Q&A
November 26, 2019 -
Deanna Ramsay
Phouvieng Phongsa: Examining Lao PDR’s trade journey
Deputy Director General in the Department of Planning and Cooperation at the Lao PDR Ministry of Industry and Commerce discusses harmonizing trade, regional integration and managing resources wisely
October 22, 2019 -
Deanna Ramsay
Ann Linde: Talking aid for trade, global growth and making trade deals happen
Then Swedish Minister for Foreign Trade, Ann Linde (now Minister for Foreign Affairs) discusses supporting developing country exports and the need to close the gender gap
October 10, 2019 -
Fabrice Lehmann
Globalisation, robotics and pathways to development
A conversation with Richard Baldwin
September 23, 2019 -
Deanna Ramsay
Isatou Touray: On getting good data, shaping gender-responsive policies and unleashing women in business
On the sidelines of the Aid for Trade Global Review 2019, The Gambia’s Vice President discusses the potential of women in trade
August 26, 2019 -
Cécile de Gardelle
Ramkrishna Adhikari: With a young, tech-savvy population, Nepal forging ahead on its ecommerce path
Nepal’s Under Secretary at the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies talks all things trade – online
May 23, 2019 -
Fabrice Lehmann
Global value chains and development paths: A conversation with Caroline Freund
Talking global value chains and trade integration, ahead of forthcoming World Bank report
May 07, 2019 -
Lynsey Grosfield
Ambassador Morten Jespersen: On making trade work for LDCs, now
The EIF Steering Committee Chair talks contemporary trade challenges and using resources the right way
April 30, 2019 -
Cécile de Gardelle
H.E. Dr. François Xavier Ngarambe: Aiming for ecommerce success in Rwanda
Following UNCTAD’s Ecommerce Week in April 2019 and on the cusp of a new partnership with EIF to boost ecommerce, Rwanda’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations and other International Organisations in Geneva discusses the state of play for online trade in the country
April 25, 2019 -
Deanna Ramsay
Agnes Hugot: On aiming for a win-win-win for trade
Virtual connections, transparency and financing through one platform can make for just the right combination to support MSMEs
April 16, 2019 -
Sven Callebaut, Cécile de Gardelle
Kemvichet Long: On helping Cambodia’s businesses enter the global ecommerce marketplace
During UNCTAD’s Ecommerce Week in April 2019, Deputy Director General for International Trade at the Cambodia Ministry of Commerce talks all things e-trade
February 20, 2019 -
Deanna Ramsay
Annette Ssemuwemba: What’s hot, what’s new in EIF’s fresh strategy
EIF’s Deputy Executive Director discusses EIF’s just-launched Strategic Plan 2019-2022 and leaving no LDC behind
December 07, 2018 -
Deanna Ramsay
Monique van Daalen: On women, better business and Rwanda’s trade landscape
Following a recent visit to Rwanda with EIF, Netherlands Ambassador to the WTO and LDC Sub-Committee Chair Monique van Daalen discusses seeing the country’s cross border trade efforts in person, as well as the country’s policy in action
October 15, 2018 -
Deanna Ramsay
Christina Chatima: On using trade as an engine for growth
Increasing agricultural proceeds, processing and marketing are critical in Malawi’s development plans
August 24, 2018 -
Deanna Ramsay
Clement Kumbemba: On obtaining markets for Malawi’s harvests
The country is striving to enhance agro-processing, secure new markets and increase exports
July 27, 2018 -
Daria Shatskova
Daniel Gay: The long and winding road to LDC graduation
The EIF’s Daria Shatskova talks development in the world’s poorest countries with UNDESA’s Daniel Gay
July 09, 2018 -
Deanna Ramsay
Princess of Burkina Faso Abze Djigma: On the need to support small businesses in LDCs, and good finance
We need to be in the driver's seat of economic growth because it's important for us and for the next generation, and is the right pathway to trade with other countries. It's my duty to start doing some of the homework to facilitate trade
July 03, 2018 -
ICTSD
Five questions to Least Developed Country governments about inclusive trade
Bridges Africa and Passerelles discussed trade and sustainable development with Fatoumata Jallow-Tambajang, Vice President of The Gambia, Kamrang Tekreth, Secretary of State at the Ministry of Commerce of Cambodia, and Hassan Come, Minister of Commerce and Industry of the Central African Republic (CAR)
June 05, 2018 -
Deanna Ramsay
Daniel Blockert: On fostering resilience, and lifting up women and small businesses in Least Developed Countries
Ahead of his departure from Geneva, Ambassador to the Permanent Mission of Sweden to the WTO and EIF Steering Committee Chair Daniel Blockert speaks of key sectors for impact in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and the importance of sustainable solutions
May 22, 2018 -
Deanna Ramsay, Natasha Sweeney
Betty Chinyamunyamu: Finding potential in Malawi’s farmers – and forging new markets
In a country with a majority of the population cultivating small plots of land, empowering smallholder farmers is the key to economic success
March 16, 2018 -
ICTSD
Talking ecommerce with Alioune Sarr, Senegal’s Trade Minister
The challenges with which African countries are faced in the context of ecommerce – and which hinder its development – are multifaceted
March 08, 2018 -
Simon Hess, Hang T.T. Tran
Wanjira Mathai on women's renewable energy entrepreneurship in LDCs
EIF Coordinators Hang Tran and Simon Hess interview Wanjira Mathai of wPOWER partnership on women's entrepreneurship in renewables
February 18, 2018 -
Deanna Ramsay
Ratnakar Adhikari: Enhancing partnerships for better, more inclusive trade
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) face obstacles to improving their trade capacity, but there are opportunities on the horizon