"The world that we live in today is more prosperous than ever before with the benefits of openness being felt at all levels of society in almost all corners of the world. Standards of living have risen and over a billion people have been lifted out of extreme poverty over the last thirty years. However, it is alarming to see signs of possible deviation from international cooperation and integration. We are facing challenges to the rule based trading system. Rejecting international integration is not a solution, as foregoing the potential gains from trade that can still be repeated equates to condemning millions," warned Mr. Ibrahim Ameer, Minister of Finance, Government of Maldives at the inaugural session of the 8th Global Economic Summit on 'Services: Enabler of Growth for Trade and Industry'. The Summit was organized by MVIRDC World Trade Center Mumbai and All India Association of Industries.
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