International Trade Centre: Empowering Small Businesses Through Trade

The International Trade Centre, a joint agency of the United Nations and World Trade Organization, supports small businesses globally in engaging in international trade. With a vision of creating inclusive, sustainable economies, ITC focuses on areas like regional integration, resilient value chains, inclusive trade for women and youth, green solutions, and digital connectivity. Their core services include fostering a conducive policy environment and addressing operational needs of small businesses. In 2022, ITC has made significant impact, reaching over 9,600 small businesses and delivering substantial technical assistance in numerous countries.

• Trade
• Small Business
• International
• Empowerment
• Sustainable

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1. International Trade Centre Supporting small businesses through trade By: Team 00.00.2022 Geneva

2. Joint agency Joint agency of the United Nations and the World Trade Organization. Established in 1964 1964 in Geneva, Switzerland. Only international agency fully dedicated to supporting small businesses as they engage in international trade. Pamela Coke-Hamilton Executive Director 2 Supporting small businesses through trade

3. Our vision A world where trade builds inclusive, sustainable, and prosperous economies. Supporting small businesses through trade

4. Our impact areas Regional integration to spur trade in developing countries Sustainable and resilient value chains Inclusive trade for women, youth and vulnerable groups Green transition and trade solutions Digital connectivity and e-commerce for all 4 Supporting small businesses through trade

5. Our core services Small Business Business Ecosystem Policy environment Intelligence Addressing managerial, strategic, and operational needs of small businesses Creating a supportive ecosystem working with business support organizations Assisting governments in building a conducive environment for small businesses Promoting evidence-based decision-making through global public goods 5 Supporting small businesses through trade

6. 2022 at a glance HQ in Geneva with project HQ in Geneva with project offices in partner countries offices in partner countries Clear geographic focus Clear geographic focus with country-specific interventions: >70% >70% in priority countries* >39% >39% in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ~400 ~400 staff members 94 94 nationalities 59% 59% women Reach beyond Geneva: Reach beyond Geneva: delivered $152.9 million $152.9 million in technical assistance in 134 countries 134 countries. * ITC priority geographies are LDCs, Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs); Small island developing states (SIDS); Small, vulnerable economies; Sub-Saharan Africa; and Post-conflict states 6 Supporting small businesses through trade

7. We deliver! Our partners trust our impact. Supported 9,600+ small businesses 9,600+ small businesses to transact international business, out of which 3,000 led by women 3,000 led by women 58 58 cases of trade-related policies, strategies, regulations introduced or changed 520,000+ users 520,000+ users of ITC s trade and market intelligence tools 500+ improvements 500+ improvements in institutional performance 27,000+ MSMEs 27,000+ MSMEs improved their competitiveness Source: Annual Report 2022 7 Supporting small businesses through trade

8. Shooting for the moon: 2022-2025 Gender Youth Digital Green We're aiming higher We're aiming higher by prioritizing four key areas that will ensure small businesses can engage in trade and reap the benefits for their communities. Each of our moonshots is aligned to our strategic plan and grounded in ITC s core expertise of delivering trade-related technical assistance. Learn more about the moonshots and ITC s Strategic Plan 2022-2025 . 8 Supporting small businesses through trade

9. EU African Trade Platform Five projects supporting One Trade Africa 2023-2027 Started in EAC, to start in Q3 in ECOWAS, ECCAS, COMESA and continental Focused on policy support, export strategy, value chain development and market entry Close partnership with UNIDO in all but EAC Platform for collaboration on sustainability, ACFTA, continental value chain development 9 Supporting small businesses through trade

10. ASEAN SCOPE Sustainability Connectivity Package EU-ASEAN Focused on digital trade facilitation, policy support on digital, ecommerce and startup development and other areas Based in ASEAN with an explicit focus on regional development Platform for collaboration on implementation of the Digital Economy Framework, digital trade, green new deal, trade facilitation, institutional development 10 Supporting small businesses through trade

11. WEIDE Women Exporters in the Digital Economy $50m fund raising target, with $5m confirmed from UAE and significant interest from other funders Focused on providing catalytic funding for women entrepreneurs and support organizations providing support adoption of digital trade by women Jointly managed by WTO and ITC; housed and implemented by ITC with partners in developing countries 11 Supporting small businesses through trade

12. Year of SIDS Accelerating assistance to small island states Launched the SIDS Trade Tracker Working with Afrexim to increase access to investment as part of the Afri- Caribbean Trade and Investment Forum 12-14 June in the Bahamas Launch projects in the Caribbean on food security, tech sector development Shetrades Caribbean Hub in coordination with the Caribbean Development Bank Renewing trade developing support to Pacific countries on beauty products and agrifood 12 Supporting small businesses through trade

13. Gender and Procurement Promoting gender responsive public procurement In Agricultural Value Chains Global tools development and advocacy followed by direct work in 3 priority countries with FAO and GIZ first is Ecuador Includes developing knowledge resources on leveraging inclusive procurement strategies for economic development, analysis of barriers and opportunities for women s participation in public procurement in agricultural value chains, Will also deliver training for women and government stakeholders on identified opportunities, creating national-level dialogues, and sharing of experiences and good practices across countries. 13 Supporting small businesses through trade

14. Partnership with IOM Bringing markets and Trade to refugee populations and host communities Pilot project as part of Larger 14 Supporting small businesses through trade

15. EU Green Deal Act as honest broker between EU and Partners Accompanying measures analysis for supplying countries related to Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence EU developing country dialogues on EU Deforestation regulation and implementation support including the Deforestation Platform to house data Analysis and policy support on the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) to help companies identify implications Now associated with the Global Gateway combining EU instruments with investment project development 15 Supporting small businesses through trade

16. Stay connected! Name Surname Title e-mail www.intracen.org @ITCnews @InternationalTradeCentre 16 Supporting small businesses through trade