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" Governments around the world are looking for economic growth and job creation. African economies are no exception, with increasing recognition that growth has to be built on a more diversified economic structure in order to make a lasting contribution to development. "

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" We survey companies and ask them what the barriers to export and import are. Once we map these barriers, we sit down with the companies on one side and the government and regulatory agencies on the other and help them identify obstacles to trade and what has to be done to tackle them. "

" The tourism industry has considerable potential to be a sustainability role model in its role as a buyer of goods and other services, from building materials and green construction standards to farm produce. "

" The big part of coffee production in many rural areas is in the hands of women. It's women who work in the fields. They harvest the coffee. They wash the coffee. They take the coffee to the market. But when the coffee gets to the market, it's the man who cashes in the money for the crop. "

" In the ten years leading up to 2013, quinoa prices nearly tripled on the back of skyrocketing international demand for the latest 'superfood'. The grain had traditionally been cultivated in the high Andean plateau, principally for household consumption. But as prices rose, farmers' incentive to sell it as a cash crop grew. "

" In their pursuit of growth and diversification, African economies should consider transforming the discourse from a focus on industrialisation to a broader one centred on value addition in agriculture, manufacturing, and services. "

" You only have a problem when you admit you have a problem. "

" Growth without diversification, technological improvement, and increased productivity is easily reversed: all it takes is a dip in commodity prices. "

" Look at a map of the world: the countries which do not trade much, or which trade only in oil and gas, tend to be in regions which suffer the most social and political instability. "

" Sustainable production and consumption matter immensely to the people I meet every day as head of the International Trade Centre, which works with small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to help them boost growth and job creation by improving their competitiveness and connecting to international markets. "

" Laws matter. With effective implementation and enforcement, good laws can nudge forward positive changes in social and cultural mores. "

" In my job, as head of the International Trade Centre, I have the privilege to meet entrepreneurs from across the world almost on a daily basis. "

" The social and legal discrimination that relegates hundreds of women to subordinate or marginal economic roles has a huge aggregate cost. "

" The unfolding migratory crisis has become one of the most acute challenges facing the international community. Millions of lives are at stake. All of us have a responsibility to act. Collectively, we need to find solutions. "

" While tourism is often resource-intensive, it is a major driver of poverty reduction in developing countries. "

" It is no coincidence that in the wake of the Arab Spring, investment in youth-related initiatives, especially related to employment, has increased sharply. "

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" When women are paid for their work and have control over how the money gets spent, they invest much more of their income than men do in their families' education and health. "