India Economic Summit 2010 - Emerging Economies, Engines of Global Trade

http://www.weforum.org 15.11.2010

Emerging Economies, Engines of Global Trade

In the last two decades, south-south trade has increased 20-fold and is expected to account for more than one-half of global trade by 2030.

How can burgeoning south-south commercial and economic relationships lead to the reduction of global trade barriers and the transfer of innovative social development?

Discussion Leaders
· Luis A. Moreno, President, Inter-American Development Bank, Washington
DC
· Kamal Nath, Minister of Road Transport and Highways of India
· Peter Van Loan, Minister of International Trade of Canada
· Alberto Vallarino Clement, Minister of Economy and Finance of Panama
· Gita Gopinath, Professor of Economics, Harvard University, USA
· Amos Muhinga Kimunya, Minister of Transport of Kenya

Moderated by
· Sanjaya Baru, Editor, Business Standard, India