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ITC publications bring the business voice to sustainable trade, with a focus on developing countries. We offer guidance for trade policymakers, business support organizations and small firms. Our reports offer insights to make trade more inclusive, green, digital and competitive.

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What keeps small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Ghana from being competitive in international markets is often not of their own making, such as unreliable electricity and high interest rates.

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Increasing annual investments in small and medium-sized enterprises by $1 trillion would yield disproportionate dividends in terms of progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals. These investments also have the potential to deliver healthy returns for investors.

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The rhinoceros faces the risk of extinction in the wild if current poaching rates continue. Viet Nam, a main market, uses horn as an ingredient in Traditional Asian Medicine (TAM). An ITC survey of 1000 consumers of TAM, including 239 rhino horn users, found they preferred rhino horn that is...

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Sustainability standards continue their growth across the world. This fourth global report provides new insights into the evolution of certified agriculture and forestry. ITC has teamed up once again with the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture and the International Institute for...

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The SME Competitiveness Outlook argues that small and medium-sized firms are the ‘missing link’ to inclusive growth.

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Standards and regulations have a major impact on SME competitiveness.

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The SME Competitiveness Outlook argues that small and medium-sized firms are the ‘missing link’ to inclusive growth.

This publication is an excerpt from the book COVID-19: The Great Lockdown and its Impact on Small Business

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Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Zambia play a key role in boosting growth and job creation.

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Through innovation, the Gambia’s young entrepreneurs can contribute significantly to the country’s growth. This is the key message emerging from Gambian firms that participated in the ITC Competitiveness Survey.

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Being a women-owned company negatively affects the credibility of their business, say Indonesian women entrepreneurs in the services sector.

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Women make up almost half of Kenya’s labour force, yet they remain on the margins of business ownership – only 9% of Kenya’s firms are majority women-owned.

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