Publicaciones

This report provides company-level information for investors on agribusiness, manufacturing and services. It includes performance-related data on themes like international certification, innovation capacity, ICT use and access to electricity and logistics services. Investors will find practical...

African tech hubs play an important role in building fledgling entrepreneurial ecosystems and helping start-ups, but they struggle to earn revenue and become financially sustainable.This report, based on interviews with dozens of hubs across Africa, examines what hubs do, how they make an impact and...

All of the LDCs export commercial services and nearly one quarter of LDCs are net exporters of services: while Tourism is usually the major explanatory factor, it is not the only one.LDC services exports are growing twice as fast as the world average and the LDC share in world services exports is...

Good Practices in the Global Apparel Industry provides valuable insight on ways for small and medium-sized enterprises to move up the value chain and away from low-value contract manufacturing.

With health tourism on the rise, this study draws upon four Asian countries - India, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines – to offer insight into how developing countries can attract a greater share in this industry. The study is relevant for all countries exploring market opportunities in...

En esta exhaustiva guía sobre el rápido crecimiento de la banca islámica se describen los consiguientes instrumentos financieros y se dan ejemplos prácticos sobre su utilización. La publicación se centra en las necesidades de pequeñas y medianas empresas, principalmente, en términos de...

The Textile and Clothing Sector in Asian Graduating Least Developed Countries: Challenges and Ways Forward

Asia-Pacific businesses call for services business groupings to join forces in a regional coalition, to shape a new APEC services agenda. Services represent 39% of APEC value-added trade – double the figures traditionally cited in balance of payments data. High-level business representatives in...

Pharmaceuticals, baby food, cotton clothing and cars are the four focus value chains of this report. 

Esta guía ayudará a pequeños exportadores a entender cómo se obtiene financiación, pues hace hincapié en los mecanismos crediticios de las instituciones financieras, la preparación de las solicitudes de préstamo, la búsqueda de prestamistas adecuados y los...

Tourism's huge potential for job growth and sustainable development justifies a greater share of aid and coordinated export strategies, outlined in this joint ITC- UNWTO report. Just 0.78% of Aid for Trade went to tourism in 2013, though the sector accounts for 6% of developing...

Nepal could lose 4.3% of exports because of tariff changes when it graduates from least developed country status in 2026. The removal of preferential tariffs will especially affect the apparel, synthetic textile fabric and carpet sectors. Losses will mostly occur in exports to China, the European...