Projects

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 SheTrades Mauritius project aims to increase the participation of women-led businesses and young women graduates in trade in Mauritius by fostering and enabling an inclusive business environment through setting up a SheTrades Mauritius Hub and improving their competitiveness to access markets....

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Up to one million MSMEs currently have climate smart credentials, in the form of soft commitments to pledges, changes in practices following coaching practices, or through certifications validated by third party audits. Information about these businesses remains fragmented. There is currently no...

Contributing to Bhutan’s export competitiveness by improving the marketing and branding capacities of selected MSMEs, producers and government officials within the framework of the “Brand Bhutan” initiative. The project will focus on organizing in-country training on Branding,...

Africa Fashion and Textile Network (Africa FAN) Phase 2 forms a part of the Special Initiative Training and Job Creation by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) to contribute to the implementation of the Marshall Plan with Africa and the investment partnership G20...

The E-commerce Acceleration Programme (eCAP), initiated by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) and supported by ICC-ESCWA Centre of Entrepreneurship and International Trade Center (ITC), contributes to the growth of the digital economy and stimulates a dynamic...

To investigate the potential of expanding investment (and trade) linkages between India and Africa, capitalizing on the structural changes and resulting opportunities brought forth by the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).  Will assess constraints and opportunities in each of these...

This project seeks to increase the awareness and understanding of the Sudan private sector on WTO Accession. The project will reach out to various private sector stakeholders to inform and enhance their understanding of WTO Accession and provide complementary support in view of the challenging...

This project aims to help the Micro Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) to better use e-commerce opportunities for sustainable development. The International Trade Centre (ITC) and Alibaba group will cooperate to support E-commerce capacity building and business promotion for MSMEs from...

The project will strengthen ICDT services on trade intelligence to support the public and private sector from the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to make better informed decisions and, in the long term, to contribute to an increase of trade between OIC Member States through the embedding...

The project will support pharmaceutical enterprises and business support organizations to improve the viability and competitiveness of vaccine manufacturing investments in Nigeria. Over the long term, the project will ultimately improve vaccine security in Africa.This objective will be achieved by...

The Export Acceleration Programme aims at fast-tracking the internationalization of Qatari enterprises and increasing their exports in regional and international markets through the development and activation of an accelerator and incubation centre to be hosted by the Qatar Development Bank. 

The United Kingdom Trade Partnerships (UKTP) Programme aims to increase trade from African, Caribbean and Pacific countries (ACP) to the United Kingdom (UK) and the European Union (EU) by maximizing the benefits of Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) and the Developing Countries Trading Scheme...

The purpose of the SheTrades Zambia project is to increase the participation of women-led businesses in trade by improving their competitiveness and strengthening their market and investment linkages. The project seeks to enable Zambian women to benefit from economic participation, focusing on...

The objective of this project is to enhance the functionalities and effective use of Trade Facilitation Portals by beneficiary countries with a view to create a more conducing cross-border environment for traders through improved transparency and simplified trade formalities. This project...

ChatGPT has brought AI technologies to popular attention in late 2022/early 2023. Generative AI is disrupting the landscape in a similar way that computers and the internet did. These recent developments validate ITC’s decision to invest in AI in the past two years, which has given the...

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...

This project primarily funds ITC’s corporate research function. This function is charged with delivering global public goods in the form of data and analysis that provide 1) business intelligence to beneficiary countries, and 2) key input to the organization’s TRTA interventions and...

This project supports the continuous upgrading and updating of the Trade Development Strategies (TDS) function and related tools and methodologies. It also supports the maintenance of Global Public Goods such as Trade Strategy Map, as well as communications and outreach throughout the year. Finally,...

The project aims at building consensus among policy makers and the business community to introduce innovative trade facilitation instruments contributing to resilient, efficient, inclusive and sustainable border environments. It will address the needs of our beneficiary and contribute to ITC...

The objective of the Green Moonshot is to strengthen the climate competitiveness of MSMEs in developing and emerging economies. A policy priority for our time is transitioning to an inclusive, low carbon economy. Governments are facing the challenge of both creating growth and employment whilst...

This project document presents Window 1 contribution for 2022 to support delivery in the impact area called Sustainable and Resilient Value Chain as part of the new ITC strategy 2022-2025.The project focuses on developing methods and tools responding to major challenges to SME Competitiveness...