The in-depth digital knowledge platform of the International Trade Centre explores export development and trade issues in developing and least developed countries. The contributions focus on trade promotion and export development as part of the International Trade Centre’s technical cooperation programme with developing countries and economies in transition.
Evelyn Seltier of Trade Forum asked 25-year-old Justin Langan, Small Business Champion Winner of 2024 and founder of Canadian-based platform O’KANATA, what motivates him to support Indigenous Youth in their economic endeavours, about his upcoming projects, and why trade matters.
Evelyn Seltier of Trade Forum talked with 2023 Small Business Champion winner Tolulope Adeola Adebayo of tech start-up Divasity.com, about the challenges of being an entrepreneur in Nigeria, what it means to create a thriving business environment, and plans to address the challenges small businesses...
Evelyn Seltier of Trade Forum talked with Ozaal Zesha, the young, passionate engineer and CEO of ClassNotes. With a major in robotics and engineering, the 30-year-old not only knows what you need but can also build it for you. We talked about what it means to empower students to apply at...
Trade Forum caught up with former ITC Executive Director, Jean Denis Bélisle, to reflect on his time at ITC, as well as gain his perspective on the current trade landscape. Now retired, Mr. Bélisle was the longest-serving head in ITC history, from 1994-2006.
Trade Forum talked with Ana Repezza of Brazil’s trade promotion organization, ApexBrasil, to understand its long-standing partnership with ITC, its ambitions to support small businesses with sustainable business practices, while including women, and what kind of growth she envisions for both...
Trade Forum caught up with former ITC Executive Director, Arancha González, to reflect on her time at ITC, as well as gain her perspective on the current trade landscape. Ms. González was the head of the organization from 2013-2020.
Trade Forum talked with Patricia Fuller, President and CEO of the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD). With IISD working on international trade for the past two decades, analysing it from multiple perspectives, this interview sheds light on trends in the...
Trade Forum caught up with former ITC Executive Director, Patricia R. Francis, to reflect on her time at ITC, as well as gain her perspective on the current trade landscape. Ms. Francis was the head of the organization from 2006-2013.
Trade Forum talked with the President of the Network of Caribbean Chambers of Commerce CARICHAM, Petipha Lewis, how the not-for-profit organization succeeds in strengthening Chambers of Commerce and small businesses across the region, while advocating for greater collaboration and coordinated action...
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Trade Forum had the opportunity to check in with Howard Politini, the Chairman of the Pacific Islands Private Sector Organisation before the Global Business Network Forum for small island developing States, to discuss major obstacles that small businesses are facing and how a new roadmap could...
Trade Forum talked with Asian Development Bank Vice President Fatima Yasmin to learn more about the ways in which Development Banks in small island developing States (SIDS) can make a difference to the often-dire financing situation of these vulnerable economies and their small businesses. ...
