The Danish Foreign Affairs Minister, Anders Samuelsen, has\u00a0emphasized the importance of free trade in the eradication of poverty in developing countries like Ghana.<\/p>\n
According\u00a0to him, great strides have already been made to reduce world poverty in recent years on the back of limited restriction of trade between nations.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”38vaWAcmblr5oqP3W39yi0lwIWfy5IKc”]”Free trade is very important for small countries like Denmark, but I guess that goes for all countries around the world as well. What we\u2019re seeing is a tremendous move away from a situation where we have 40% of the world\u2019s population living below the level of not being able to support themselves according to the United Nations figures. In 25 years, we\u2019ve been able to bring it down below 10 percent,” Anders Samuelsen said.<\/p>\n
“We would not have been able to do this without free trade. We would have to keep focus on creating a situation where people keep getting educated, and that is the way forward. Of course, moving from aid to trade is difficult, but it\u2019s the only way forward.”<\/p>\n