Economies that are open to trade grow faster.
Our trade opens to all the world.
I certainly believe that we gain through open trade and liberalisation.
Because I come from a place like Jamaica, which is a small, open economy, I viscerally get the importance of the global economy.
I think India's policy that the openness of trade should be carried through a multilateral process is the right one.
The countries that stand to benefit most from greater competition and openness are those nations that display the highest protection.
The downsides of globalization are indeed painful, ... But taking the bigger pills against its ills is superior to living inside a sterile bubble.
The message I take all round the world is Britain is open for business.
The United States is a low-trade - low-tariff country.
While the WTO negotiations will continue, there are other trade negotiations of a bilateral nature, which among other things, should help to open up these markets for South African products.
The administration's attempt to keep us from selling agricultural products to Cuba is an outrage. Cuba is not a threat. That is why we must do more to open Cuba - not less.
I think the free market model of commercial trade openness - this model has undoubtedly shown enormous benefits for nations, for those of us that follow this model, of course.
