The International Trade Centre (ITC), through its SheTrades Initiative, has received an award for its work to open government purchasing to women-led businesses.The ITC SheTrades Initiative won the Decision-Making & Value Chain Award at the 2026 FE+MALE Biennial Awards in Zurich, recognizing its leadership in advancing women’s access to publ...
Entrepreneurs, policymakers and businesses leaders from across Central Africa met in Yaoundé to turn regional trade rules into real opportunity. The Public-Private Dialogue come just ahead of the World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference.More on the WTO Ministerial Conference (MC14)For women and young entrepreneurs in Central Africa, selling service...
In launching the Global SME Ministerial process, ITC cemented a new international political space for the needs of small businesses. A high-level policy dialogue pushed that global momentum on the margins of the WTO’s 14th Ministerial Conference in Yaoundé, Cameroon.More on the WTO Ministerial Conference (MC14)The dialogue took place at the Tra...
(Yaoundé) – On the sidelines of the 14th World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Conference (MC14), the International Trade Centre (ITC) and the Government of Japan deepen their partnership through an official exchange of letters on a project supporting conflict-impacted Palestinians, as part of a new package of initiatives funded by Japan to advance ...
Ten years after launching SheTrades, ITC is helping more women than ever compete in global markets. A high-level event at the WTO Ministerial Conference celebrated the anniversary and gathered key partners to set an agenda for the decade ahead: towards women-led businesses that are greener, growing through digital trade, with higher-val...
(Geneva) The Women Exporters in the Digital Economy (WEIDE) Fund, has announced the disbursement of its first round of grants, totaling $1,765,000, directly benefiting 219 women-led enterprises in the Dominican Republic, Mongolia and Nigeria.Announced ahead of International Women’s Day (8 March), this first disbursement goes beyond symbolic celebration. I...
ITC's online directory of verified packaging suppliers is helping small businesses across East Africa find affordable, quality packaging — and cut through a challenge that has long limited their growth. ITC brought the directory to thousands of people at Propak East Africa, the region's leading event for packaging, plastics, print, and processing....
The Global Trade Helpdesk offers a comprehensive platform that simplifies market research for firms of all sizes. By teaming up with the International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA), the online tool now offers insight on which markets to sell to, and how to get products there.As companies negotiate deals with buyers and exp...
When Stella Ereyukomhen boarded her flight from Lagos to Beijing, she expected to learn and explore new sales opportunities. She did not expect to return with an entirely new perspective on how her company – Royal Winosa Industries Ltd., which makes plantain flour and cassava chips – could grow in global markets. Stella is part o...
Statement by Pamela Coke-Hamilton, Executive Director, International Trade Centre (ITC) When I meet entrepreneurs, no matter where they come from, their biggest barrier to trade is one and the same: access to finance.The global financing gap for small businesses is $5.7 trillion in emerging markets, according to the World Bank. That's more th...
