The WTO in the Post-COVID-19 World
Event Summary
The World Trade Organization (WTO) faces an existential crisis and demands for reform at a time of global trade disruption resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. What steps must the WTO take to revive trade and combat economic nationalism? Joining this episode of Trade Winds were:
Host:
• Anabel González, nonresident senior fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE), former World Bank senior director on trade and competitiveness, former Costa Rica trade minister and former WTO agriculture director
Guests:
• Arancha González Laya, minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation of Spain; former executive director, International Trade Center; former chief of staff, WTO
• Gary Clyde Hufbauer, nonresident senior fellow, PIIE
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About This Series
Trade Winds explores the future of international trade—the challenges, possibilities, and where international efforts are headed—in a monthly virtual event series hosted by Cecilia Malmström. Join the discussion to learn from global policymakers, practitioners, business leaders from different sectors, experts, and more.