ITC publishes IATI (International Aid Transparency Initiative) data for 90% of ITC's extra-budgetary funds on its dedicated Open Data Portal.
The Africa Trade Competitiveness and Market Access (ATCMA) Continental Component is designed to improve livelihoods, employment and economic growth in Africa through increased sustainable intra-African and EU-Africa trade. It complements and coordinates the existing and planned actions at the...
ITC FOR EVERY WOMAN, EVERYWHERE. ITC recognizes that Gender Equality is a right in and of itself and a requisite for sustainable development. All women everywhere have the right to a decent income, employment, working conditions and a choice and voice in shaping their economic context. Over the...
A COMPETITIVE FORCE FOR THE FUTUREITC’s Youth Moonshot is expected to change the trade narrative from the bottom-up by developing solutions that are grounded in local realities. By combining expertise through country projects, sectoral approaches, data and research, and direct connection with...
The International Trade Centre’s Netherlands Trust Fund V (NTF V) is a four-year partnership (July 2021- June 2025) signed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of The Netherlands and the International Trade Centre to support micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in the digital...
Green2Compete is ITC’s new and ambitious strategy aiming to place environmental sustainability at the heart of MSME competitiveness. Its goal is to enable MSMEs from developing countries to become more competitive through green production and trade. In this context, Green2Compete will...
The Strengthening the Agriculture and Agri-food Value Chain and Improving Trade Policy (SAAVI) project aims to support stabilization and governance through building the capacities of key Iraqi institutions to deliver public services, as well as sustainable job creation through the development of...
ITC’s trade and market intelligence interventions in the 24 UK Trade Partnerships Programme countries will consist of several interrelated components to foster transparency and enhanced access to information on trade opportunities and market access requirements for small and...
The Growth for Rural Advancement and Sustainable Progress (GRASP) programme contributes to the reduction of poverty through development of rural SMEs in the Sindh and Balochistan provinces of Pakistan. As such the programme contributes directly to the attainment of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable...
RESI deploys innovative ways to address self-reliance and economic resilience in protracted humanitarian situations. The RESI Dadaab project will provide support to entrepreneurship and business development for income generation to address the rapid phasing out of humanitarian assistance in the...
In 2018, the ACP Secretariat, the EC, together with ITC, UNIDO and the World Bank finalized the Joint Proposal for a five-year Program (hereafter the ‘Program’) aiming at (1) adopting and implementing business-friendly and inclusive national policies and legal frameworks, and (2)...
Colombia PUEDE is working to improve income earning opportunities of 2,000 smallholder farmers and their families in post-conflict areas of Colombia by increasing their productivity, improving the quality of their produce, and strengthening their market competitiveness.Colombia PUEDE works with...
The overall objective of the regional programme is to "strengthen the competitiveness of West Africa by enhancing the production, transformation, and export capacities of the private sector in alignment with regional and national industrial and SME strategies." The specific objective is...
The Market Access Upgrade Programme (MARKUP) is a regional initiative aiming at improving market access to the European Union (EU) and the East African region for five East Africa Community (EAC) partner countries - Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda - agro-industrial crop and horticultural...
Central America: Women and E-commerceThe project Linking Central American Women Business Enterprises (WBEs) with the Global Gifts and Home Decoration Market aims to improve the export performance of women-led-enterprises from Central America to sell online.The project beneficiaries are...
PIGA is a partnership of the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland’s Department for International Development (DFID), China-Africa Development Fund (CADFund), China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) and the International Trade Centre...
Your roadmap to sustainable production, consumption and trade The Trade for Sustainable Development (T4SD) Programme at the International Trade Centre is a partnership-based programme which empowers and equips micro, small and medium- sized enterprises (MSMEs) to improve their...
Supporting Indian Trade and Investment for Africa (SITA) is a South-South Trade and Investment Cooperation Programme. It is the United Kingdom’s (FCDO) first Aid-for-Trade initiative in Triangular Cooperation. Implemented by the International Trade Centre (ITC), SITA has facilitated USD 60...
Putting the VALUE back in value chains Alliances for Action (A4A) is an ITC initiative that aims to transform agricultural value chains and promote sustainable food production by honoring the value that smallholder farmers and SMEs contribute to agri-food value chains. A4A aims not only to...
For the Ethical Fashion Initiative (EFI), lifestyle choices impact livelihoods. EFI acts as a bridge, connecting marginalized artisan communities in emerging economies with discerning global lifestyle brands, creating meaningful work and fair, decent working conditions. We develop and...
This program aims to contribute to the liberalization of services in order to enhance competitiveness, promote sustainable economic growth, attract investment, create decent jobs, and benefit consumers in the Central African Region (ECCAS).The Overall Objective of this programme is to contribute to...
The Market Development Revolving Fund’s - Strategy and Policy - purpose is to support the delivery of small technical interventions to ITC's partner countries related to Trade and Investment Strategies and Policies. The revolving fund will serve to provide thought leadership on trade and...
This project is providing technical assistance to The Bahamas in the design of four sector and trade support function strategies (the creative industries, trade and investment promotion, TVET, and e-commerce).The strategies seek to enhance trade competitiveness, particularly for SMEs, and to bring...
Vietnam's e-commerce market has grown rapidly, presenting significant opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), especially women-led businesses. Despite this, women entrepreneurs face numerous challenges, such as limited financial resources, digital literacy, and access to...
This project aims at improving e-commerce competitiveness and creating digital trade opportunities with China for the Micro, Small, and Medium-Sized Enterprises (MSMEs) in South-East Asia countries through platforms including Global Digital Trade Expo (GDTE) and the ITC-Hangzhou Center for Digital...
This two-year project will support the implementation of the “Hundred Stores and Thousand Products on Platform” initiative under the Digital Innovation Project of the “China-Africa Cooperation Vision 2035”. Through cooperation with "Silk Road E-commerce" initiative,...
Le Programme pour la Compétitivité Commerciale et l’Accès Aux Marchés - Composante Afrique Centrale (ATCMA) est une initiative majeure visant à renforcer le commerce durable entre les pays d'Afrique centrale et l'Union européenne....
The Joint Project on Inclusive, Competitive and Responsible Digital Philippines (Digital-PINAS) presents a transformative approach to leveraging digital innovation for sustainable growth, inclusivity, and resilience in the Philippines. The project is funded by the UN Joint SDG...
The project aims to advance the EU-Central Asia connectivity agenda through increasing the operational efficiency of the Trans-Caspian Transport Corridor and internationalisation of Central Asian business. This will be achieved through simplifying cross-border formalities in Central Asia to attract...
The "Ending child labour in supply chains: Addressing the root causes of child labour in supply chains through an area-based approach" (CLEAR Supply Chains) project, co-funded by the European Union, brings together the International Labour Organization (ILO) as the leading UN agency, the...
The surge in demand for sustainable products and the global shift toward sustainable trade and finance have resulted in a proliferation of complex sustainability standards and regulations. These standards, some voluntary and others mandatory, pose challenges for small and medium-sized enterprises...
The project aims to enhance sustainability in global value chains through improved traceability and transparency. Building on a previous EU-funded initiative (2019-2024) focused on garment and footwear industries, it involves ITC jointly implementing activities with UNECE (incl. UN/CEFACT). In the...
This project will enhance ITC offerings of global public goods by advancing the development of additional functionalities within the Deforestation-Free Trade Gateway (DFTG) whose development has recently started in March 2024 under the ITC project C374. The DFTG aims to mitigate the potential...
The USAID-funded "Economic Growth Accelerator" project focuses on boosting Nepal's coffee and pashmina exports and improving the business environment for medicinal plants and IT/digital services. This 3-year project aims to increase Nepal's participation in global value chains,...
The project has an overall goal of accelerating Liberia’s regional and continental trade integration for improved economic growth. It has the main objective of improving trade policy and development support services and partnership for enhanced trade integration. Specifically, the project aims...
The project aims to empower the next generation of business leaders by providing vital support to women and youth-led SMEs in the Kuwait and Qatar. Recognizing these businesses as key economic drivers, the initiative seeks to dismantle barriers they face, particularly in accessing information,...
The "Strengthening AfriCaribbean Trade and Investment" project, implemented by ITC and funded by Afreximbank, aims to enhance trade and investment between Africa and the Caribbean. Despite shared history and culture, trade relations are minimal, with only 0.1% of African exports going to...
This project seeks to address some of the issues that Royal Government of Bhutan faces in ensuring the efficiency and safety of cross-border trade in agricultural and food products at, behind and beyond its borders. Implemented in partnership by the Bhutan Food and Drug Authority (BFDA) and ITC with...
The major objective of the project is to contribute to inclusive and sustainable economic growth, mitigation of vulnerability (especially for female) and job creation in Lao PDR through enhancing Lao MSMEs export competitiveness in China. The project will last for two years and provide capacity...
The overall project objective is to contribute to economic growth and job creation in Sierra Leone by enhancing the participation of youth in the digital economy. The outcome of the project is to increase the participation of youth in digital trade. Expected outputs and...
The SCOPE-Trade project aims at addressing three important trade-related pillars which drive economic connectivity in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and between ASEAN and the European Union (EU) i.e., trade policy environment, digital connectivity for businesses with a focus on...
Mainstream trade in Trinidad and Tobago's economic planning, through the design of a National Export Strategy, with a view to diversifying the economy, strengthening SMEs competitiveness and trade/investment support institutions, and focusing on priority sectors and markets.
The "SheTrades - Asian Development Bank: Advancing Women’s Economic Empowerment" project aims to enhance the economic empowerment of women entrepreneurs in Asian countries. The project seeks to foster a more equitable financial environment for women by capacitating selected ADB...
The project will enhance the knowledge of Sri Lankan exporters on how to supply products to the Japanese market by developing a 'Guide to Export to Japan'. This booklet will be translated into the two local languages as well, and copies will be shared with all relevant...
The intervention will equip selected existing and new members of the ECOWAS Regional Trade Facilitation Committee and trade facilitation focal points of National AfCFTA Implementation Committees (both target committees) as well as other identified target groups with necessary knowledge,...
The Youth Startup Academy Colombia project, financed by the Korea SMEs and Startups Agency (KOSME), aims to incubate 800 young entrepreneurs in vulnerable regions of Colombia and to support 100 high impact technology based startups in Bogota and Medellin by 2026. To fulfil this goal, the project...
The European Union funded, "Building Equitable and Inclusive Transformation (BEIT): Towards Decent Work and Affordable Housing in Iraq" project, jointly executed by ITC, UN-Habitat, and ILO aims to generate quality jobs by enhancing the housing and construction sector. Specifically, this...
This project will enhance ITC offerings of global public goods through the development of a tool, the Deforestation-Free Trade Gateway (DFTG), aimed to mitigate the potential impact of the new European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) on trade flows between Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC)...
The project aims to support the Nigerian government and private stakeholders of the cowpeas and sesame value chains to comply with SPS related export requirements of regional and international markets. The focus lies on improved practices to comply with Maximum Residue Levels of selected pesticides...
