International Trade Forum articles from October 2001

International Trade Forum archives from October 2001

From the Editor.
October 1, 2001... Every day in some far-flung corner of the world affected by conflict or disaster or benefiting from development assistance programmes, international aid agencies distribute supplies including food, shelter and medicines. The images of these...

How can developing countries benefit more from the multilateral trading system? (Trade as a Tool for Development).
October 1, 2001... ITC firmly believes in trade as a tool for development. In order for developing countries and transition economies to increase their participation in global trade, they need to focus on three export prerequisites: market access, marketable...

The aid procurement market.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... Throughout the world international aid agencies implement development or relier assistance programmes aimed at fighting disease reducing poverty and fostering economic and social development. In doing so they procure an estimated US$ 50 billion...

Humanitarian and development procurement: A vast and growing market. (Market profile).(Statistical Data Included)
October 1, 2001... Throughout the world, international aid agencies implement development or relief assistance programmes aimed at fighting disease, reducing poverty, fostering economic and social development, promoting respect for human rights and protecting the...

Fighting Malaria with locally-procured products. (Market Profile).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
October 1, 2001... Malaria is one of the world's most devastating public health problems. According to WHO, there are about 300 to 500 million cases each year and nearly 90% occur in Africa. In October 1998, WHO, UNICEF, UNDP and the World Bank launched the Roll...

ITC training: Helping developing country enterprises enter the aid market. (Exporting Better).(Statistical Data Included)
October 1, 2001... Increasing the regional and international trade potential of developing countries is vital for their future growth and prosperity. But often a country's enterprises do not know how to access markets beyond their borders. In Africa, for...

Accessing the aid procurement market. (Exporting Better).(Statistical Data Included)
October 1, 2001... It can be difficult and time-consuming to get a foothold in the aid procurement market. In this article we offer practical guidelines for development country enterprises on overcoming some of the most commonly faced obstacles to entry into this...

Buying from Africa for Africa. (Exporting Better).
October 1, 2001... Hendrik Roelofsen, new Director of ITC's Division of Technical Cooperation Coordination, speaks about the organization's programme "Increasing Africa's participation in development aid procurement". Q Why is ITC bringing African business...

Supplying aid agencies. (Simba Street).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
October 1, 2001... Procurement by international aid agencies: a vast market In 2000, international aid agencies procured an estimated US$ 50 billion worth of goods and services for worldwide development and relief projects. The United Nations (UN) system...

Supplying aid products and services.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
October 1, 2001... Promising trends for developing country enterprises UN commitment to procure from developing countries and economies in transition In response to General Assembly resolutions and Executive Board decisions, UN agencies are making...

The united aid debate; Development choices: Opening up markets. (Partners News and Views).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
October 1, 2001... Untying aid to the least developed countries (LDCs) of the world has been an objective at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) for many years. Now a breakthrough has been made which could see the world's poorest...

ActionAid: Untying aid in the European Union. (Partners News and Views).(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... United Kingdom-based development NGO ActionAid has lodged a legal complaint about tied aid within the European Union. It argues that without positive efforts to boost developing country participation in aid contracting and procurement, many of...

E-procurement in the aid business: In this article developing country suppliers can and details of some of the trends in aid e-procurement as well as tips are use addresses. (Partners News and Views).
October 1, 2001... A growing range of companies in the developing world are making the Internet a key part of their sales and marketing for aid-related business with governments, the United Nations (UN) and international charities. Procurement for aid needs, from...

Getting connected. (UNDP Procurement).(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... The United Nations development programme (UNDP) is working to promote digital entrepreneurship and foster private-sector partnerships. As part of this effort, UNDP's procurement centre, the inter-agency procurement services office (IAPSO),...

Regional initiatives in group buying: The Red Cross and Red Crescent experience.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
October 1, 2001... International non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are key players in the procurement of humanitarian aid goods and services. Each year they purchase hundreds of millions of dollars worth of items from suppliers around the world. One example...

Kaluworks: Pots and pans for international aid agencies. (Kenyan Enterprises Succeed).(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... In 1980, Kaluworks was contacted by the UNHCR regional office in Nairobi and other local NGOs to send quotes for bulk purchases of pots and pans. Today, it has contracts totalling US$ 30 million per year. Kaluworks is the only company of...

Spinners and Spinners Blankets the Humanitarian aid market. (Kenyan Enterprises Succeed).(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... For the past nine years Spinners and Spinners, a blanket manufacturer based in Nairobi, Kenya, has been supplying blankets to various international aid agencies. The company currently has long-term agreements with the Office of the United...

Our readers write.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... Communicating trade issues "Digital divide" reports help shape policy It is always a pleasure to read the magazine of the International Trade Centre and I was particularly impressed with issue 1/2001 on Reaping the Digital Dividend....

Africans and Asians do business in Durban. (ITC Promotes South-South Trade).(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... The United Nations Development Programme organized the second Africa-Asia Business Forum (Durban, July 2001) to promote trade and investment at the enterprise level between selected African and Asian countries. Key sectors represented ...

More ASEAN-South Asia trade urged. (ITC Promotes South-South Trade).(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... Major opportunities for trade expansion between ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nations) and South Asia lie untapped as only about 4% of combined trade takes place between the two regions, said a senior adviser with a United Nations...

Forum subscription price for 2002.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... From 1 January 2002, the cost of a yearly subscription to International Trade Forum will be US$ 30. The price has not been changed since the early 1990s, and was no longer adequate to cover production and delivery costs, which have increased...

CyberCafe helps Afro-Arab Trade Fair. (In Brief).(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... The League of Arab States, the Organization of African Unity, the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) and other regional and national institutions organized the 5th Afro-Arab Trade Fair in Lebanon (Tripoli, October 2001). The...

First ECO buyers-sellers meeting on textiles and clothing. (In Brief).(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... More than 60 companies from six member countries of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO), attended the first ECO Buyers-Sellers Meeting on Textiles and Clothing (Istanbul, October 2001). The representatives from Azerbaijan, the Islamic...

Oman launches nationally adapted tools. (In Brief).(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... The Omani Centre for Investment, Promotion and Export Development (OCIPED) launched the Oman TradeMap and Trade Secrets: The Export Answer Book (Oman, October 2001). Some 130 people, including leading industrialists and national...

Baltic textile exporters discuss industry challenges.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... ITC recently took part in a one-day conference in Lithuania (Vilnius, September 2001) which was a follow-up to the World Tr@de Net workshop (Riga, May 2001) on the World Trade Organization's Agreement on Textiles and Clothing (ATC). During the...

Fourth World TPO Conference to be held in Beijing.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... The China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) will host the fourth World Conference of Trade Promotion Organizations (TPOs) in Beijing, China from 15 to 17 May 2002. This will be the first time that the World Conference of...

Trade development in Senegal.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... His Excellency Maitre Abdoulaye Wade, President of the Republic of Senegal welcomed J. Denis Belisle, ITC's Executive Director, in the presence of Mrs. Aicha Agne Pouye, Minister for Trade and SMEs, prior to the opening of the Symposium on...

Converting LDC Export Opportunities into Business: A strategic response. (Latest ITC Books).(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... * Converting LDC Export Opportunities into Business: A strategic response. 165 pages. Publication largely based on research and discussion papers prepared for the Business Sector Round Table held during the Third United Nations Conference on...

Arbitration and alternative dispute resolution: How to settle international business disputes. (Latest ITC Books).(Brief Article)
October 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).(Brief Article)
October 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).(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... * Business Guide to the General Agreement on Trade in Services. (Rev. ed.) 263 pages. Updated version of Business Guide to the General Agreement on Trade in Services (1999). Reviews the key features of the multilateral system of trade rules...

Major Markets for Cotton T-shirts. (Latest Technical Materials).(Brief Article)
October 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...

Trade in Euro: A guide for enterprise and trade support agencies in developing and transition countries. (Latest Technical Materials).(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... * Trade in Euro: A guide for enterprise 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...

International trade bulletins. (ITC Periodicals).(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... ITC produces a variety of international trade bulletins which complement ITC's books and technical papers. To subscribe, contact the relevant sections of ITO listed below. * Market News Service. Price and market information for nine...

The OECD/DAC responds: Interview with Jean-Claude Faure. (Partners News and Views).(chair of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. Development Assistance Committee)(Brief Article)(Interview)
October 1, 2001... Jean-Claude Faure is Chair of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's Development Assistance Committee (OECD/DAC). In this interview, he responds to questions about the DAC's recent Recommendation on untying aid to the...