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FMG Welcomes Six New Members
In March 2023, the Friends of Multilateralism Group (FMG) welcomes six new members of FMG. Jianzhong HUANG Masamichi KONO Siqi LI Petros C. MAVROIDIS Cristián RODRÍGUEZ-CHIFFELLE Colette VAN DER VEN Their bios can be found...
FMG Member Tatiana Lacerda Prazeres Appointed as Brazilian Foreign Trade Secretary
In January 2023, FMG member Tatiana Lacerda Prazeres was appointed as Foreign Trade Secretary of Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade and Services, Brazil. FMG congratulate Tatiana for the new job, and highly appreciate her active participation in FMG...
FMG Member Jayashree Watal Was Interviewed on TRIPS Waiver
In January 2023, Jayashree Watal, FMG member and Professor at the National Law University, Delhi was interviewed by Professor Terry Fisher of Harvard Law on TRIPS negotiations and the waiver. This interview is a part of the Harvard-WIPO course on Patents and Global...
FMG Strategic Review 2022
On 13 and 14 Dec 2022, the Friends of Multilateralism Group (FMG) held two Strategic Review sessions. Members reviewed the activities FMG has organized so far, whether these have served their intended purpose, and proposed their suggestions on improving the...
FMG Member Deborah Elms Was Interviewed for the Fall 2022 Newsletter of WTO MSME Group
In November 2022, Deborah Elms, FMG member and Executive Director of Asian Trade Centre was interviewed for the the Fall 2022 Newsletter of the World Trade Organization’s Informal Working Group on Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs). The full...
Notice of FMG Trade Policy Preview on U.S.A Live on YouTube
FMG is most glad to organize a TP-P session on U.S.A on Monday 5 Dec 15:00-16:30 Geneva time. The panel include: Clemens Boonekamp (moderator, FMG), Simon Evenett (speaker, FMG), Jennifer Hillman (speaker, Georgetown University), Jonathan Fried (discussant, FMG)....
FMG Welcomes Three New Members and a New Friend of FMG
In October 2022, the Friends of Multilateralism Group (FMG) welcomes three new members of FMG and a new Friend of FMG (FFMG). Fernando DE MATEO, FMG Michitaka NAKATOMI, FMG Tatiana PRAZERES, FMG Anabel GONZÁLEZ, FFMG Their bios can be found via...
FMG Meeting with WTO DG Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
On September 30, 2022, Professor LU Xiankun and some Friends of Multilateralism Group (FMG) members met Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the WTO, to discuss post-MC12 priority of the WTO work. At the meeting, Dr. Okonjo-Iweala shared her insights on...
FMG Board Meeting and 2022 FMG General Assembly
In July 2022, The Friends of Multilateralism Group (FMG) organized Board Meeting and 2022 FMG General Assembly to summarize the work for the past year (July 2021-July 2022) and decide on concerning relevant matters. In the past year, FMG has organized 25...
Sherry Stephenson joins FMG Board
On July 28th, the 2022 FMG General Assembly approves that Sherry Stephenson, Services Convenor for the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC) becomes the new Board member of FMG. The bio of Sherry Stephenson can be found via:...