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Programme for building African Capacity for Trade

REGIONAL TRADE FOR GLOBAL GAINS
The “Programme for building African Capacity for Trade” (PACT II) is a trade-related technical assistance programme, executed by the International Trade Centre (ITC) and funded by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)

It aims at strengthening the support capacity of African regional and national institutions to enhance export competitiveness, market linkages and export revenues of African small and medium size enterprises with a special focus on women-owned enterprises through the ACCESS! for African Businesswomen in International Trade programme.

NEW PACT II Brochure: Regional Trade for Global Gains
This brochure compiles key PACT II stories that highlight results and progress made, changes arising in the target regions and some of the lessons learned during programme implementation, which contribute to building sustainable trade development capacity in Africa.

Download the NEW PACT II Brochure

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Working with Regional
Economic Communities

PACT II focuses on regional trade
integration and institutional capacity
building in partnership with three
Regional Economic Communities (RECs)

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Highlights

29.01.2013
ITC and CIDA discuss future cooperation
Paul R. Samson of Canadian International Development Agency says ITC is ‘prominent partner for Canada’.
12.11.2012
PACT II : improving regional trade for global gains
Among the International Trade Centre’s largest programmes, PACT II is also a highly successful initiative.
19.09.2012
Ethiopian women seize success at Tendence Trade Fair
Four Ethiopian women-owned enterprises score commercial triumph at one of Germany’s largest trade fairs.
23.07.2012
Legal training for businesses in Central African Republic
ITC holds sessions on business law and regulations for small and medium-sized enterprises and entrepreneurs in the Central African Republic.
03.07.2012
ITC and Côte d'Ivoire to strengthen cooperation
Trade support, regional integration and cross-border trade tops agenda as Côte d'Ivoire’s trade minister visits ITC.
24.05.2012
Putting the focus on regional impact
In July and October 2011, through a programme organized by ITC and COMESA, a group of Ethiopian leather tanners travelled to India and Italy to meet with prospective buyers. The business owners, all members of the Ethiopian Leather Industries Association...
21.05.2012
ITC focuses on partnerships, innovation and responding to countries’ individual needs
Addressing ITC’s annual Joint Advisory Group (JAG) meeting, Ms. Patricia R. Francis, Executive Director of ITC, spoke about ITC’s focus on building partnerships with beneficiaries and other trade-related technical assistance agencies, and on developing innovations in delivering services in accordance with countries’ needs to the benefit of small-and medium-sized exporters...
30.01.2012
WTO Director-General praises ITC's work on regional integration during visit to Ethiopia
During a visit to the Ethiopian Commodity Exchange and the Ethiopian Chamber of Commerce on 30 January, Pascal Lamy, WTO Director-General, recognised ITC's work in improving the country's export competitiveness, whilst noting that 'International trade must in the future be measured by how much value is added to a country’...
17.01.2012
CIDA and ITC meet to discuss progress and future plans
CIDA's Director-General of Strategic Policy, Tobi Nussbaum, visited the ITC offices in Geneva on Tuesday 17 to speak with ITC Deputy Executive Director, Jean-Marie Paugam, about the organization's work, results achieved and plans for the future...
28.12.2011
ITC, ECOWAS head mission to Brazil's top mango region for entrepreneurs from four West African nations
Brazil, the world's fourth-largest mango exporter, is serving as an example for African countries that grow the fruit to learn how to improve efficiency and tackle problems that hinder production. To this end, the ITC and the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) organized a field visit to Brazil's Petrolina region in November so that African entrepreneurs could benefit from Brazilian producers' experiences and knowledge...
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