trade

Training gives 35 EG officers "diverse" look at international trade systems

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May 4, 2012
Participants gather after March's Trade and Investment Training Course

March’s in-depth Trade and Investment Training Course gave 35 USAID officers from all over the world a broad—one participant called it “diverse”—overview of issues, trends, and regulatory infrastructure that make up the international trading system.

The training, March 5-9, from USAID’s Bureau of Economic Growth, Agriculture, and Trade (EGAT) organized sessions into issues facing producers and sellers at various points in the value chain, including: 

USAID Southern Africa Success Story: New Ivestment in Mozambique Links Smallholders to U.S. market

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Attached Document: 
application/pdf iconNew Investment in Mozambique Links Smallholders to U.S. Market.pdf
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USAID
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April 1, 2009

Americans can now get a healthy dose of African heat while feeling good about what they are eating and supporting smallholder farmers in Mozambique. In 2009, the USAID Trade Hub assisted Elephant Pepper with securing a new $1.2 million investment to begin operations in Mozambique. Elephant Pepper, a chili product manufacturer in Southern Africa selling under its own brand and supplying to the United States (U.S.) Tabasco hot sauces product...

Regional Economic Integration in Africa: Building on Successes and Lessons Learned

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application/pdf iconRegional Economic Integration in Africa - Building on Successes and Lessons Learned.pdf
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USAID
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July 31, 2009
This TCBoost report outlines a four-pronged approach to guide USAID in increasing its support of regional economic integration in Africa.

USAID West Africa Success Story: As Alliance Grows, So Does Business

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Attached Document: 
application/pdf iconAs Alliance Grows, So Does Business.pdf
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USAID
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September 2, 2009
September 2, 2009, might very well go down as a seminal mo-ment in the history of the world cashew industry: In a breakout meeting room at the African Cashew Alliance’s 4th Annual Conference in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, representatives of the world’s leading cashew-producing countries met and laid the foundation of a world cashew alliance...

USAID Afghanistan Success Story: Afghan Markets Excel at International Trade Fair

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Attached Document: 
application/pdf iconAfghan Carpets Excel at International Trade Fair.pdf
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USAID
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January 1, 2010
For the third year in a row, Afghan carpet makers and dealers showcased their country’s best handmade carpets at Domotex,the world’s premier flooring trade show, held annually in Hannover, Germany. With financial and logistical support from USAID, Afghanistan’s carpet sellers enjoyed their most successful trade event ever...

USAID Southern Africa Success Story: USAID Facilitates Implementation and Launch of First RADDEx in Southern Africa

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application/pdf iconUSAID Facilitates Implementation and Launch of First RADDEx in Southern Africa.pdf
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USAID
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February 1, 2010
As part of the ongoing effort to modernize customs throughout Eastern and Southern Africa, a need was identified to introduce Information and Communications Technology (ICT) solutions. These solutions are aimed at streamlining cumbersome customs and trade facilitation procedures thereby reducing delays in cargo clearance and transit times while working towards a paperless, communicating, fully accountable and reportable trading environment...

USAID Southern Africa Success Story: USAID-WISHH Partnership Facilitates Sustainable Commercial Relationships in the SADC Region

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Attached Document: 
application/pdf iconUSAID-WISHH Partnership Facilitates Sustainable Commercial Relationships.pdf
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USAID
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PDF
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March 1, 2010

With Global Development Alliance (GDA) financing, the USAID Southern African Trade Hub partnered with the World Initiative for Soy in Human Health (WISHH) to establish the Soy in Southern Africa Alliance (SISA) program in 2005. WISHH is managed by the American Soybean Association in association with major US private sector companies...

TCBaseline Customs Assessment Tool

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application/pdf iconTCBaseline Customs Assessment Tool.pdf
Source: 
Nathan Associates Inc.
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PDF
Date: 
March 9, 2010
TCBaseline is a diagnostic tool that provides fast, comprehensive insight into border operations, moving from observation to actionable recommendations. TCBaseline provides a standard framework for examining operations, measuring the efficiency of processes, and estimating the potential economic impact of improvements.

USAID Trade Resources and Mechanisms

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application/pdf iconUSAID Trade Resources and Mechanisms.pdf
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Brinton Bohling (TCBoost presenter)
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April 21, 2010

A presentation delivered at the USAID Half-Day Trade and Business Environment DLI Training Agenda in  Arlington, VA by Brinton Bohling from USAID / EGAT that introduces participants to USAID's resources for technical assistance in trade programs

Peru and Andean Trade Capacity Building Activity SOW

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application/pdf iconPeru and Andean Trade Capacity Building Activity SOW.pdf
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USAID
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Date: 
May 1, 2010
The purpose of this activity is two fold: (1) increase Peru’s ability to apply the US – Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA) to facilitate open and prosperous trade across a wide range of sectors and address systemic constraints that inhibit trade and investment; and (2) increase the competitiveness of the private sector in the Andean region by strengthening the capacity of Andean countries to take advantage of trade opportunities.
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