Business and International Trade News

Market outlook for trade finance is gloomy
20 Jan 2012
New research by the ICC and the IMF has revealed a largely pessimistic outlook for the demand for trade finance products in 2012. Click here to find out more.
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Digital Marketing Training
8 Nov 2011
The IITI in conjunction with the Digital Marketing Institute, have arranged for a series of bespoke training courses in Online and Digital marketing. CLICK HERE for more info
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Courses Starting Date
30 Aug 2011
The IITI has announced the starting date for its courses for 20th September 2011. The registration for all programmes runs from 1st September.
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12.8% growth in Irish merchandise exports in the 3rd quarter of 2010
28 Oct 2010
Exports accelerated across the 3rd quarter with merchandise exporters in particular gaining from a broadening out of the growth across most of our main trading markets internationally.
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INCOTERMS 2010 already here
1 Oct 2010
The IITI has received the recently launched INCOTERMS 2010 which includes 2 new rules replacing DAF, DES, DEQ and DDU
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WTO projects record trade growth in 2010
21 Sep 2010
International trade will increase 13.5%, the WTO stated on Monday, correcting its March prediction of an expansion of 10%.
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Irish Trade Mission to Russia
6 Sep 2010
First ever visit to Russia by an Irish President, and is the most high profile trade mission in over a decade
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Merchandise trade up around 25% Jan-June
2 Sep 2010
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) in it’s trade report released yesterday, reports that world merchandise trade grew rapidly in the first 6 months of 2010, increasing by approximately 25% over the same period in 2009
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Incoterms 2010 to include 2 new rules
28 Aug 2010
Incoterms® 2010 will include 2 new rules and will come into effect on Januray 1 2011, ICC has announced
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Understanding Export & Import Documentation - 30/09/2010
26 Aug 2010

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Irish debt downgraded from AA to AA- by Standard & Poor (S&P)
26 Aug 2010
The downgrade by Standard & Poor (S&P) of the Irish sovereign debt pushed the interest rates on Government bonds to their highest level since the EU announed its financial rescue package
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Course Registration deadline 14-10-2011
21 Jul 2010
Register with IITI course before 14-10-2011 and ensure a position in your desired Programme
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Irish Export Industry Half Year Review
26 Aug 2010
The Irish Exporters Association (IEA) released its 2010 Half Year Review of Export Industry
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