Publicaciones

Women Shaping Global Economic Governance brings together contributions from leading policymakers and thought leaders from all across the world on how to shape our economies.Written entirely by women, this book is not about women. It is written by women who want to encourage everyone, including the...

Publicado conjuntamente por el CCI, la OMC y la UNCTAD, este informe anual presenta las condiciones de acceso al mercado basadas en aranceles para mercancías impuestas por 164 miembros de la OMC y otros países. El informe contiene estadísticas agregadas de productos, aranceles impuestos y a...

Voluntary sustainability standards continue their growth across the world. This third global report provides new insights into the evolution of certified agriculture and forestry. ITC has teamed up once more with the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL) and the International...

A largely untapped resource, Sri Lankan women have the potential to play a significant role in the country’s economy. Given the right tools and support, women entrepreneurs in Sri Lanka can achieve this potential and positively affect the global economy.Using the International Trade Centre (ITC)...

Being a women-owned company negatively affects the credibility of their business, say Indonesian women entrepreneurs in the services sector.They also need better access to patents, internet access, quality certifications, marketing opportunities and customer outreach to run a business successfully,...

Women make up almost half of Kenya’s labour force, yet they remain on the margins of business ownership – only 9% of Kenya’s firms are majority women-owned. Kenyan women entrepreneurs say they need better access to loans, business registries, patents, quality certifications and affordable...

Voluntary sustainability standards are in the mainstream, and no longer a novelty for niche markets. This second global report outlines data on area, production volume and producers for 14 major sustainability standards across bananas, cocoa, coffee, cotton, palm oil, soybeans, cane sugar, tea and...

The rhinoceros faces the risk of extinction in the wild if current poaching rates continue. Viet Nam, a main market, uses horn as an ingredient in Traditional Asian Medicine (TAM). An ITC survey of 1000 consumers of TAM, including 239 rhino horn users, found they preferred rhino horn that is...

Las normas y los reglamentos tienen repercusiones importantes en la competitividad de las pymes.El tema central del informe Perspectivas de competitividad de las pymes de este año es "Cumplir las normas para fomentar el comercio". Cuando las pymes siguen dicha recomendación, aumentan sus...

Standards and regulations have a major impact on SME competitiveness. By meeting the standard for trade, the theme of this year’s SME Competitiveness Outlook report, SMEs increase their chances to connect to international value chains and consumers in a socially and environmentally sustainable...

Standards and regulations have a major impact on SME competitiveness.