- Home
- A-Z Publications
- International Trade Forum
- Previous Issues
- Volume 2018, Issue 2, 2018
International Trade Forum - Volume 2018, Issue 2, 2018
Volume 2018, Issue 2, 2018
-
-
Let’s unleash the potential of youth in global trade
Authors: CAMILO GIRALDO and DEVIKA RAJEEVThere are 1.3 billion youth in the world today and 1 billion of them live in the developing world. Worryingly, more than half of young people in developing countries are unemployed. With growing global economic unrest, providing jobs and training for youth is one of the major challenges of our times.
-
-
-
Empowering youth across the world
Author: MARIE MAASBOLYouth empowerment and entrepreneurial capabilities are critical to ensuring economic growth and eliminating extreme poverty in developing countries. Globally some 200 million youths work for less than $2 a day, the majority of which live in developing countries. With elevated youth unemployment rates – almost 30% in North Africa – along with increased susceptibility to working poverty and a growing youth population, there is a need to boost job creation and higher quality job opportunities.
-
-
-
Creating conditions to economically empower women in Africa
Author: GERALD CHIRINDAWomen have long suffered stigmatization and marginalization globally. The number of women who still face challenges in reaching their full potential due to an uneven playing field is too high. Even still, I am encouraged by the women who have remained resilient in the face of adversity and committed to achieving their calling and purpose in life.
-
-
-
Why Africa’s free trade area offers so much promise
Author: LANDRY SIGNÉAfrican leaders earlier this year signed a framework establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area, the largest free trade agreement since the creation of the World Trade Organization.
-
-
-
Creating opportunities for and with youth
Author: MADHUBASHINI FERNANDOFinding a good job these days can be an uphill struggle, especially for young people. Youth are particularly exposed to higher unemployment, poor job conditions and a mismatch between their skills and labour-market needs. In addition, the gap between the aspirations of young people and adequate employment opportunities is widening.
-
-
-
Start-up success in Senegal
Author: BABACAR BIRANEI decided to start up an e-commerce business in Senegal back in 2011. At the time I was still a student at the University of Grenoble in France. However, I initially abandoned my entrepreneurship dream because I lacked critical elements, including co-founders with complementary skills,access to experienced people for advice, and a lack of access to information.
-
-
-
Let’s take trade and youth seriously
Author: JULIA SEIERMANNToday’s youth are more educated than any previous generation. However, for many of them this does not translate into economic opportunities. Some 13.5% of young people aged between 15 and 24 were unemployed in 2017 compared to only 5.5% of the working-age population, according to the International Labour Organization.
-
-
-
Creating locally made products with international appeal
Author: NDEYE FATOU NJIEAfrica is a continent bursting with brilliant minds and innovative ideas. Still, young people face a barrage of challenges when starting and running their businesses. As a young entrepreneur, my brand, TiGA, has faced some of these challenges and we’ve also had some success in dealing with them.
-
-
-
How digital skills can help tackle youth unemployment
Authors: ASTADJAM BAMANGA ABBAS and WILLIAM NATTASome 66.6 million young women and men are unemployed and 144.9 million young workers are employed but living in poverty, according to the International Labour Organization (ILO). On the other hand, research by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) points out that there will be tens of millions of jobs available for people with advanced digital skills in the coming years.
-
-
-
Building talent for the future
Author: DELILA KIDANUAn influx of new technologies and digitization has transformed the way in which we work, socialize and lead our lives. This phenomenon is often referred to as the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Information and communication technology (ICT) has made significant change possible with respect to methods of production, consumption and global employment. ICT has also become a development imperative without which countries are unable to compete in world market and make significant economic progress.
-
-
-
Scaling up action on youth employment with the Global Goals
Author: FELIX WEIDENKAFF‘Starting a business has made me feel successful, because I help to train others who will soon create their own businesses,’ says Nuru Nassor, a 24-year-old Tanzanian woman. She recently made the transition from part-time tailor to young entrepreneur with six other young women training as tailors in her business. She started her own enterprise following a ninemonth apprenticeship in the Kazi Nje Nje Business Development Services programme. ‘Kazi Nje Nje’ literally means ‘Jobs out there ready to grab.’
-
-
-
Three ways to get small businesses to employ opportunity youth
Author: NOELLA MOSHISmall business growth is the secret to solving youth unemployment in Africa. Small and growing businesses (SGBs) create around 80% of employment on the continent. If business owners can grow their companies they can hire more people, who in turn gain valuable experience they could use to start their own companies one day.
-
-
-
Today’s trade policies, tomorrow’s prosperity
Author: JESSICA HERMOSAThose under the age of 25 – which today make up half of the world’s population – will by 2030 have grown up to become breadwinners for themselves and their families. They will have to make their living amid the technological advances, environmental strains and prevailing economic conditions of their time. In many ways, the future they will inherit tomorrow depends on the policies put in motion today, including those focused on trade.
-
-
-
Engaging youth through virtual learning spaces
Author: GUILLAUME LAMOTHEThe International Trade Centre’s (ITC) SME Trade Academy has developed 55 online courses since its creation in 2014 in a range of topics tailored to the needs of developing countries. Offered free of charge on the Academy’s platform, these courses have enabled ITC to dramatically extend its reach to traditionally underserved areas.
-
-
-
Young and motivated: Making it in the Gambia
Author: Susanna PakYoung people in the Gambia are choosing to ‘make it’ at home rather than go abroad, whether it’s in the arts or agriculture, tech or tourism. In fact, youth in the Gambia – one of Africa’s smallest countries – have big dreams and are willing to work for them.
-