Projects

ARISE Plus Philippines aims to foster inclusive economic growth in the Philippines through improved international trade performance and competitiveness as well as economic integration. The project is aligned and contributes to the Philippines Development Plan 2017-22, the Philippines Export...

Project Summary: CountryKingdom of EswatiniDuration5 yearsPeriodOctober 2020 – October 2025BudgetUSD 5.63 millionFunded byEuropean UnionImplemented byInternational Trade Centre (ITC)Overall ObjectiveImprove livelihoods of smallholder farmers and workers in Eswatini by creating better jobs...

The ARISE Plus Thailand Project aims to support inclusive and sustainable economic growth through international trade in Thailand. It supports greater connectivity and economic integration between Thailand and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region in line with the ASEAN Economic...

The Euromed Trade and Investment Facilitation Mechanism project (TIFM) phase II builds on the success of phase I, implemented by ITC between Jan. 2014 and Jun. 2017.  On 30th June 2017, ITC launched the Euromed Trade Helpdesk, an online tool and problem-solving network enhancing regional trade...

This project emanates from the technical assistance request of the Government of South Sudan to the International Trade Centre. It has specific objectives of improving the competitiveness of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) and increasing employment opportunities for the South...

The West Africa Competitiveness Support Program (WACOMP) in Senegal is implemented by the International Trade Centre (ITC), in partnership with the Ministry of Trade and Small and Medium Enterprises of Senegal. WACOMP Senegal aims to support and strengthen the competitiveness of MSMEs in regional...

L’Union européenne à travers le Fonds Fiduciaire Bêkou  finance le Programme d’appui à la promotion de l’entrepreneuriat en milieu urbain et rural (PAPEUR) dont la composante rurale est mise en œuvre par le Centre du Commerce International...

This project document proposes the establishment and piloting of a blended, non-accredited, vocational and practical training programme concentrated around the fundamentals of exporting and the opportunities resulting from the AfCFTA. This curriculum will be developed by the SME Trade Academy in...

The Swiss Trade Policy and Promotion Project is a 4-year trade-related technical assistance project in Vietnam which aims to improve trade performance and international competitiveness of MSMEs through enhanced favorable framework condition for trade, public-private dialogue mechanisms, and a...

2022 UpdateThe project "SheTrades and UPS", funded by The UPS Foundation aims to achieve inclusive growth by ensuring that women entrepreneurs are more competitive and ready to trade. The project will facilitate tailored capacity building activities to improve women...

The ‘Facilitating the process of Uzbekistan’s accession to the WTO’ project was set up to support Uzbekistan's development plans by assisting the country’s decision to integrate into the world economy through membership of the World Trade Organization. The project...

The 4-year EU-funded Project is a trade component of a larger EU-funded programme which aims to support Investment, Competitiveness and Trade in Central Asia, thus contributing to sustainable and inclusive economic development in the region. The Project will support the development of intra-regional...

The project contributes to Nepal’s sustainable and inclusive economic growth and poverty reduction, and more specifically aims to increase trade and participation in regional and global value-chains. Next to support in trade policy and facilitation, the project focuses on expanding...

The Eastern Area Partnership (EaP) Helpdesk will provide economic operators, particularly small and medium enterprises (SMEs), trade and investment support institutions (TISIs) and policy makers in EaP countries with an interactive online platform that offers access to trade information (e.g....

The Caribbean is known for great food, music and the arts. ITC through the UK Trade Partnerships Programme is leveraging existing trade partnerships across the region to grow exports in the specialty foods sector and creative industries. 

This project provides support to women entrepreneurs in the context of ITC’s SheTrades initiative and in particular as a part of the SheTrades business and investment generation portfolio. The project will link women entrepreneurs to buyers and investors engaged in the SheTrades initiative.

The project will support the African Union Commission in establishing the trade intelligence tools of the African Trade Observatory, which will become the repository of African countries’ trade and trade-related data and information. The Observatory will provide the AU Commission and its...

The MENATEX Jordan project is part of the Textiles and Clothing (T&C) programme for the MENA region (MENATEX) which, in addition to Jordan also covers Egypt, Morocco, and Tunisia. The project is funded by the Government of Sweden.MENATEX Jordan intends to increase Jordan’s export...

The overall MENATEX programme consists  of 5 sub-projects. It supports four countries in the Middle East and North African region (MENA region), namely Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, and Tunisia as well as contains a regional component, which is covered under this project. The programme intends to...

Since 2016, ITC in cooperation with its partners- Chocolats Halba (Coop), the Kuapa Kokoo Farmer Union, Niche Cocoa,  Max Havelaar Foundation, Fairtrade Africa, Yam Development Council of Ghana and the Government of Ghana have been working together to achieve transformative impact by supporting...

This project is designed to implement selected activities of the COMESA Cross Border Trade Initiative (CBTI) programme, which aimed at facilitating small-scale trade across borders of targeted countries. The initiative is funded by the European Commission under the 11th European Development Fund....

Within the framework of the border modernization process in Central America, this project seeks to generate economic opportunities and promote productive and decent work mainly for informal and unemployed workers and people involved in menial economic activities located at the Guatemalan border in...

This project aims to support the implementation of the MOU signed between MOFCOM and ITC (2017, renewed in 2021) for promoting unimpeded trade cooperation within the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative. It uses the China International Import Expo (CIIE) and China-Africa Economic and Trade...

Egypt: Improving the international competitiveness of the textile and clothing sector (GTEX/MENATEX) project directly supports up to 35 small and medium enterprises for denim, knitwear, sports and leisurewear, as well as provides support to improve the dyeing and fi­nishing functions of...

This project forms part of the Global Textiles and Clothing (GTEX) Programme of ITC. It is essentially a global component on Knowledge Management and Policy Dialogue, which complements and fosters GTEX country level interventions, as well as facilitate peer learning and networking at a regional and...

The envisaged impact of the programme is to increase employment and income along the T&C value chain in the five selected priority countries. To achieve this long-term objective, the programme foresees to accomplish two major outcomes until the end of the programme. One is related to the...

The project for Tajikistan is developed within the framework of the GTEX programme and will build upon the achievements of the previous technical assistance projects delivered by ITC in cooperation with SECO. The project will assist Tajik TISIs to improve and sustain their operational and managerial...

In Central Asia and Tunisia, the programme will build on lessons learned and achievements realised in previous projects. Implementation, therefore, will kick-start with a well-defined approach. For the country projects in Egypt and Morocco a six month, an inception phase is foreseen to develop the...

The TIS Revolving Fund was created to support the former Trade Information Services section on-going development as the provider of trade information management advisory and training services for trade support institutions and the business sector in ITC's partner countries. Building from...

The ITC Supply Chain Management Programme trains SMEs and professionals globally:X We engage and equip local partners to provide leading training and professional certification in supply chain management (SCM).X We empower participants to advance their careers and improve enterprise...

The project will automate, enhance and augment export potential assessment, allowing ITC to serve more countries at lower cost. ITC will pioneer new methods to identify goods, services and entire value chains with export potential under different trade policy scenarios. This would move ITC’s...

The objective of the Project is to create jobs and increase employment by improving Jordan's cross-border environment, stimulate competitiveness of Jordanian SMEs and foster growth of Jordanian export. The project is articulated around nine (9) outputs:Output 1: A National Trade Facilitation...

The Global Trade Helpdesk (GTH) is a multi-agency initiative, which aims at improving the quality and transparency of trade-related information. It integrates existing information on trade regulations, procedures and opportunities into a unique web portal for micro-, small and medium size...