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Le Coffee Guide est la source d'informations la plus complète, pratique et neutre au monde sur le commerce international du café. Il couvre les questions commerciales pertinentes pour les producteurs de café, les négociants, les exportateurs, les sociétés de transport, les certificateurs, les associations et les autorités, et d'autres acteurs concernés. Beaucoup dans l'industrie du café le considèrent comme la référence incontournable. Cette quatrième édition est directement informée par l'industrie du café et contient des informations techniques actualisées sur les finances, les mesures de sécurité alimentaire, la logistique et les contrats. Il a redéfini la segmentation de la qualité et des données et élargi la couverture de la numérisation et les informations relatives aux certifications et à la législation sur la chaîne d'approvisionnement. Il accorde également une importance primordiale à des problèmes tels que les changements climatiques, la volatilité des prix du café, le salaire vital et la répartition inéquitable du pouvoir, des bénéfices et des ressources tout au long de la chaîne d'approvisionnement. Il se veut informatif, utile et inclusif de tous les acteurs du secteur.

La guía del café es la fuente de información más extensa, práctica y neutral del mundo sobre el comercio internacional del café. Cubre temas comerciales relevantes para los caficultores, comerciantes, exportadores, empresas de transporte, certificadoras, asociaciones y autoridades, y otros actores relevantes. Muchos en la industria del café lo consideran la referencia de referencia. Esta cuarta edición está informada directamente por la industria del café y cuenta con información técnica actualizada sobre finanzas, medidas de seguridad alimentaria, logística y contratos. Ha redefinido la calidad y la segmentación de datos y ampliado la cobertura de digitalización y la información relacionada con las certificaciones y la legislación de la cadena de suministro. También otorga una importancia primordial a cuestiones como el cambio climático, la volatilidad del precio del café, el salario digno y la distribución desigual del poder, las ganancias y los recursos a lo largo de la cadena de suministro. Su objetivo es ser informativo, útil e inclusivo para todas las partes interesadas del sector.

This SME Competitiveness Outlook assesses the impact of conflict and fragility on business performance. It unveils a Fragility Exposure Index, and shows that fragility, as experienced by firms, can be reduced by 25% if they take actions to reinforce competitiveness. These include engaging with business support organizations, improving financial management and retaining skilled staff. The report finds that direct support to firms is helpful and must be complemented by reforms to promote peace and stability and improve the business environment. Humanitarian partners, development agencies and capable state institutions must collaborate, coordinate and have a deep understating of the context to avoid reinforcing the drivers of fragility, and maximize positive outcomes.

The International Trade Centre has teamed up once again with the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture and the International Institute for Sustainable Development to provide data about 14 major sustainability standards for bananas, cocoa, coffee, cotton, oil palm, soybeans, sugarcane, tea and forestry products. This year's report adds data from 2021 and finds that slow growth resumed after a dip in 2020. The publication helps shape decisions of policymakers, producers and businesses, working to address systemic labour and environmental challenges through certified sustainable production.

This report analyses the tech sectors of 11 African countries and examines factors such as information and communication technology infrastructure, the regulatory environment and the potential impact of the African Continental Free Trade Area. Key findings include that financial services, healthcare and agriculture offer the most opportunities for tech firms, while large, English-speaking populations and favourable time zones provide export opportunities. This publication shares insights that will guide companies interested in offering information technology and business process outsourcing services in Africa. The report is also valuable for tech hubs, investors and government organizations looking to navigate the sector across Africa.

This report encourages artificial intelligence (AI) literacy for small businesses and trade institutions, especially in developing countries, through the lens of publishing. It shows that AI tools empower everyone in the workplace to be publishers – and that leaders can navigate the promises and perils that come with AI. While more than 50% of business support organizations responding to an International Trade Centre survey in December 2023 use ChatGPT and other AI tools, they advise caution and seek guidance. This report responds with insights on the changed world of publishing; managing bias; AI tools to research, write, produce and promote content; and managing organizational change. AI tools give more freedom to research, write and publish, but users must address issues of misinformation, bias, inaccuracy and plagiarism. The report addresses leaders, managers, writers and communications specialists in trade promotion organizations, chambers of commerce, youth incubators and others providing trade content for developing countries.

This eighth global report provides new insights into the evolution of certified agriculture and forestry. The International Trade Centre has teamed up once again with the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture and the International Institute for Sustainable Development to provide data on 13 major sustainability standards for bananas, cocoa, coffee, cotton, oil palm, soybeans, sugarcane, tea and forestry products. This year’s report adds data from 2022 and finds that growth continued after an unusual dip in 2020. The publication helps shape decisions of policymakers, producers and businesses, working to address systemic labour and environmental challenges through certified sustainable production.

Indigenous Peoples in developing countries face obstacles that limit their participation in global trade, from inadequate infrastructure and logistical challenges to insufficient access to financial services and discriminatory practices. The International Trade Centre’s Indigenous Peoples and Trade Strategy aims to empower Indigenous businesses to trade regionally and globally while preserving and leveraging their unique cultural heritage, traditional knowledge and sustainable practices. The strategy, prepared in consultation with Indigenous Peoples, provides a roadmap to build business capacity, while equipping business support organizations and strengthening governments to tailor their support and improve trade policies that boost trade opportunities for Indigenous Peoples.

This SME Competitiveness Outlook sets out what a digital transformation looks like for small and medium-sized enterprises. Featuring insights from the International Trade Centre’s new Enterprise Digital Transformation Index, a metric that assesses how firms are adopting new technologies, it shows what challenges or circumstances may hold these businesses back in an increasingly digital age. The report also identifies the key enablers for firms to digitally transform– infrastructure, skills and regulations – while setting out what they can do when these enablers are absent to make up for what the environment lacks. The report unveils a Digital Transformation Action Plan for decision makers at the national and international levels. This roadmap provides a menu of options that decision makers can adopt depending on a country’s needs and circumstances – and reflects the key elements that must be in place to ensure that firms can benefit fully from the digital economy, and that no one is left behind.

This fourth global report provides new insights into the evolution of certified agriculture and forestry. It shows significant growth in sustainability markets. It shows how ITC is supporting “good trade” that contributes to environmental and social sustainability for producers and consumers by teamming up once again with the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture and the International Institute for Sustainable Development to provide data about 14 major sustainability standards for bananas, cocoa, coffee, cotton, oil palm, soybeans, sugarcane, tea and forestry products. Each product also features serious sustainability challenges: child labour, water scarcity, workers’ rights, use of chemicals, etc. The report provides transparency by summarizing those challenges, and by showing which standards initiatives are gaining traction – thus helping to address major societal problems. It also helps shape decisions of policymakers, producers and businesses, working to address systemic labour and environmental challenges through certified sustainable production.

African tech hubs play an important role in building fledgling entrepreneurial ecosystems and helping start-ups, but they struggle to earn revenue and become financially sustainable. This second edition has expanded its coverage, adding insights from East African hubs. Based on interviews with dozens of hubs across Africa, it examines what hubs do, how they make an impact and what they can do to become viable. Learning from best practices should help founders think differently about how to achieve financial stability. This report is also meant as a toolkit enabling governments and funders to invest successfully in tech entrepreneurship support infrastructure.

This report shows how sustainability standards can be a powerful tool for post-pandemic recovery. It traces the origin of sustainability standards, their evolution from niche to mainstream, and industry trends. Companies use them widely in their value chains. Investor choices and government policies are also being shaped by these standards

Our services sectors are key to an economic transformation. This report calls them 'connected services. Transport and logistics, financial services, information and communication technologies, and business and professional services contribute directly to economic growth - with an increasing share of output, trade and jobs. These sectors also contribute indirectly, making other firms more competitive by connecting them to global value chains and digital innovations. For example: in regions with high quality connected services, 44% of all companies' export, compared with 19% of firms where the quality of connected services is lower. Connected services spur inclusive growth that is favorable for small businesses, including those led by women and young people. Yet most small firms in developing countries do not access them easily. This report explores the measures that companies, business support organizations and policymakers must take to help connected services flourish - to benefit all firms, foster more prosperous economies and build more inclusive societies

Pharmaceuticals, baby food, cotton clothing and cars are the four focus value chains of this report. Together they are poised to increase intraregional trade in Africa, reduce imports, diversify economies and create jobs for women and youth. The sectors were selected from 94 promising value chains and reflect African goals to improve food security, health and tech skills – making them strategic choices for governments and investors. This report offers insights to improve trade in such sectors, based on extensive data analysis and interviews with 10,000 firms, business support organizations, industry experts and other stakeholders in Africa. It recommends actions for growth and transformation across the African continent.

This report analyses how digital trade evolved in 2020–2024. It finds robust growth driven by online orders of goods and services delivered over the internet, with participation widening but persistent gaps in connectivity, payments, logistics, and compliance. The report examines shifts in markets, policy, technology, and inclusion, and highlights the influence of artificial intelligence and innovation in online retail. Priorities include helping small firms sell abroad through platforms, expanding services exports, simplifying customs and taxes, enabling secure and interoperable payments and trusted data sharing, strengthening cross-border delivery, and investing in digital skills and finance for women-led and developing-country businesses.

This 10th global report provides new insights into the evolution of certified agriculture and forestry. The International Trade Centre has teamed up once again with the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture and the International Institute for Sustainable Development to provide data on 13 major sustainability standards for bananas, cocoa, coffee, cotton, oil palm, soybeans, sugarcane, tea, and forestry products. This year’s report adds data from 2023 and finds that growth continued after an unusual dip in 2020. The publication helps shape decisions of policymakers, producers, and businesses, working to address systemic labour and environmental challenges through certified sustainable production.