) today after successful completion of a nine month long Specialized Training Programme (STP)…

ITC Provides Trade-Related Information as EBRD Expands into North Africa and Middle East

30/12/2011 04:51:06 AM

ITC to send intelligence reports on Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt and Jordan to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development's Business Information Services as it expands into the southern and eastern Mediterranean region...

Developing future trade policy leaders

12/12/2011 09:15:51 AM

Building the capacity to participate in global trade is becoming increasingly critical for economic growth in developing countries. This is not a task with a clear start and end; it is a process that has to be set in motion with small initiatives. One...

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...

Trade Information Training upgrades trade advisors online skills

21/11/2011 10:58:44 AM

Trade advisors from around the globe are currently at ITC headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland to take part in the latest Trade Information Training Programme. The eight day course, finishing on Wednesday 23 November, covers a number of information management and information resource themes, ranging from topics such as the identification of useful information sources to the role of Web 2.0 in trade information management...

TPOs help SME exporters access online markets

26/10/2011 09:00:26 AM

The future of global trade is on the Internet and Trade Promotion Organizations (TPOs) have a critical role to play in securing a significant share of this value for their constituent exporters. According to the International Data Corporation, worldwide...

Trade Information Training Programme

05/10/2011 09:09:47 AM

Registration is now open for ITC’s Trade Information Training Programme in Geneva, 18-23, November. The deadline for applications is 14 October…

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...

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...

Tourism as an economic tool: Shapting strategic positioning to attract tourists to least developed countries

26/07/2011 06:00:00 AM

Strategic positioning is the first thing developing countries should do when considering tourism as an economic tool. It requires the development of a carefully constructed, unique proposition that frames the attractions offered to tourists...

Tropical Fruits and Vegetables in China: Market overview

09/06/2011 05:31:20 AM

Tropical Fruits and Vegetables in China: Market overview China is the world’s top fruit and vegetable producer, with vegetable outputs alone totalling 49% of global output. The Chinese market for tropical fruits and vegetables is set to keep on growing at a steady pace in the near future. For least developed cou

Voluntary standards in developing Countries: The potential of voluntary standards and their role in international trade

24/02/2011 06:40:58 PM

The importance of voluntary standards has grown in recent years, contributing to higher growth rates in international trade, especially in agricultural products, than achieved in many more traditional markets. The advantages of complying with particular standards need to be carefully assessed to see whether significant gains are obtainable.

Export quality management programme: ITC overcoming technical barriers to trade

24/02/2011 06:40:26 PM

Quality is a prerequisite for successful market access and increasing revenues from export, but meeting technical requirements in the international marketplace is a challenge for many exporters.

Strengthening the Capacity of the Trade information Centre, Ministry of Foreign Trade, Sudan (Preparatory phase I)

17/01/2011 06:45:05 AM

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Comesa regional trade information networks

17/01/2011 06:13:33 AM

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ECCAS Regional trade information networks

17/01/2011 06:10:34 AM

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ECOWAS Regional trade information networks

17/01/2011 05:19:20 AM

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Project de promotion des exportations tunisiennes (en)

08/12/2010 04:17:39 AM

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Sierra Leone - Capacity Building for Trade Policy Formulation and Trade Information Access

07/12/2010 12:21:55 PM

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Maldives - Trade information system

07/12/2010 10:32:51 AM

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