Peace and Stability through Trade

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Peace and Stability through Trade by Mehran
Eftekhar
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About World Trade Centers Association (WTCA)

• Established 1970
• Founding Principles
• To encourage the expansion of world trade
• To promote international business relationships
  and understanding among nations
• To foster increased participation in world trade
  by industrializing nations
• To create and encourage mutual assistance and
  cooperation among members and
• To promote and further the concept of the World
  Trade Center

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Governance The WTCA is governed by a 20 member
international Board of Directors, composed of
executives from WTCA members around the world,
and elected by the membership. Eight permanent
committees have been established to carry on the
work of the Association in the following fields

• Facilities Functions
• International Relations
• Development
• Planning Finance
• Public Relations Information
• Inter-regional Task Force for Trade

• Tourism, Hospitality Culture
• Trade Education, Training Research
• WTC Standards Quality
• Trade Fairs, Trade Marts Hi-Tech Parks

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World Trade Center Cyprus has started operation
in December 2004. With premises in Limassol, not
only opens a window to the world, but even paves
the way to it!
Services Offered

• WTCA OnLine
• Trade Information
• Trade Education

• Business Services
• Trade Missions
• Trade Shows Exhibitions

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World Trade Center Cyprus is a member of World
Trade Centers Holdings (Cyprus) Ltd., under the
umbrella of the mother company Nest Investments
(Holdings) Ltd. WTC Holdings (Cyprus) Ltd., is
the holder of 15 WTC licenses in the Regions of
Eastern Mediterranean, Middle East and North
Africa.
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• WTC Holdings Cyprus through the groups network
  which is ideally
• positioned and equipped to recognise and grasp
  opportunities,
• by serving them through
• Inter-regional communication and networking
• Trade education services
• Cooperation with other similar organisations
• Joint group trade missions
• Regional forums, exhibitions, shows
• Regional trade information services
• Promotion of culture and tourism

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• Stockholm International
• Peace Research Institute
• Last 15 years conflicts have dropped
• from 33 to 18

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• WHY?
• End of Cold War
• Spread of Democracy
• Trade Globalisation
• Expansion of Middle Class

• Better Communications
• More Knowledge
• Easier to Travel

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Most countries have actually realised that
Economic Prosperity is more effective and less
costly than conflict
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• 1930 Depression
• USA Europe
• South East Asia
• Democracy in South America
• Middle East Sub-Sahara

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• Conclusion
• Trade Expansion means
• Efficiency
• Higher Income
• Reduced Poverty

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Dividend Peace and Stability
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Before
After