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Economist at ITC. Views are my own.

Geneva, Switzerland
Joined September 2018
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What is the impact of conflict and fragility on the performance & competitiveness of #SmallBusiness? More importantly, what can we do to support them? Join the experts tomorrow for an in-depth discussion based on our 2023 SME Competitiveness Outlook. ℹ️ bit.ly/42RiS9x
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New in #JDevStudies: A new multi-dimensional framework & resilience index at the firm-level [SMEs] developed using data from 🇰🇭 & 🇵🇭 pre & post-COVID-19 Falciola @SMohanEcon @barbaraoramos & @VRolloEcon [@ITCnews] tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1…
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Thanks to @ITCnews @wto @WIPO & @iccwbo for inviting #Barbados to chat “Next Generation of tools & programmes for chambers, SMEs and entrepreneurs’. On data recall HAVE: honest, accurate, validated, easy
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#Colombia’s #smallbusinesses play a central role in building economic resilience, creating jobs & driving inclusive growth. But they also face unique challenges, some of which have been exacerbated by #COVID19. Our report makes recommendations: bit.ly/3hwFR6F
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Thank you @iccargentina for the opportunity to be part of this engaging #WTOPublicForum session on the growing importance of intangibles in international trade.
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📢2022 SME Competitiveness Outlook - our flagship report on small business competitiveness is incoming! Guess what we are focusing on... Fact: ✅9 out of 10 firms in this sector are small (<100 employees) ✅>2/3 of the value of a smartphone are produced by this sector
23%Agriculture
16%Manufacturing
32%Services
29%😎 Just wanna see results
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Once again Barbados PM Mia Mottley has been the one who has delivered the speech the world needed. May she be heard, may we rise. Take 8 minutes to listen to the whole thing. Share the lines that grabbed you most. #COP26
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The move of the NBER from NYC to Boston in 1977 features in many histories of recent economic thought. So it is big news that the @cepr_org is opening a Paris office, and that in 3 years' time this will become its headquarters.
CEPR President @bweder announces a major expansion for Europe’s leading Economic Policy Research network. Today in Paris, le Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur, de la Recherche et de l'Innovation (MESRI) hosted a ceremony to celebrate a declaration of partnership…
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Want fresh findings and data on small business resilience? Check out our @ITCnews report on empowering the green recovery (free download): intracen.org/smeco2021/
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⚡️ Happening now! The @wto Public Forum event organised by @FinlandGeneva 🤝 @ITCnews 🤝@EIF4LDCs about Micro, Small and Medium sized Enterprises (MSMES) moderated by Barbara Ramos! Follow our thread to find out more…
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Economics and Business focus on Europe Lund November call for papers on various topics @TradeExperettes @TradeEconomista
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If you ✅are a green business owner ✅have a solution in either energy, water or waste sector ✅are 35 or younger & based in a developing country Apply to our Youth Ecopreneur Awards now! 🌍You save the planet; we provide support⬇️ #Youth4GreenChange

Sometimes I think I have impostor syndrome. Then I remember that you have to be good at something to have impostor syndrome. My impostor syndrome doesn't think it's good enough to have impostor syndrome. I have impostor impostor syndrome. #AcademicChatter
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While international firms suffered greater supply & demand shocks during the #pandemic, they also proved more resilient than domestic firms due to greater connectivity & productivity. Floriana Borino, Eric Carlson, @VRolloEcon & @OlgaSolleder @ITCnews: ow.ly/bC9s50FO2K6
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😍Big news! EIF x @ITCnews x @FinlandGeneva have a session at the 2021 WTO Public Forum, on resilience & MSMEs! What are the priorities for MSMEs for post #Covid19 recovery? 📈Competitiveness 📊Diversification ⚠️Efficient risk management Learn more: bit.ly/3iiHIcB
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ITC welcomes the #EUGreenDeal We look forward to deepening collaboration with 🇪🇺 to support small businesses at every stage of the green transition. Our 2021 flagship report on small business competitiveness presents a 20-point plan for all stakeholders: bit.ly/35MzbHU
Let's deliver the #EUGreenDeal. Our new proposals: 1⃣🏃‍♀️ A plan to transform our societies 2⃣🚈 Make transport sustainable 3⃣👨‍🔧 Lead the 3d industrial revolution 4⃣🔋 Clean our energy system 5⃣🏡 Renovate buildings 6⃣🌳 Work with nature 7⃣🌍 Boost global climate action
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🎙️New episode of #TradeForward podcast is out! To get a better understanding of what sets resilient businesses apart, we talked to John Robin, Managing Director of Benjo’s Seamoss, a small beverage firm producing seaweed-based drinks in 🇩🇲Dominica. ➡️intracen.org/TradeForward
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Oxford University Press is proud to announce the launch of Oxford Open Economics, a fully #openaccess journal covering all areas of economics, including theoretical, empirical, applied and policy-oriented work. Learn how to submit your work. bit.ly/2UegRoK
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New fully open access general interest economic journal by Oxford University Press @OUPEconomics I am very happy to be part of this new venture as editor in chief with a great team of Senior and Associate Editors. Please send us your papers and RT!
Oxford University Press is proud to announce the launch of Oxford Open Economics, a fully #openaccess journal covering all areas of economics, including theoretical, empirical, applied and policy-oriented work. Learn how to submit your work. bit.ly/2UegRoK
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The contributions of #trade to resilience: What have we learned from the #COVID19 crisis? Today and tomorrow, agricultural trade researchers and policy practitioners from around the globe join us for the IATRC Summer Symposium. More info ➡️ iatrcsummersymposium.live