Traditionally, ginger has been the major spice export from Ethiopia. It exported over US$24 million worth of ginger in 2011 with numerous farmers dedicating their efforts to ginger production. However, following the outbreak of bacterial wilt, a plant.....

Why providing economic activities for displaced people brings backdignity and builds bridges with host communities..

Upholding compliance with labour standards in the garment industry means safer and better jobs, writes Dan Rees...

Trade – and particularly small and medium-sized enterprises – must be given a more prominent role the post-2015 development agenda, writes Arancha González...

Export-led growth needs to be supplemented by complementary measures and policies, not least by social protection and employment policies to make trade and investment more inclusive, writes UNESCAP Executive Secretary Shamshad Akhtar...

1964: United States President Johnson signs Economic Opportunity Act.1969: First man lands on the moon1970: 1st Earth Day held internationally to conserve natural resources1973: First portable cell phone call made in New York City.1974: Population doubles.....

Ban Ki-moon, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Francis Gurry, Guy Ryder, and Li Yong congratulates ITC on its 50th anniversary..

The Bali package on trade facilitation showed what the WTO can do. Now we have to repeat that, writes WTO Deputy Director-General Yonov Frederick Agah..

Using new technologies in developing countries can open up trade at home and abroad for small and medium-sized enterprises – and diversify national economies...

This is my first message to the readers of this magazine since my appointment to the position of Executive Director of the International Trade Centre (ITC) in September 2013. International Trade Forum is an excellent resource for those with an interest.....

Maintaining the momentum on making trade work for regional growth and development...

Norway requires that its partners in development cooperation, whether they are governments, international institutions or NGOs, demonstrate that they take women and gender equality seriously. A clear priority in Norway’s Aid for Trade Action Plan is to promote the economic position of women...

The principal goal of Turkey’s foreign policy is to secure and nurture a peaceful, prosperous, stable and cooperative environment that is conducive to human development both locally and globally. To this end, and in support of global efforts aimed at.....

In June, world leaders will meet in Brazil for the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20). The conference aims to renew political commitment to sustainable development, assess progress on the implementation of agreements and outcomes of past.....

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.....

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......

It has taken several centuries for laws to change in ways that support women’s equal right to lead countries and corporations – to the benefit of the global economy...

ITC’s Cotton Development Initiative uses South-South cooperation to make Africa a stronger competitor in the international cotton trade. It has two major focus areas: facilitating learning and collaboration with countries that have successfully built.....

The potential of the private sector to reduce poverty is well recognized; however, this has not been evident in the fashion industry. Fashion is one of the most globalized sectors, providing employment to more than 60 million people, mainly women and.....

The famine in the Horn of Africa has shed light not only on the scale of the human disaster, but the urgent need for long-term agricultural policy reform and an overhaul of the global food aid system. Tonight, some 1 billion people will go to.....

Developing countries that create an institutional environment that is favourable to economic and technological change tend to benefit most from the effects of international trade liberalization.1 In contrast, countries that primarily.....

With the need for countries to see job creation and the regeneration of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), it is increasingly necessary for TSIs to focus on better positioning companies within global supply and production chains through capacity building.....

The International Coffee Organization considers that climate change will be one of the most important factors affecting future global coffee production, with smallholders the most vulnerable group...

In East Africa, an ITC Ethical Fashion project is demonstrating that international quality and standards can be met, even in the most remote and impoverished communities...

Developed countries bound by emission reduction commitments under the Kyoto Protocol, and expecting even stricter emissions targets, have begun to introduce cap-and-trade and carbon tax systems. These raise production costs and undermine competitiveness. Producers from developed countries may relocate their production to countries with no carbon restrictions. To prevent job losses in their countries and an increase of emissions elsewhere ("carbon leakage"), developed countries may use border adjustment measures (BAMs) aimed at adjusting emissions costs and restoring a level playing field for domestic producers. Carbon import restrictions can also act as an incentive for producers from uncapped countries to cut emissions...