[CUTS-TradeForum] “We need to adjust and react“: Public Forum calls for more inclusive global trading system.

From: CUTS International

“We need to adjust and react“: Public Forum calls for more inclusive global trading system

World Trade Organisation

September 26, 2017

The WTO’s annual Public Forum opened on 26 September with keynote speakers issuing heartfelt pleas for a more inclusive global trading system where the benefits of trade are more widely shared among all communities.

In the opening plenary debate dedicated to the theme "Trade: Behind the Headlines," Director-General Roberto Azevêdo asked participants to consider how the trading system needs to be improved in order to respond to the challenges facing the global community.

"People are hurting," DG Azevêdo declared.  "Many, many feel disconnected from economic progress.  This is clearly the case in a number of developed countries.  And in developing countries, the persistent challenges of poverty and development remain as pressing as ever."

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https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news17_e/pf17_26sep17_e.htm

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