Una encuesta del ITC analiza cómo afectan los onerosos reglamentos a los importadores y los exportadores filipinos

El 73 % de las empresas de seis países de la CEDEAO tienen que hacer frente a engorrosas medidas no arancelarias (MNA) que afectan a sus exportaciones e importaciones dentro y fuera de la región.El 32 % de las engorrosas MNA a las que se enfrentan los...

La encuesta empresarial sobre MNA abordará los obstáculos procedimentales y normativos al comercio

Private sector views on costs related to non-tariff measures in spotlight

ITC guide provides step-by-step explanation of how exporters can take advantage of new EU tariff concessions

Greater tariff reductions will boost intra-regional commerce

Colombian institutions were introduced to the International Trade Centre’s (ITC) Non-Tariff Measures (NTMs) Programme, enabling them to better understand its scope, methodology and main objectives.Representatives of 12 institutions involved in various...

The West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) is teaming up with the International Trade Centre (ITC) to ensure full implementation of the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Trade Facilitation Agreement. ITC Executive Director Arancha González met...

Joint efforts can help dismantle barriers to trade and build entrepreneurship

Increased participation of women in trade in Africa leads to economic diversification, increased regional trade and, ultimately, poverty reduction. However, women’s economic potential is held back by specific constraints, such as lack of access to information,...

The growing importance of regional and global value chains in international trade provides a unique opportunity to increase exports of small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) through their integration into these value chains, agreed members of a according...

Thirty-seven percent of Indonesian exporters and importers are affected by trade-restricting measures, according to a survey of nearly 1,000 Indonesian companies by the International Trade Centre (ITC) published this week. This compares with an average...

Las tres agencias deben "reforzarse mutuamente", especialmente a la hora de abordar las medidas no arancelarias (MNA), que se han multiplicado al reducirse los aranceles sobre los bienes y servicios, declaró Mukhisa Kituyi, Secretario General de la UNCTAD, durante su discurso de inauguración...

Geneva – The United Kingdom has announced funding of GBP 7.2 million (US$ 10.86m) for the International Trade Centre (ITC) with a view to improve trade capacities of developing countries. The funding, which will be allocated over a three-year period,...

Según los panelistas de un evento paralelo organizado por el ITC en el Cuarto Examen Global de la Ayuda para el Comercio ayer en Ginebra, el transporte por carretera innecesariamente caro, la falta de información de los requisitos de los clientes y la ausencia de una certificación internacional son el principal obstáculo para la integración de las pequeñas y medianas empresas (PYME) de los países en desarrollo en las cadenas de suministro internacionales.

Improvement of the transport sector could help speed up the movement of Kazakh good, study finds.

Updated process boosts efficiency and effectiveness of needs assessments, leading to more targeted assistance in developing countries

Los funcionarios pakistaníes que atienden al sector empresarial reciben formación en cursillos que se organizan por todo el país sobre medidas comerciales correctivas, propiedad intelectual, MNA y otros temas relacionados con el comercio. Los encargados...

Most non-tariff measures applied to exporters found in neighbouring Caribbean countries, ITC survey reveals.

Newly established small- and medium-sized enterprises in Jamaica are more affected by non-tariff measures (NTMs) than larger firms, according to a study carried by the International Trade Centre (ITC) which found that a lack of information and adequate...

63% of companies in Senegal are being restricted by non-tariff measures (NTMs) and other trade barriers a study conducted by the International Trade Centre (ITC) found. In the case of exporters, 70% of binding NTMs are foreign regulations applied by...

Developing a national food control strategy and accreditation of official laboratories are some of the steps that Mauritius must take to remove barriers to trade. These and other issues were discussed at a workshop in Mauritius on 24 January where the...

A new study finds that close to half a million python skins are reported as exported annually from South-East Asia. The main importer is the European fashion and leather industry. The study raises concerns over the illegality in parts of the trade, animal welfare issues and the trade’s impact on the conservation of python populations.

Discussions on overcoming barriers impeding access to trade finance in emerging markets bookended the 13th edition of WEDF 2012 today. The event has brought together 400 delegates representing more than 40 countries from across Asia Pacific, the Middle...

Sub-Saharan Africa could reap $35bn annually from trade facilitation and infrastructure investmentsThe International Trade Centre (ITC) today announced the findings of a major analysis of sub-Saharan Africa’s trade potential, which shows that the region...

En el Informe sobre el Comercio Mundial 2012, la Organización Mundial del Comercio (OMC) da una nueva mirada a las medidas no arancelarias (MNA); estas medidas no son novedad porque existen desde que los países comenzaron a comerciar y estuvieron sujetos a las disciplinas del Acuerdo General sobre Aranceles Aduaneros y Comercio de 1947.

Hace mucho que se reconoció que la integración de África era esencial para abordar cuestiones relativas a la pequeña economía de muchos países y varias fronteras trazadas arbitrariamente prestando muy poca atención a la distribución de los recursos naturales.

Las encuestas sobre medidas no arancelarias que hace el ITC comienzan a revelar un cuadro minucioso de los obstáculos al comercio a escala mundial.

La Liga de Estados Árabes (LEA) tiene uno de los niveles más bajos de comercio intrarregional del mundo, a pesar del acceso preferencial a los mercados y una significativa homogeneidad cultural. Por el momento, no se aprovecha el potencial comercial que existe.

ITCArticleElcitra Site\Intracen Medidas no arancelarias: Una cuestión clave para la evolución de la política de comercio La importancia relativa de las medidas no arancelarias (MNA) en el comercio mundial aumentó considerablemente respecto a los aranceles de exportación de los países en desarrollo, lo

La desaparición gradual de aranceles desde el nacimiento del Acuerdo General sobre Aranceles Aduaneros y Comercio en 1948 se vio contrarrestada por el número creciente de medidas no arancelarias (MNA) en el comercio internacional.

Apesar de que las tasas arancelarias están a los niveles más bajo de la historia, el comercio dista de haberse librado de ellas. Factores como los reglamentos técnicos, las normas sobre productos y los trámites aduaneros aún impiden el libre intercambio entre países.

Tanzania seeks to overcome barriers to trade with the help of ITC survey on non-tariff measures.

Geneva-based African officials are trained in how to use and take advantage of ITC’s market analysis tools. 

Survey on non-tariff measures seeks to identify and understand barriers to trade faced by Guinea’s private sector.

Global trade and barriers to trade were among the main topics at a visit to ITC by a delegation from Thailand’s Ministry of Commerce.

ITC’s Executive Director Patricia Francis calls for removal of obstacles to trade at 15th annual GTAP conference; ITC’s chief of Market Analysis and Research awarded fellowship.

As growth in the global economy has slowed, protectionist forces have persisted — even expanded — in the form of NTMs. Generally speaking, NTMs consist of anything that gets in the way of commerce, including administrative fees, paperwork, inspections,...

The presentations stimulated discussion about the growing importance of non-tariff measures (NTMs) in the current international trade and trading system, and the compounding problem of lack of transparency in the system.The significance of such obstacles...

The financial crisis has dramatically changed the business environment for firms, entrepreneurs and senior executives. ITC Executive Director, Ms Patricia Francis, today took part in a panel discussion at the IESE Business School, Barcelona, Spain, which...

Non-tariff measures (NTMs) are increasing in number and complexity, making it difficult to analyse and mitigate them, and posing rising challenges to exporters. That is the main conclusion from the International Trade Centre (ITC) seminar ‘Non-tariff...

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...

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...

El Centro de Comercio Internacional (ITC) participó en un seminario organizado entre los días 26 y 27 de septiembre en Cheboksary, República de Chuvasia, para debatir acerca de las implicaciones de la adhesión de Rusia a la Organización Mundial del Comercio (OMC).  El acto fue organizado conjuntamente con el Centro de Ayuda a las Exportaciones de la República de Chuvasia y la Cheboksary State University,...

Durante más de 40 años, la ayuda para el desarrollo tuvo por metas la seguridad alimentaria y el agronegocio, pero no logró equilibrar la oferta y la demanda.

El Director Ejecutivo Adjunto del ITC interviene en la reunión anual del Grupo Consultivo Mixto

El mundo del comercio da muestras de decaimiento, cuando no de pesimismo. Aunque en cierta medida, el acalorado debate de las guerras globales por las divisas se enfrió, persisten importantes desequilibrios.

Building linkages for export success is a new handbook that explores the different ways that closer collaboration between national standards bodies (NSBs) and trade promotion organizations (TPOs) can support and enable export enterprises...