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<p>The International Trade Centre supports 66 small businesses from Africa, Asia, and Latin America to take part in the 2023 <strong>China International Import Expo (CIIE)</strong>, the largest import trade fair in the world. The businesses are empowered to negotiate exports to China through advance training and on-site support from ITC experts.&nbsp;</p><p>In Shanghai, the ITC Executive Director addresses the accompanying high-level <strong>Hongqiao International Economic Forum</strong> and its sub-forum on Digitalization and Cross-border E-commerce Development where ITC’s new publication on export opportunities in the context of the Belt and Road Initiative will also be launched.&nbsp;</p><p>At CIIE 2023, ITC-supported small businesses can be found in the following exhibition areas: Food and Agricultural Products: Hall 2.2 C5-03; Consumer Products Exhibition: Hall 6.1 B5-10; Service Trade Exhibition:<strong>&nbsp;</strong>Hall<strong>&nbsp;</strong>8.2 A1-03; &nbsp;and African Agricultural Products: 1.1A1-02</p><p>Company and product details can be found in the Exhibitors e-catalogue.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

<p>The China International Import Expo (CIIE) is the world’s largest import fair, creating enormous export opportunities for small businesses from developing countries.&nbsp;</p><p>The International Trade Centre (ITC) has been an official CIIE partner since 2019. Since the event’s inception in 2018, over 200 ITC-supported enterprises from 30 developing and least developed countries have participated in the event. As a result, companies established more than 1,650 new business contacts and prospective deals worth $40 million for new exports to China.&nbsp;</p><p><a href="https://www.ciie.org/zbh/en/">CIIE 2022</a> takes place between 5-10 November in Shanghai, where ITC will represent 67 small businesses from 31 developing countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America in three sectors: agriculture and food; consumer products; services. Examples of products and services on offer are honey from Kyrgyzstan; avocado from Kenya; handicrafts from Nepal, tourism services from women-owned enterprises in East and West Africa; and business consultancy services from Mauritius, Peru, and Rwanda.</p><p>On 5 November, the ITC Executive Director Pamela Coke-Hamilton will deliver remarks in the high-level opening segment of the related <a href="https://www.ciie.org/zbh/en/Forum/">Hongqiao International Economic Forum</a>.&nbsp;</p>