A National Export Strategy [NES] provides a blueprint for competitiveness and development of a country’s export sector. A comprehensive analysis is undertaken at the national and institutional levels to identify priorities for enhanced performance. Anchored in strong public-private dialogue the blueprint strengthens the links between export development and socio-economic growth.
Outcomes of an ITC-facilitated NES include:
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“Engendering” Uganda’s National Export StrategyBy Owen Skae, ITCInternational Trade Forum - Issue 3-4/2008
Case Study 1: Romania’s National Export StrategyInternational Trade Forum - Issue 4/2009
Case Study 2: Cameroon’s Coffee Sector Export StrategyInternational Trade Forum - Issue 4/2009
Case study 3: Uganda’s National Export StrategyInternational Trade Forum - Issue 4/2009
Case Study 4: Jamaica ’s National Export StrategyInternational Trade Forum - Issue 4/2009
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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 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...
Pharmaceutical firms across Latin America negotiated millions of dollars in new business deals with each other for natural and bio-products and traditional medicines at LatinPharma 2011...
The International Trade Centre and the Caribbean region reaffirmed their commitments of working in partnership in a meeting held within the framework of the World Trade Organization (WTO)’s Eighth Ministerial Conference. ‘We already enjoy a good...
Least Developed Countries need to become more active in WTO negotiations to reap the full benefits of accession, need to improve the business environment for small and medium size enterprises and show results to donors, said tradeministers from LDCs...
Just 100,000 people live within the Republic of Kiribati’s 3.5 million square kilometre territory in the South Pacific. Kiribati is one of the most remote countries in the world, thousands of kilometres from major ports such as Shanghai, Sydney and Tokyo....
While certain proponents of global free trade may disagree, regional trade blocs offer a compelling model for economic development. By removing barriers to trade within a region – harmonizing regulation to enable the free flow of goods, services and...
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....
On the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day in March 2011, ITC celebrated the successes women have made in trade. At an event co-hosted by the World Trade Organization (WTO), ITC recognized the vital contribution women make...
Through a rethink of its trade policy, Laos has demonstrated how developing countries, in particular least developed countries (LDCs), must reposition themselves to take advantage of emerging markets. As a landlocked country Laos’ international...