Publications
The Friends of Multilateralism Group
The papers, and any opinions expressed therein, do not represent the views of the Friends of Multilateralism Group (FMG)
WTO Reform
China’s New Declaration: Firmly Backing Multilateral Trading System, Demonstrating Responsibility and Accountability as a Major Country
In September 2025, Xinquan Tu published his article in Chinese as FMG member and Professor at University of International Business and Economics (UIBE), Beijing, China. Full text of this article can be viewed via:...
Safeguarding the Multilateral Trading System and Reforming the Global Economic Governance System
In September 2025, Wenhua Ji and Xinquan Tu co-authored this article in Chinese as FMG members and Professors at University of International Business and Economics (UIBE), Beijing, China. Full text of this article 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
Setting the Stage for the CUSMA Review
John Weekes published this article on 30 September 2025 as FMG member and former Ambassador of Canada to the WTO Full text of this article can be viewed via: https://www.policymagazine.ca/setting-the-stage-for-the-cusma-review/
The international progressives: A source of hope for the world trading system
Alan Wolff published this article on the PIIE on 24 September 2025 as FMG member and former Deputy Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Full text of this article can be viewed via:...