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Small firms are at the heart of Eswatini’s participation in international value chains. But they often struggle to trade due to production capacity constraints, including inadequate managerial skills and certification, failure to engage with business support organizations and weak linkages with...

This major business survey shows that almost 80% of small firms that adopted advanced digital tools reported better production efficiency.

Managing risk and building climate resilience among small firms requires a team effort. Climate change is hitting small and medium enterprises (SMEs) hard, and supply chain disruptions have a domino effect. This guide explains how development cooperation agencies, business support organizations,...

Existen cuatro sectores clave para una transformación económica impulsada por los servicios. En el presente informe, reciben el nombre de “servicios conectados”.  Los servicios financieros, las tecnologías de la información y las comunicaciones (TIC), el transporte y la logística, y...

Four services sectors are key to an economic transformation. This report calls them 'connected services.' Transport and logistics, financial services, information and communication technologies, and business and professional services contribute directly to economic growth – with an increasing...

BRICS countries (Brazil, the Russian Federation, India, China and South Africa) have a fast-growing share in global services markets. Improving services regulations and reducing trade costs will help them tap into their potential, especially for high value-added services and digital trade. ...

Este informe ha sido elaborado conjuntamente con el Centro de Comercio Internacional, la Conferencia de las Naciones Unidas sobre Comercio y Desarrollo y la Organización Mundial del Comercio. Ofrece información exhaustiva sobre los aranceles y las medidas no arancelarias impuestas por más de 170...

A comprehensive risk management strategy is vital to improve the efficiency of border control and import compliance to facilitate international trade. This publication offers a roadmap that shows regulatory agencies in developing countries in particular how to build modern, integrated risk...

Nepal could lose 4.3% of exports because of tariff changes when it graduates from least developed country status in 2026. The removal of preferential tariffs will especially affect the apparel, synthetic textile fabric and carpet sectors. Losses will mostly occur in exports to China, the European...

More than a third of Tanzanian companies have fully or partially resolved trade obstacles in the last six years. Government-led initiatives and regulatory reforms have helped ease exporters’ difficulties.

The Textile and Clothing Sector in Asian Graduating Least Developed Countries: Challenges and Ways Forward

Cambodia's small and medium-sized enterprises play a central role in the country's economy and development, but face a number of challenges that have been further complicated by the COVID-19 pandemic.