On October 4 2023, the Friends of Multilateralism Group (FMG) organized the 9th session of its “Trade Policy Preview” (TP-P) brainstorming series on SACU. 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; Trudi Hartzenberg, Executive Director of the Trade Law Centre (TRALAC); Khutsafalo Sekolowane, Associate Researcher at the Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis (BIDPA); and Tsotang Tsietsi, WTO Chair of National University of Lesotho shared their views on the trade policies of SACU.
More than 20 participants joined the session, including members of FMG, Ambassadors/DPRs of WTO members, Directors of WTO divisions, 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 nine TP-P sessions on China, Russia, Pakistan, Mexico, Brazil, U.S.A, Japan, EU, and SACU and plan to organize TP-P sessions for Chile in the near future.
The presentation of Simon Evenett is attached as Annex 1. And the recording of this session can be watched via: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CF6qMB0XARw.
Annex 1: Simon Evenett SACU TPR Presentation FMG
Annex 2: Programme
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15:00-15:05 |
Introduction Moderator: Clemens Boonekamp (FMG) |
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15:05-15:55 |
Presentations Moderator: Clemens Boonekamp (FMG) |
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15:05- 15:20 |
Speaker 1: Simon Evenett (FMG) |
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15:20- 15:35 |
Speaker 2: Trudi Hartzenberg (TRALAC) |
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15:35-15:45 |
Discussant 1: Khutsafalo Sekolowane （BIDPA） |
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15:45- 15:55 |
Discussant 2: Tsotang Tsietsi (NUL) |
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15:55- 16:30 |
Discussions Moderator: Clemens Boonekamp (FMG) |
Annex 3: Confirmed Participants List
FMG
Clemens Boonekamp (FMG)
Simon Evenett (FMG)
Jonathan Fried (FMG)
Petros C. Mavroidis (FMG)
Sherry Stephenson (FMG)
Alan Wolff (FMG)
WTO Missions
Thailand: Pimchanok Pitfield, Ambassador
UK: Simon Manley CMG, Ambassador
Uganda: Marcel R. Tibaleka, Ambassador
China: Zhonglin Bi, First Secretary
UK: Oli Sharp, Head of Trade
EU: Hene LEHT, Trade Officer
Namibia: Justine Katepe, Chief Policy Analyst
WTO Secretariat
Willy Alfaro, Director, Trade Policies Review Division
Think Tanks
Bill Reinsch, PIIE
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