In a milestone moment for its National Export Strategy, Curaçao has established the Curaçao Export Council to guide the implementation of the country’s National Export Strategy to help the country drive economic development forward and boost socio-economic growth.

New Strategy is blueprint for achieving increased exports, enhanced regional cooperation and job creation.

Afghanistan’s President Ghani approves National Export Strategy to increase trade, boost job creation, reduce poverty and promote stability.

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Jordan, Morocco and Tunisia are set to increase exports of their goods and services using virtual marketplaces (VMPs), under a new project of the World Bank and the International Trade Centre (ITC). The ‘Developing...

Zimbabwe’s path towards economic recovery is set to broaden as a result of the European Union-funded project Support to Trade and Private Sector Development.

The OECD Secretary-General outlines the inherent worth of trade in services as well as the contributions service functions can make to global value chains and national export revenue.

The government of Liberia is set to launch a National Trade Policy and National Export Strategy next month with support from the International Trade Centre (ITC). This is in preparation for the West African country's bid to accede to the World Trade...

Exporters in Zimbabwe could soon be selling more of their goods in European markets following the launch of the Support to Trade and Private Sector Development Programme (TPSDP) for Zimbabwe. The project aims to promote and increase trade with the European...

ITC’s experts explain how the agency assists developing countries and least developed countries in making the most of the new deal on trade facilitation to enhance their export competitiveness.

Financial constraints continue to hinder SMEs from reaching international markets

Focus will be on enabling small and medium-sized enterprises in developing countries to take advantage of an agreement on trade facilitation

Joint report launched on World Food Day focuses on food and nutrition security, features ITC contribution to coffee sector in Cameroon

The two organizations to work together to train small and medium-sized enterprises in developing countries on purchasing and supply management

Policymakers must assist in building the skills and markets of small and medium-sized enterprises, reducing transport time, streamlining border controls

Improving access to information on certification and tendering criteria in Uganda is just one step that will enable businesswomen in the country to compete more successfully for government and corporate contracts, according to experts at the International...

ITC to assist Myanmar’s public and private sectors in developing a National Export Strategy.

The world we live in post the global financial crisis is undeniably a different place to the world before the crisis. Since the crisis, structural changes that had been taking place in the global economy have accelerated and been brought into clearer focus. These changes have profound implications for the way policymakers and the private sector think about global markets, the expansion of international trade and the diversification of export markets.

Despite a global decline in tariff rates to historically low levels, trade is far from being free.

The World Trade Organization's (WTO) World Trade Report 2012 takes a fresh look at non-tariff measures (NTMs).

In a little more than a century, 40 women have won the Nobel Prize, and there is a steady improvement in the representation of women in national parliaments worldwide. Women have achieved levels of excellence that indeed have made our world a better...

The experiences of countries around the world demonstrate that sound trade policies and public-private dialogue are essential to successful exporting. In Pakistan, sustainable trade expansion is hampered by a lack of training to build a cohort of well-informed...

The poor are more vulnerable to risks and economic shocks than the rest of the population. They are also the least able to cope when a crisis occurs. Development efforts tend to focus on strategies to boost incomes, build assets and create jobs, but...

When I opened the 31st formal, and final, Working Party on the Accession of the Russian Federation to the WTO, jubilation and excitement were in the air. It was among the most eagerly awaited events at the WTO, bringing to a close 18 years of talks between...

Under the EU-funded Trade Related Technical Assistance (TRTA II) programme, a two day training course on “Regional integration - Comparative legal framework” was conducted on 16-17 November 2011 at the Pakistan Institute of Trade and Development (PITAD),...

A four-day training course on Trade Policy and Negotiations took place at the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) between 25 and 28 October, 2011, in Manila...

Agri-food production and distribution systems are rapidly changing. One of the momentous forces driving this is world population growth. World population is expected to reach 9 billion by 2050 and fertile farmland is increasingly becoming an attractive...

Growth – whether driven by the agriculture or non-agriculture sectors – is insufficient to address child malnutrition and reduce micronutrient malnutrition. Strategic investments and special programmes are needed in the complementary sectors of health...

In its blueprint for new tourism, the World Travel & Tourism Council promotes the importance of partnerships for sustainable tourism development.   With global travel and tourism forecast to grow at a rate of 4% per year over the next...

The rapidly evolving green growth paradigm shift that all nations are embracing at a policy level, with the buy-in of industry and civil society, provides an unparalleled opportunity to leverage the massive socio-economic power of travelism...

In an increasingly connected world, creative uses of technology provide new opportunities to enable two-way information flows between governments and citizens. Through its ICT Knowledge Platform on Innovations for Accountability and Service Delivery...

Private sector forum on eve of African Union summit urges business partnerships ahead of politics. As African nations strive to achieve closer integration in trade in response to the global economic crisis, ITC Executive Director Patricia R. Francis has warned...