Publicaciones

Climate change creates risks for agrifood exporters as extreme weather events and rising temperatures disrupt supply chains and reduce productivity. Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises also face risks from new policies, regulations and technologies designed to address climate change. Some...

This major business survey shows that almost 80% of small firms that adopted advanced digital tools reported better production efficiency.

This is a national companion guide to the publication The Business Guide for Sustainability in Foreign Investments.

While more than 40% of existing trade strategies identify trade integration and regionalism as crucial policy areas, less than 3% of the strategies are regional. Nor do they fully build on diversification opportunities in services and manufacturing.This is one of many trends in trade strategies,...

This is a national companion guide to the publication The Business Guide for Sustainability in Foreign Investments. The companion guide presents an overview of Ethiopia’s environmental and social regulations for investment operations in agroprocessing and light manufacturing. It also provides...

The right mix of national trade policy and regulations can give businesses export competitiveness and a jump-start in global value chains. This guide brings together the combination of policy instruments to lift export competitiveness: tariffs and non-tariff measures; trade facilitation initiatives;...

Trade improves the food supply of least developed countries (LDCs), but import dependence on concentrated suppliers of cereals, vegetable oils and sugar threatens their food security. In 2022, increasing food  and fertiliser prices, the war in Ukraine and export restrictions depressed LDC food...

This is a national companion guide to the publication The Business Guide for Sustainability in Foreign Investments.

Se estima que el sector de los alimentos halal representa un mercado global valorado en un billón de dólares, sobre la base de las preferencias de unos 1.600 musulmanes de todo el mundo. Esta publicación es la primera que ofrece una descripción del mercado global de alimentos y bebidas...

This guide is a showcase of successful public-private dialogue in developing countries.      It demonstrates the value of business advocacy on trade policy issues featuring the Barbadian tourism industry, customs services in Ghana, Thailand’s automotive industry, Penang, Malaysia’s...

A comparison of sustainability schemes, as well as an overview of the trends in the markets for specialty and sustainable coffees.Coffee niche markets provide opportunities for producers in developing countries to increase their incomes. This paper, drawn from ITC’s new book on the coffee trade,...

Los países en desarrollo que quieran incorporarse a la economía de los servicios, en rápida expansión, deben involucrar al sector empresarial en el fomento del comercio de servicios y la solución de problemas reglamentarios. El libro ayudará a gobiernos y empresas a colaborar eficazmente, y...