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.
Indigenous-owned businesses encompass a diverse array of goods and services, from handcrafted artifacts and traditional foods to eco-tourism and cultural experiences deeply rooted in traditions and cultural heritage. The International Trade Centre (ITC) prioritizes inclusive trade, and...
How is the International Trade Centre (ITC) promising greater business opportunities to micro and small businesses in East Africa through its second phase of the EU-EAC Market Access Upgrade Programme? Here is how.
The International Trade Centre (ITC) is working with partners in Ghana to boost cocoa production and improve the lives of farmers through dynamic agroforestry.
The new International Trade Centre’s online ‘Trade Tracker’ for small island developing States is free, easy-to-use and helps policymakers explore trade-related topics of relevance to these countries.
A guide for organizations supporting businesses in the agrifood sector, with a look at small island developing States
How small businesses in small island developing States can achieve their full potential
In today's data-driven world, data has become the new gold, offering a potential for businesses to address resource inefficiencies
Fragility manifests in different ways, across countries, regions and types of firms. The new ITC Fragility Exposure Index shows that small, informal, youth, and women-led firms often experience harsher repercussions from fragility than their larger, formal, older, and men-led counterparts,...
A closer look at how ITC turns the digital transition of small businesses in Africa into a sustainable proposition.
As 2022 came to a close, ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence chatbot, became the fastest-growing app in history, reaching an estimated 123 million users less than three months after its launch. It is the most prominent specimen of AI-tools that generate content such as text, pictures, and software...
As we mark this year’s International Day of Forests, the International Trade Centre reflects on how best to promote the conservation and sustainable use of forests while protecting people living from and within them. We do so by looking at business practices that can halt deforestation and forest...
The International Trade Centre explores new avenues for exports from least developed countries that move to the next stage
From ego systems to ecosystems: ITC developed a diagnostic tool for ecosystems that promotes entrepreneurship and helps start-ups thrive
An innovative technological approach connects young entrepreneurs with mentors
Linking technology to agriculture in an ITC pilot shows what successful collaboration looks like. A story from Ghana.
A new ITC pilot uses blockchain technology and digitized traceability systems to support women coffee farmers in Rwanda.
Women’s business associations are leveraging trade opportunities under the African Continental Free Trade Area.
As we navigate a global climate crisis, small island developing states are at risk
Why doing good is also good for business
Palestinian agribusinesses moved online in response to the pandemic – and export better than ever before
A business survey revealed how young entrepreneurs in trade are coping with COVID-19
Will the post-pandemic world accept 80,000 visitors over three days in a single venue?
While the COVID-19 pandemic has been challenging for ITC when delivering technical trade-related assistance to the most vulnerable of businesses, it forced us to think outside the box and improve our methods. Here is an example.
How tea cooperatives in Nepal survived the country’s lockdown during their most important harvest of the year.
Home delivery services, improved hygiene measures and online sales make it work for retail start-up
Mahfuzul, an aspiring entrepreneur from Bangladesh, has no doubt that he will be able to turn his dream of running his own business into reality.‘During the COVID situation, and since January this year, I have been planning to begin my start-up. It will help me a lot in the future to start my...
Textile and clothing companies in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan adopt a forward-looking approach to beat the repercussions of COVID-19
Sustainable farming in remote, conflict-ridden Putumayo in Colombia can save lives and fight violence – now more than ever
Frutas Verdes del Patía focuses on organic, setting an example for other farmer organizations in the country’s most conflict-ridden region
How training in traditional weaving saves lives and, as a plus, the environment
Building a new market provides economic opportunities for women and youth in the host community of Kigoma, Tanzania
Hanan Abu Zaid’s eyes sparkle when she thinks back to her first sale as an online entrepreneur. ‘I will never forget the feeling I had’, she says. ‘Earning $5,000 is something that I could never have imagined, even in my wildest dreams.’Hanan is one of hundreds of thousands of young women...
Henry and Susi work together to improve the livelihoods of communities reeling from conflict
