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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...
FMG Member Pradeep Mehta Joined the WTO Civil Society Advisory Group
On 21 June, Director-General of the WTO Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala announced the establishment of two advisory groups, one comprising leaders from the business community and the other bringing together prominent civil society representatives. FMG member Pradeep Mehta joined...
FMG Welcomes Two New Members and Two New Friends of FMG
In July 2023, the Friends of Multilateralism Group (FMG) welcomes two new members of FMG and two new Friends of FMG (FFMG). Henry GAO, FMG Brad MCDONALD, FMG Niall MEAGHER, FFMG Michele RUTA, FFMG Their bios can be found via...
Xiankun Lu Was Invited to Join CGTN Panel on BRICS Development
On June 30, Professor Xiankun Lu, CEO of the Friends of Multilateralism (FMG) was invited to join the panel for the discussion on “The growing appeal of the BRICS group" held by China Global Television Network (CGTN). The discussion mainly focused on the economic...