Arancha Gonzalez

“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) t...”

“When the International Trade Centre, the agency I head, works with German electronics giant Bosch to help Kenyan food processing companies boost their productivity and export competitiveness...”

“In my job, as head of the International Trade Centre, I have the privilege to meet entrepreneurs from across the world almost on a daily basis.”

“It has been proven through studies by the World Bank and others that companies participating in international trade are more competitive.”

“Through trade reforms, Latin American countries can boost their competitiveness in markets for goods and services.”

“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 communiti...”

“What exactly is trade facilitation? In a nutshell, it is an effort to enable global trade by reducing red tape and streamline customs. In even simpler words: making it easier for companies t...”

“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...”

“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.”

“Responsive governments committed to improving the broader trade facilitation and business environment can help companies of all sizes by improving infrastructure: roads, transportation, port...”

“Predictably, open markets made it possible for countries to drive rapid growth by hitching their wagon to the world economy and using global demand to pull people and resources out of subsis...”

“Inward-looking unilateral trade policies invite retaliation.”

“The big part of coffee production in many rural areas is in the hands of women. It's women who work in the fields. They harvest the coffee. They wash the coffee. They take the coffee to the...”

“African pressure has led the E.U. to rethink part of its agricultural subsidy programme.”

“I have seen African countries negotiate bilaterally and within the WTO. African countries come to the WTO prepared and defend their interests with vigour.”

“Women are the most underutilized 'resource' in the world economy.”