WTO's Seventh Global Review of Aid for Trade opens with call to preserve trading system as driver for development

Source: Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide

The seventh Global Review of Aid for Trade opened at the World Trade Organization on 3 July with a call for preserving the multilateral trading system in order to support trade as a driver of economic growth and development.

The theme of the seventh Review is how trade can further contribute to economic diversification and empowerment, with a focus on eliminating extreme poverty, particularly through the effective participation of women and young people. The event is being attended by more than 20 heads or deputies from international organizations and over 30 ministers and deputy ministers from all over the world, along with representatives from development agencies, the private sector and civil society groups.

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