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International Trade Forum - Volume 2016, Issue 1, 2016
Volume 2016, Issue 1, 2016
Published quarterly since 1964 in English, French and Spanish, the International Trade Forum focuses on trade promotion, export development and import methods, as part of its technical cooperation programme with developing countries and economies in transition.
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We are all women!
Author: Arancha González‘We are all women’. That is a bold headline to open this new issue of International Trade Forum which for the first time features contributions only from women.
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Photo special: Trading for a better tomorrow
Author: Cecilia Viscarra MoserFor several years, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has worked towards mainstreaming gender into the organization’s daily work. This is true for its dedicated ‘global’ Gender, Trade and Development Programme, as well as for its many smaller projects. UNCTAD also works to encourage its member states to maintain a gender balance, for example in their cabinets and in their national trade facilitation committees.
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Mega-regional trade agreements: A threat for developing countries and the WTO?
Author: Kimberly Ann ElliottFor over two years the U.S. has pushed to open markets globally, in our hemisphere and with sub-regions or individual countries. As WTO members ponder the future the U.S. will not wait: we will move towards free trade with can-do countries.
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Fighting poverty through trade
Author: Tone SkogenTrade is crucial for development and growth. While we should not pretend it is a quick fix, the fight against poverty cannot be won without trade, increased production and job creation. This is why the Norwegian Government will make greater use of trade as a development-policy instrument to help integrate the poorest countries into the global economy.
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How business can help us meet the global goals
Author: Jessica LongThink about the state of the world today. One in ten people live on less than US$ 1.90 per day and 20% of people in developing countries exist below the poverty line. Almost 800 million people are undernourished and 57 million children do not attend primary school. Meanwhile, 2.5 billion people do not have access to adequate sanitation. Women earn 24% less than men. With no action on climate change, the world’s temperature could increase by 4.5°C in the future.
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Women's economic empowerment in Barbados
Author: Maxine McCleanThe 2015 Human Development Report (HDR): Work for Human Development’ examines the intrinsic relationship between work and human development. Work, which is a broader concept than jobs or employment, can be a means of contributing to the public good, reducing inequality, securing livelihoods and empowering individuals.
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Building women's economic empowerment
Author: Suzi NanderaThe adoption of the new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in September 2015 marked a momentous year for the United Nations. They aim to transform lives in the 21st century and address such challenges as poverty, gender inequality and unemployment.
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A new strategy to address gender inequality
Author: Sri Mulyani IndrawatiThe evidence is clear: when countries value girls and women as much as boys and men; when they invest in their health, education, and skills training; when they give women greater opportunities to participate in the economy, manage incomes, own and run businesses – the benefits extend far beyond individual girls and women. They expand to include their children and families, their communities, societies and economies at large.
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She trades, because she can
Author: Vanessa ErogbogboStephen Elop, the former Microsoft executive, said on the takeover of Finnish mobile-device maker Nokia a couple of years ago that ‘we didn’t do anything wrong, but somehow, we lost’.
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A revolution for gender parity?
Author: Naadiya MoosajeeBecause I am a woman, I will earn between 25% and 40% less that a man doing the same job, if I’m lucky, according to numbers released by UN Women.
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Propelling Morocco to new markets - Interview: Susanna Pak, staff writer, International Trade Centre
Author: Susanna PakFrom aerospace to seafood, Maroc Export helps small and medium-sized enterprises in a wide range of sectors to tap new export markets.
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Making trade deliver for the climate
Author: Ingrid JegouThe decision at the United Nations meeting on climate change (COP21) last December to adopt the Paris Agreement marked a fundamental shift towards a new, global climate regime.
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Three reasons financial technology works for green SMEs
Author: Brindusa FidanzaFor years, technology has been adopted by large organizations to streamline operations with little innovation. Advances in technology and data management capabilities now provide an opportunity to disrupt traditional financing, create new value in the green economy, at large scale and with reduced transaction costs. Fintech – short for financial technology – has become the new buzzword and it has already seen tremendous success in crowd funding and market lending areas.
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Empowering Madagascan women with environmental know-how
Author: Ann-Kathrin ZotzIt is somewhat ironic that with more than 3 billion people, the rural poor, who have very little in the way of personal resources, constitute the largest group of natural resource managers. Within this group, women have a key role in sourcing natural resources as farmers and household providers. They are responsible for harvesting, collecting of fuel and water and cultivating subsistence crops.
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A journey through a fellowship at ITC
Author: Vivienne KatjiuonguaThe Mo Ibrahim Fellowship has been described as a programme designed to mentor future African leaders. For example, fellows receive mentoring from the current leaders of key multilateral institutions: the International Trade Centre (ITC), the African Development Bank (AfDB) and United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA).
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