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Programme of the Global Forum on Trade, June 2008
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24 June 2008
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18:00 – 20:00
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Welcome reception in the “Hall du Château” at OECD headquarters, 2, rue André Pascal, 16th arrondissement, Paris |
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25 June 2008
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9:00 – 9:30
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Registration |
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9:30 – 10:30
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Opening:
Welcome and introductions:
- Stefan Tangermann, Director, Trade & Agriculture Directorate, OECD
Keynote speakers:
- Pier Carlo Padoan, Deputy Secretary General, OECD
- Masahiro Kawai, Dean, Asian Development Bank Institute
- Isher Judge Ahluwalia, Chairperson, ICRIER, India
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10:30 – 13:00
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Session I: Impact of the BRIICS on International Markets |
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Chair:
- Debapriya Bhattacharya, Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to the WTO
Speakers:
- Richard Newfarmer, World Bank
- Jörg Wuttke, European Union Chamber of Commerce in China |
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Questions for discussion
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● What are the most significant ways in which the BRIICS economies impact upon world markets?
● What are the import and export challenges facing the BRIICS in the medium term? What are the implications of their likely responses for the rest of the world?
● OECD countries have an important stake in the development of emerging economies. How best can OECD countries support emerging economies’ economic dynamism?
● How should trade policy in other emerging economies and developed countries adapt to the BRIICS’ growing weight in world trade?
● What lessons for other developing countries can be drawn from the experiences of each of the BRIICS economies?
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13:00 – 15:00
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Lunch |
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15:00 – 18:00
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Session II: The role of the BRIICS in the globalisation process |
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Chair:
- Rob Davies, Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, South Africa
Speakers:
- Przemyslaw Kowalski & Margit Molnar, OECD
- Pekka Sutela, Institute for Economies in Transition, Bank of Finland
- Renato Flores, EPGE Graduate School of Economics, Brazil
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Questions for discussion
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● What has been (and will be) the role of the BRIICS in the evolution of supply chains management and corporate structures?
● How do the trade and policy challenges facing the BRIICS differ from those confronting OECD countries on the one hand, and other developing countries on the other?
● What areas of market and “government” failure appear to be emerging in world trade and what does this imply for the BRIICS and OECD countries
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17:45
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Presentation by the World Bank Institute on the “World Trader Indicators 2008, Benchmarking Policy and Performance” |
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18:30 onwards
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OECD Summer Party at the OECD Chateau (tickets for sale at venue) |
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26 June 2008
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10:00 – 13:00
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Session III: Political Economy of Trade and the BRIICS |
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Chair:
- Carlos Alberto Primo Braga, World Bank
Speakers:
- Razeen Sally, London School of Economics and Political Science
- Mustapha Nabli, World Bank |
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Questions for discussion
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● What are the prospects for a fresh wave of trade and FDI liberalisation and associated structural reforms in the BRICS?
● What are the future trade-policy reform priorities in the BRIICS? How do domestic regulatory barriers fit into the picture?
● Maintaining the momentum of trade reform in the BRIICS has proven difficult. What have been the political economy impediments (e.g. interest groups, anti-reform ideas, institutions, factor endowments, foreign policy)?
● Which national and multilateral institutional changes might improve trade policy in the BRIICS?
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13:00 – 15:00
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Lunch |
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15:00 – 17:00
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Session IV: The Way Forward |
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Chair:
- Stefan Tangermann, OECD
Speakers:
- Carlos Alberto Primo Braga, World Bank
- Debapriya Bhattacharya, Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to the WTO
- Isher Judge Ahluwalia, ICRIER, India
- Mario Matus, Permanent Mission of Chile to the WTO
- Alejandro Jara, Deputy Director General, World Trade Organisation
- Simon Evenett, University of St. Gallen
● Panel discussion followed by Rapporteur’s presentation and closing debate
The discussion over the past day and a half should enable participants to identify:
● Key challenges emerging from the effects of the globalisation process on the economies of the BRIICs countries
● Most promising policy tools and interventions to manage this globalisation process
● A research agenda for improving evidence-based policy-making in areas of common interest
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