International Trade Forum articles from July 2001

International Trade Forum archives from July 2001

From the Editor.(business success in developing countries and transitional economies)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... It's unlikely that anyone who attended the ITO Business Sector Round Table (Brussels, 16 May) at the Third United Nations Conference on Least Developed Countries did not come away encouraged by the inventiveness, ingenuity, perseverance and...

Turning LDC Export Opportunities Into Business. (ITC Speaks).(Least Developed Countries)(International Trade Council)(Statistical Data Included)
July 1, 2001... The ITC and Government of Norway Business Sector Round Table (BSRT) held on 16 May 2001 at the Third United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (14-20 May 2001) put a surprising spotlight on the situation of the world's 49...

LDCs Myths and Reality: In many respects, the overall picture of LDCs often changes for the better when we look at the situation more closely. (ITC Speaks).(Least Developed Countries)(Statistical Data Included)
July 1, 2001... The market analysis undertaken by ITC for the Business Sector Round Table (BSRT) found that several generalizations about least developed countries (LDCs) are myths, presumptions based on an out-of-date reality. Other assertions about...

Opportunities in Adversity. (Market Profile).(Developing Countries)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
July 1, 2001... Some members of the business community in LDCs have achieved resounding success, pushing forward against the current to become achievers in adversity. They show there are tangible business opportunities. This article highlights ITO research...

Textiles and Garments. (Market Profile).(Developing countries)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... The textile sector represents around 25% of LDCs' total exports. Bangladesh alone accounts for more than 75% of textile exports, to the value of US$ 4 billion. LDC products: low-price garments in a higher-quality market In clothing as...

Medicinal Plants. (Market Profile).(Developing Countries)
July 1, 2001... There are good prospects for export growth from LDCs in this market. Sales of herbal medicine alone are estimated to have exceeded US$ 12.5 billion in 1994 and US$ 30 billion in 2000, with annual growth rates averaging between 5% and 15%,...

Tourism. (Market Profile).(World Tourism Organization)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
July 1, 2001... World tourism grew by an estimated 7.4% in 2000 -- its highest growth in nearly a decade and almost double the increase of 1999. Directly or indirectly, tourism is estimated to provide 245 million jobs and over US$ 5 trillion in economic...

Fish Products. (Market Profile).(Developing Countries)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
July 1, 2001... The fish product sector is an important one for LOCs. Export turnover totals more than US$ 1.5 billion (of which US$ 0.9 billion comes from molluscs and crustaceans). Several LDCs are active in this sector: around 18 LDCs export frozen shrimps...

Business-related Services. (Market Profile).(Developing Countries)
July 1, 2001... The global market for business services is estimated at US$ 3 trillion for 2001, or approximately 10% of global gross domestic product. Exports of business services for 2001 are projected (based on International Monetary Fund (IMF) balance of...

Spices and Culinary Herbs. (Market Profile).(Developing Countries)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... The world market for imported spices and culinary herbs is large, valued at just over US$ 2.3 billion. LDCs such as Madagascar, Comoros and the United Republic of Tanzania earn a substantial part of their foreign exchange from spice exports....

LDC Success Stories From Garments to Nonu Juice. (Exporting Better).(least developing countries)
July 1, 2001... Twenty successful entreprenuers from LDCs were invited to ITC's and the Government of Norway's Business Sector Round Table organized at the request of UNCTAD during the Third United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (Brussels,...

International Matchmaking and Business Partnering. (Exporting Better).
July 1, 2001... In recent decades, industrialized countries have developed a number of direct instruments to help their national companies become active in the developing world. In matchmaking and similar business-partnering programmes, the sponsoring...

LDC Export Successes How to Make the Exception the Rule: How can LDC firms take greater advantage of the rapid growth in world trade? What can be done to make LDC export successes more the rule than the exception? (Partners).(Least Developed Countries )
July 1, 2001... As ITC's Executive Director J. Denis Belisle told the World Conference of Trade Promotion Organizations in Marrakech, Morocco, last year (see international Trade Forum issue 4/2000,p.4), trade promotion in the absence of a national environment...

Views on LDC Export Development. (News and Views).(least developed countries)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... LDC exports: the global picture "LDCs are being bypassed by the process of globalization... [but] the share of trade in GDP remains relatively high in most LDCs compared with other developing countries." United Nations Programme of...

UNIDO and ITC Sign a Cooperation Agreement to Increase Exports. (ITC News).(United Nations Industrial Development Organization)(International Trade Council)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... In a bid to intensify industrial and trade development, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and ITC signed a Cooperation Agreement on 24 August 2001. With a budget of approximately US$ 5 million and a time span of...

Romania and ITC Celebrate Ten Years of Partnership: In June, the Romanian Foreign Trade Centre organized a one-day trade symposium and ceremony to celebrate ten years of successful cooperation with ITC. (ITC News).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... ITC has worked with the Romanian Government on a wide range of projects to deliver practical services to Romania's business community. 'This is a landmark year, and we would like to thank ITC for its focused, highly professional approach in...

New ITC Director of Technical Cooperation Coordination. (In Brief).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Mr. Hendrick Roelofsen, an ITC Senior Regional Trade Development Adviser, has been appointed Director of the Division of Technical Cooperation Coordination at ITC following the retirement of Mr. Martin Dagata. Mr. Roelofsen, from the...

ITC, UNCTAD support trade information network-building for CIS countries. (In Brief).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... ITC and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) organized a workshop (St. Petersburg, June 2001) to develop regional networks for exchanging trade information and know-how between countries in the Commonwealtn of...

New tools for trade information managers. (In Brief).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... ITC has released an updated version of COMREG, its software for managing company registers. Compatible with the latest versions of Microsoft Windows, it enables the use of 'mages and complex search and reporting functions on personal computers...

ITC Information Products: Expanded Coverage. (Off the Shelf).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Looking for market overviews, trade development insights, exporter success stories or 'best practices' in developing and transition economies? These topics and more are available from ITC, which produces a wide range of information materials as...

Arbitration and alternative dispute resolution: How to settle international business disputes. (Latest ITC Books).
July 1, 2001... Arbitration and alternative dispute resolution: How to settle international business disputes. 266 pages. Handbook focusing on available methods for preventing and resolving commercial disputes-- deals with different types of disputes...

Executive Forum 2000: Export Development in the Digital Economy. (Latest ITC Books).
July 1, 2001... Executive Forum 2000: Export Development in the Digital Economy. 125 pages. Summary of discussions held at Executive Forum 2000 on Export Development in the Digital Economy, organized by the International Trade Centre and the Swiss State...

Business Guide to the General Agreement on Trade in Services. (Latest ITC Books).
July 1, 2001... Business Guide to the General Agreement on Trade in Services. Revised edition. 263 pages. Updated version of Business Guide to the General Agreement on Trade in Services (1999). Guide to GATS and the key features of the multilateral system of...

Major Markets for Cotton T-shirts. (Latest Technical Materials).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
July 1, 2001... Major Markets for Cotton T-shirts. 115 pages (Technical Paper). Market survey on cotton T-shirts in the European Union (with particular reference to Germany, the Netherlands and Sweden), United States and Japan -- discusses international...

Fibres and Textiles Industry at the Turn of the Century: Some Observations. (Latest Technical Materials).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Fibres and Textiles Industry at the Turn of the Century: Some Observations. 44 pages (Technical Paper). Background paper covering issues with significant impact on future development in international trade in textiles and clothing, focuses on...

International Trade Rules: Business Questions about the World Trading System and the WTO. (Latest Technical Materials).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
July 1, 2001... International Trade Rules: Business Questions about the World Trading System and the WTO. 116 pages (Technical Paper). Guide aimed at small and medium enterprises in developing and least developed countries, and economies in transition,...

Trade in Euro: A guide for enterprises and trade support agencies in developing and transition countries. (Latest Technical Materials).(European Monetary Union)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Trade in Euro: A guide for enterprises and trade support agencies in developing and transition countries. 80 pages (Technical Paper). Guide analysing implications of the introduction of the euro for small and medium enterprises in developing...

Rules of Origin in Export Credit Insurance. (Latest Technical Materials).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Rules of Origin in Export Credit Insurance. 35 pages (Technical Paper). Paper focusing on impact of the rules of origin on export credit insurance, it provides background information on rules of origin and describes export credit insurance...