South meets South: On the path to 2030

South–South cooperation can contribute towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals through various channels, especially trade, finance and capacity-building. It is well established that trade helps to create the conditions necessary for growth and development. Trade provides the means to overcome constraints posed by small domestic markets and gives countries access to larger external markets, as well as skills, technology and capital, which in turn enable better use of productive resources to catalyse structural transformation. The Sustainable Development Goals implicitly recognize the contribution of trade in many areas, while Goal 17 on the means of implementation does so explicitly.

Sustainable Development Goals:

Decent Work and Economic Growth

Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Reduced Inequalities