Publications
The Friends of Multilateralism Group
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WTO Reform
The Underused Advantages of Schedules in the WTO for Evolving Trade Dynamics and Sustainable Development
Gabrielle Marceau published this article on 22nd July 2026 as FMG member and Professor, University of Geneva. Full text of this article can be viewed...
EU WTO Reform Proposal Seeks To Extend Accession-Based State Enterprise Rules To All Members
Simon Lester published this blog in July 2026 as Co-founder of WorldTradeLaw.net and former Legal Affairs Officer at the Appellate Body Secretariat of the World Trade Organization. Full text of this blog can be viewed via:...
FMG One-Pagers
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 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...
Covid-19 and Trade
Arriving at an equitable response to the pandemic
Pradeep S Mehta co-authored this article in December 2021 with Sneha Singh as founder Secretary General of the Jaipur-based Consumer Unity & Trust Society (CUTS International). Full text of this article can be viewed via: https://bit.ly/3lZKMvO
How Much Vaccine Will Be Produced This Year?
Simon Evenett published this article on May 20th as Professor of Economics at University of St. Gallen Switzerland, and Founder of St. Gallen Endowment for Prosperity Through Trade. Full text of this article can be downloaded via:...
Others
Open China, shared global growth
Siqi Li published this article in July 2026 as FMG member and professor at the China Institute for WTO studies at the University of International Business and Economics. Full text of this article can be viewed...
Two Priorities for EU-China WTO Reform Cooperation
John Clarke published this article in July 2026 as former EU trade negotiator and Head of the EU Delegation to the WTO and EU. Full text of this article can be viewed...