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22/09/2026
A partnership created to strengthen professional trade capability in Africa has reached an important milestone. Angela Abordo, Trade Finance Officer at Agricultural Development Bank Plc,…
Taking your business to the global stage takes planning and guts. No small feat in any sense, international growth requires you to assess all potential…
Discover how training and the CITP designation contribute to success for international trade specialists like Illia Dumbdaze.
Trish Tully, CITP, VP, Marketing and Sales, shares the secrets of success for Survival Systems, a global leader in survival and safety training technology.
For Morteza Mehdizadeh, international trade has never been only about transactions. From the beginning of his career, he was drawn to the idea of connecting…
For Erica Henry-Jackman, international trade has never been just about commerce. It has always been about building bridges between people, markets, and opportunities. Long before…
For Tawanda Chiota, international trade first became real far from home. While studying in China, Tawanda was immersed in one of the world’s most dynamic…
International trade and logistics are often treated as separate fields. Trade professionals focus on customers, pricing and contracts, while logistics teams are expected to move…
For businesses looking beyond familiar markets, Indonesia presents a compelling case. It is the largest economy in Southeast Asia, home to roughly 280 million people,…
Dealing with foreign suppliers is challenging – there’s simply less visibility, and less legal recourse when things do go wrong. And they do go wrong. Due diligence is the best approach. In this article, we outline…
International mineral trade is complex by nature. Moving a product from mine to market requires close coordination across production, quality control, logistics, documentation, payment and…
Whether you need to visualize data in numerical or qualitative formats, here are some of the best ways to display it to make it easier to understand.
FITT was thrilled to support and participate in WPO 2023 Entrepreneurial Excellence Forum which took place last week in Las Vegas. This event gathered women…
As an international trade professional, Banksharon Nwaneri, CITP, has built his career around one guiding principle: creating meaningful connections that unlock opportunity.
Emmanuel Ediale’s path into international trade was built on early exposure to global operations and a growing desire to understand the mechanics that power cross-border business. From the get-go, he knew…
Decades ago, international trade careers grew out of business expansion needs, on-the-job learning, and a patchwork of logistics, commerce, or finance experience. But as global supply chains…
International trade and logistics are often treated as separate fields. Trade professionals focus on customers, pricing and contracts, while logistics teams are expected to move…
International mineral trade is complex by nature. Moving a product from mine to market requires close coordination across production, quality control, logistics, documentation, payment and…
For most of the last two decades, “doing business with China” meant one thing for an overseas importer: find a factory, negotiate a price, and…
The seeds for a career in international trade were planted at a young age for Joshua Boileau. Watching his family’s steadfast work ethic as a young boy made international trade a natural extension…
Decades ago, international trade careers grew out of business expansion needs, on-the-job learning, and a patchwork of logistics, commerce, or finance experience. But as global supply chains…
Throughout my career I was able to grow in two ways: professionally and academically. Here’s my story of career success through the right training and experience.
Market diversification has shifted in recent years. It’s moved from simply being a nice idea to being a practical necessity. Supply chains continue to evolve, geopolitical risks…
Decades ago, international trade careers grew out of business expansion needs, on-the-job learning, and a patchwork of logistics, commerce, or finance experience. But as global supply chains…
In today’s economy, Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) are common among countries because they play a crucial role in optimizing supply chains and letting businesses run…
In many ways, international trade is the central practice that has allowed modern societies to flourish. Just as our ancestors were able to expand, develop…
Which Incoterms® rule an organization chooses for a trade transaction will depend on a number of factors. Here’s how to get it right.
The history of customs compliance is fascinating. Much like the evolution of trade from a simple bartering system to the complex global process that it…
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