Publications
The Friends of Multilateralism Group
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WTO Reform
The WTO in the Age of Trump’s Trade Bullying – Should There Be WTO Reform?
Stuart Harbinson published this blog in June 2025 as FMG member and former Chief Representative of HK China to the WTO. Full text of this blog can be viewed via: https://ecipe.org/blog/wto-in-the-age-of-trump/
Recap of FMG Discussion on Global Turbulence and WTO Reform III
In light of the evolving dynamics of international trade relations and the mounting challenges faced by the WTO, FMG held a series of internal discussions on the pressing situation and the way forward. This document the second recap of the recent FMG discussions and...
FMG One-Pagers
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Covid-19 and Trade
21st Century Tracking of Pandemic-Era Trade Policies in Food and Medical Products
Simon Evenett, as Professor of St. Gallen University, published this paper on 2nd May 2020 with the Global Trade Alert Team. Full text of this article can be downloaded via: https://www.globaltradealert.org/reports/54
Price of Pandemic: Weakened Trade System Exposed
Evan Rogerson published this commentary on 4th May for the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) of Nanyang Technological University (NTU) as Adjunct Senior Fellow with the Centre for Multilateralism Studies at the RSIS. Full text of this article can...
Others
Brazil attacks US and calls for WTO members to support trade rules
Peter Ungphakorn published blog on 23 July 2025 as former senior information officer at the WTO Secretariat. Full text of this article can be viewed via: https://tradebetablog.wordpress.com/author/tradebetablog/
It’s right China and India should demand a bigger IMF role
Hector Torres posted this article on 14 July 2025 as FMG member and Former Executive Director at the International Monetary Fund. Full text of this article can be viewed via:...