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Africa's trade potential: Export opportunities in growth markets

14/01/2013 05:06:51 AM

A 2012 ITC study, Africa’s Trade Potential: Export Opportunities in Growth Markets, considers how SSA can achieve sustainability in export revenues by increasing the share of value-added products in its exports. The analysis also identifies strategic...

Tackling obstacles to trade at home first

10/01/2013 10:17:18 AM

Malawi: Company perspectives — an ITC series on non-tariff measures, a survey by the International Trade Centre of exporters and importers, reveals that Malawi’s main challenges to access markets abroad are two-fold in relation to non-tariff measures....

ITC’s Trade Map country data reaches record high

28/12/2012 09:53:23 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...

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...

Statistics of distortion: Trade policy intervention during the crisis

26/09/2012 03:11:01 AM

While tariff changes account for only a fifth of all interventions and while the use of trade defence measures has risen over time, many other forms of non-tariff measures (NTMs) have been deployed. Trade negotiators, exporters and analysts have been...

Market access map: Pinning down export costs and regulations

25/09/2012 10:26:22 AM

The upgraded version of the tool was developed with financial support from the European Commission, World Bank and ITC Trust Fund donors, and has been available online since 30 June 2012 at macmap.org. Essentially, Market Access Map is a free of charge...

Export helpdesk: An online guide to accessing European markets

25/09/2012 09:11:06 AM

With a share of around 20% of global imports and exports, the EU is the world's largest single market. It needs the products it imports, be they mineral oil products; intermediate products for various industrial sectors such as electronic equipment,...

Gathering evidence on barriers to trade

25/09/2012 07:49:57 AM

Despite a global decline in tariff rates to historically low levels, trade is far from being free. Factors such as technical regulations, product standards and customs procedures still prevent limitless exchange of goods across countries. Such non-tariff...

The league of Arab States: A regional perspective

25/09/2012 05:20:46 AM

The League of Arab States has one of the lowest levels of intraregional trade in the world despite preferential market access and significant cultural homogeneity. Trade potential exists, but is as yet untapped. ITC analysis shows that by reducing obstacles...

ITC NTM survey in Peru

25/09/2012 01:53:48 AM

The ITC survey in Peru and its part in creating workable policy options around NTMs provide a benchmark for further surveys and follow-up activity. Expanding the scope of discovery beyond NTMs and towards procedural obstacles and inefficiencies in the...

Surveying the scope of non-tariff measures

24/09/2012 10:46:43 AM

ITC surveys of non-tariff measures (NTMs) are beginning to expose a detailed picture of obstacles to trade on a global scale. Top-level results from initial surveys show that the types of NTMs experienced vary significantly depending on company size,...

Non-tariff obstacles to trade: The business perspective

24/09/2012 10:10:23 AM

Non-tariff measures (NTMs) can be a major impediment to international trade and market access, particularly for exporters and importers in developing countries. Exporting companies seeking access to foreign markets and companies importing products need...

Non-tariff measures: A key issue in evolving trade policy

24/09/2012 08:47:29 AM

In today's world trade, the relative importance of non-tariff measures (NTMs) vis-à-vis tariffs for developing countries' exports has grown significantly. This is because the ability of developing countries to gain reliable market access depends on their...

Improving the business environment for trade: Tackling non-tariff measures

24/09/2012 07:52:03 AM

During the past decades bilateral and multilateral trade agreements have led to a reduction in tariff-related barriers to global trade. But during the same period the world has experienced a steady rise in the number of non-tariff measures (NTMs). These...

Number munching: cashew nuts

03/09/2012 11:38:46 AM

Most people would associate cashew with nuts. More correctly, though, cashew nuts are really the seeds of the cashew tree (Anacardium occidentale). And while it is indigenous to Brazil, it was the Portuguese who first saw the commercial potential of...

Company contacts now in Trade Map

31/08/2012 09:16:43 AM

ITCArticleElcitra Site\Intracen Company contacts now in Trade Map ITC adds company data from more than 60 countries to Trade Map, improving the ability of companies to identify trading partners across the world. ITC Communications 2012-08-31 Users of the International Trade Centre (ITC)’s Trade Map

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...

Getting a grip on ITC’s market-analysis tools

06/08/2012 10:46:20 AM

More than 30 African Geneva-based officials on 30 July participated in a training session on ITC’s market-access analysis tools. The event, which was organized by ITC’s Office for Africa, was moderated by experts from the Market Analysis and Research...

ITC launches NTM survey in Guinea

26/07/2012 11:18:48 AM

ITC in June launched a survey on non-tariff measures (NTMs) in Guinea in response to a request from country’s Ministry of Trade. The survey, which will run until November, will seek to identify and better understand burdensome NTMs faced by Guinea’s...

Global opportunities as local game changers

18/07/2012 09:51:04 AM

Opportunities and challenges for developing countries in trade in services were the focus in a recent presentation by Mr Anders Aeroe, Director of ITC’s Market Development Division, at the China International Service Outsourcing Cooperation Conference...

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...

Breaking barriers, building business

30/03/2012 06:00:47 AM

Development as a global objective for improving the economic well-being of ordinary people is a relatively recent concept. It was first embodied in the Charter of the United Nations with: ’the United Nations shall promote higher standards of living,...

Environmental policy contributing to poverty eradication

30/03/2012 05:18:37 AM

When countries convene at this year’s United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, Rio+20, both the venue, Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, and the overall objective of the conference, sustainable development, will be the same as 20 years ago at the...

Pinning down policies for international investment

29/03/2012 09:28:47 AM

Despite turmoil in the global economy, global foreign direct investment (FDI) rose by 17% in 2011 to US$ 1.5 trillion. This sum surpassed average global FDI before the 2008 financial crisis. However, the fragility of the world economy will have an impact...

Trade data for 2011 now available at TradeMap.org

23/01/2012 07:53:53 AM

TradeMap, ITC's web site dedicated to providing trade statistics for international business development, has recently added new data for 2011...

DCP Partnership and Coordination

12/01/2012 03:55:08 AM

ITC project

Market Analysis Tools to remain free for 2012

27/12/2011 10:47:38 AM

ITC is pleased to announce its five online Market Analysis Tools - Trade Map, Market Access Map, Investment Map, Trade Competitiveness Map, and Standards Map - will remain free of charge for developing country users in 2012 thanks to financial support...

ITC Supports Caribbean Creative Industries Sector

28/11/2011 05:55:33 AM

Creative industries can contribute significantly to economic growth in the Caribbean, but first good and timely information on the sector is needed, the International Trade Centre (ITC) will tell ministers and top officials at a meeting later this month.The...

Impediments to trade in agri-food products

27/09/2011 11:30:22 AM

Trade in agricultural commodities has always been particularly sensitive. With decreasing tariffs, non-tariff measures (NTMs) have moved into focus. Applied by the importing or exporting country, NTMs entail various challenges and additional costs...

New Drivers of Global Value Chains

11/07/2011 10:59:45 AM

The long-term impact of the changing trade landscape on global value chains is being shaped by changes in standards regimes, exchange rates, investment flows and other key determinants such as climate change. While trading with fast-growing emerging...

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

Caribbean creative industries exporters to improve data collection for sector

19/05/2011 11:03:09 AM

Reliable data on the effect of handicrafts exports on Caribbean economies is key to increasing the sector’s potential in the region, concluded participants of a seminar for Caribbean creative industry exporters. The event, which took place in Santa...

New website compares voluntary sustainability standards

16/03/2011 04:03:11 PM

Exporters, producers and retailers can now compare dozens of different voluntary standards in one place. ITC's new Standards Map website (www.standardsmap.org) is the first comprehensive database on voluntary standards such as Fairtrade, Forest Stewardship Council, Marine Stewardship Council, GlobalG.A.P. and others....

Challenges in agri-food exports: Building the quality infrastructure

24/02/2011 06:42:23 PM

Many developing countries are ill equipped to take advantage of the opportunities provided by trade. Weak infrastructure, lack of capacity and the inability to meet technical product specifications and stringent requirements in terms of quality, safety, health and the environment impede their integration into global markets.

New world order: Shifting markets in trade, investment and opportunity

24/02/2011 06:33:45 PM

In the aftermath of the global financial crisis, a new world order is emerging. It is a world of rapidly shifting markets characterized by changing patterns of trade, investment and opportunity. The developing world is increasingly becoming an important driver of the world's economy; South-South and intra-regional trade are growing rapidly; supply chains are changing; and opportunity exists in an environment where business flows in every direction.

Balance, harmony and sustainability in uncertainties: Trends of development of global economy in the post-crisis era

24/02/2011 06:33:33 PM

With the prospect of recovery from the global financial crisis, enhanced by stimulatory spending by national governments, there are forces at work that will assist in developing a sustainable recovery, although some lingering risks remain. Emerging markets can play a key role by continuing to strengthen their participation in global trade and investment with parallel measures aimed at stimulating domestic demand.