Let's talk trade by WTO

Over the past 30 years, economic growth has improved living conditions for many people. However, not all individuals, regions and economies have benefited equally from the changes brought about by more open trade. The World Trade Report 2024 highlights trade’s role in supporting inclusiveness across and within economies. It was launched during the opening day of the 2024 WTO Public Forum by Ralph Ossa, Chief Economist of the World Trade Organization. Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala gave opening remarks. 
 
Watch the full session here.
For more details about the World Trade Report 2024 and to download the publication, visit this link.
 
Speakers in this podcast: 
 
Peter Vanham, moderator
Business Journalist and Author, Fortune magazine
 
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
Director-General of the WTO
 
Ralph Ossa
Chief Economist of the WTO
 
Host: Javier Gutiérrez
Counsellor in External Relations, WTO

The World Trade Organization (WTO) and the UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) share a long history of collaboration in promoting international trade as a driver of economic development, particularly in supporting developing countries. In the episode “The Economic Case for Inclusivity”, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the WTO, and Rebeca Grynspan, Secretary-General of UNCTAD, share insights from a high-level panel exploring the economic imperative of mainstreaming inclusivity policies in global trade.
 
Speakers in this episode: 
James Baxter, moderator, 
Australia’s Permanent Representative to the WTO
 
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
Director-General of the WTO
 
Rebeca Grynspan
Secretary-General of UNCTAD
 
Host: Javier Gutiérrez
Counsellor in External Relations, World Trade Organization

On the last day of the Public Forum 2024, we brought together a dynamic group of young entrepreneurs and activists from around the world for the plenary debate titled “Re-globalizing trade for an inclusive tomorrow: the youth perspective”. This episode brings their concrete proposals to shape a more sustainable and inclusive global economy that better serves future generations. 
 
Watch the full session here.
Speakers in this podcast: 
Nicolás Albertoni, moderator
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Uruguay
Simon Berthoud
Head of Communication and Member Engagement, Climate Alliance Switzerland
 
Bonnie Chiu
Owner and Managing Director, The Social Investment Consultancy (TSIC)
 
Stephanie Eyram Akrumah
Director, Centre for Green Growth (CenGG)
 
Gerardo Matteo
Director of Government Platforms, GLASS
 
Lili Vessereau
Teaching Fellow, Harvard University
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
Director-General, World Trade Organization
Host: Javier Gutiérrez
Counsellor in External Relations, World Trade Organization

This September, during the WTO Public Forum, we looked at the WTO's achievements since 1995, and what lies ahead for the world trading system. 
Discussions began with a plenary called “Re-globalization: Trade in a Geopoliticized World”, co-organized with the Peterson Institute for International Economics, and it brought together five of the most respected voices in international economics, to reflect on how trade remains a source of opportunities, jobs, and peaceful development, and how it benefits billions of citizens all over the world.
Watch the full session here.
Speakers in this podcast:
Richard Baldwin, moderator
Nonresident Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)
 
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
Director-General, World Trade Organization
Anabel González
Vice President for Countries, Inter-American Development Bank
 
Cecilia Malmström
Nonresident Senior Fellow , Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)
 
Mari Pangestu
Distinguished Visiting Fellow and former Indonesia's Minister of Trade, Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)
 
Adam Posen
President, Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)
 
Xiaozhun Yi
Former Deputy Director General, World Trade Organization
Host: Javier Gutiérrez
Counsellor in External Relations, World Trade Organization

Last year, on International Women's Day, the WTO community was treated to a special event. Two prominent women in the global economy came together for a candid conversation about women's economic empowerment, gender balance in the workplace, and more. The discussion with Christine Lagarde, who serves as the President of the European Central Bank, and Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the World Trade Organization, was moderated by CNN International's Eleni Giokos. 
 
The event was held on 8 March 2023. 
 
You can watch the full event, including the segment with questions from the audience, here: 
https://www.youtube.com/live/l61qfHp32Bg?si=NOOakQF_wTQpiIPz
 
Learn more about the Women Exporters in the Digital Economy (WEIDE) Fund, launched at the sidelines of the WTO's Thirteenth Ministerial Conference in February 2024, here: 
https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news24_e/women_25feb24_e.htm