African CEOs Advocate Fairer Global Trading System(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A group of Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) in Africa have demanded for a fairer and more transparent global trading system that will support developing countries. The survey which was conducted to gauge the private sector view around trade, has highlighted the private sector’s desire for considerable reforms to make the global trade rules system fairer and more transparent. From the findings, 65 percent of the CEOs surveyed feel the current global trading system is unfair to Africa, 37 percent of the CEOs feel WTO as it stands is ineffective. Although, the majority of CEOs believed that the global trading system was unfair, some also see the multilateral system strengthening in the coming years. As such, a fairer global trade environment and trading system is more urgent today than ever”, he further noted.