international-trade-guides

ITC publications aim to support SMEs in developing countries by helping them increase export capacity, meet standards and strengthen competitiveness. The available downloadable publications include:

• SME Competitiveness Outlook: Meeting the Standard for Trade
• Bringing SMEs onto the e-Commerce Highway
• Investing in Trade Promotion Generates Revenue
• ISO 31000: Risk Management – A practical guide for SMEs
• African, Caribbean and Pacific Trade

WTO publications cover a wide range of world trade topics. They include information on legal texts, statistics and research and analysis.
Some examples:

• World trade report
• World trade statistical review
• Trade profiles
• World tariff profiles

As an international organization for public-private cooperation, the World Economic Forum regularly publishes reports on relevant subjects related to international business. Some interesting reports include:

• The Global Enabling Trade Report 2016
• Alternative Investments 2020: The Future of Capital for Entrepreneurs and SMEs

 

You can browse the World Bank publications by topic or by region. They include a special series on Latin American and Caribbean development. Some interesting publications include:

• Doing Business Regional Profile 2017: Africa, Americas, EU and Caribbean
• Global economic prospects
• Sustainable Development Goals
• Entrepreneurship in Africa
• Doing business with the EU