The Global Enabling Trade Report was first published in 2008 by the World Economic Forum .
4-569: The 2008 report covers 118 major and emerging economies. At the core of the report is the Enabling Trade Index which ranks the countries using data from different sources (e.g., World Economic Forum's Executive Opinion Survey, International Trade Centre , World Bank , the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), IATA , ITU , Global Express Association ). The Enabling Trade Index measures
8-738: 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. ITC is the successor to the International Trade Information Centre, which
12-612: The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) established in 1964 to assist the exports of developing countries . 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. The ITC has a joint mandate with the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the United Nations (UN) through
16-613: The factors, policies and services that facilitate the trade in goods across borders and to destination. It is made up of four sub-indexes: Each of these sub-indexes contains two to three pillars that assess different aspects of a country's trade environment. Global Enabling Trade Report 2016 Global Enabling Trade Report 2014 Global Enabling Trade Report 2012 Global Enabling Trade Report 2010 Global Enabling Trade Report 2009 Global Enabling Trade Report 2008 International Trade Centre The International Trade Centre ( ITC ) ( French : Centre du commerce international (CCI) )
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