ITC publishes IATI (International Aid Transparency Initiative) data for 90% of ITC's extra-budgetary funds on its dedicated Open Data Portal.
ITC FOR EVERY WOMAN, EVERYWHERE. ITC recognizes that Gender Equality is a right in and of itself and a requisite for sustainable development. All women everywhere have the right to a decent income, employment, working conditions and a choice and voice in shaping their economic context. Over the...
A COMPETITIVE FORCE FOR THE FUTURESupporting youth to acquire the necessary skills and opportunities needed to reach their potential is fundamental for their own livelihoods and wellbeing. It is also essential for achieving the broader sustainable development goals, unlocking young people’s...
The International Trade Centre’s Netherlands Trust Fund V (NTF V) is a four-year partnership (July 2021- June 2025) signed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of The Netherlands and the International Trade Centre to support micro, small and medium-sized eEnterprises (MSMEs) in the digital...
Green2Compete is ITC’s new and ambitious strategy aiming to place environmental sustainability at the heart of MSME competitiveness. Its goal is to enable MSMEs from developing countries to become more competitive through green production and trade. In this context, Green2Compete will...
The Strengthening the Agriculture and Agri-food Value Chain and Improving Trade Policy (SAAVI) project aims to support stabilization and governance through building the capacities of key Iraqi institutions to deliver public services, as well as sustainable job creation through the development of...
ITC’s trade and market intelligence interventions in the 24 UK Trade Partnerships Programme countries will consist of several interrelated components to foster transparency and enhanced access to information on trade opportunities and market access requirements for small and...
The Growth for Rural Advancement and Sustainable Progress (GRASP) programme contributes to the reduction of poverty through development of rural SMEs in the Sindh and Balochistan provinces of Pakistan. As such the programme contributes directly to the attainment of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable...
RESI deploys innovative ways to address self-reliance and economic resilience in protracted humanitarian situations. The RESI Dadaab project will provide support to entrepreneurship and business development for income generation to address the rapid phasing out of humanitarian assistance in the...
Colombia PUEDE is working to improve income earning opportunities of 2,000 smallholder farmers and their families in post-conflict areas of Colombia by increasing their productivity, improving the quality of their produce, and strengthening their market competitiveness.Colombia PUEDE works with...
In 2018, the ACP Secretariat, the EC, together with ITC, UNIDO and the World Bank finalized the Joint Proposal for a five-year Program (hereafter the ‘Program’) aiming at (1) adopting and implementing business-friendly and inclusive national policies and legal frameworks, and (2)...
The overall objective of the regional programme is to ‘’Strengthen the competitiveness of West Africa through an enhanced level of production, transformation and export capacities of the private sectors in line with the regional and national industrial and SME strategies’’....
The Market Access Upgrade Programme (MARKUP) is a regional initiative aiming at improving market access to the European Union (EU) and the East African region for five East Africa Community (EAC) partner countries - Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda - agro-industrial crop and horticultural...
Central America: Women and E-commerceThe project Linking Central American Women Business Enterprises (WBEs) with the Global Gifts and Home Decoration Market aims to improve the export performance of women-led-enterprises from Central America to sell online.The project beneficiaries are...
PIGA is a partnership of the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland’s Department for International Development (DFID), China-Africa Development Fund (CADFund), China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) and the International Trade Centre...
Your roadmap to sustainable production, consumption and trade The Trade for Sustainable Development (T4SD) Programme at the International Trade Centre is a partnership-based programme which empowers and equips micro, small and medium- sized enterprises (MSMEs) to improve their...
Supporting Indian Trade and Investment for Africa (SITA) is a South-South Trade and Investment Cooperation Programme. It is the United Kingdom’s (FCDO) first Aid-for-Trade initiative in Triangular Cooperation. Implemented by the International Trade Centre (ITC), SITA has facilitated USD 60...
Alliances for Action is an International Trade Centre (ITC) initiative to establish a network that transforms food systems and advances the Sustainable Development Goals through producer partnerships that cultivate ethical, climate- smart, sustainable agricultural value chains. We aim at achieving...
For the Ethical Fashion Initiative (EFI), lifestyle choices impact livelihoods. EFI acts as a bridge, connecting marginalized artisan communities in emerging economies with discerning global lifestyle brands, creating meaningful work and fair, decent working conditions. We develop and...
This project aims at creating a platform serving as knowledge repository for stakeholders interested in certain trade-related topics imminent to the ASEAN region, based on resources developed under ITC-implemented TRTA projects in ASEAN. It is set to achieve scale in knowledge sharing and capacity...
The projects (C203 and C271) will contribute to increased sustainable trade through improved business, trade, and market intelligence for greater Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) competitiveness and better support to MSMEs to understand the role and implications of social and...
In view of the challenges to the trade of agricultural products in the NENA region, ITC will provide support to enhance intra-regional trade in selected agricultural value chains by removing obstacles to export, transit and import.The main objectives of this initiative are:To improve the...
Short Summary (150 words) – from aboveThis project supports Nigerian migrants returning from Germany through creating a stronger and more supportive business ecosystem in Nigeria that offers specific support to the returning migrants. The project is implemented with partners who are...
The Timor-Leste: Support to Regional Integration and Trade project will support Timor-Leste’s development plans to modernize its economy and trade integration supporting the negotiations of the ASEAN Membership (by focusing on the AEC), the WTO accession, and the EU-Pacific EPA negotiations,...
A country diagnostic for Bangladesh, Rwanda and Uganda, including an analytical and a survey component, will build the evidence base to understand the value-added trade diversification opportunities and the required actions to materialize those.
The Market Access Upgrade Programme (MARKUP II) aims to promote economic growth in the East African Community (EAC) through private sector development and export promotion. It seeks to enhance sustainable and inclusive intra-African trade, pan-African trade, and trade with the European Union (EU)....
The proposed project, funded by the global energy conglomerate ENI S.p.A. of Italy through their subsidiary ENI Cote d’Ivoire Ltd, will contribute to improve the livelihoods of fashion and lifestyle Artisans and Designers, by enabling them to become more competitive and increase their...
This project aims to increase the understanding of payment solutions, among MSMEs and youth entrepreneurs, through the development of an improved online tool which permits the study of their availability and requirements. As part of a partnership with Visa, ITC will also develop training...
The major objective of the project is to contribute to inclusive and sustainable economic growth, mitigation of vulnerability (especially for female) and job creation in Lao PDR through enhancing Lao MSMEs export competitiveness in China. The project will last for two years and provide capacity...
ITC is partnering with Afreximbank to review options for a new collective structure for fashion designers in Africa. Based on the co-operative principles, this new framework for collective action is expected to bring economies of scale; support branding, profile raising and access to buyers; support...
Th project will create a more conducive business environment in agribusiness and apparel sectors in Armenia, contributing to better livelihoods and decent employment. The activities will be directed at making SMEs more competitive, more digital and more sustainable. BSOs will be supported in...
This project will develop (in collaboration with the SME Trade Academy) an on-line certification and accreditation programme for business advisors and BSOs on the use of ITC's SME Diagnostic and Benchmarking platform. The project will also support the design of an adequate user experience...
This project promotes economic empowerment activities through support in digital service sector to increase income and business opportunities for refugees and MSMEs, with particular focus on women and youth, in Kenya and Pakistan. It is implemented under the Refugee Empowerment through Markets...
The overall objective of the Action is to contribute to economic growth, job creation and poverty reduction. The specific objectives (outcomes) are the following: (1) Improved smallholder livestock productivity, with a more inclusive and sustainable management of assets at community/household...
This project strengthens the capacity of developing and least developed countries to participate in the WTO negotiations on an Investment Facilitation for Development (IFD) agreement. The project supports countries to conduct investment facilitation self-assessments through sharing of experiences...
The United Kingdom Trade Partnerships (UKTP) Programme aims to increase trade from developing countries to the United Kingdom (UK) and the European Union (EU) by maximizing the benefits of UK and EU Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) and the UK's Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS)....
The project focuses on the facilitation and design of a National Export Strategy (NES) for Mongolia, covering six (6) export sectors and four (4) functional strategies to be selected through an assessment methodology and consultations with country counterparts, as per the standard NES...
This new “Opportunities are Here” project will provide young talents in front of and behind the camera with tailored mentoring, networking opportunities and media exposure, and generate new trade capacity and export opportunities in the film sector in Uganda. The project primarily...
The project intends to support the scaling of the Alliances for Action (A4A) approach by supporting knowledge dissemination and innovation with respect to strategic subject matters for ITC.With major focus on the development of agriculture and agri-business value chains the work is designed to...
The project aims to promote the development of e-commerce in Nigeria, particularly for small businesses from disadvantaged communities, by enhancing their technical and managerial capacities, strengthening market linkages, and creating a conducive environment for their growth.
The project proposes to respond to the emergency needs in Ukraine in the areas of livelihood and economic disruption by contributing to the economic resilience of Ukrainian communities affected by the conflict and resulting displacement. Given that a large number of the Ukrainian population is still...
Working with small and medium sized enterprises and business support organizations, ITC through the UK Trade Partnerships Programme in Central Asia aims to increase the volume and value of exports to the UK and EU and to support local industries to grow employment opportunities.
The Project Empowering women and boosting livelihoods through agricultural trade: Leveraging the AfCFTA Phase II contributes to ITC’s Strategic Plan in relation to gender equality and regional integration, in particular ITC Gender Moon Shot and One Trade Africa Strategy, as well...
Following the successful launch of the Central Asia Trade Intelligence Portal (CATI https://catiportal.org/en) to the public in February 2021, ITC will design a capacity building programme to strengthen the skills of national stakeholders in Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan to utilize the data...
The International Trade Centre and the Caribbean Development Bank are collaborating in carrying out a "Logistics efficiency study and roadmap" in Grenada and Saint Lucia. ITC will carry out consultations among national stakeholders, including government agencies and private...
This project will contribute to the following aim of W1: innovation. As such, it aims at creating a new set of tools to improve the capacities of EFI’s social enterprises and micro producers to trade in the sustainable fashion market, in order to contribute to a sustainable and resilient value...
The ITC SheTrades-Unilever project aims to enhance procurement from women-owned and led businesses in Indonesia and catalyse gender equality in the country. The partnership unites ITC’s expertise in supporting the growth of women-owned micro, small and medium sized enterprises (MSMEs) with...
The envisaged long-term impact of the project is to contribute to increase inclusive export growth in the targeted value chains contributing to improved livelihoods and decent employments (more and better jobs).The project will focus on competitiveness and sustainable export growth of SMEs (small...
