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Women-owned enterprises in Central America catering to the global gifts and home-decor industries are becoming export competitive through e-commerce.

Turning big dreams into reality through entrepreneurial finance

A restauranteur’s success shows young people can ‘tekki fii’ – or ‘make it here’ – in the Gambia

Trade capacity building and technical assistance focused on training, skills development improves SME export competitiveness in Sri Lanka

Come with us to Tanzania and see how cinnamon growers are benefitting from an engaging training programme

A new programme on modern beekeeping techniques to engage Guinean youth and revive the honey sector

The World Export Development Forum will ‘talk business and do business’ as part of Africa Industrialization Week from 18-22 November 2019.

The world of 2019 is very different than the world of 1995 when the World Trade Organization was established. The way we produce, trade and consume been transformed by technology and efficiencies in transportation and global poverty has decreased.We are witnessing a digital revolution which has made...

ITC programme seeks to create jobs and economic growth by encouraging, educating prospective business owners

Bandung Institute of Technology students sway jury and audience with idea to turn plastic waste into economic opportunities for women, taking top prize in the Women’s Day contest

Technology, teaching, training initiatives help producers increase yields, profits

The African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement has the potential to be innovative in its conception as a 21st century arrangement and become the world’s first ‘born digital’ trade agreement

The country’s floriculture sector is increasingly feeling the impact of climate change and realizing the urgent need to adapt to stay competitive

Learn what drives the 26-year-old serial inventor and multi-global pitch winner to make practical science a reality for students across Africa and beyond

Boosting regional trade with coordinated and harmonized implementation of the Trade Facilitation Agreement

ITC to step up support to tourism operators of two Myanmar’s rural regions

Experts explore the changing role of trade and investment promotion organizations at a global conference in Paris, France, and institutions from Ghana, Nigeria and Qatar win big

Studying and analysing trade barriers may be the best way to vanquish them

Following the return to democracy, an increasing number of young Gambians are returning home determined to make a difference

There is no doubt that 2018 has been a tumultuous year for global trade. It has been marked by trade tensions among the economies responsible for the majority of global exports and imports: China, the European Union and the United States. And by threats to weaken or even dismantle the World Trade...

We are truly entering the age of the consumer. Across the world consumers are increasingly aware of the impact their purchasing decisions can have on how goods are produced. And there is growing awareness among producers that value chains that are inclusive and support sustainable production can be...

Drive to make ITC’s workplace more sustainable comes from within

Though European countries remain the world’s top wine exporters, other countries are catching up

A joint initiative by the ITC and the WCO helps micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) benefit from international trade opportunities

New technologies and tools are providing companies have new ways of doing business – and new challenges

Ensuring quality certification has led to a boom in Kenya’s avocado industry, creating jobs and raising incomes

Meeting voluntary standards helps producers reach new markets while conserving environmental assets

Business as usual is not an option anymore, neither in the medium or long-term, to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030

In Kyrgyzstan, ITC is working to boost the competitiveness of the textile industry

Tukki wala tekki fii? Tekki fii! Go abroad or make it here? Make it here! If you ask Gambian youth, they opt to sharpen skills and become entrepreneurs at home rather than migrate

The SME Trade Academy is allowing ITC to extend its reach in developing and least developed countries

From agriculture to digital tools, ITC is scaling up its offering to young people in trade

Meet some of the young people building a future in trade

There are 1.3 billion youth in the world today and 1 billion of them live in the developing world. Worryingly, more than half of young people in developing countries are unemployed. With growing global economic unrest, providing jobs and training for youth is one of the major challenges of our...

Facilitating international movement of goods via blockchain could become a reality for developing countries

International Trade Forum sat down with Bosun Tijani to discuss his time as a fellow with ITC – and how this shaped what he did after

Policy, labour and social changes are necessary to create equal opportunity

Meet the ‘SheTrades’ entrepreneurs making a difference in trade

Export potential data can help policymakers make better decisions on which sectors promise job opportunities for women

ITC’s flagship initiative for women entrepreneurs marks its two-year anniversary

This is an incredible time for women’s empowerment. The movement to ensure equality for women and girls is influencing all facets of our daily lives. And trade is no exception. Still, there is much left to do if we are to attain Goal 5 – empower all women and girls – of the United Nations 2030...

Sustainability Map sets out to better connect producer with buyers

ITC adds Export Potential Map to its suit of data tools empowering businesses, TISIs, and policymakers

ITC, UNCTAD and WTO launch Global Trade Helpdesk to step up transparency in global trade

Cotton Roadmap Project aims to promote, expand cotton sector in sub-Saharan Africa

Growing only at very high altitudes, the Lokta plant is providing much-needed incoming in rural and urban areas in Nepal.

Recent years have a seen a strengthening of the headwinds facing trade. This is a bit of a paradox since never before in history have so many people across the world been able to reap the benefits of global trade.But there are huge socio-economic gaps remaining between countries and within...