Leaders focus on Africa, digital transformation and innovation at global conference for trade promotion organizations.

(Geneva) – The International Trade Centre (ITC) today announced that 14 national trade and investment support agencies (TISIs) have been shortlisted for the 2016 Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) Network Awards. The 14 TPOs nominated for this year’s...

Investing in Trade Promotion Generates Revenue is based on data from 94 countries and assesses the impact of the work of TPOs on national trade performance, including growth in exports and on GDP.

Ladies and gentlemen,Over the last three days, we have engaged in discussions on a wide range of trade, investment and development issues. Having these debates in Dubai was particularly relevant given the role that trade and investment led growth has...

(Dubai) – Morocco is to host the 2016 edition of the Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) Network World Conference and Awards. The announcement was made by Arancha Gonzalez, Executive Director of the International Trade Centre (ITC) at the close of the...

More than 400 trade representatives meet in Dubai for two-day conference on trade and investment promotion

Delievered by ITC Executive Director on 4 November 2014 in Dubai, UAE(CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY)Welcome to this 2014 World TPO Network Conference and Awards! I would like to express my highest recognition for His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin...

Governments are investing in women-owned businesses because they think it will make a difference to their economies, said panellists at a session on empowering women in the global economy.Women constitute half of the world’s population, but are far from...

(Geneva/Dubai) – Sixteen finalists have been selected for the Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) Network Awards 2014. They represent national TPOs from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Brazil, China, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Kazakhstan, the...

(Geneva) – Trade promotion organizations (TPOs) across the world are encouraged to submit their entries for the 2014 TPO Network Awards competition ahead of the fast-approaching 16 June deadline. The awards, which run concurrently with the 10th TPO Network...

ITC assistance on a national export strategy will boost growth

The International Trade Centre (ITC) and Dubai Exports today announced that the Tenth Trade Promotion Organizations (TPO) Network World Conference and Awards will be held in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, on 3-5 November, 2014.The event, which is jointly...

This autumn the International Trade Centre (ITC) has organized several events to ensure that growth, innovation and inclusion stay on top of the global trade and development agenda.At the World Export Development Forum 2012 (WEDF), held in Jakarta on...

The 2012 TPO Network World Conference, Transforming TPOs’ Business through Innovation, today opened in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Over two days, against the backdrop of the on-going global economic crisis, Trade Promotion Organizations will, explore how they can promote innovation, improve their operations, and better meet the needs of their exporters.

ITC today announced the shortlist of candidates for the 2012 TPO Network Awards – Excellence in Export Development Initiatives. Eleven national Trade Promotion Organizations from Austria, Benin, the Dominican Republic, France, Jamaica, Jordan, Lithuania, Mexico, Uganda, the United Arab Emirates and Zambia have been nominated for this year’s shortlist...

ITC and the Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation announced today that the ninth Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) Network World Conference and Awards will be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 18-19 October with the theme Transforming TPOs’ Business through Innovation...

The International Trade Centre (ITC) today urged national trade promotion organizations (TPOs) around the world not to miss the rapidly approaching deadline for participation in the 2012 TPO Network Awards competition. Winners of this year’s competition...

With the need for countries to see job creation and the regeneration of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), it is increasingly necessary for TSIs to focus on better positioning companies within global supply and production chains through capacity building...

The 2010 TPO Network Awards recognized excellence in export development initiatives by trade promotion and support organizations to boost export performance.Sponsored by the International Trade Centre (ITC), the biennial TPO Network Awards aim to support...

Outstanding national efforts to boost export performance earned global awards at the 8 th Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) Network World Conference and Awards, taking place in Mexico City...

The 8 th Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) Network World Conference and Awards will be held in Mexico City, from 13 to 15 October 2010. More than 150 participants from 50 countries are expected...

Hosting the 9th Trade Promotion Organization Network World Conference and Awards 2012