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Swiss News - Num. 2003, Juin 2003

Failed asylum deal with Senegal.

The Swiss Justice Ministry is disappointed about Senegal's rejection of an asylum deal reached in January....... The deal was aimed at deporting asylum seekers from West Africa, whose requests have been rejected, to transit centers in Senegal. However, the Senegalese parliament threw out ...

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International Trade Forum - Num. 3/2007, Juillet 2007

Senegal's National Export Strategy

Magatte N'Doye, Coordinator of a trade projects' planning and coordination group in Senegal's Ministry of Trade and Consumption, is the ...

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International Trade Forum - Num. 2/2007, Janvier 2007

The New Itc

ITC's roadmap for the future emerged during the most recent meeting of its Joint Advisory Group, held in April this year. The aim is to move ITC from having strong products to delivering strategic solutions for its clients. Stronger country programs and in-country partnerships are high on ITC's agenda. The pilot country approach is being tested on a first generation of countries: Lao People's Democratic Republic, Romania, Senegal, Tunisia, Liberia and Uruguay. In these countries ITC has shape...

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International Trade Forum - Num. 1, Janvier 2009

African Leaders Urge Greater Commitment to Economic Development

'Africa and the Financial Crisis: An Agenda for Action' was the theme of the 44th Annual Meeting of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, held in Dakar, Senegal from 13-14 May. The Meeting, which also marked ...

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International Trade Forum - Num. 3-4/2008, Juillet 2008

Call for Fair Play in the Cotton Industry

... Also present were ministers from Côte d'Ivoire, Senegal and Zimbabwe. The Cotton Four nations, which ...

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International Trade Forum - Num. 3-4/2008, Juillet 2008

Accessing Export, Accessing Opportunity

Recognizing the unique challenges faced by women seeking trade support services in Africa, ITC developed the ACCESS! program in 2005 with the goal of providing greater participation of African business-women in international trade. Following the success of six training workshops that reached more than 60 business-women, ACCESS! Tunisia has already extended its core training and business counseling activities and developed targeted microcredit support for its clients. This pilot project allowe...

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International Trade Forum - Num. 2/2004, Avril 2004

Intellectual Property Rights Help Crafts and Visual Arts Exporters

In a joint effort to protect artists and artisans in developing countries from theft of their creative ideas, ITC and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) have published a guide full of practical advice. In a preface to Marketing Crafts and Visual Arts: the Role of Intellectual Property, J. Denis Belisle, Executive Director of ITC, and Kamil Idris, Director General of WIPO, point out that "with the ease and speed of copying and imitation, the market can simply get flooded with ...

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International Trade Forum - Num. 3/2006, Juillet 2006

African Businesswomen Get Access to Trade

The creative skills, innovative spirit and sheer determination of African businesswomen are evident in the businesses they have created. However, for the most part, they deal exclusively in local markets and limited sectors. To expand their businesses internationally, they need access to markets, training, information and networks. A joint ITC-Trade Facilitation Office Canada (TFOC) program, "ACCESS! for African Businesswomen in International Trade", is helping to meet their needs. Trade prom...

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Aussenwirtschaft; Zeitschrift für internationale Wirtshaftsbeziehungen - Vol. 63 Num. 2, Juin 2008

The Benefits of Trade Liberalisation and Wto Members' Negotiating Positions: Are Imports Really Bad?

The traditional notion among trade economists is that governments perceive imports to be detrimental and accept them only in exchange for foreign market access. In contrast, the results of a survey of the national missions at the WTO presented in this article indicate that governments see substantial benefits in domestic trade liberalization. For most governments, these benefits approximately balance the associated costs. Countries appear to complain about being forced to open markets for pol...