Future of Consumption

Here are 4 building blocks for the new era of trade which will benefit everyone

Cars from China arrive at the Valparaiso port 85 miles (137km) northwest of Santiago, Chile August 31, 2006. Chile and China signed a free trade agreement in November 2005 making it the first free agreement China signed with a Latin American country.    REUTERS/Eliseo Fernandez(CHILE)

A shift away from physical towards data-driven trade will allow the global economy to become more productive. Image: REUTERS/Eliseo Fernandez

Christine Lagarde
President, European Central Bank
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