
G8 and trade: the development angle
The list of competing priorities for this year’s G8 summit was whittled down to three by David Cameron.

The list of competing priorities for this year’s G8 summit was whittled down to three by David Cameron.

It’s easy to be cynical about G8 summits. But, as David Cameron prepares to host the annual meeting of leaders from the world’s richest countries in Lough Erne, Northern Ireland, the British government has a unique opportunity to provide leadership on issues at the heart of global poverty and inequality – and to restore the credibility of the G8 in global economic governance.


The European Union’s communication on trade, growth and development, launched on 27 January, sets the framework for its actions on trade and development in the coming decade.