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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...