Oman: Strengthening SME export competitiveness in priority sub-sectors: Frankincense and dates

<p><strong>Global Gateway: Building sustainable partnerships for a connected world</strong></p><p>This new European strategy is the focus of this year’s event. It aims to boost smart, clean and secure links in digital, energy and transport, and strengthen health, education§ and research systems across the world.</p><p>Join ITC at the stand or at events, virtually or in person.&nbsp;</p>

<p>As one of the keynote speakers in the <i>Transforming the Marketplace</i> plenary at the Target Gender Equality Live event, ITC Executive Director Pamela Coke-Hamilton shares ‘Lessons from Africa: Setting the Standard for Female Entrepreneurs in the Supply Chain’.&nbsp;</p><p>The event brings together business representatives&nbsp;from across with leaders from government, civil society, academia and the United Nations to discuss how the private sector can disrupt bias and unlock women’s leadership, entrepreneurship and innovation to tackle the world’s greatest challenges. &nbsp;</p><p>Register <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Funglo…;

<p>The event will be livestreamed on the <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.f… Facebook</a> page. To participate in the Zoom event, please register <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fintra… is hosting the SheTrades Global Hackathon Final Pitching and Award Ceremony, in collaboration with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), as a side event of the 66th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW).&nbsp;The CSW is a functional commission of the UN Economic and Social Council.&nbsp;</p>

<p>This webinar is co-hosted by the International Trade Centre (ITC)'s Alliances for Action and the International Women's Coffee Alliance (IWCA). It forms part of a series of webinars linked to the recently published Coffee Guide, Fourth Edition. It will explore how we can make finance more accessible for women in the coffee sector though case studies presenting educational tools and approaches used in Latin American and African countries. It will look at obstacles and opportunities linked to women coffee growers and finance, and what is being done to improve it. Discussion will be:</p><ul><li>The relevance of financial education to women coffee growers and the development of the IWCA Microcredit Manual as a supporting tool in El Salvador</li><li>An ongoing banking programme implemented by LadyAgri Impact Investment Hub in partnership with FMO Dutch Development bank and COFINA GROUP Fin’Elle, Cote d'Ivoire</li></ul><p>Speakers:</p><ul><li>Verena Fischersworring, Coffee Consultant, Instructor on Microfinance, IWCA</li><li>Maria Elisa Ruiz, Coffee Grower, Coffee Consultant, Instructor on Microfinance, IWCA</li><li>Hilary Barry, Founder and CEO, Lady-Agri Impact Investment Hub</li><li>Pierrette Kouakou, Manager, FIN’Elle</li></ul><p>Moderator:</p><ul><li>Tommaso Ferretti, co-author of ITC's Coffee Guide and Sustainable Markets &amp; Impact Investing Specialist, McGill University</li></ul><p>The event will be conducted in English, with French and Spanish interpretation.</p>

<p>ITC contributes to the celebrations of International Women's Day (8 March) by highlighting how women entrepreneurs from across the world overcome obstacles and participate successfully in international trade. Strengthening women in business and trade in developing and least developed countries is one of the mainstays of the ITC's work. In 2022, ITC marks International Women’s Day with a social media campaign and a series of events around the world. For more information, please visit <a href="https://www.intracen.org/iwd2022/">here</a>.</p&gt;