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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Agri-environment as a market opportunity

Through its Trade, Climate Change and Environment Programme (TCCEP), ITC is strengthening the competitiveness of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and trade support institutions (TSIs) in agri-environmental sectors in developing countries. ‘Consumer demand for...

Agricultural commodity price volatility: How improved information and transparency can limit the swings

The resurgence of high food prices in 2010 awakened fears of a repeat of the 2007-08 food crisis, threatening increasing food insecurity, rampant food price inflation and civil unrest. While, fortunately, the worst fears have not materialized generally, high and volatile...

Aid for trade

ITC’s new Executive Director examines the successes of Aid for Trade, the importance of WTO’s Ninth Ministerial Conference and ITC’s support for SMEs.

Aid for Trade & the private sector

Enhancing companies’ ability to trade is a key element of national development agendas. In recent years, Aid for Trade has become the main vehicle for such investment in developing economies. Aid for Trade provides a platform for governments to achieve some development policy aspirations...

Aid for Trade and the private sector: A partnership that works

The private sector is a key partner in fostering economic development through investments in new businesses, creating jobs and providing an innovative range of goods and services. All these activities have potential benefits for the least developed and developing economies. The 2011 joint...

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Aid for Trade approach

Creating a more inclusive economic model requires a more integrateddevelopment agenda

Aid for Trade as investment in trade: Engaging the private sector

The Third Global Review of Aid for Trade was a successful exploration and examination of the successes and challenges of the six-year Aid for Trade initiative. Initiated to aid developing countries in expanding their supply-side and productive capacity and allow them to take better advantage of...

Aid for Trade strategy in the Pacific

Just 100,000 people live within the Republic of Kiribati’s 3.5 million square kilometre territory in the South Pacific. Kiribati is one of the most remote countries in the world, thousands of kilometres from major ports such as Shanghai, Sydney and Tokyo. Distance, therefore, is a formidable...

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Ambitious development accords must be translated into action

Development goals must be supported by a conducive economicenvironment and effective multilateralism to achieve prosperity for all

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An export compass for Palestine

ITC is helping connect India with East African markets. That’s a win-win solution for traders on both sides of the Indian Ocean, writes Susanna Pak

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And what is your resilience strategy?

The current climate for small business calls for a situation of “adapt or die”. The challenge is, however, that many are not equipped to adapt, and therefore “die”.  

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