Trade Forum
The in-depth digital knowledge platform of the International Trade Centre explores export development and trade issues in developing and least developed countries. The contributions focus on trade promotion and export development as part of the International Trade Centre’s technical cooperation programme with developing countries and economies in transition.
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Ever since the World Wide Web was conceived at CERN on the Franco- Swiss border and released into the public domain in 1993, the internet has continued to spin out new opportunities for information and commerce. News has become instant, we can stream films and ...
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In Benin, women play a crucial role in trade, moving goods across the borders and selling them at the markets
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New technical papers For free downloads please visit: www.intracen.org/publications NATIONAL TRADE FACILITATION COMMITTEES Developing countries can benefit from trade facilitation reforms by establishing a well-run national trade facilitation committee (NTFC). This...
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A fellowship winner offers a first-person reflection on her time in Geneva
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Support for women’s associations in Madagascar to enhance raffia production is also helping the conservation of biodiversity in the country
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Why the new development goals can lead to a boom for green businesses
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How the Paris Agreement on climate change will have an impact on trade
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As head of Maroc Export, Zahra Maafiri reaches across borders groups of society to help small businesses export
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The technological gap between girls and boys is rapidly diminishing as obstacles fall, but much work remains undone