Projects

The Gazan population continues to suffer from longstanding Israeli occupation and poor socioeconomic conditions. In the past decade, the Gaza Strip experienced three wars; these left many people internally displaced. Moreover, like elsewhere, the COVID-19 pandemic has brought a negative shock to...

The Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) is a fifth largest producer of coconuts in the Pacific region. However, FSM is the smallest exporter of coconut products in the Pacific with negligible volumes of coconut oil being exported. Based on this situation analysis, the project aims to increase...

The ASEAN Regional Integration Support by the EU (ARISE) Plus Malaysia aims to support inclusive and sustainable economic growth in Malaysia through international trade and economic integration. It supports greater connectivity and economic integration between Malaysia and the Association of...

The Export Acceleration Programme aims at fast-tracking the internationalozation 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. 

International trade is an important driver of growth and a means to facilitate Afghanistan's path away from aid dependency. As such, the Government of Afghanistan has prioritized trade, regional cooperation and private sector development as critical elements for its economic development...

The Alliances for Action A4A service centre intends to support the scaling of the Alliances for Action (A4A) approach by expanding partnerships and networks and by supporting knowledge dissemination and innovation. When implemented in ITC projects or programs, A4A seeks to develop responsible,...

Governance structures for the global fibres, textiles and clothing value chain are changing post COVID-19. The research, will look post COVID-19, and will assess how the global T&C value chain has been changing and what governance structures might be required. This includes research and...

Improving sustainable livelihoods for border communities programme aims at reducing irregular migration and supporting vulnerable groups by promoting cross-border trade, addressing non-tariff barriers and enhancing access to finance. ITC will support livelihoods development activities for the...

The proposed project “Textile and Apparel Network for Africa (TANA)” forms part of the BMZ Special Initiative Training and Job Creation initiated by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) to contribute to the implementation of the Marshall Plan with Africa...

As part of its “Support of Regional Economic Cooperation in Asia” (SRECA) Project, GIZ requested the assistance of ITC to set up several SME Trade Academy online courses on trade integration topics and make them available in the four focus countries in their respective national...

Funded by Mary Kay Inc., the project "SheTrades and Mary Kay" aims to achieve inclusive and sustainable development through the increased participation of women in trade. The project will support a) women interested in taking the entrepreneurship route and b) women...

Trade and exports are an important pathway for women to improve firm performance. E-commerce has opened up a new, more efficient way to connect producers and merchants to customers around the country and world, and has shown promise in helping small businesses who are challenged with reaching...

Funded by GIZ, the project aims at enhancing the internaional trade competitiveness of Sri Lankan SMEs, especially those located in secondary growth centres, by automating the formalities related to the issuance of Certificates of Origin (CoO), automating selected trade procedures, establishing...

The Pineapple Sector Revival Project (REFILA) is the national component for the Republic of Guinea of the West Africa Competitiveness Program (or WACOMP  Guinea).The objective of the programme is to improve the performance of the Guinean pineapple sector, through the optimization of its value...

The project aims to respond to the COVID crisis and the recent increase in demand for e-commerce due to the lockdowns in most MENA countries and the social distancing requirements that should last longer than the lockdowns.  Retail businesses are struggling to find a way to reach customers and...

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 Ministry of Commerce and Industry of Haiti has requested ITC support to develop an action plan to support the marketing of targeted agricultural sectors for local and export markets. The request is coming through the Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF). The target sectors are: (i) mango (for...

ITC -FCDO programme is a component in the framework of a larger FCDO-funded programme aimed to support Revenue Mobilisation, Investment and Trade in Pakistan, thus contributing to sustainable and inclusive economic development in the country. The ITC implementation aims to promote and enhance...

Through this project, EFI aims to reconcile environmental needs and the socio-economic development of poor communities living around the Virunga National Park. The project will:  Define a methodology to involve local communities to plant, harvest and make bamboo available for...

Increasing the trade transparency in Libya through its inclusion in the EuroMed Trade Helpdesk which provides MSMEs with essential trade intelligence information on markets for 9 countries already - Libya will be the 10th country joining this regional initiative aiming to strengthen trade ties...

The purpose of the SheTrades Morocco project is to increase the participation of women-owned businesses in trade by improving their competitiveness and strengthening their market linkages. The project seeks to enable Moroccan women to benefit from economic participation focusing on processed foods...

ITC Investment Facilitation for Development (IF4D) project aims to build capacity for policymakers in the developing countries to engage in the Structured Discussion on Investment Facilitation for Development at the WTO, as well as gather ground-level inputs and provide advisory services to the...

The Diploma in International Trade is  a new offering for the SME Trade Academy. The project was initiated in 2020 to build capacity of professionals and SMEs in International Trade, by providing high quality, internationally accredited certification through the Institute of Exports and...

The project aims to mitigate growing conflict and tensions occurring among rural Gambian agricultural communities, which are affected by increasing impacts of climate change. This includes changes in precipitation patterns, declining agricultural yields, shorter growing seasons or rising...

The 4th Edition of the Coffee Guide provide information on trade practices relating to exporting and producing coffee and associated products. It presents an overview of the world of coffee, from production to trade and markets. It deals with both the producer and the buyer perspective and explores...

The African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) is considered one of Africa's most innovative approach to continental integration. This is supposed to provide economic and social benefits for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), women and youth.To be able to finally achieve...

In the highlands of Papua New Guinea, farmers grow unique and flavour some coffee beans for export. ITC’s UK Trade Partnerships Programme brings PNG famers and exporters together to expand market opportunities and to build sustainable export industries. 

Multi-year ITC initiative to assess and keep track of institutional performance of trade promotion organizations 

ITC will contribute to an improved job potential through the generation of investment leads with European investors interested in investing into the partner countries of the Special Initiative (SI) for Training and Job Creation, which has been initiated by the Federal Ministry of Economic...

The Digital Agents pilot brings together different partners from the Smart Communities Coalition to launch a program that facilitates the sale of solar home solutions in Turkana County (including Kakuma Camp, Kakuma Town, and Kalobeyei Integrated Settlement) through supply chain linkages and...

The project aims to provide EU decision makers with solid evidence base on women's participation in extra-EU trade in services, shaped to be used as input for enhanced inclusion of the gender dimension in free trade agreements. This will facilitate the adoption of trade policy instruments...

The International Trade Centre’s #FastTrackTech project is harnessing the transformative power of the digital economy to generate jobs and contribute to the economic growth and productivity in seven African countries. The project supports tech startups and digital entrepreneurs in Benin,...

The SheTrades West Africa project, financed by the Korea International Cooperative Agency (KOICA), is being implemented in Cote d’Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. The project’s goal is to improve the livelihoods of 10,000 women in selected agricultural value chains by 2023. The...

Signatories to the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) have made a clear commitment to gender equality as one of the AfCFTA objectives (Art 3 of the Framework Agreement). The AfCFTA spans 55 countries, with a population of over 1 billion people and a cumulative GDP of more than US$3.4...

The overall objective of the Action (Alliances for Coconut Industry Development for the Caribbean Phase II) is to enhance competitiveness of small-scale farmers in coconut value chains through more sustainable production and commercialization performance and better local, regional, and global...

The International Trade Centre (ITC) proposes to carry out a study to identify the information needs of EU services’ exporters that trade outside the EU. Secondly, the study will help identify the main barriers that these exporters face when trying to retrieve information on trade-related...