The purpose and scope of the ‘Economic Development, Trade and Innovation’ portfolio at WEglobal is to:

• Promote a strong foreign direct investment policy.
• Strengthen trade agreements between regions and with their major trading partners.
• Provide technical assistance to developing countries to help them integrate into the global economy.
• Help member countries that are not members of trading bloc to strengthen their SMEs and the broader economy.

We contribute to the following sustainable development goals through the projects we carry out in this portfolio: