Project profile — International Trade Centre - Institutional Support 2011

• Africa, regional (60.00%)
• America, regional (10.00%)
• Asia, regional (25.00%)
• Europe, regional (5.00%)

• Business And Other Services: Business support services and institutions (25010) (80.00%)
• Trade Policy And Regulations And Trade-Related Adjustment: Trade facilitation (33120) (20.00%)

• Gender equality (significant objective)
• Environmental sustainability (cross-cutting) (not targeted)
• Participatory development and good governance (not targeted)
• Trade development (significant objective)
• Biodiversity (not targeted)
• Climate change mitigation (not targeted)
• Climate Change Adaptation (not targeted)
• Urban issues (not targeted)
• Desertification (not targeted)
• Children's issues (not targeted)
• Youth Issues (not targeted)
• Indigenous Issues (not targeted)
• Disability (not targeted)
• ICT as a tool for development (not targeted)

This grant is Canada’s institutional support to the International Trade Centre (ITC). The Centre acts as the focal point within the United Nations system for trade-related assistance to developing countries. Established in 1968, its mission is to help small enterprises in developing countries achieve success as exporters. The Centre provides assistance by making policy environments friendlier for export business, by strengthening the institutions that provide support to exporters, and by assisting small export enterprises and communities to reach global markets with products and services. The Centre’s Strategic Plan (2010-2013) identifies three strategic objectives: (1) strengthen the international competitiveness of businesses through training and support; (2) increase the ability of trade support institutions to support businesses; and (3) strengthen the integration of the business sector into the global economy through enhanced support to policy-makers.

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Results achieved from December 2010 to December 2011 include: (1) 2,497 businesses received training in formulating and implementing a business strategy; 51 trade development strategies developed with the support of the ITC; and 113 networks on trade created within countries to enable decision-makers to understand business needs and create an environment conducive to business. (2) In Kenya, international market analysis and knowledge sharing on trade enabled stakeholders in the tree-fruit sector to gain a better understanding of market trends, the strategic approach of competitors and their comparative advantage. This knowledge will be used to develop a five-year sector development plan to boost Kenyan tree-fruit exports. (3) As a result of an ITC study on the tariff and non-tariff measures applied by malaria-endemic countries to imports of anti-malarial products, Cameroon, Ghana, Madagascar and Zimbabwe have committed to eliminating tariffs applied to these products. This will enable more affordable treatment for sufferers, as well as prevention of malaria in these countries. (4) Staff of the Department of Agriculture in South Africa developed five in-depth research reports on export opportunities for South African agricultural products, following an intensive training programme on market analysis. The department has improved its services to South African exporters of agricultural goods by providing this information and awareness to its client base, who are able to make more informed exporting decisions. (5) In 2011, ITC worked closely with the Enhanced Integrated Framework and the WTO, to build awareness of gender issues in trade and was able to mainstream gender into seven-country trade study updates as well as into the WTO workplan on Aid for Trade in Rwanda. The programme also conducted research in conjunction with the International Federation of Business and Professional Women (BPW) to develop a deeper understanding of the gender make-up of key sectors in partner countries, in order to maximize impact of activities on women.

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