No. 1, January 2019
Index
- A new trade democracy ... in the making.
- Changing "Brand Africa".
- Technology for all.
- Changing "Brand Africa".
- The Final Act of the Uruguay Round: a summary.
- The South African market for food and beverages.
- Towards inclusive trade policy.
- The road now less travelled.
- International Trade Centre releases upgraded SheTrades app.
- ITC's programme for Africa.
- Nepal's coffee and pashmina sectors get European Union boost.
- South-South trade helps firms build competitiveness, meet growth goals, report says.
- 'Critical moment' for sustainable development at hand, UN chief tells financing forum.
- Afghanistan launches national trade policy.
- Business models worldwide face radical change, study shows.
- Coalition of private and public sector to accelerate progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals.
- Good governance opens new doors to advocacy: for a model of good governance in trade policy, "make it open, make it fair. And make it inclusive", says Michel Kostecki.
- ILO and IFC launch strategy to enhance gender equality in garment industry.
- ITC and European Commission launch second award for EU cities supporting fair and ethical trade.
- Report sheds light on impact of digital technologies on global value chains.
- Fast Facts.
- Supporting Kenya's cut flower sector adapt to climate change: The country's floriculture sector is increasingly feeling the impact of climate change and realizing the urgent need to adapt to stay competitive.
- The challenges ahead: making investment work for long-term development is a challenge facing both resource-rich and income-poor countries.
- A stronger role for women.
- Bridging differences: How inclusive, responsible tourism can unite communities in Myanmar.
- Uganda's services coalition finds strength in numbers: for very small service firms in Uganda, forming a coalition gave them a collective voice, resources and influence with trade negotiators.
- Why protectionism spells trouble for global economic growth: For hundreds of years, competitive markets have been seen as most likely to maximize economic output.
- Services, a world of potential.
- Small and medium-sized enterprises: engines of the digital revolution: Creating jobs and driving technological development are keys to growth.
- Upgrading traditional products.
- Foundations for prosperity.
- The trade debate needs the voice of business: business can do more to build public understanding of the benefits of the multilateral trading system.
- Go big or go home: getting small business to think large: Using technology to create a global presence means more customers, revenue.
- Making community-based tourism shine where it matters.
- Multilateralism is better for business: the multilateral trading system is the surest way to build up the global production systems from which more countries and firms can benefit.
- Tourism, the SDGs and ITC: A growing tourism industry can contribute to sustainable development goals and ITC aims to make it happen.
- Facts & figures: Africa's trade: Sub-Saharan Africa's economic stability, combined with a favourable global growth climate, now offers opportunities that the region has begun to exploit. But further work is needed at the "micro" level to accelerate progress on the Millennium Development Goals.
- How to get the best out of the WTO and how to avoid the pitfalls: new publications point the way: it's not all plain sailing, but the WTO system can be made to work for everyone, say four new books.
- Tourism and the Sustainable Development Agenda: Seizing opportunity in crisis.
- Why blockchain could become the new container of international trade: Digital record-keeping offers potential of lower costs, less cumbersome procedures.
- Have TPOs moved on since the 1990s? A view from Western Europe: more specialized customer services are being delivered more efficiently through communications technologies. TPOs now need to focus more on exporters of services, since European economies are over 80% based on services.
- Five million stars: International Trade Forum collected the views of His Excellency Khaltmaagiin Battulga, the President of Mongolia, on sustainable tourism opportunities in his country.
- How technology is helping the transport sector become more sustainable: Technology is making border crossings faster, more secure and more efficient, reducing transport costs and boosting trade.
- Creating an African business superpower.
- Exporting textiles & clothing what's the cost for LDCs?
- Africa's green opportunity: How African cities can harness green technologies for growth and jobs.
- Certification can go a long way: Travelife advises tour operators on certified hotels to build their sustainable, green business portfolio.
- Trade talks: how ITC can help.
- Clothing goes global.
- Leading a rethink of tourism: Mainstreaming sustainable travel means working together globally on all levels.
- New markets for an ancient heritage: an Ethiopian woman entrepreneur links poor weavers with rich traditions to wealthy, culture-seeking buyers.
- CyberTrackers of the Kalahari: in this award-winning business case, technology opens new job opportunities and allows Bushmen to share their valuable knowledge to conserve the environment.
- Maasai eco-lodge creates win-win for humans and animals alike: For the past 23 years, Kenya's II Ngwesi II Group Ranch has been a model of community-based tourism and sustainable wildlife conservation.
- Taking a closer took: the impact of tech on trade: Applied effectively, blockchain and artificial intelligence are among tools that can benefit buyers and sellers alike.
- Rwandan coffee goes from ordinary to Star(bucks): Rwandan coffee is featured at Starbucks this year. The path to creating a premium, well-branded coffee from a low-return mass product involved both aid agencies and private firms.
- Cultural restoration as a catalyst for development: Reviving ancient mountain communities offers a model of how to pursue sustainable tourism through the prism of heritage conservation.
- Efficient harvests, effective transport can eliminate hunger: How public-private partnerships to improve port infrastructure can positively impact the Global Goal.
- Tunisia's boom in ICT.
- CSR: a must for big firms in Africa: corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a prerequisite to do business in Africa. Shell's African Vice President explains.
- Expanding Africa's role in world trade: how can African countries build the expertise to promote their interests more effectively in trade talks and derive gains from the trading system? The three Geneva-based trade development organizations--ITC, UNCTAD and WTO--are working together to boost countries' abilities to play a more active role.
- With flying comes great responsibility: The economic and social benefits of aviation are clear, but these come with a climate cost that the sector is stepping up to address.
- In Sierra Leone, ginger trade helps recovery: Sierra Leone's export development authorities are working to revitalize the ginger industry, a route out of poverty after years of war. This story is based on an interview with Abu Bakkar Kebbay, from the export development agency of the Ministry of Trade and Industry.
- Meet ITC's new leaders.
- Smart policies help Hungary's MSMEs benefit from the fourth industrial revolution: Digital transformation programmes provides opportunity to improve economic output while increasing connectivity.
- Africa's potential 'born digital' trade agreement: The African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement has the potential to be innovative in its conception as a 21st century arrangement and become the world's first 'born digital' trade agreement.
- Matching growth opportunities with sustainability: The global cruise industry is ready to take the lead when it comes to moving millions of tourists across the seas sustainably and responsibly.
- Putting market access issues on the map: developing countries can use ITC's Market Access Map to analyse market access conditions for the Doha round of trade talks.
- Tanzania, unveiling a hidden gem: Tanzania is working to make itself better known to attract foreign buyers and tourists: interview with Ramadhan Hashimu Khalfan, President, Board of External Trade, Tanzania.
- FDI goes local, the millennium cities initiative: attracting investment at the city level helps to stimulate economies.
- Opening world markets for Tanzanian spice exporters: A spice trader becomes the driving force behind a joint venture to boost cinnamon exports from Tanzania.
- Blazing trails in the Gambia: Young tour guides are showing visitors the mystic beauties of the Gambia while contributing to sustainable development.
- Improving Afghan food safety to boost exports: Technology, teaching, training initiatives help producers increase yields, profits.
- Off the beaten track in Myanmar: In Myanmar's Kayah state, the International Trade Centre is helping to strengthen a nascent tourism sector.
- Promoting services trade in Southern Africa: for the first time, service associations in southern Africa met to discuss the potential of regional trade for their exporters.
- Countries bring trade into development projects: countries are putting priority on trade-related assistance in this new model for financing development projects, by the Millennium Challenge Corporation.
- Going beyond reading--Forum articles used in training workshops.
- ITC, EC and WTO explore partnership for Africa.
- Partner with Africa for information and education on trade development.
- Reprinting from Forum.
- UN Special Adviser Angela King congratulates ITC on "Women in the Global Economy".
- 'Creationesia' wins International Trade Centre's Student Video Pitch Contest for Gender Equality: Bandung Institute of Technology students sway jury and audience with idea to turn plastic waste into economic opportunities for women, taking top prize in the Women's Day contest.
- Answering the effects of climate change with organic coconuts: Farmers in the Dominican Republic have found a smart solution to respond sensitively to natural disasters--and secure their incomes.
- Dispute resolution: managers meet for first time: in a worldwide first, ITC brought together managers of new and well-established arbitration and mediation centres to discuss the challenges of running a centre. They left with new ideas to tackle common problems as well as new training and cooperation initiatives.
- New aid for trade partnership with the African Union: a new partnership to develop trade in Africa will back up the efforts of businesses and governments at a time when Africa's trade prospects are looking up.
- TPOs in global trade: opportunities and challenges: the challenges and opportunities of global trade will be the theme of the 6th World Conference of Trade Promotion Organizations, to be held in Dubai on 13-14 November 2006.
- World TPO conference highlights champions for export excellence: from Mongolia to Finland, Mauritius to Zambia, El Salvador to Chile, they are doing a lot about exporting.
- Export strategy consultations in 2005.
- Fast-track fund for Asian Trade Development.
- Giving back to society: A recycling business venture: Henry and Susi work together to improve the livelihoods of communities reeling from conflict.
- Guinea: Boosting youth initiatives and entrepreneurship: ITC programme seeks to create jobs and economic growth by encouraging, educating prospective business owners.
- Mobile technology helps African exporters.
- Web portal for organic market.
- "Trade justice" network for 16 African countries: civil society can help trade negotiators take more development-oriented positions in trade talks.
- Does trade-related technical assistance work? ITC made the case for the trade development and sparked debate at the latest informal meeting of its Joint Advisory Group.
- Seminar on Managing Trade Information Services.
- Meet our readers: learn more about other Trade Forum users, starting with a long-standing reader in Senegal's Ministry for Trade and Consumer Affairs.
- New agreement with Djibouti to develop tourism.
- Trade information training events.
- World Export Development Forum 2020.
- ITC PUBLICATIONS: Resources on trade and export development for exporters, trade support institutions and policymakers.