ITC's International Trade Bulletins

ITC produces a variety of international trade bulletins which complement ITC's books and technical papers.

To subscribe, contact the relevant sections of ITC listed below.

• Market News Service. Price and market information for eight primary and/or semi-processed products. Available in English by fax, mail or e-mail on a paid subscription basis (fees are temporarily waived for least developed countries). The categories covered are:
 

• Bulk-packed fruit juices (monthly)
• Fresh fruits and vegetables - Europe, Middle East, North America (weekly)
• Fruits and vegetables news bulletin (monthly)
• Fresh-cut flowers - Asia, Europe, North America (weekly)
• Hides, skins and semi-finished leather (twice monthly)
• Pharmaceutical raw materials/essential drugs (monthly)
• Rice (twice monthly)
• Spices, spice herbs and seeds/essential oils (weekly)
• Tropical and ornamental plants (twice monthly)

• Packdata Factsheets. Overviews of national legislation, packaging case studies and speeches. Issued four times yearly in English, French and Spanish. Available in printed format.

• Export Packaging Notes. Recent issues include a calendar of selected packaging conferences and exhibitions, a list of relevant ISO standards and a list of selected packaging-related European directives. Issued twice yearly. English, French, Spanish. Available in printed format.

• Current Awareness Bulletins. Abstracts of key packaging information sources. Issued quarterly in English. Available in printed format.
Contact: packaging@intracen.org
http://www.intracen.org/services/ep/publicat.htm

• Export Quality Bulletins. Each bulletin explores one export quality topic in detail, such as eco-labelling for textiles, WTO's Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures, quality issues in the European Union for food and others. Issued several times yearly in English, French and Spanish. Available in printed format.
Contact: gujadhur@intracen.org
http://www.intracen.org/services/eqm/publicat.htm

• Trade Financing Press Abstracts. Finance-related press abstracts, contact information for export credit agencies, ITC trade financing activities. Issued quarterly in English. Available in printed format.
Contact: cattani@intracen.org 

• International Purchasing and Supply Link. Trends and contacts in purchasing and supply management. ITC research and activities in international purchasing; public procurement issues; practical tools and techniques for purchasing managers. Issued twice yearly in English, French and Spanish. Available in printed format, by e-mail and on the ITC web site.
Contact: ipsms@intracen.org
http://www.intracen.org/services/ipsms/ipsms.htm

•International Trade Documentation. Selection of new publications with bibliographic references. Issued quarterly in English. Available in printed format.
Contact: hebboul@intracen.org 

• World Tr@de Net Newsletter. News on important WTO meetings and their business implications, dispute settlement cases, relevant ITC publications and events of interest to partners in ITC's World Tr@de Net programme. Available monthly, by e-mail and on the World Tr@de Net site.
Contact: kurdziel@intracen.org
http://www.intracen.org/worldtradenet