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.
El cambio climático está reduciendo la competitividad en las exportaciones agrícolas de los países en desarrollo, en países tan diversos como el Perú y Uganda, según una encuesta llevada a cabo por el CCI con exportadores del sector agroalimentario en ambos países.Los exportadores exhortan...
Con la preocupación mundial acerca de la pérdida de biodiversidad y el aumento en el comercio ilegal de especies amenazadas, las políticas internacionales han centró su atención su atención a las restricciones comerciales, medidas de ejecución y estrategias de reducción de la demanda. Este...
Business diagnostics to improve competitiveness can help SME managers and business development service providers to prioritize business needs. This ITC report outlines methodology to analyse business processes for strategic, marketing, production and resource management, using qualitative and...
Guinea is one of the countries most affected by non-tariff measures. An ITC survey of more than 300 companies in Guinea reveals that 95% of them face such obstacles when exporting or importing goods. Companies suffer from the stringency and complexity of European technical and compliance...
The State of Palestine has scope to facilitate trade by streamlining procedures and enhancing transparency of rules and procedures, according to an ITC survey on non-tariff measures among 239 Palestinian exporters. Inspections, quality control measures and rules of origin are considered the most...
Trade, investment and development practices are featured in this report of the 2014 TPO Network World Conference and Awards. Aligning trade and investment promotion to optimize opportunities for SMEs is a major focus of national trade support institutions, as mergers of the two functions have...
The State of Palestine has scope to facilitate trade by streamlining procedures and enhancing transparency of rules and procedures, according to an ITC survey on non-tariff measures among 239 Palestinian exporters. Inspections, quality control measures and rules of origin are considered the most...
Government procurement offers a unique route to empower women and combat poverty, as this new ITC guide explains.Public procurement accounts for over 30% of GDP in developing countries and some 10-15% of GDP in developed countries. Women-owned businesses have been largely excluded from this sizable...
This case study of a Chinese solar panel producer investigates the role of services in manufacturing value chains, and highlights the effect of government policies on photovoltaic industry development and international trade flows. Up to 40 types of services are required to manufacture solar panels,...
With tourism as one of the top five sectors for 83% of developing countries, sustainable links between the handicraft sector and tourism are an important avenue for development. This training guide analyses the tourism-related handicraft value chain so that producers can improve design, quality,...
