About the week
World Trade Week UK will highlight the importance of global trade in creating jobs and growth through open and fair markets.
Trade and openness are the cornerstones of UK economic prosperity and a crucial route out of poverty worldwide. The week will help showcase the success of the UK as a trading nation and the importance of global trade to reducing global poverty.
During World Trade Week UK there will be a range of activities and events every day, both across the UK and at UK embassies and consulates across the world.
The World Trade Week UK international conference took place on Monday 8 June.
Watch Lord Mandelson’s speech from the conference: Click here.
Watch the opening montage from the World Trade Week UK international conference: Click here.
See calendar for details.
For an overview of the ‘Trading Up: Creating Prosperity for Women’ conference held at the Foreign and Commonwealth Offices on Tuesday 9th June download the PDF
To view a video on the conference click here
To watch the address from Ambassador Demetrios Marantis, DUSTR click here