I am proud of living in a country, Sweden, that always is at the forefront when it comes to giving active capacity building and technical assistance to those who need it most.

This time together with our friends. Last year Sweden made the largest contribution as a percentage of gross national income (GNI) in the world at 1.41% and is one of only six countries meeting the United Nations’ ODA target of 0.7% of GNI.

At the WTO Aid For Trade 2019 ecent another step forward in favor of least-developed countries (LDCs) was taken when: Australia, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Japan and Sweden oresented a plan to commit approximately USD 13 million to the Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF) to increase LDCs’ share of global trade and to help them deal with the impact of current uncertainty in the global trading environment.

You can read more here: LDC Support.

Source: WTO

Swedish Trade Minister Ann Linde about the digital divide and the need to include more countries.

You can watch the video here: Ann Linde

Minister Linde spoke at the World Trade Organizations Aid For Trade 2019.

Aid For Trade

Source: WTO

Congrats to all Brazilian friends for Brazil winning another Copa America title.

This time at home on Maracana in Rio de Janeiro beating Peru 3-1.