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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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)....

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...