Louisa Minney, Senior Consultant, Sustineo, was invited to attend the official launch of the Australian Trade and Development Group Network, which will promote private sector involvement in the delivery of poverty reduction programs. Members of the Australian Trade and Development Group Network include Beach Energy, San Remo and ANZ. The group’s mission is to “promote private sector involvement in the delivery of poverty reduction programs in developing countries and promote the capabilities of members to development communities, politicians, policy makers and the public, in order to influence policy and produce tangible outcomes”. Foreign Minister Julie Bishop gave the keynote address in which she said: "Aid alone is not the panacea to poverty” and "The future of the Pacific depends on private sector involvement”.
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