FMG “Trade Policy Preview” (TP-P) Session on Nigeria

On November 4 2024, the Friends of Multilateralism Group (FMG) organized the 11th session of its “Trade Policy Preview” (TP-P) brainstorming series on Nigeria. Clemens Boonekamp, FMG member and former Director of the Agriculture Division of the WTO moderated this session.

 

Simon Evenett, FMG member and coordinator of Global Trade Alert;  Yonov Fred Agah, former Deputy Director-General of the WTO, former Nigeria’s Ambassador to the WTO, and Trudi Hartzenberg, Executive Director of the Trade Law Centre (TRALAC) shared their views on the trade policies of Nogeria.

 

Nearly 40 participants joined the session, including members of FMG, Ambassadors/DPRs of WTO members, and experts from renowned think tanks etc.

 

FMG has launched the brainstorming initiative titled “Trade Policy Preview” (TP-P) to host a candid and forward-looking dialogue on trade policy trends of key players of the WTO and their implications on the WTO reform discussions. FMG has successfully organized ten TP-P sessions on China, Russia, Pakistan, Mexico, Brazil, U.S.A, Japan, EU, SACU, and China.

 

The recording of this session can be watched via:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLSKYbyvqMY

 

  

Annex 1: Programme

14:00-14:02	Opening Remarks Speaker: Mario Matus (FMG)
14:02-14:05	Introduction Speaker: Clemens Boonekamp (FMG)
14:05-14:50	Presentations Moderator: Clemens Boonekamp (FMG)
14:05- 14:20	Speaker 1: Simon Evenett (FMG)
14:20- 14:35	Speaker 2:  Yonov Fred Agah (Nigeria)
14:35-14:50	Speaker 3: Trudi Hartzenberg (TRALAC)
14:50- 15:30	Discussions Moderator: Clemens Boonekamp (FMG)

 

 

 

Annex 2: Confirmed Participants List

 

FMG

Willy Alfaro (FMG)

Clemens Boonekamp (FMG)

Simon Evenett (FMG)

Jonathan T. Fried (FMG)

Henry Gao (FMG)

Wenhua Ji (FMG)

Mario Matus (FMG)

Sherry Stephenson (FMG)

Xinquan Tu (FMG)

Alan Wolff (FMG)

 

WTO Missions

Cabo Verde: Clara Delgado Jesus, Ambassador

Russia: Nikolai Platonov, Ambassador

Korea: PARK Jung Sung, DPR

New Zealand: James Andersen, DPR

 

Think Tanks

William Reinsch, CSIS

 

International Organzations

Adam Jakubik, IMF