Around the World of Trade | Trade Tips Podcast

World Bank Group I Trade Tips Podcast

In this first episode of the World Bank Group's Trade Tips podcast, we explore why trade matters and how it benefits economies all over the globe. We learn about the big picture when it comes to trade and how it can be made more efficient for traders.

We hear from traders in Nepal and Tonga about their challenges, and from the World Bank Group's Mona Haddad, Director of Trade, Investment, and Competitiveness, on possible solutions.

Listen now! Tell us what you think of our podcast here.

Featured Voices

• Sundar Dahal, owner, Starlight Express, Nepal: “We should have our own exports, rather than the assembled ones. So, I thought we should start exporting tea, coffee, turmeric, ginger.”
• Tai’atu Ataata, owner of JJ Rose Store and Gallery, Tonga: “You have to have that go get attitude because it’s difficult to operate. You just have to pull yourself up and keep going.”
• Mona Haddad, Director of Trade, Investment, and Competitiveness, World Bank Group: "Trade is an engine of growth that creates better jobs, reduces poverty, and increases economic opportunity. Economic growth underlined by better trade practices, has lifted more than one billion people out of poverty since 1990.”

Timestamps

[00:02] Welcome and introduction

[01:27] Perspective from a cardamon trader in Nepal

[05:06] From landlocked Nepal to the Pacific island nation of Tonga

[08:09] Now to Washington: Why is efficient and smooth trade so important for economies?

[09:45] What is trade facilitation?

[10:37] Where does the World Bank Group play a role?

[11:58] Closing and thanks for listening!

Presenter and Producer: Sarah Treanor

Executive Producer: Marisa Zawacki

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This podcast was created by the World Bank Group with funding from Trade Facilitation Support Program (TFSP). The TFSP is funded by nine donor partners: Australia, Canada, the European Commission, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, the United States, and the United Kingdom. This initiative provides assistance to countries seeking to align their trade practices with the World Trade Organization Trade Facilitation Agreement (WTO TFA).

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ABOUT THE TRADE TIPS PODCAST

This Trade Tips podcast tackles the big issues in the world of trade and explores solutions. In this new podcast from the World Bank Group, we take you on a journey around the globe – from Vanuatu to Ghana, Jamaica to Nepal, London to Washington, DC. Through conversations with traders who are being affected by key issues like climate change, digitization, gender – and experts offering cutting-edge solutions – we highlight why trade matters and how it can be made more efficient. Don't miss an episode! Listen and subscribe for free on your favorite platform. Tell us what you think of our podcast here.

ABOUT THE WORLD BANK GROUP

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ABOUT THE WORLD BANK GROUP’S WORK ON TRADE

Trade is an engine of growth that creates better jobs, reduces poverty, and increases economic opportunity. The World Bank Group works with client countries to improve their access to markets and enhance their participation in the global economy. Learn more.