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Entrepreneurship is one of the most important drivers for job creation. Moreover, social entrepreneurship offers not only a path for young people to transform their own lives, but also a way to empower others. Arancha Gonzalez

People Path Job Important Own Young Creation Others Way Job Creation Only Moreover Entrepreneurship Drivers Most Also Empower Offers The Most Important Transform Young People Social Lives

The most difficult part of Brexit will be to figure out the trade regime between the U.K. and the rest of the E.U. because the level of trade integration between the members of the E.U. is the deepest in the world and integrates regulations that govern how products and services are produced and sold within the E.U. Arancha Gonzalez

World Will Rest Difficult Sold Members Out Part Between Most Because Within Trade How Govern Integration Regime Produced Brexit Figure Products Regulations Deepest Level Services

Creating large numbers of decent jobs for young people is critical for achieving overall development objectives, from poverty reduction to better health and education. Arancha Gonzalez

Education Health People Better Poverty Young Critical Jobs Objectives Development Overall Reduction Decent Achieving Young People Creating Large Large Numbers Numbers

Policy and business elites did not speak frankly about the unequal distribution of benefits from trade and failed to adequately accompany market-opening with good domestic policies to equip displaced workers to upskill, adjust, and share in the new opportunities being created. Arancha Gonzalez

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While tourism is often resource-intensive, it is a major driver of poverty reduction in developing countries. Arancha Gonzalez

Poverty Driver Tourism Developing Developing Countries Countries Major Reduction Often While

Responsive governments committed to improving the broader trade facilitation and business environment can help companies of all sizes by improving infrastructure: roads, transportation, ports, information and communication technology, and electricity. Arancha Gonzalez

Technology Business Communication Broader Responsive Environment Roads Trade Governments Improving Committed Sizes Information Infrastructure Transportation Help Electricity Companies Ports

In their pursuit of growth and diversification, African economies should consider transforming the discourse from a focus on industrialisation to a broader one centred on value addition in agriculture, manufacturing, and services. Arancha Gonzalez

Agriculture Value Focus Consider Addition Broader Diversification Pursuit Economies Discourse African Transforming Should Manufacturing Growth Services

Sustainable production and consumption matter immensely to the people I meet every day as head of the International Trade Centre, which works with small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to help them boost growth and job creation by improving their competitiveness and connecting to international markets. Arancha Gonzalez

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The factory work that lifted millions out of poverty in places like China and Vietnam probably did cost some workers in North Carolina and Wallonia their jobs. Arancha Gonzalez

Work Poverty Carolina Out Jobs Some Cost Factory Lifted Like North Did North Carolina China Places Workers Vietnam Millions

When women are paid for their work and have control over how the money gets spent, they invest much more of their income than men do in their families' education and health. Arancha Gonzalez

Work Education Health Women Money Men Control Spent More Invest Over How Women Are Families Than Gets Much Paid Income

The unfolding migratory crisis has become one of the most acute challenges facing the international community. Millions of lives are at stake. All of us have a responsibility to act. Collectively, we need to find solutions. Arancha Gonzalez

Connecting small and medium-sized businesses to international markets can create work for host country nationals alongside refugees, building economic growth and resilience in host communities. Arancha Gonzalez

Work Country Building Medium-Sized Markets Small Economic Economic Growth Host Alongside Refugees Create Communities Businesses International Connecting Growth Resilience

Governments around the world are looking for economic growth and job creation. African economies are no exception, with increasing recognition that growth has to be built on a more diversified economic structure in order to make a lasting contribution to development. Arancha Gonzalez

World Job Looking Creation Lasting Increasing Job Creation Recognition No Exception Diversified Structure More Economic Exception Economic Growth Development Economies Make Around Built Governments Contribution African Order Growth

Many African smallholder farmers did not share in the 'green revolution' productivity gains driven by modern seeds and techniques, irrigation, and greater fertilizer use in Asia and Latin America in the 1960s. Arancha Gonzalez

In the ten years leading up to 2013, quinoa prices nearly tripled on the back of skyrocketing international demand for the latest 'superfood'. The grain had traditionally been cultivated in the high Andean plateau, principally for household consumption. But as prices rose, farmers' incentive to sell it as a cash crop grew. Arancha Gonzalez

Rose Back Latest High Crop Cash Ten Ten Years Prices Had Consumption Leading Demand Principally Household Cultivated Been Years Sell Up Grain Grew Incentive Farmers International Plateau Skyrocketing Nearly

Companies that operate across borders have the expertise SMEs need. Who better to help smallholder farmers navigate complex sustainability standards than the companies who demand - or set - them? Arancha Gonzalez

Better Complex Borders Demand Operate Than Sustainability Expertise Them Across Farmers Help Standards Who Companies Navigate Need Set

Most people - including business leaders - want a healthy future for their children. Arancha Gonzalez

Future Business People Healthy Leaders Most Children Want Business Leaders Including

Economic desperation often drives wildlife destruction like poaching or illegal logging. But trade can help create powerful financial incentives for communities to preserve the biodiversity around them. Arancha Gonzalez

Desperation Financial Destruction Wildlife Economic Drives Powerful Like Around Trade Often Them Create Communities Incentives Help Illegal Biodiversity Preserve

ITC works to help firms in poor countries become more competitive and overcome the barriers that are keeping their goods and services out of international markets. Arancha Gonzalez

Overcome Become Markets Out More Countries Goods Poor Poor Countries Help International Barriers Works Keeping Services Competitive

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