Capacity Building

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    ICC One Click

    ICC One Click provides easy access to trade resources, providing support to expand into new markets, guidance for cross-border trade and tips to increase your global competitiveness.

    Source: International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)

    Businesses: Goods, Services, Border Procedures & Trade Facilitation, Capacity Building, Contractual Disputes, Export Potential,
    ICC One Click provides easy access to trade resources, providing support to expand into new markets, guidance for cross-border trade and tips to increase your global competitiveness.
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    Impact of Covid-19 and Russia-Ukraine on MSMEs

    A set of 11 country reports and 1 regional report, joint with SADC Business Council and in each country in collaboration with national business association, on Impact of Covid-19 and Russia-Ukraine on MSMEs , (Angola; Botswana; Eswatini; Lesotho; Malawi; Mauritius; Mozambique; Namibia; South Africa; Zambia; Simbabwe; SADC). SEARCH "Impact of Covid-19 and Russia-Ukraine on MSMEs" for full list.

    Source: United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), 2023

    Policymakers: Capacity Building, Africa,
    A set of 11 country reports and 1 regional report, joint with SADC Business Council and in each country in collaboration with national business association, on Impact of Covid-19 and Russia-Ukraine on MSMEs , (Angola; Botswana; Eswatini; Lesotho; Malawi; Mauritius; Mozambique; Namibia; South Africa; Zambia; Simbabwe; SADC). SEARCH "Impact of Covid-19 and Russia-Ukraine on MSMEs" for full list.
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    Building linkages between micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises and multinational companies from the global South: the case of Southern Africa

    The empirical analysis of linkages in Southern African countries discussed in the present report was conducted based on data collected through two surveys, namely the micro-, small, and medium-sized enterprise survey, which was addressed to local micro-, small, and medium-sized enterprises, and the multinational enterprises survey, which was addressed to local affiliates of foreign multinational enterprises.

    Source: United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), 2024

    Policymakers: Capacity Building, Africa,
    The empirical analysis of linkages in Southern African countries discussed in the present report was conducted based on data collected through two surveys, namely the micro-, small, and medium-sized enterprise survey, which was addressed to local micro-, small, and medium-sized enterprises, and the multinational enterprises survey, which was addressed to local affiliates of foreign multinational enterprises.
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    Role of technology incubators in the development of micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises in selected Southern African countries

    This report reviews the role of technology incubators in the development of micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises in selected Southern African countries.

    Source: United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), 2024

    Policymakers: Capacity Building, Africa,
    This report reviews the role of technology incubators in the development of micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises in selected Southern African countries.
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    Cenpromype – Resource Center

    The Resource Center aims to provide multidirectional, provocative and motivational management of information, learning and knowledge that serves as an engine of change and innovation in our MSME ecosystem.

    Source: Cenpromype

    Policymakers: Goods, Services, Capacity Building, South & Central America and the Caribbean,
    The Resource Center aims to provide multidirectional, provocative and motivational management of information, learning and knowledge that serves as an engine of change and innovation in our MSME ecosystem.
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    Cenpromype – Campus Virtual

    Free courses provided by Cenpromype on sustainability, MSME digitalization, women-led MSMEs and other topics.

    Source: Cenpromype

    Businesses: Policymakers: Goods, Services, Capacity Building, South & Central America and the Caribbean,
    Free courses provided by Cenpromype on sustainability, MSME digitalization, women-led MSMEs and other topics.
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    Observa Mipyme

    Observa Mipyme is an initiative focused on contributing to decision-making through research, analysis and generation of knowledge about the economic-social context and issues related to micro, small and medium-sized businesses in the Central American region.

    Source: Cenpromype

    Businesses: Policymakers: Goods, Services, Capacity Building, South & Central America and the Caribbean,
    Observa Mipyme is an initiative focused on contributing to decision-making through research, analysis and generation of knowledge about the economic-social context and issues related to micro, small and medium-sized businesses in the Central American region.
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    Cenpromype

    Cenpromype works to position MSMEs as an engine of development in the Central American region and seeks the integral development of entrepreneurs.

    Source: Cenpromype

    Businesses: Policymakers: Goods, Services, Capacity Building, South & Central America and the Caribbean,
    Cenpromype works to position MSMEs as an engine of development in the Central American region and seeks the integral development of entrepreneurs.
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    Valuing services in trade: a toolkit for competitiveness diagnostics

    The Toolkit provides a framework, guidelines, and set of practical tools to conduct a thorough analysis and diagnostic of trade competitiveness in the services sector with a methodology that sheds light on a country's ability both to export services and improve its export performance through policy change.

    Source: World Bank Group, 2015

    Policymakers: Services, Capacity Building,
    The Toolkit provides a framework, guidelines, and set of practical tools to conduct a thorough analysis and diagnostic of trade competitiveness in the services sector with a methodology that sheds light on a country's ability both to export services and improve its export performance through policy change.
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    Trade in services for development: Fostering sustainable growth and economic diversification

    This publication — co-published by the WTO and the World Bank — underlines the contribution that trade and investment in services can make to economic growth and development and highlights, in particular, the importance of re-energizing international cooperation on services trade.

    Source: World Bank Group and World Trade Organization, 2023

    Policymakers: Services, Capacity Building,
    This publication — co-published by the WTO and the World Bank — underlines the contribution that trade and investment in services can make to economic growth and development and highlights, in particular, the importance of re-energizing international cooperation on services trade.
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    Cross-Border Value Chain Development: A Rough Guide to Market Systems Development for Decent Work

    This guide intends to help value chain practitioners to account for the added complexities arising from the cross-border nature of value chains, and understand the impactions on decent work such that they can magnify positive effects and minimise negative ones. The guide builds on the Guide to Value Chain Development for Decent Work and the ILO experience accumulated in market systems development projects.

    Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), 2022

    Policymakers: Goods, Services, Capacity Building,
    This guide intends to help value chain practitioners to account for the added complexities arising from the cross-border nature of value chains, and understand the impactions on decent work such that they can magnify positive effects and minimise negative ones. The guide builds on the Guide to Value Chain Development for Decent Work and the ILO experience accumulated in market systems development projects.
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    Export essentials: getting started selling services overseas

    Services account for almost 65% of global GDP, and there are just as many different elements to consider when exporting services as when trading goods. To help those running micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) understand what they need to know before starting a new relationship with an overseas customer, the Institute of Export & International Trade (IOE&IT) has produced this guide.

    Source: The Institute of Export & International Trade (IOE&IT), 2023

    Businesses: Services, Capacity Building,
    Services account for almost 65% of global GDP, and there are just as many different elements to consider when exporting services as when trading goods. To help those running micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) understand what they need to know before starting a new relationship with an overseas customer, the Institute of Export & International Trade (IOE&IT) has produced this guide.