A Trade Facilitation Warrior

It’s not an easy time to be involved in international trade, with the world’s two biggest economies – the US and China – trading insults and imposing tariffs on each other. Beijing says it is reporting Washington to the World Trade Organisation. The current tensions were sparked by President Trump’s decision to impose tariffs on billions of dollars on imports from China, the EU, Canada and Mexico.

One of the true leaders, ambassadors for Trade Facilitation is Arancha Gonzalez – Executive Director of the International Trade Centre (ITC).

I have met Arancha many times and she is one of the most competent and creadible leaders there is. A true warrior for Trade Facilitation.

In a BBC HardTalk Show Zeinab Badawi recently spoke to Arancha about international Trade and how it is the hope of the future. A brilliant interview. Watch it here: https://bbc.in/2BTTMhn

The International Trade Centre, which is co-owned by the World Trade Organisation and the United Nations. Her mandate is to help small and medium businesses in developing countries participate in global trade. But with an international trading system that some believe is discredited and outmoded, is she pursuing the wrong ambitions? In the interview tackle these questions in a great way.