Sector Selection

The selection of an export value chain will be guided by a method on “Export expansion and employment potential”, which is the result of an ILO-ITC (International Trade Center) collaboration.

Following the results of the ILO-ITC study, the METI project identifies sectors with high export potential and a high potential for creating more and better jobs; especially for women and youth and within small- and medium-sized enterprises.

The selection criteria agreed by the members of the Policy Working Group (PWG) include:

• national strategic priorities,
• export potential,
• employment potential, in particular for women and youth, and in small- and medium-sized enterprises,
• environmental factors,
• level of informality,
• opportunities for market diversification and
• upgrading the in the value chain.

After several rounds of technical discussions, the following sub-sectors have been selected by the PWG:

Policy Working Groups already conducted

• Egypt
• Jordan
• Morocco (in French)
• Tunisia (in French)