Trade conference offers global perspective

The 21st-annual Kentucky International Trade and Investment Conference, organized by the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, was held on Thursday, May 19, at the Northern Kentucky Convention Center in Covington. The conference aims to give small- and medium-sized businesses the opportunity to build relationships with international firms. Thirty speakers from the U.S. and seven foreign countries presented on export opportunities, logistics, and expanding global markets. Economies in industrially developing countries like Iran, China, Russia and Brazil could grow by as much as 9% annually for the next several years.