19 Sep 2012
Addressing the opening ceremony of the conference on "Global Value Chain in the 21st Century: Policy Implications on Trade, Investment, Statistics and Developing Countries" organised jointly by China's Ministry of Commerce, UNCTAD, OECD and WTO in Beijing today, UNCTAD Secretary-General Supachai Panitchpakdi urged more proactive policies by developing countries in areas such as industrial strategy for them to be able to benefit fully from the growing phenomenon of global value chains.