International Trade Centre

Short description: Multilateral agency

International Trade Centre

Abbreviation| ITC
Predecessor| International Trade Information Centre
Formation| 1964; 61 years ago (1964)
Type| Intergovernmental organization
Legal status| Active
Purpose| To foster inclusive and sustainable economic development
Headquarters| Geneva, Switzerland
Coordinates|  [ ⚑ ]  46°13′03″N 6°08′29″E﻿ / ﻿46.217429°N 6.141458°E﻿ / 46.217429; 6.141458

Region

| Worldwide
Methods| Education, Publications, Training, Knowledge dissemination
Fields| International development, Economic development

Executive Director

| Pamela Coke-Hamilton[1]
since July 2020

Parent organization

| World Trade Organization
United Nations

Budget (2017)

| CHF 116.24 million [2]

Staff (2017)

| 299 [2]
Website| www.intracen.org

The International Trade Centre (ITC) (French: Centre du commerce international (CCI)) is a multilateral agency which has a joint mandate with the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the United Nations (UN) through the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).

The headquarters of the ITC are in Geneva, and the agency employs around 300 employees from over 80 different nationalities.

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Funding
* 3 See also
* 4 References

## History

ITC is the successor to the International Trade Information Centre, which the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) established in 1964 to assist the exports of developing countries.[3] An agreement was reached between the GATT and the newly established UNCTAD to create a joint subsidiary in 1967. The International Trade Centre (ITC) was established on 1 January 1968.[4] The ITC has a joint mandate with the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the United Nations through the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). The ITC is the focal point for trade-related technical assistance.[5]

## Funding

The work of the ITC is financed by contributions from the private sector and resources provided by beneficiary countries and international organizations.[6]

## See also

* United Nations
* World Trade Organization
* United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
* Trade and development

## References

1. ↑ ITC (2020). Retrieved 08 August 2020 from https://www.intracen.org/news/Pamela-Coke-Hamilton-named-new-head-of-International-Trade-Centre/
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 International Trade Centre Staff (May 2018). ﻿Annual Report 2017﻿ (Report). International Trade Centre. http://www.intracen.org/uploadedFiles/intracen.org/Content/About_ITC/Corporate_Documents/Annual-Report-2017-web.pdf. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
3. ↑ GATT (1967), “Joint GATT/UNCTAD Trade Centre: Note by the Director-General”, L/2890 (6 Nov 1967), page 7
4. ↑ See General Assembly Resolution 2297, document symbol A/RES/2297(XXII).
5. ↑ ITC, I. (2017). Our role in the UN and WTO. Intracen.org. Retrieved 8 September 2017, from http://www.intracen.org/itc/about/how-itc-works/our-role-in-the-un-and-wto/
6. ↑ ITC, I. (2017). Retrieved 8 September 2017, from http://www.intracen.org/about-itc/ITC-Funders/

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International trade

Terminology|

* Absolute advantage
* Balance of payments
* Balance of trade
* Capital account
* Comparative advantage
* Current account
* Export-oriented industrialization
* Fair trade
* Foreign exchange reserves
* Globalization
* Import substitution industrialization
* Net capital outflow
* Outsourcing
* Tariff
* Trade justice
* Trade war
* Trading nation

Organizations
and policies

* International Monetary Fund
* UN Conference on Trade and Development
* World Bank Group
* World Trade Organization
* International Trade Centre
* International Chamber of Commerce
* Bilateral investment treaty
* Economic integration
* Incoterms
* ATA Carnet
* Free-trade zone
* Special economic zone
* Trade agreement
* Trade barrier
* Trade bloc

Political economy|

* Free trade (Adam Smith, The Wealth of Nations, Repeal of the Corn Laws)
* Mercantilism
* Protectionism (Economic nationalism, Autarky)

Regional organizations|

| Americas|

* Andean Community of Nations
* Caribbean Community
* Central American Integration System
* Mercosur

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Asia-Pacific|

* Association of Southeast Asian Nations
* Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership
* South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation

Europe, Central Asia, and North Asia|

* Customs Union of Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Russia
* Eurasian Economic Union
* European Union Customs Union

Middle East and North Africa|

* Arab Customs Union
* Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf

Subsaharan Africa|

* East African Community
* Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa
* Southern African Customs Union
* West African Economic and Monetary Union

Exports by product|

* Aircraft & Spacecraft
* Aircraft parts
* Aluminium
* Cars
* Car parts
* Coal
* Coffee
* Computers
* Copper
* Corn
* Cotton
* Diamonds
* Electricity
* Engines
* Gas turbines
* Gold
* Integrated circuits
* Iron ore
* Natural gas
* Oil
* Petrol
* Pharmaceuticals
* Ships
* Steel
* Telecommunications equipment
* Telephones
* Trucks
* Wheat
* Wine

* Category
* Commons

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