Recently added articles from International Trade Forum:
Using Trade Forum.(From the Editor)(Editorial)
Jul 01, 2007; Domeisen, Natalie ... If there is one thing that trade development professionals asked of ITC at its recent events, it was trade intelligence. ITC provides an array of services to help inform business about opportunities to connect poor communities and countries to global markets. Data to help ...
Web trends.(www.tradeforum.org)(Website overview)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2007 ... Understanding web trends on trade development sites can help you select the right reformation to influence your business clients, your organization or your students. One such site is Trade Forum, which has articles that you can adapt to your own needs. The Trade ...
Be your own Web publisher: from bringing post-war societies to life, to public attitudes on trade and major export success stories from developing countries--trade stories are reaching new audiences through major online media, web-based discussions, blogs--and even phones.(Web Trends)
Jul 01, 2007; Domeisen, Natalie ... Though Internet use has been widespread only for about a decade, patterns are changing fast. classic" way to use an online site is to read an article, print it, use it as a research reference or link it to one's own site. [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] The power of the web ...
Track online favourites: with an original voice on the issues of the day, from back office operations to trade talks and ethical fashion, the magazine online offers content for a range of users.(Web Trends)
Jul 01, 2007; Gaspar, Miklos ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Trade law, trade talks and e-trade have consistently been the most popular sections in the online version of Trade Forum magazine. New favourites include trade-led poverty reduction and fashion, textiles and clothing. They have joined old favourite ...
Understanding Web traffic.(Web Trends)
Jul 01, 2007; Domeisen, Natalie ... A behind-the-scenes look at Trade Forum's online audience may spark ideas to boost traffic on your own sites. It can also help you better select content by understanding where your own web audiences may match with those of Trade Forum. Web traffic grew dramatically in the early ...
Our readers speak.(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2007 ... ITC has been listening to its networks to find innovative solutions to create sustainable jobs through trade. Different interests, common practicality Over the years we've heard from trade promotion specialists who improved their skills, professors who used articles ...
A guide for Mexican trade networks: for this reader, views that aren't covered in official trade development reports are a plus.(Our Readers Speak)(Gabriel Barrera of ProMexico)(Interview)
Jul 01, 2007 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Gabriel Barrera is Executive Director for International Promotion of Mexico's recently established trade and investment-promotion agency, ProMexico. With a career spanning all aspects of trade development, Mr Barrera is interested in a wide range of themes ...
Influencing Tunisian service exporters: a special Trade Forum edition on exporting services, co-produced with this reader, supported an international services fair in Tunisia.(Our Readers Speak)(Slim Chaker of Tunisia's Export Market Access Fund)(Interview)
Jul 01, 2007 ... Trade Forum reader Slim Chaker is Coordinating Director of Tunisia's Export Market Access Fund, FAMEX. A firm believer in the development power of services, he organized the first International Services Salon (SISE) in Tunis in 2004, to increase trade and collaboration between African ...
Informing Swiss Donor Views on Trade: Labour, South-South trade and sustainable specialty products are topics this regular reader would like to see covered.(Our Readers Speak)(Hans-Peter Egler of State Secretariat of Economic Affairs )(Interview)
Jul 01, 2007 ... Hans-Peter Egler is Head of the Division for Trade Promotion of the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), which aims to promote global sustainable economic growth. SECO works with ITC in a number of trade development projects in developing countries and economies in ...
Cubans compare cases from other countries: technical information and case studies from around the world help this trade promotion leader stay on top of trade trends.(Our Readers Speak)(Olena Navas Perez of Cuba's Centre for Export Promotion)(Interview)
Jul 01, 2007 ... Olena Navas Perez is Director- General of the Cuban Centre for Export Promotion. A Trade Forum reader for 25 years, she consults the magazine for technical information about trade and for case studies from other countries. Ms Navas also shares useful ideas she finds in the ...
In China, tips for a growing trade power: information about trade promotion skills and methodologies helps this reader develop programmes for Chinese firms.(Our Readers Speak)(Yu Ping of The China Council for the Promotion of International Trade)(Interview)
Jul 01, 2007 ... China is one of the biggest actors in world trade today. As Vice Chairman of China's trade promotion organization, Yu Ping works to help the country's firms stay competitive. Mr Yu uses tips and best practices from Trade Forum to help him and plans to help his member companies gain access ...
In Guinea-Bissau, rebuilding confidence to trade: business success stories from other countries emerging from conflict can help inspire and motivate entrepreneurs in Guinea-Bissau.(Our Readers Speak)(Interview)
Jul 01, 2007 ... Guinea-Bissau is one of the world's poorest countries. Its economy is based mainly on agriculture; cashew nuts are its main export. In the 1980s, the country began structural economic reforms that helped boost growth, but civil war, combined with falling cashew prices, set economic ...
Bolivian students learn about trade: readers should comment on Trade Forum articles in their local media, this professor says.(Our Readers Speak)(Guido Cespedes)(Interview)
Jul 01, 2007 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] For 20 years, Guido Cespedes has given classes and conferences on trade in cities all over Bolivia. Since discovering Trade Forum, he has used it in his teaching work. A next step will be to bring trade issues out of the classroom and into the wider world ....
Helping Mongolia adopt market economics: Trade Forum materials are used in Mongolian business education publications to aid the transition to a market economy.(Our Readers Speak)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2007 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Sambuu Demberel, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Mongolian National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MNCCI), shares his views on Trade Forum. Since the 1990s Mongolia has become a market economy and joined the WTO. ITC's ...
Senegal's national export strategy: national export strategy and advocacy for trade policy benefited this policymaker in Senegal.(Our Readers Speak)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2007 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Magatte N'Doye, Coordinator of a trade projects' planning and coordination group in Senegal's Ministry of Trade and Consumption, is the first reader we interviewed. Senegal recently launched a new export-driven growth ...
A stronger voice for ITC.(Editors' Picks)(International Trade Council)(Editorial)
Jul 01, 2007; Domeisen, Natalie ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Thematic issues are my favourites, because the potential for impact is greater. From research to message development to outreach, such editions reflect a consolidated approach from ITC, with commitment from a range of colleagues and their associated ...
Creative solutions to poverty reduction.(Editors' Picks)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2007; Stefanovic, Marija ... Articles of recent years mirror promising new trends in poverty reduction using trade. Our research reveals the appearance of new, more creative and innovative partnerships and approaches to fighting poverty. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] We've reported the increased ...
Changing attitudes.(Editors' Picks)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2007; de Sousa, Prema ... As I write, the former Mozambican president, Joachim Chissano, has just won the Prize for Achievement in African Leadership--an award sponsored by the Sudanese businessman, Mo Ibrahim. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] This spirit of African renewal from within is what we tried ...
Photo essays: it's all about telling a story--differently.(Editors' Picks)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2007; Cassaro, Luisa ... When we decided to run a photo essay in the Changing "Brand Africa" issue, we had a lot of discussions within our editorial team around a classic debate: written versus visual journalism. It was a challenge to show with images and captions (as opposed to text) how moves towards democracy, ...
Using Trade Forum collections.(Brief article)(Recommended readings)
Jul 01, 2007 ... In the business world, making decisions or transacting deals successfully is impossible without trade intelligence. In developing countries, we can see that the lack of targeted information is an obstacle to growing trade. Informing business The following 11 ...