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When the African Fine Coffees Association (AFCA) was formed in 2000, its founders had a vision that they would be able to provide the African coffee industry – which had undergone two severe depressions – with a new direction. To achieve this goal, AFCA developed a strategy that set out a...
Mexico has in recent decades become one of the world’s most vibrant and stable economies. Its promising future has been underscored time and time again. The New York Times has stated that Mexico is set to become one of the most dominant economic powers of this century. Financial-services firms...
Integrating least-developed countries (LDCs), most of them located in Africa, into the global economy is one of the central challenges to fostering stability and spreading prosperity more widely across the globe. These 48 countries account for a shockingly low 1% of world trade. The challenge...
The business community believes in open borders because the most efficient and productive economy is a truly global economy in which goods, services, capital and labour move freely to where they are needed most. Open borders are the closest guarantee of continued growth and higher global living...
Stamford Raffles, then the Governor-General overseeing Singapore, declared the city a free and open port in 1823. Singapore had experienced rapid growth since Raffles’s first development plan for the city was laid out in 1819. And, while economic advancement has had its ups and downs over the past...
Emerging economies such as Brazil, China and India have been very successful in enhancing trade performance. But how have they actually achieved this – and what lessons could less developed countries learn from their experiences? One element that works against improved trade performance is...
Running a successful business is the dream of every entrepreneur. While global empires are for the few, finding and receiving proper support, however, can make success a more realistic prospect for many more. In recent decades trade promotion organizations (TPOs) have emerged across the world...
Côte d’Ivoire has for centuries been known as a country blessed with abundant natural resources. Today this is reflected in the West African country’s status as the world’s largest exporter of cocoa. That position should not be underestimated. A coup in 1999, followed by a bloody...
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are committed humanitarians and philanthropists as well as actors. They use their celebrity well in promoting good causes. They also ensure that they are not a distraction when visiting humanitarian operations. I saw this at first hand in 2005 when, as Chief of...
