Economist at ITC. Views are my own.

Geneva, Switzerland
Joined September 2018
During the #pandemic defining and measuring firm #resilience became key. So we built a multi-dimensional framework for firm resilience. Interested in the results? The paper is published here: lnkd.in/eWVye2M5 with @SMohanEcon , @barbaraoramos and Justine Falciola
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If you are in Geneva, join us tomorrow, March 6, at the Graduate Institute for an insightful discussion on supporting small businesses in fragile and conflict affected contexts. Register now: bit.ly/42RiS9x and download our report: intracen.org/resources/publi….
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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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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A todos los propietarios y dirigentes de empresas: queremos oír su voz! ¡Participen a la encuesta sobre la transformación digital del ITC! bit.ly/45bExcn
Si es propietario o dirige una empresa, comparta su opinión sobre el acceso a la tecnología digital y los desafíos que enfrenta en la economía digital. Le invitamos a participar en nuestra encuesta sobre transformación digital. 📋 bit.ly/45bExcn
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Do you own or manage a business? We want to hear your voice! Take the Digital Transformation Survey!📋bit.ly/45bExcn
If you own or manage a business. 📣Share your insights on digital technology access & the challenges you encounter in the digital economy. We invite you to take the Digital Transformation Survey!📋bit.ly/45bExcn Contribute to a more inclusive digital transformation🤝
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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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It was a pleasure!
#AEstaHora | Valentina Rollo del @ITCnews y Luis Hernando Solarte de Fenalco, realizan la clausura del evento de presentación del estudio de competitividad de las pymes en Colombia.
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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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The 2022 edition of ITC SME Competitiveness Outlook is incoming! This year our flagship report on #smallbusiness focuses on the #services sector. Join the discussion this Thursday at the #WTOPublicForum, Room W, from 15:45 in person, or through live webcasting!
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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
31 votes • Final results
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Our new report on #msmes #competitiveness in #Cambodia shows that Cambodian small firms do better when they have access to networks and market information from business support organizations. Want to find out more? Access the report here: bit.ly/3BbwX3L
A pleasure to start 2022 with the #susdev2022! The paper I presented highlights the factors that drove #SMEs resilience during the pandemic, with key insights for policy makers interested in supporting their #SMEs Tks to @umsusdev with @SMohanEcon @barbaraoramos @justinefalciola
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Valentina Rollo retweeted
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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Nobel in Economics for 2021!
BREAKING NEWS: The 2021 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel has been awarded with one half to David Card and the other half jointly to Joshua D. Angrist and Guido W. Imbens. #NobelPrize
**Internship alert** Are you a student from a developing country? Do you speak French or Spanish and are you interested in understanding what makes SMEs competitive? Submit CV and Motivation Letter to: [email protected] TORs: ahttps://lnkd.in/dRp6SBSQ
Valentina Rollo retweeted
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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