And I have to mention that discrimination against women is another barrier to fair competition and economic growth. A 2007 United Nations study found that the Asia-Pacific loses at least $58 billion of economic output every year because of restrictions on women’s access to employment and gender gaps in education. So, as host of APEC, we are organizing a high-level Summit on Women and the Economy in San Francisco this September.
我必须指出的是,歧视妇女是公平竞争和经济增长的另一障碍。据2007年联合国发布的一项研究报告,由于限制妇女的就业机会和教育领域的性别差异,亚太地区每年的经济产出损失至少580亿美元。因此,作为亚太经合组织论坛的主办国,我们将于今年9月在旧金山召开一次高级别的妇女与经济峰会。
We are also working though the World Trade Organization to address continuing challenges to fair competition. Take government procurement. The purchases that governments make represent an important part of the global economy, and citizens everywhere deserve to know that their governments are getting the best product at the best prices. Consistent with the WTO Government Procurement Agreement that we signed, America lets companies from other nations who have signed that same agreement compete for appropriate American Government contracts. We would naturally expect countries that want access to our government contracts to offer our companies genuine access to theirs in return.
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