Monday, November 1, 2021

What next at the WTO Ministerial?

I recently introduced and facilitated a panel discussion on the likely outcomes for XII WTO MC to be held in a few days. Great inputs from Alan Wolff, Harsha Vardhan Singh, J.S.Deepak and Gabrielle Marceau on what the stakes are and what could be realistically achieved. 

Views ranged from optimism on ambitious outcomes to a realism of national interests prevailing. Negotiation at the WTO has always been achieving that balance! Glacial speed negotiations with perennial optimism!

Alan Wolff, former DDG of the WTO, shared the written version of his text here. The video recording of the session is found here.

Watch the panel discussion and await a debrief from a month from now!



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