General Director of "QazTrade" JSC took part in the WTO Plenary Session - "QazTrade" Trade Policy Development Center" JSC
General Director of “QazTrade” JSC took part in the WTO Plenary Session

General Director of “QazTrade” JSC took part in the WTO Plenary Session

Azamat Askaruly, General Director of the Center for Trade Policy Development “QazTrade” JSC, took part in the Plenary session of the World Trade Organization Public Forum “Trade beyond COVID-19: Increasing Sustainability” in Geneva (Switzerland).

The Public Forum is the largest annual information event of the WTO. The Forum is a unique platform where heads of state, parliamentarians, the business community, scientists and civil society gather to discuss a wide range of trade and development issues. Every year the Forum is visited by more than 1,500 participants

This year, the participants discussed the prospects for the development of world trade in the post-crisis period and joint actions of the WTO members to ensure trade sustainability. The day before, Askaruly met with representatives of the International Trade Center (ITC).

The parties discussed the prospects for expanding cooperation between Kazakhstan and the Organization in terms of improving business export competencies, as well as the implementation of the ITC regional project on trade facilitation of Ready4Trade Central Asia. The project is funded by the European Union (EU) and implemented by the International Trade Center (ITC). The national partners of the project are the Ministry of Trade and Integration of the Republic of Kazakhstan and JSC “QazTrade”. The participants of the meeting also discussed the role of the International Trade Center in the issues of decarbonization of the economy, “green growth “and the development of “green trade”. The parties agreed to consider the possibility of cooperation in this area.

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