Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary (CS) Amina Mohamed, has called on world leaders to prioritize enhancement of global trade in the agenda of the World Economic Forum (WEF) that began Wednesday in Davos, Switzerland.
Saying that trade remains the principal engine of economic growth, the CS said trade discussions should be prioritized in Davos, the Foreign Affairs Press Office said in a news dispatch from Davos Friday.
She made the call as the world seeks to unveil a transformative trade agenda at the 10th World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Conference that will be held in Nairobi in December this year.
“Trade has enormous potential to create employment, catalyse investments and foster growth and should be prioritized as top world leaders converge in Davos,” said the Foreign Affairs and International Trade Cabinet Secretary.
“And this is more so as we look forward to the WTO negotiations at the 10th Ministerial Conference to be held in Nairobi in December this year,” added the CS.
Saying that conflicts, terrorism and violent extremism are significantly fueled by unemployment, poverty and inequalities, the CS called for enhanced global trade that will help in the generation of investments and jobs.
