Trade Forum

1964: United States President Johnson signs Economic Opportunity Act. 1969: First man lands on the moon 1970: 1st Earth Day held internationally to conserve natural resources 1973: First portable cell phone call made in New York City. 1974: Population...

Ban Ki-moon, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Francis Gurry, Guy Ryder, and Li Yong congratulates ITC on its 50th anniversary

Success is when trade barriers are overcome

All Palestinian companies face problems exporting their goods. For women entrepreneurs an even greater effort is needed to achieve export success

The Bali package on trade facilitation showed what the WTO can do. Now we have to repeat that, writes WTO Deputy Director-General Yonov Frederick Agah

Former ITC Executive Director Patricia Francis says its entrepreneurial response is one reason that makes ITC a special organization

At the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Ministerial Meeting in Bali in December 2013, ministers agreed on a package for least developed countries (LDCs), including progress towards the operationalization of the waiver concerning preferential treatment on services. This could result in a substantial...

The business community must work more closely with policymakers to develop specific service sectors that add export value, the author of a new ITC book holds.

The tourism industry’s remarkable growth, which is expected to continue in the coming decades, has the potential to drive socioeconomic and infrastructure development while aligning diverse partners in a common goal: creating a greener planet.

The country’s fast-growing services industry is being supported by an ITC-supported industry services dialogue to promote trade and investment in Indonesia as well as best-practice profiles.

A programme matching Continental clients with IT providers in Bangladesh has benefited both groups in a business sense while greatly increasing export revenue for the developing Asian nation.

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) views trade in services as key to achieving regional economic integration since the services sector makes up nearly half of GDP in many member states. Sector liberalization is expected to create a competitive environment that generates more...