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FMG & IMF Meeting on WTO and Industrial Policy
On May 23, Prof. Xiankun LU, CEO of Friends of Mutilateralism Group, together with some other members of FMG, had an informal meeting with Michele Ruta, Deputy Division Chief in the Strategy and Policy Review Department of IMF and Martin Sommer, Deputy Chief in the...
Bernard Hoekman was Awarded an Advanced Grant from the European Research Council (ERC)
On 11 April 2024, Bernard Hoekman, FMG member and Director of Global Economics at the Global Governance Programme, was awarded an an Advanced Grant from European Research Council (ERC) for his project “Plurilateral Integration and Noneconomic Objectives”. More...
Victor DO PRADO Received the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette
On 14 March 2024, Victor DO PRADO, FMG member and former Director of the Council and TNC Division, WTO received the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette conferred by Ambassador Oike Atsuyuki, Permanent Representative of Japan to to the International...
FMG Launches Its Second One-pager Input Paper: The Underestimated Costs of Protectionism
On 25th March 2024, FMG launches its second one-pager input paper "The Underestimated Costs of Protectionism", as a complement and follow-up to its first note launched during WTO Public Forum in 2023 (The first note can be view...
FMG CEO Prof. Xiankun Lu Was Interviewed by Xinhua News Agency
FMG CEO Prof. Xiankun Lu was interviewed by Xinhua News Agency on the the entry into force of new disciplines on services domestic regulation at the 13th Ministerial Conference of the WTO. He particularly emphasized that major members, including China and the United...
FMG Welcomes Five New Members
In March 2024, the Friends of Multilateralism Group (FMG) welcomes below five new members of FMG. Jennifer Hillman Robert Koopman Tatjana Sachse Ji Wenhua Rajesh Aggarwal Their bios can be found via https://fmg-geneva.org/about-us/#members-of-fmg.
Xiankun LU Met With Representatives from GIZ
On December 14, Prof. Xiankun LU, CEO of FMG had a meeting with representatives from the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH in Geneva. They discussed on WTO reform, the 13th Ministerial Conference of the WTO and the potential...
The Work on Essential Services at APEC Led by Mia Mikic and Sherry Stephenson Made Progress
Over the past two years, Mia Mikic and Sherry Stephenson have been carrying out in support of the APEC Group on Services. This work originated in a request from the APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade to examine the role of Essential Services during times of major...
FMG Welcomes Seven New Members
In December 2023, the Friends of Multilateralism Group (FMG) welcomes below seven new members of FMG. Hilda AL-HINAI Jeannie CAMERON John CLARKE Ram ETWAREEA Dorotea LÓPEZ Janet MACHARIA Hamish MCCORMICK Their bios can be found via...
Alan Wolff joins FMG Board
On November 20th 2023, the FMG General Assembly approves that Alan Wolff , distinguished visiting fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE) and former Deputy Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) becomes the new Board member...