Episode description

The World Trade Organization (WTO) and the UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) share a long history of collaboration in promoting international trade as a driver of economic development, particularly in supporting developing countries. In the episode “The Economic Case for Inclusivity”, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the WTO, and Rebeca Grynspan, Secretary-General of UNCTAD, share insights from a high-level panel exploring the economic imperative of mainstreaming inclusivity policies in global trade.

Speakers in this episode: 

James Baxter, moderator, 

Australia’s Permanent Representative to the WTO

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

Director-General of the WTO

Rebeca Grynspan

Secretary-General of UNCTAD

Host: Javier Gutiérrez

Counsellor in External Relations, World Trade Organization