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Trade not aid the answer to poverty, economists say

GENEVA (Reuters) - As ministers from over 100 countries gather in Ghana to review how effective aid is in helping developing nations deal with poverty, many economists argue the answer is elsewhere -- in freeing up trade. <p><a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/reuters/worldNews?a=GVHPu7"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/reuters/worldNews?i=GVHPu7" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/worldNews?a=dPUc6K"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/worldNews?i=dPUc6K" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/worldNews?a=x9HrPk"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/worldNews?i=x9HrPk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/worldNews?a=pmimHk"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/worldNews?i=pmimHk" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/worldNews/~4/379539767" height="1" width="1"/>