Video: Florian Iwinjak and Steffen Kaeser of UNIDO discuss Aid for Trade

Leveraging the Private Sector and Trade for Inclusive and Sustainable Development

At the European Development Days 2013, the Auditorium session, Aid for Trade, Trade for Aid : What's the new deal? delivered debate to a packed audience. 

Lifting the “bottom billion” requires developing countries to effectively participate in global markets and scaling up global value chains. Trade-related reforms and an enhanced business environment can leverage the private sector’s contribution to development. The debate focused on how best to achieve cooperation between trade-related bodies and governments, international organizations, donors and private sector to facilitate the latter’s access to global and regional markets.

After the session, Florian Iwinjak and Steffen Kaeser of UNIDO visited the capacity4dev.eu stand for an informal conversation on the session, and the potential benefits of trade capacity development: