A (Digital) Window to the World | Trade Tips Podcast

World Bank Group I Trade Tips Podcast

In this episode of the World Bank Group's Trade Tips podcast, we explore how technology can transform global trade. We learn how digitization can make trade faster, easier, more transparent and predictable.

We hear from traders in Ghana and Vanuatu about their challenges, and from the World Bank's Alina Antoci on possible solutions.

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Featured Voices

• Miishe Addy, CEO, Jetstream Africa Ghana: “Without efficient supply chains, the businesses in Africa who want to export will not be able to compete globally without technology.”
• Jonathan Naupa, owner, Tropical Rainforest Aromatics, Vanuatu: “We have this Vanuatu electronic single window system for trade – the first in the Pacific. It is working brilliantly.”
• Alina Antoci, Senior Trade Facilitation Specialist, World Bank Group: “Technology makes trade faster, cheaper, and easier, but also more transparent and predictable."

Timestamps

[00:05] Welcome and Introduction

[01:05] Perspective from a Kava exporter from Vanuatu

[03:53] Vanuatu Electronic Single Window

[04:51] Exporting now faster, easier

[05:38] To Ghana to meet Jetstream Africa

[09:41] How Jetstream tackles trade obstacles with digitization

[10:55] Importance of more efficient trade for Africa

[11:19] To Washington: What is the impact of digitization?

[11:51] Benefits of digital platforms for trade

[13:23] Improvements for economies

[15:23] Closing and thanks for listening!

Presenter and Producer: Sarah Treanor

Executive Producer: Marisa Zawacki

Cover Art: Creatures Africa

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This podcast was created by the World Bank Group with funding from the Trade Facilitation Support Program (TFSP). The TFSP is funded by nine donor partners: Australia, Canada, the European Commission, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, the United States, and the United Kingdom. This initiative provides assistance to countries seeking to align their trade practices with the World Trade Organization Trade Facilitation Agreement (WTO TFA).

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ABOUT THE TRADE TIPS PODCAST

This Trade Tips podcast tackles the big issues in the world of trade and explores solutions. In this new podcast from the World Bank Group, we take you on a journey around the globe – from Vanuatu to Ghana, Jamaica to Nepal, London to Washington, DC. Through conversations with traders who are being affected by key issues like climate change, digitization, gender – and experts offering cutting-edge solutions – we highlight why trade matters and how it can be made more efficient. Don't miss an episode! Listen and subscribe for free on your favorite platform. Tell us what you think of our podcast here.

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