Astana Economic Forum - ITC Side Event (Conference hall 2, Palace of Independence, 2 floor)
Panel Session
HELPING SMES TO INTERNATIONALIZE: NAVIGATING THROUGH THICK BORDERS
Organizers: International Trade Centre (ITC)
Key issues:
?Reduction of the trade-related costs
?How a country’s business environment, import-export procedures and its legal architecture impact on its ability to trade across borders
?Best practices that governments and trade support institutions in developing countries can adopt
Speakers
Gaozhang Zhu, Director of Compliance and Facilitation, World Customs Organization
&
Gyan Chandra Acharya, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States
Moderators
Arancha Gonzalez, Executive Director of the International Trade Center
WAP website. Link in Russian http://www.group-global.org/ru/page/view/515
Link in English http://www.group-global.org/en/page/view/516