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Global public finance and funding the Millennium Development Goals

12 December 2005: Antony Burgmans, chairman of Unilever, speaks at the 4th Jelle Zijlstra Lecture by Professor Tony Atkinson, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam.

Antony Burgmans, chairman of Unilever, supports the plea for more emphasis on open economies. In his view, free trade is in the interest of all, because it leads to more economic growth - and wealth, jobs and prosperity. He fully supports the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which he sees as one of the most important challenges for humanity in the years to come.