The following is excerpted from a 5 November 2012 news item by the World Trade Organization.
WTO Chief of Staff Ms Arancha González, at the G20 Summit of Trade and Investment Promotion in Mexico City on 5 November 2012, said that “in the changing geo-politics of today with the rise of South-South trade and cooperation and the reach of value chains, there are intrinsic opportunities for developing countries and for companies, in particular SMEs. A close partnership between trade and investment policy makers with trade promotion agencies is an essential ingredient to make this happen.”
This item is available in its entirety at:
http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news12_e/igo_05nov12_e.htm