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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...
Anabel González Continues to Be a FFMG
Anabel González, Vice President of Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) continues to be a FFMG. Anabel González is one of the first FMG members and FMG Board Members. During her tenure as Deputy Director-General of WTO, she was appointed as a FFMG by Ngozi...
FMG Launches Its First One-pager Input Paper for the WTO Public Forum
Recently, Friends of Multilateralism Group (FMG) and its members following with worries about the trade policy trends around the world, from threats to launch "tariff wars", to waste tax payers money on distorting subsidies, to struggle with where to position private...
FMG Annual Board Meeting and General Assembly 2023
On 17th August 2023, FMG has held the Annual Board Meeting which was moderated by Patrick Low, Co-Chair of the Board and former Chief Economist of WTO. And on 23rd August, FMG has held the General Assembly 2023, moderated by Alejandro Jara, Co-Chair of the Board and...