International Trade Centre (ITC)

Small is beautiful for services exports
As LDCs currently face multiple crises, a services-led approach to development can help countries leapfrog and transform their economies. It is time to step up our efforts to help small firms both provide and access connected services. By working with actors at enterprise, business support ecosystem and government levels, we can weave a tapestry of support to take small businesses online and into the global trading system.

For women in business in The Gambia and Zambia, making all the right moves
Breaking ground with new ideas and new partnerships in two African countries

Investing in The Gambia’s small businesses
Artisan handbag maker taking her enterprise forward, and receiving new financing

From kitchen to boardroom: One woman’s story of business success
In Zambia, a sweet idea spurs entrepreneurship

Unleashing the power of women to transform the world’s poorest countries
Originally published by Thomson Reuters Foundation News on 11 September 2019

H.E. Dr. François Xavier Ngarambe: Aiming for ecommerce success in Rwanda
Following UNCTAD’s Ecommerce Week in April 2019 and on the cusp of a new partnership with EIF to boost ecommerce, Rwanda’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations and other International Organisations in Geneva discusses the state of play for online trade in the country

Togo seeing soy in its future
Country is diversifying into soy, and farmers are seeing profits

Information on new product requirements for LDCs – now direct to your inbox
ePing platform helping countries keep track of assorted requirements, transforming communication and comment

For wool creatives in Nepal, making all the right connections is key
Flock maintaining, brand strengthening, and market expanding: Nepal's pashmina producers are aiming high