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Trade is an integral part of the peace process; peace and stability are the best promoters of trade…Interview with Ghazi Abu Nahl, President of Nest Investments Holdings Limited

He is a self-made businessman from Palestine who has worked very hard to build up a huge global business venture with hundreds of employees. Not only does he own one of the biggest insurance companies in the Afro Asia region, but he owns a bank and runs fifteen World Trade Centres throughout the Middle East, North Africa and Cyprus. During the World Trade Centre Association’s Conference on “Peace and Stability Through Trade” we had the chance to meet with…

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"Buying from Africa for Africa" An International Trade Centre success story

Consider that in the United Nations system, agencies spend more than USD 9 billions on goods and services every year, of which 60 % is destined for humanitarian relief or development assistance to African countries. How-ever, according to the Inter-Agency Procurement Services Agency, just 10% of total UN procurement in 2003 was supplied from African countries. With the support of Norway, the ITC programme has boosted that share and as a result several aid agencies have modified their procurement…

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