APEC Dialogue on Information Sharing on Regional Trading Agreements and Free Trade Agreements in the Asia-Pacific Region
Qingdao, People's Republic of China | 08 May 2014
Stephen Jacobi, Exeuctive Director, New Zealand International Business Forum, APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) shares the business perspective on how to untangle the 'noodle bowl' of regional and bilateral trade agreements. Yumiko Honda, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, JapanJohn Larkin, Chair of the APEC Committee on Trade and Investment; and Nadia Bourely, Director, Trade Policy and Negotiations (Asia), Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development, Canada.Michael Mugliston, Special Negotiator, Free Trade Agreement Division, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Australia speaking on Australia's perspective on RTAs and FTAs.John Larkin, Chair of the APEC Committee on Trade and Investment; and Nadia Bourely, Director, Trade Policy and Negotiations (Asia), Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development, Canada.Moderator Zhang Jian Ping, Director, Academy of Macroeconomic Research, National Development and Reform Commission, China moderates a session on information sharing on RTAs/FTAsModerator Zhang Jian Ping, Director, Academy of Macroeconomic Research, National Development and Reform Commission, China and Sun Yuan Jiang, Deputy Director General, Department of International Trade & Economic Affairs, Ministry of Trade, ChinaRobert Scollay, Director, New Zealand APEC Study Center discusses how to tackle the noodle bowl effect of trade agreements