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UNCTAD’s one-stop-shop for information and business training, which gives promising entrepreneurs further motivation for success

The role of leaders and feeders in creating a new start-up revolution to support entrepreneurs around the world

Doing business made easier by supporting ambitious start-ups to realise their potential and bring their ideas to life

How the EBRD helps drive sustainable growth and structural reform in a bid to unlock the potential of Arab economies and boost job creation

Economies in the Middle East and North Africa need to work harder to make it easier for women and young people to get into the workplace.

ISSUE 04/2012 This autumn the International Trade Centre (ITC) has organized several events to ensure that growth, innovation and inclusion stay on top of the global trade and development agenda. At the World Export Development Forum 2012 (WEDF), held in Jakarta on 15-17 October and hosted by...

Resources on trade and export development for exporters, trade support institutions and policymakers

Women entrepreneurs across Africa are generating employment and adding value to exports in innovative ways, yet they face a host of challenges, such as limited access to export training, market information and finance, in addition to other barriers women face in the business environment.

The Global Women Vendors Exhibition and Forum (WVEF) helps women entrepreneurs create new business contacts and develop revenue-making opportunities for their companies, but who are the attendees and what stories do they have to tell about their business experience and views on women in business?

Women-owned businesses are doing well. There are over 8 million in the United States of America generating US$ 1.2 trillion in revenue through the hard work of almost 8 million employees, according to the 2012 State of Women-Owned Business Report by American Express Open, a business service and...

Women are the backbone of society. They provide for families and societies, and in doing so create shared core values. Women are also reliable vendors, which means sourcing from women vendors is good for business, good for families and good for societies, an excellent win-win-win equation. In...

Norway requires that its partners in development cooperation, whether they are governments, international institutions or NGOs, demonstrate that they take women and gender equality seriously. A clear priority in Norway’s Aid for Trade Action Plan is to promote the economic position of women.