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international
international

Women

entrepreneurs

explain how to do business By Annegret Mathari

The International Trade Centre (ITC) has in the country, but they’re constrained by
created in Ulaanbaatar its 14th SheTrades hub challenges related to ownership rights,
to support women’s role in business and trade. financing and equal pay,» said Pamela Coke-
Two Women entrepreneurs, one Mongolian, Hamilton, ITC Executive Director. «With
the other Rwandan, explain their business. the opening of the SheTrades Mongolia Hub,
we look forward to building on our global
Over 600 business people, policymakers and network of public and private sector partners,
development experts from more than 60 so Mongolian women can play a stronger role
countries have participated end of June at the in international trade.»
World Export Development Forum (WEDF)
in Ulaanbaatar to talk trade, do business, The SheTrades initiative at the ITC has
and drive development. The conference was changed the economic lives of three million
organized by the Geneva based International women in 30 countries by connecting them to
Trade Centre (ITC) and the Government of markets. With Mongolia ITC has opened so
Mongolia. A Forum highlight was the launch far 14 regional hubs across Africa, Asia, South
of the SheTrades Mongolia hub, which joined America, the Caribbean and Europe, and it
the International Trade Centre’s global network will continue to grow.
to support women entrepreneurs. ITC is the
joint agency of the World Trade Organization Erdene Naidan from Mongolia and Therese
and the United Nations. It is a development Sekamana present their business to Diva and
partner for small business export success. international Diplomat.
Women entrepreneurs in Mongolia are set to
play a bigger role in the country’s economic Production of cashmere garment
growth and efforts to diversify trade. Erdene Naidan is one of the Mongolian
women entrepreneurs. She has participated
«Mongolian women are highly educated and for the first time in the World Export
own more than two-thirds of small businesses Development Forum (WEDF) organised by

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