Digital Trade, WTO Reform, and Trade and Investment for Sustainable and Inclusive Growth

Event Type
Expert Roundtable

Location / Date
Tokyo, 09.04.2019

German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)

In recent decades, the global economy has grown ever faster. This is mainly due to the fact that the global economy is becoming increasingly integrated. However, the global trading system that has supported this growth and the process of economic integration is showing increasing signs of stress. In the face of growing challenges, the world trading system now appears to be approaching a crossroad. This roundtable brought together representatives from G20 governments, international organizations as well as experts from the T20 Task Force on Trade, Investment and Globalization to discuss three major issues: digital trade, WTO reform, and trade and investment for sustainable and inclusive growth. This roundtable provided key inputs to the G20 Trade and Investment Working Group (TIWG).

The world economy has enjoyed rapid growth as it has become more and more closely integrated. The world trading system which has supported such growth, however, is showing growing signs of stress, and the world trading system seems to be approaching a crossroads. The roundtable discussed three major topics - digital trade, WTO reform, and trade and investment for sustainable and inclusive growth – to present relevant ideas and recommendations discussed in the T20 Trade and Investment Task Force on how we should proceed with globalization, as input into the G20 process.

Programme:

Opening Remarks:

• Nakajima Atsushi, Chairman, RIETI

Keynote Speech:

• Mari Elka Pangestu, Former Minister of Trade, Republic of Indonesia / Professor, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Indonesia

• Nakatomi Michitaka, Consulting Fellow, RIETI

Session 2-2: Trade and Investment for Sustainable and Inclusive Growth

Moderator

• Axel Berger, Senior Researcher, German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)

• Hattori Takashi, Consulting Fellow, RIETI / Associate Professor, Kyoto University

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