Trade Forum

Challenges small island developing States are facing, particularly when financing sustainable and inclusive business and capacity building

Ireland’s commitment to supporting the most vulnerable

Trade Forum had the opportunity to check in with Howard Politini, the Chairman of the Pacific Islands Private Sector Organisation before the Global Business Network Forum for small island developing States, to discuss major obstacles that small businesses are facing and how a new roadmap could...

Trade Forum talked with Asian Development Bank Vice President Fatima Yasmin to learn more about the ways in which Development Banks in small island developing States (SIDS) can make a difference to the often-dire financing situation of these vulnerable economies and their small businesses.  ...

Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) are essential parts of the economic engine of every country, driving job creation, innovation, entrepreneurship, and economic growth. They assist in eradicating poverty and reducing inequality.   In small island developing States (SIDS)...

You might have never tasted or even heard of kava, a plant indigenous to the South Pacific. But kava bars are increasingly popping up in new markets thanks to passionate traders like Michael Louzé.   The Vanuatu citizen promises quality produce that empowers Indigenous farmers...

In today's data-driven world, data has become the new gold, offering a potential for businesses to address resource inefficiencies  

Imagine a life without clean air, where even indoors you cannot escape the fumes that come from burning coal. Difficult, isn’t it? This is the reality for many Mongolians living in one of the coldest, most polluted cities in the world, Ulaanbaatar.   However, thanks to the innovations...

Mashrur Hossain uses technology to alleviate poverty, strengthen food security, and fight climate change in his home country, Bangladesh.   Read about a young engineer’s AI-based solution that could change the lives of millions of smallholder farmers, even beyond Bangladesh’s...

Trade, biodiversity, and sustainable development agendas can be mutually supportive, with small businesses as key agents of change.  

Fragility manifests in different ways, across countries, regions and types of firms. The new ITC Fragility Exposure Index shows that small, informal, youth, and women-led firms often experience harsher repercussions from fragility than their larger, formal, older, and men-led counterparts,...

Can vulnerabilities become opportunities for resilience and food security? We believe the answer is yes, by transforming food systems in agriculture dependent economies through agroecology.