Sarah Mohan

An economist at the International Trade Centre. Views are my own.

[Sarah Mohan @SMohanEcon]

To unleash the supply side of trade, make sure all small businesses can access the service inputs they need to export. Check out the SME Competitiveness Report I coauthored about this - launching Thursday at 15:45 at the #WTOPublicForum, Room W or online https://t.co/uGyJoyc9pB

[International Trade Centre (ITC) @ITCnews]

Are you looking to build an authentic, high-value network online?

Join our session with Alison Engelbrecht, a social entrepreneur, to talk about the power of community building.

Register here➡️ https://t.co/Lx3DpNOCEX

[International Trade Centre (ITC) @ITCnews]

📢Our annual flagship #SmallBusiness competitiveness report is launching at the #WTOPublicForum!

In today's uncertain economic climate, small businesses must embrace trade in services - 4 in particular are vital to their survival.

Join us to find out➡️ https://t.co/vfp52QPSbO

[Sarah Mohan @SMohanEcon]

Glad to sketch the contours of an SME-inclusive green transition in a piece for the 2022 Aid for Trade Global Review. @barbaraoramos and I point to the @ITCnews Green2Compete strategy. Full report here: https://t.co/ZiK9dXWO1r #smallbusiness #climateaction

[Valentina Rollo @VRolloEcon]

Key takeaways from panel:
- be more proactive, rather than reactive;
- invest in skills, innovation and digital technology to allow SMEs access opportunities;
- remain optimistic.

[Valentina Rollo @VRolloEcon]

Join us for a live discussion on the opportunities to boost #smes resilience to crisis. When? October 1st at 4h30 PM. Where? Online or in person at the #WTOPublicForum

[International Trade Centre (ITC) @ITCnews]

What have we learned from #COVID19 that can substantially support small businesses through crises?

▶️ITC's @CokeHamilton, ▶️@FinlandGeneva's @KirstiKauppi, and ▶️@EIF4LDCs's @Ratnakaradi invite you to join them at the #WTOPublicForum for answers.

🔗https://t.co/ApBvChwnLf

[Sarah Mohan @SMohanEcon]

How finger counting gives away your nationality https://t.co/eoYMqHF09g via @BBC_Future

[Sarah Mohan @SMohanEcon]

@IISD_ELP Thanks for this great new blog, IISD! Very much related to my old publication with ICTSD on sustainability in tea value chains in Kenya, Sri Lanka and Nepal, now kindly hosted chez vous at https://t.co/UmiWEuzUty

[International Trade Centre (ITC) @ITCnews]

In 🇹🇬Togo, ITC survey found factors for & against small business competitiveness during #COVID19:

🟢Good human resource matching & management
🟢Strong connections to business support orgs

🔴Lack of skilled labor
🔴Lack of electricity

📚Find out more: https://t.co/yqDd7oaiCf

[Sarah Mohan @SMohanEcon]

Join me in a few hours when I'll present our latest @ITC research on resilience and the SME green transition at this @UNEP event https://t.co/VqV0HzuHdy

[Matthew Wilson @Matthewbarbados]

@IISD_SDGs thank you for the space to highlight 5 possible Trends for Trade and Development as We Emerge from Global Pandemic https://t.co/ObYqaEq5tC @ITCnews @wto @UNCTAD @BarbadosUNCTAD @IISD_news

[Enhanced Integrated Framework @EIF4LDCs]

What #COVID19 has taught us about #MSMEs = Invest in competitiveness today ➡️ resilience tomorrow.

📌Read more on the recovery for small businesses: https://t.co/vFQKGBRYK3

#Trade4DevNews #InvestInTrade #Aid4Trade

[Sarah Mohan @SMohanEcon]

It turns out that boosting company competitiveness enhances their resilience to shocks: check out our latest report at https://t.co/AqWdrJJSCL

[International Trade Centre (ITC) @ITCnews]

📢Summaries now available in 6 UN official languages in an interactive e-pub 🔗https://t.co/40zBtNT8r1

ITC SME Competitiveness Outlook makes sense of the #COVID19 economic shock with the most recent trade data, offering a real-time global overview.

#ITCbooks #SMErecovery

[International Trade Centre (ITC) @ITCnews]

📢24 June 2 PM CET

For the 2020 #MSMEDay, join us for a WebTV programme that takes you on a journey across continents, where 40+ stakeholders share their stories about coping with the #COVID19 crisis and preparing for a 'new normal.'

Registration open: https://t.co/2PSPslKSNd

[Valentina Rollo @VRolloEcon]

Quantifying the impact of #Covid19 on small companies is possible, at @ITCnews we are working on this. Find the preliminary findings from our #Covid19 Business Impact Survey with @florianaborino1, with more to come.

[International Trade Centre (ITC) @ITCnews]

Small businesses during #COVID19 share a common "unprecedented, unexpected, unprepared and uncertain" experience.

💡Standards can be a life support for them to power through.

See how @isostandards and ITC can help #SMErecovery using pertinent standards🔗https://t.co/0VEhvlnsfQ

[Dorothy Tembo @tembo_dorothy]

Truly inspired by Freda Obeng-Ampofo of @hellokaeme, a Ghanaian cosmetics company that has lost 95% of its sales due to #COVID19, but is still keeping staff on its payroll 👏👏👏

👉 https://t.co/2zLRU5HTMp

#SheTrades #SMErecovery