Speakers on stage at the World Trade Symposium 2019Programmed byLast month senior leaders from the world trade community came together at the fourth
annual World Trade Symposium in New York to join a global conversation about the
future of open trade. Set against a backdrop of partisan gridlock, the ongoing US-China
trade dispute was a recurring theme throughout the event. Important discussions
followed, about the practicalities of using real technology to tackle the ine ciencies and
negative externalities associated with global trade.
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Peter Navarro, Director of the O ce of
Trade and Manufacturing Policy:
“The mere threat of tari s can serve as a
useful tactical tool to provide negotiating
leverage.”Caroline Freund, Global Director of
Trade, Investment and Competitiveness,
World Bank:
“It’s very important the goods move
quickly and predictably in a global value
chain. The next stage in production is
going to be waiting for that good and a
delay is money.”Gerald Sun, vice-president, Mastercard:
“Harmonisation has been di cult
because most of the [standards] bodies
that we fi nd in trade operate vertically
within their industries.”