The following is excerpted from a 3 December 2013 news article by the International Chamber of Commerce.
Speaking to a high-level meeting between business and ministers at the World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial in Bali this morning, Victor K. Fung, Chairman of the ICC World Trade Agenda initiative, urged business to continue pressing their governments to conclude an agreement on trade facilitation in the next three days. Mr Fung said that sealing a deal on trade facilitation at the 9th WTO Ministerial, commencing today would benefit all countries by creating millions of jobs and laying the foundations of a level playing field for all countries to compete in world markets.
This article is available in its entirety at:
http://www.iccwbo.org/News/Articles/2013/WTO-deal-in-Bali-would-unleash-benefits-for-all,-business-tells-ministers-ahead-of-talks/