ITC updates Uganda coffee export strategy to boost exports
The coffee industry in Uganda received a fresh jolt of energy as International Trade Centre (ITC), working with investors and funding from the Dutch government, updated the country’s National Export...
View ArticleDesigning a strategy to develop Myanmar’s exports
After decades of internal military rule, which led to economic sanctions by the international community, Myanmar is now on the path towards democratic governance and market reforms.As the country is...
View ArticleITC mainstreams new methodology for needs-based project design
Updated process boosts efficiency and effectiveness of needs assessments, leading to more targeted assistance in developing countries
View ArticleReducing barriers to trade in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan should further develop its road and rail infrastructure and remove regulatory and procedural barriers to trade affecting the country’s businesses, according to a study by the International...
View ArticleITC supports new Caribbean Aid for Trade strategy, offers support for...
The International Trade Centre (ITC) welcomes the new Regional Aid for Trade Strategy of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and will support the 15-member group in its implementation, said Friedrich von...
View ArticleCaribbean partners welcome ITC’s forthcoming regional value-chain development...
ITC's new programme for the Caribbean aims to facilitate the creation of regional value chains in priority sectors in order to boost the region’s competitiveness, according to ITC Director Friedrich...
View ArticlePanel advises policymakers on SME linkages to value chains
Policymakers must assist in building the skills and markets of small and medium-sized enterprises, reducing transport time, streamlining border controls
View ArticleITC’s success stories of LDC services exports underscore importance of services
Success stories of least developed countries' participation in global services exports pointed to broad lessons for policymakers at the Fourth Global Review of Aid for Trade Trade in Geneva on 9 July
View ArticleMinisters meet ITC during Global Review
Fourth Global Review of Aid for Trade provided opportunity to strengthen trade and development cooperation between ITC and partner countries
View ArticleTrinidad and Tobago face most NTMs from CARICOM countries
An ITC survey of 500 businesses in key export sectors points to major obstacles to trade, including lengthy product registrations, excessive certification requirements and inconsistent customs procedures
View ArticleMyanmar export strategy to focus on sector growth and market diversification
Policymakers and representatives of the business community in Myanmar will meet next month to define, with ITC support, the action plan that will form the basis of the country’s first-ever national...
View ArticleKyrgyzstan launches national export strategy
Kyrgyzstan launched its national export strategy (NES) after more than a year of multi-stakeholder consultations led by the International Trade Centre (ITC).The NES will function as a blueprint for the...
View ArticlePakistan seeks to advance a services export roadmap
High-level meeting results in proposals on how to enhance Pakistan’s export potential
View ArticleMyanmar’s export sector to realise potential through targeted strategies
The government of Myanmar welcomes the National Export Strategy that is being developed with the support of the International Trade Centre (ITC) and public and private stakeholders in the country. The...
View ArticleLiberia focuses on WTO accession ahead of MSME Conference
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...
View ArticleITC supports MSME growth and policy cohesion in Liberia
ITC Executive Director Arancha González will be on an official visit to Monrovia, Liberia, from 27-30 April 2014 to support the development of micro, small and medium-sized enterprise (MSME). This is...
View ArticleExpertise and skills crucial to advance trade prospects for Jordan
Human capital and skills are critical for the business environment in Jordan to flourish as they can play an integral role in export development, said the Executive Director of the International Trade...
View ArticleStatement by ITC Executive Director at the launching ceremony of the National...
Delivered on 27 May 2014 - Amman, Jordan(CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY)Minister Hatem Al-Halawani,Mr Michael Callan Distinguished guests,Ladies and Gentlemen,It gives me a great pleasure to be here with you...
View ArticleITC and World Customs Organization sign deal to strengthen collaboration on...
(Geneva) World Customs Organization (WCO) Secretary-General Kunio Mikuriya and International Trade Centre (ITC) Executive Director Arancha González today (16 June) signed a Memorandum of Understanding...
View ArticleCôte d’Ivoire establishes export council to manage its National Export Strategy
A National Export Council has been established by the Government of Côte d’Ivoire to manage and monitor the country’s soon to be launched National Export Strategy (NES). ‘The creation of this...
View ArticleCérémonie de présentation de la stratégie nationale d’exportation de la Côte...
Abidjan, Côte D’ivoireLe 13 Novembre 2014 M. le Premier MinistreM. le Ministre du commerceM. le Représentant de l’Union européenneMs les Représentants du secteur privéMesdames et Messieurs,C’est un...
View ArticleTourism sector workers in Myanmar to improve services, earn higher incomes
Tourism sector workers in Myanmar to improve services, earn higher incomes People in a remote eastern region of Myanmar are set to do more trade and earn higher incomes through the implementation of a...
View ArticleMyanmar launches first National Export Strategy
(Nay Pyi Taw) – Myanmar’s first-ever National Export Strategy (NES) – designed to fuel the country’s sustainable development through export promotion – was launched on 25 March by Myanmar’s Vice...
View ArticleNepal’s recipe for sustainable economic development
Vice Chancellor Dr. Ram Kantha Makaju Shrestha,Dean Dr. Devi Bedari,Faculty and students of Kathmandu University,Namaste! Aaja malai yaha ayera dherai khushi laagyo. I would like to thank Kathmandu...
View ArticleStatement by ITC Executive Director at the Launching Ceremony of the National...
Excellencies,Distinguished Guests,Ladies and Gentlemen,NamasteSouagatamIt is a great pleasure for me to be back in Nepal. I admire your determination and resilience. I am here to tell you that ITC is...
View ArticleNepal unveils National Sector Export Strategies and business survey on...
(Kathmandu/Geneva) – The Government of Nepal today launched four National Sector Export Strategies and a report on non-tariff measures (NTM) at a ceremony in Kathmandu. The strategies – covering the...
View ArticleITC to support development of export strategy for Ukraine
(Geneva-Kyiv) The International Trade Centre (ITC) has announced that it will develop an Export Strategy for the Ukraine with financial support and in close collaboration with the Deutsche Gesellschaft...
View ArticlePresident Ghani endorses Afghan national export strategy
(Kabul) – Afghanistan’s High Economic Council (HEC), chaired by President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, on 3 April endorsed the National Export Strategy (NES): Peace through Prosperity, Prosperity through...
View ArticleThe Gambia invests in jobs for youth through national trade roadmap
(Banjul) – The Gambia’s Vice President Ms. Fatoumata Tambajang today unveiled the Youth and Trade Roadmap, which sets out to help tackle the root causes of youth unemployment and competitive market...
View ArticleSri Lanka unveils five-year National Export Strategy to accelerate growth and...
(COLOMBO) – The Government of Sri Lanka today unveiled the National Export Strategy (NES), a blueprint for achieving increased exports, enhanced regional cooperation and job creation. Alongside other...
View ArticleStreamlining Mongolia’s trade and investment plans
The Mongolian government and business community are working together to promote trade and investment growth through the development of a Trade and Investment Roadmap. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs...
View ArticleITC, UK and Myanmar join hands to launch the Trade and Investment Project
(Yangon) – The Government of Myanmar and the International Trade Centre today unveiled the Trade and Investment Project, which will support joint efforts by public and private-sector partners to...
View ArticleInnovating to improve export competitiveness in Sri Lanka
Henry and Susi belong to the new breed of entrepreneurs emerging all over the world. Like their counterparts elsewhere, they too, have their cursor on the right spots: environmental, economic and...
View ArticleSaint Lucia launches national export strategy
Saint Lucia has launched a new national export strategy for 2020–2024 aimed at propelling industries in which the eastern Caribbean nation has comparative and competitive advantages into international...
View ArticleCuraçao turns toward technology to build a resilient economy
Technology and services are at the heart of a new trade development roadmap for Curaçao endorsed by the Caribbean island’s Council of Ministers on 22 April 2020.The roadmap – which was developed after...
View ArticleStory: Picking up the pace: National Export Strategy in Iran
The effects of COVID-19 are evident in most parts of Iran. As elsewhere, the rapid spread of the coronavirus has affected all facets of life in the country.Downturn in trade and commercial activity...
View ArticlePandemic-hit small and medium-sized enterprises in Central Asia to get boost...
The International Trade Centre (ITC) has begun the implementation phase of a four-year Ready4Trade Central Asia project to provide targeted trade development support to Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan,...
View ArticleBhutanese creativity on the central stage
(Geneva/Thimphu) - The first Creative Industries Export Strategy of Bhutan - 2021-2025 was launched today.Mr. Kinley T. Wangchuk, the Director General of the Department of Intellectual Property,...
View ArticleCuraçao launches National Export Council
Curaçao has taken a major step forward to achieve its vision: "Curaçao - where business succeeds". The Curaçao Export Council (CEC), composed of key stakeholders from the private and public sectors, is...
View ArticleEntering the Plan of Action stage: Curaçao’s National Export Strategy
ITCArticleElcitra Site\Intracen false PressRelease Entering the Plan of Action stage: Curaçao’s National Export Strategy ITC News 2021-04-30 Stakeholders of the Curaçao National Export Strategy are...
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