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International Trade Partnership

Welcome to the International Trade Partnership, a global platform dedicated to fostering trade relationships and economic partnerships between countries worldwide. Our mission is to promote international trade, facilitate business collaborations, and drive economic growth and development across borders.

Our Focus
We specialize in connecting businesses and governments across the following areas:

  • Export-Import Dynamics
  • Strategic Sales and Marketing
  • Market Expansions
  • Clientele Cultivation and Relationship Building
  • Consultancy Excellence
  • Freight Forwarding and Customs Clearance
  • EXIM IT-Web Technology Integration
  • Marketing Initiatives and Advertising Campaigns
  • Services Offered
  • Trade Consultancy: Our expert team provides tailored consultancy services to businesses looking to expand their international trade operations.

Market Research: We offer comprehensive market research reports to help businesses understand new markets and make informed decisions.

Trade Missions: Join our trade missions to explore new markets, meet potential partners, and expand your business globally.

Trade Facilitation: We assist with trade documentation, customs clearance, and other logistical support to streamline your international trade transactions.

Partner Countries
We work with many countries around the world, in international trade partnership development.

Join Us Today!
Join us in our mission to promote international trade and economic development worldwide. Contact us to learn how we can help your business thrive globally.

Jan 28

Japan Bets Big on Bringing Semiconductor Manufacturing Home

TOKYO—To get back some of the high-tech mojo that made it an economic powerhouse, Japan is launching an ambitious program to bring back cutting-edge semiconductor manufacturing, a field it ceded to Taiwan, South Korea, and China nearly 20 years ago. But will this new campaign at state-backed industrial policy succeed, and more importantly, is it even the right goal? The new initiatives are part of a broader strategy of greater “economic security” under Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s administration, a need Read Full Details…

Jan 28

Saudi EXIM signs deal with Italian Export Credit Agency to boost trade

The Saudi Export-Import Bank has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Italian Export Credit Agency, also known as SACE, to boost trade between the two countries. The agreement was inked by EXIM Bank CEO Saad bin Abdul Aziz Alkhalb and the head of the Italian agency Alessandra Ricci at SACE’s headquarters in Rome. The MoU aims at creating a framework for mutual reinsurance to enhance the presence of Saudi exports in Italian markets. The deal also opens up possibilities Read Full Details…

Jan 27

The impact of the African Continental Free Trade Area on the continent’s mining sector

As a top producer of numerous critical mineral commodities, Africa is set to benefit from the rapid increase in the rate of global energy transition, with the continent’s mining industry playing a role in sourcing and supplying these critical minerals for use in clean energy initiatives. Exporting these critical minerals as raw materials, however, reduces Africa’s trading position to one of price takers, and the current disruptions in global supply chains are hampering the trade of these commodities in Africa, Read Full Details…

Jan 27

UAE expects digital assets to ‘play a major role’ in international trade

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has indicated an interest in exploring virtual currencies for international trading as it aims to reduce its dependency on the U.S. dollar. UAE’s Minister of State for Foreign Trade, Thani Al-Zeyoudi, told Bloomberg that the country would be pivoting to digital assets in 2023 after making significant headway in their regulation over the last few months. Al-Zeyoudi disclosed this at the recently concluded World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos with policymakers and business leaders in Read Full Details…

Jan 27

Government updates on impact of upcoming strikes, ALVS downtime and minister’s Felixstowe visit

The Institute of Export & International Trade (IOE&IT), serving as a key interlocutor between government and industry, continually updates its members and the wider trade community about major developments affecting UK trade. These include updates from the government about upcoming civil service strikes, downtime on the Automatic Licence Verification System (ALVS) and a recent visit to a key port in Suffolk by the environment minister. The first two were communicated by HMRC to the Joint Customs Consultative Committee (JCCC), of Read Full Details…

Jan 27

China EximBank raises credit support to foreign trade industry

The Export-Import Bank of China (China EximBank), which is a state-funded and state-owned policy bank supporting China’s foreign trade, had increased credit support for the foreign trade industry in 2022.Towards the end of 2022, China EximBank’s outstanding loans to the country’s foreign trade industry totalled 2.87 trillion yuan (around $423.92 billion), which was an increase of 470 billion yuan compared to the start of the year, according to local media reports. Outstanding loans in yuan and other currencies that were Read Full Details…

Jan 26

Poland and Hungary Are Testing the Limits of the EU’s Liberalism

Before their illiberal turn, Poland and Hungary were lauded as postcommunist poster children. Both nations have combined moderately redistributive welfare states with attacks on civil liberties — but inflation is putting their growth model to the test. Since 2010, Viktor Orbán, the prime minister of Hungary, has been at the head of an illiberal turn in the European Union. While Germany initiated a historical sea change — Olaf Scholtz’s famous “Zeitenwende” — and France abandoned its conciliatory approach toward Russia, Read Full Details…

Jan 26

UK links up with Thailand on digital trade

The UK’s Centre for Digital Trade and Innovation (C4DTI) has kicked off a new project to accelerate trade digitalisation in Thailand, as part of wider plans to strengthen and expand trade ties with Asia. Funded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office, the project will see C4DTI and its legal reform taskforce partner, the Centre for Applied Sustainable Transition Law, provide technical assistance to Thailand’s Electronic Transaction Development Agency (ETDA) to support the removal of legal barriers and the alignment Read Full Details…

Jan 25

Korea Depends More Heavily on Battery Raw Materials from China

Korea’s dependence on China for lithium-ion battery materials, such as lithium hydroxide, cobalt, and graphite, has increased, the Korea International Trade Association (KITA) said on Jan. 24. According to KITA trade statistics released on Jan. 24, China accounted for 87.9 percent of Korea’s lithium hydroxide and lithium oxide imports in 2022, which amounted to US$3.676 billion. The figure represented an increase of 4.1 percentage points from 83.8 percent in 2021. Lithium hydroxide is mainly used for nickel cobalt manganese (NCM) Read Full Details…

Jan 25

E-Licensing for Import, Export Control Department

The Government has taken measures to introduce an E-Licence System to the Import and Export Control Department, Cabinet Spokesman and Mass Media Minister Dr. Bandula Gunawardena said. He was speaking at the weekly Cabinet media briefing held at the Government Information Department yesterday. The number of licences issued by the Import and Export Control Department in a year is around 17,000. This process is mostly done with human intervention and minimal use of technology. In order to minimize human intervention Read Full Details…