MSMEs

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, a strong digital presence has, more than ever, become a key element for small businesses in the coffee sector to access new buyers and benefit from international markets.
25 January 2022 - Natasha Smith
A better access to trade finance in least developed countries (LDCs) could allow businesses to have the financial tools to participate in national, regional or global trade.
21 September 2021 - Deanna Ramsay
Small businesses are receiving support to access much-needed finance
14 September 2021 - Deanna Ramsay
New project focusing on selected value chains from seaweed to honey in Tanzania.
7 September 2021 - Deanna Ramsay
Support efforts include new tools, from the tangible to the abstract
3 August 2021 - Deanna Ramsay
Where’s the money in shea? by Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF) on Exposure
6 July 2021 - Deanna Ramsay
Resilience is necessary in the rice trade, developing it requires many About 80% of Cambodians are rural farmers, and rice is the country’s main crop. But, until the last decade or so, the sector had not been living up to its potential.
25 May 2021 - Deanna Ramsay
More training, more links to buyers of rural arts means more income for women
2 February 2021 - Deanna Ramsay
In Ethiopia, finding plenty in processing by Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF) on Exposure
Photo: An apparel worker at a garment factory that reopened amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
30 September 2020 - Deanna Ramsay
Artisan handbag maker taking her enterprise forward, and receiving new financing
Originally published by THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION NEWS on 18 August 2020
18 August 2020
Biruktawit Begashaw started her own export company, Qine Trading, five years ago in Addis Ababa. Her business got a boost after attending Gulfood in Dubai, sponsored through Ethiopia’s Ministry of Trade and Industry and the Enhanced Integrated Framework.
18 August 2020 - Deanna Ramsay
For a new business owner, one international trade fair got things rolling
14 May 2020
Tewodros Yilma of Alpha Trading in Ethiopia discusses his business processing and exporting agricultural products, the role of trade fairs and his plans for the future.
14 May 2020 - Deanna Ramsay
Finding new buyers and tapping new markets, harnessing agriculture’s potential
20 April 2020 - Michelle Kovacevic
Taking traditional African prints and making them modern, a female entrepreneur is aiming to go global – armed with the right business tools
18 November 2019 - Michelle Kovacevic
Opportunities and challenges abound for Zambia entrepreneurs eyeing new markets
29 October 2019
See how Vanuatu is recovering from the effects of Cyclone Pam, and how one handicrafts seller is striving for "Vanuatu made" to become the norm.
9 September 2019 - Deanna Ramsay
Empowerment and markets are on this Ugandan woman’s agenda
19 August 2019 - Deanna Ramsay
Government plus grassroots combo laying foundations for MSME success
19 August 2019
In Masaka District in Uganda, Deputy Chief Administrative Officer Robert Mutungi discusses what small businesses in his district need to succeed, and what trade means in his agriculture-focused area of the country.
30 July 2019 - Deanna Ramsay
In Masaka, mobilizing and educating the small enterprises that need it most
29 July 2019
Noah's Ark owner Samuel Musoke discusses his small business and what he needs to succeed from Masaka District in Uganda.
LUANG PRABANG – 11 MARCH 2019 – Lao PDR’s Ministry of Industry and Commerce (MOIC) and the Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF) have officially launched a new effort to increase the country’s exports and support investments in business development.
13 December 2018 - Michelle Kovacevic
EIF has been working with hundreds of entrepreneurs for the past few years, to help them build and implement strategies for brand promotion, participate in regional and international trade fairs, improve in processing capabilities and value addition as well as provide support to cooperatives
29 October 2018 - Deliby Chimbalu
After help finding new markets, one man’s chili sauce empire is taking off
26 October 2018 - Deanna Ramsay
Launch of country’s SheTrades initiative to focus on agriculture and textile industries
31 August 2018 - Deanna Ramsay
In The Gambia, family-owned cashew processors are primed for expansion
13 August 2018 - Deanna Ramsay
In Comoros, an essential oils doyenne has plans for her country’s unique yields
24 July 2018
The ylang-ylang, vanilla and cloves that grow in Comoros are being used to spur economic growth, with young entrepreneurs leading the way
13 July 2018
This session gathered ministers from LDCs and global leaders to discuss implementation of trade strategies and national-level plans in light of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
8 March 2018
International Women's Day discussion highlights the need for entrepreneurship and markets, and what comes next The flashing images show women from across the world at work – in fields and offices, on boats and streets, at home and abroad.
23 January 2018 - ITC News
Project strengthens value chains of vanilla, clove and ylang ylang in the Union of the Comoros Originally posted at ITC News