Here are some of the resources the West Africa Trade Hub offers:

NEW! Trade Export Promotion and Reducing Poverty: Assessing the Connections. This technical report discusses the economic theory behind the Trade Hub's multiplier effect study being designed by Anderson-Bascom Professor of Applied Economics Daniel Bromley of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.   trade_export_promotion__poverty 623.61 Kb

Directory of Exporters Page through this regularly updated listing for vendors of shea butter, apparel, cashews, specialty foods, handcrafted accessories and home decor.

Export Guides Download the Hub's indispensable how-to manuals on exporting apparel, handcrafts, shea butter, and specialty foods.

Business Guides Every exporter needs our advice on financing and how to make the most of trade show appearances. 

Business Studies Hub studies conducted in West Africa provide information about packaging resources for food exporters and the cashew retail market in ten countries in the region.

Agricultural Product Studies These studies are essential reading for anyone interested in establishing or expanding a business in cashews, cotton, or shea.  

West African Fisheries Country Profiles The West African Fisheries Country Profiles provide a snapshot of the fish and seafood industry as a region and in each West African country--including wild catch and aquaculture production levels, principal species and exports, current fishing and processing industry profiles, sustainability levels and future prospects. 

 
AGOA Resources Find guides to obtaining Category 9 certification for handwoven textile exports, plus a checklist for exporting under AGOA.

Road Transport Information  Published by ECOWAS, UEMOA, and the Trade Hub, road corruption reports detail bribery and delays on major transport corridors in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Mali, and Togo. 

African Cashew Alliance Read newsletters from the newly launched industry body, promoting the African cashew at home and abroad.

TradeMap and Product Map Online country-subscription access to the world’s largest trade database, COMTRADE, by the United Nations Statistics Division.

Sanitary and Phytosanitary Reports Download concise and concrete SPS studies, including SPS capacity analyses of seven West African countries and a regional synthesis of SPS standards, available in both French and English.

Third High Level Forum - Parnerships with the Private Sector Download four presentations focusing on U.S. Government partnership with the private sector.

Central Africa AGOA Workshop Presentations, attendance lists and other documents from the export conference in Douala, Cameroon, February 27-28, 2007.

West Africa AGOA Workshop Presentations, attendance lists and other documents from the export conference in Accra, Ghana, August 9-10, 2006.

Remittances conference Presentations, speeches and other materials from the conference in Accra, Ghana, March 30-31, 2006.

Newsletters PDF versions from April - September 2005 (current versions available online)