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<p>The development and empowerment of human resources in the field of international trade and export is one of the most important goals and programs of commercial organizations. Based on this and after the successful holding of the first course of "ITC's Market Analysis Tools Online Workshop" in February 2024; "The National Confederation of Entrepreneurs Organizations of the Republic of Azerbaijan", "Ara Free Zone" and "Export Management Companies Association " have decided to hold this workshop for the human resources of the Republic of Azerbaijan from Jun 30 2024 to Jul 04 2024 in Aras Free Zone (Jolfa and Tabriz cities) in Iran. In this course, in addition to market analysis, B2B events and visits to industries will also be held.</p>
<p>Today, small and medium enterprises (SME) play an important role in the economic and social development of countries. Therefore, empowering the SMEs and other organizations that affect their ecosystem can lead to economic and social leap. Therefore, " the National Confederation of Entrepreneurs Organizations of the Republic of Azerbaijan (ASK) " and "Export Management Companies Association" are planning to jointly hold the first Workshop of " ITC's Market Analysis Tools" online for the Republic of Azerbaijan. Registration will be done via ASK. <br><br>Date 13 and 14 Feb.2024<br>Online</p>
<p>This activity is based on the ITC Benchmarking for Trade Methodology and platform that will allow ITPO to join a community of good practices implemented by the leading export promotion agencies around the world.</p><p>The ITC Benchmarking for trade was recently enhanced to provide a comprehensive and muti-dimensional perspective on Institutional performance. The analysis will be conducted using a specific model that has been developed by ITC to assess trade promotion agencies in all its areas of operation, including its strategy, organizational structure, resources and processes, service delivery mechanisms and result measurement systems against the best practices of leading trade promotion agencies. The model uses more than 200 indicators of performance based on good practices of the most successful trade promotion agencies. </p><p>In addition to the core technical analysis ITPO will benefit form a review and analysis of other important drivers of performance including digital readiness and organizational culture. The analysis will also provide a review of ITPO levels processes and practices in relation to inclusive and sustainable growth. </p>
Fostering inclusive and sustainable trade-led growth in Iran
The International Trade Centre’s EU-Iran Development project is designed to improve Iran’s growing private sector. The five-year 2019-2023 project brings together Iranian policymakers, trade support institutions, private sector organizations, and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
Together with these stakeholders, we are:
implementing the National Export Strategy
providing direct assistance to SMEs and taking select companies into international markets
setting up the Europe-Iran Business Forum (EIBF), where over 2,000 Iranian managers and companies may receive training and engage in B2B matchmaking with European companies
promoting e-commerce and capacity building on digital marketing tools
enabling targeted market access into the European Union
<p>The overall objective is to contribute to sustainable economic and social development in Iran, through increased and diversified trade in goods and services. More specifically, this project aims to support the business sector, including high potential SMEs, by facilitating the drafting of a National Export Strategy, supporting the development of selected value chains, providing technical cooperation to Iran's Trade Promotion Organization (I-TPO), and establishing a youth trade accelerator programme. The project was designed by ITC jointly with the Government of Iran, namely the Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade (MIMT). Project partners include the ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Agriculture, Chambers of Commerce, sector associations, and the Iran Trade Promotion Organization.</p>
