International
Opportunities Created at the 8th WSYE
Joint
Venture Partnerships
54 international joint ventures
were signed on the spot in Brussels at the 8th WSYE with values
ranging from US$20,000 to US$2,000,000.
International
Trade Centre Business Sector Round-Table (BSRT)
The Institute for Leadership
Development (ILD) invited 25 young entrepreneurs from LDCs to
participate in the International Trade Centre Business Sector
Round-Table (BSRT) hosted by ITC, in collaboration with UNCTAD
and the ILD during the 3rd UN Conference for Least Developed
Countries. The main objective of the event was to bring
export/import opportunities and experiences in the
products/sectors of greatest potential to the attention of LDC
exporters, international buyers and investors and to help
integrate them into export strategy formulation processes in
LDCs.
The
Global Compact for Small and Medium Enterprises and Small and
Medium Industries (SMEs/SMIs)
A partnership between the
Institute for Leadership Development and the Executive Office of
the Secretary-General of the United Nations Global Compact for
SMEs/SMIs was launched during the 8th World Summit of Young
Entrepreneurs.
The
World Trade University
The World Trade University was
launched at the 3rd UN Conference on Least Developed Countries
during the 8th World Summit of Young Entrepreneurs. The
World Trade University (WTU) is created to define, shape and
influence the most timely issues of trade; to promote rule-based
trade; and to facilitate a mechanism for human resources and
institutional capacity building by engaging professionals in and
practitioners of trade from least developed, developing,
emerging economies and developed countries for better management
of globalization thus enhancing shared prosperity.
