Women's Untapped Potential: Examining Gender Dynamics in Global Trade
Maria knows she is good at selecting ripe tomatoes, but she doesn’t know any women who own nurseries like the one where she works in Honduras. Susan does housekeeping for a hotel in Kenya, but there is...
View ArticleAt the Heart of the Matter: Improved Market Access to Food Supplies
At the Ninth WTO Ministerial Conference held in Bali on December 2013, all WTO members reached an agreement on trade facilitation and a compromise on food security issues, a contentious topic which...
View ArticleSetting the stage for African success in global value chains
As world trade and investment have increasingly become organized around “value chains” – production lines that cross borders – Africa has struggled to reap the benefits of this trend, even as Asian and...
View ArticleClosing thoughts on the "Harnessing Digital Trade for Competitiveness and...
Digital entrepreneurs have the potential to connect to global markets like never before. Whether selling physical goods on internet platforms, or providing digital goods and services that can be...
View ArticleFrom local to global ambitions: the benefits of standards compliance
Standards are a critical element of the trade landscape. Standards are regulations set by either public or private bodies (including firms) to ensure that products are fit for consumption, that they...
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