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Join the call: let's get 1 million women to market by 2020

2 September 2015
ITC News
Watch how business leaders and policymakers are taking steps to connect more women to the global marketplace.

The goal is to connect one million women entrepreneurs to the global marketplace in the next five years.

Women business leaders joined policymakers and thought leaders from around the world for the Trailblazers Summit in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on 1 September 2015, to take concrete steps to achieve this target. The event was organized by the International Trade Centre and Apex-Brasil.

Participants responded to the call to action by committing to data collection, updated trade policies, inclusive public and corporate procurement practices, certification, solutions to trade obstacles, access to finance and ownership rights.

Read the press release for more information.