International Trade Centre

ITC is the joint agency of the World Trade Organization and the United Nations.

The International Trade Centre (ITC) is the joint agency of the World Trade Organization and the United Nations. Our aim is for businesses in developing countries to become more competitive in global markets, speeding economic development and contributing to the achievement of the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals. ITC's mission is to foster sustainable economic development and contribute to achieving the Millennium Development Goals in developing countries and transition economies through trade and international business development. ITC is the joint agency of the World Trade Organization and the United Nations. Find out more about our management and structure, or view the development results of our projects and take a look at evaluations of ITC’s work. ITC’s mission is to enable small-business export success by connecting small and medium-sized enterprises in developing countries and transition economies to the global trading system. ITC gives particular weight to project implementation in the least developed countries, landlocked developing countries, small island developing states and sub-Saharan Africa.