The changing geography of world trade: Projections to 2030

► Intra-South trade is projected to increase significantly by 2030, even under current policies. ► The importance of developing countries would be even higher if growth in the North were to be slower. ► Opening South-South trade would help to immunize developing economy growth from a slowdown in the North. ► Asia has the potential to gain more than from Doha by freeing the region's trade on an MFN basis.