1. World Trade Organization’s 10th Ministerial Conference
January 7th,2016
Nairobi,Kenya
Hosted by: World Trade Organization
At the World Trade Organization’s 10th Ministerial Conference the world came closer to ratification of the WTO’s Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA),an agreement that could help lower trade costs and ease customs cooperation for member countries,generating more trade and investment globally. Six countries signed the agreement. The Conference was the first such meeting hosted by an African nation.The World Bank Group is working closely with developing countries to support them as they implement the TFA. Research suggests that full TF implementation promises global welfare gains of around $210 billion per year.
2. World Trade Symposium 2016
June 7th,2016
London,United Kingdom
Hosted by: Finastra and Financial Times
The World Trade Symposium proposes a highly interactive,action-oriented C-Level dialogue on the major themes that will shape the future direction of international commerce with one goal to improve people’s lives. Three themes this year includes: connecting commerce through the reconciliation of global and domestic rules to build a favourable business climate and sustainable growth,driving development through the global value chain for business and people,and enabling evolution through the translation of digital disruption to adoption and progression.
3. “Advancing Asia: Investing for the Future”
March 11th-13th,2016
Delhi,India—Taj Palace Hotel
Hosted by: International Monetary Fund
4. IMF and WB Meeting in Spring
April 13th-17th,2016
Washington,US
Finance ministers and central bank governors from major economies are gathering in Washington to explore ways to further boost the world economy.Among them,the prospect of China’s economic development and its impact on the world economy have become a hot topic in this spring meeting. At a press conference,Christine Lagarde,IMF managing director,said that China could maintain steady economic growth by improving consumption,boosting service sector development and opening specific sectors of the economy.
5. Fourth Joint Conference People’s Bank of China and IMF
April 28th,2016
Ballroom 2,Ritz Carlton Financial District
Hosted by: The People’s Bank of China& International Monetary Fund
6. 2016 ADB Conference on Economic Development:The Role of Foreign Direct Investment in Economic Development
June 2th-3th,2016
The University of Hong Kong,Hong Kong
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is holding its inaugural ADB Conference on Economic Development (ACED) in collaboration with the University of Hong Kong. ACED will be an annual exchange of knowledge and ideas amongst experts and researchers on key issues in economic development.ACED 2016 investigates how foreign direct investment (FDI) can foster inclusive economic growth and regional integration,and examines the factors that drive FDI most conducive for achieving development goals.
7. 10th International Fair Trade Towns Conference
July 2nd,2016
Baskinta,Lebanon
The 10th International Fair Trade Towns conference was held in the beautiful Fair Trade Village of Baskinta,Lebanon on 2 - 3 July 2016. This milestone event was the first conference to held in the global south and served to inspire and motivate a budding Fair Trade Towns movement across the Middle East and North Africa while sending out a powerful message redefining the relationship between the North and the South from a one-way to a two-way relationship.
8. G20 Conference of Trade Ministers
July 9th,2016
Shanghai,China
G20 Conference of Trade Ministers resolve to step up their efforts to better communicate the benefits of trade and investment openness and cooperation to a wider public,recognizing their important contribution to global prosperity and development.
9. The 11th G20 Leaders Summit
September 4th-5th,2016
Hangzhou,China
The forum focused on strengthening macroeconomic policy coordination,innovative growth methods,more efficient global economic and financial governance,and strong international trade. Investment,inclusiveness and linkage-type development affect other prominent issues of the world economy. As the chairman of the summit,China provided a “China plan” for global economic governance at the G20 Hangzhou Summit.
10. The 19th ASEAN-China Summit
September 7th,2016
Vientiane,Lao PDR
The conference acknowledged that ASEAN-China relations are among the most substantial and dynamic,bringing mutual benefit and contributing to peace,stability and prosperity in the region.
Focus on China’s initiatives such as the “Belt and Road” and the 2+7 Cooperation Framework for further enhancing ASEAN-China relations.
11. The 28th and 29th ASEAN Leaders Summit
September 6th- 8th,2016
Vientiane,Lao PDR
Hosted by: Lao PDR
12. Vienna Investment Conference
September 14th-15th,2016
Vienna International Centre,Austria
Hosted by: United Nations Industrial Development Organization
Foreign direct investments (FDI) in particular,driven by activities of multinational enterprises,have been increasingly regarded as one of the defining characteristics of the world economy and an engine of economic growth. FDIrelated externalities have attracted increased interest from emerging and developing countries because of the perceived benefits in terms of the injection of capital,technology and knowledge,as well as the potential generation of economic growth in host countries.
The conference will feature panel discussions with the participation of representatives of major inter-governmental institutions and global centres of research excellence,and academic sessions in which applied policy research will be presented and discussed.
13. IMF and WB Meeting in Autumn
October 3rd-9th,2016
Washington,US
Topic:Wworld Economic Outlook,Poverty Eradication,Economic Development and Effectiveness of Assistance
14. The 8th BRICS Leaders Summit
October 15th-17th,2016
Goaober,India
The summit adopted the “Goa Declaration”,and the BRICS countries also singned memorandums of understangding on agricultural and customs cooperation.
15. Special Issue of Open Economies Review on Global Labor Markets
November 1st,2016
Washington,D.C.,United States
Hosted by: International Monetary Fund
16. 2016 High-Level Policy Forum on Global Governance
November 10th,2016
Beijing,China
The forum is co-hosted by the United Nations Development Programme(UNDP) and the China Centre for International Economic Exchanges (CCIEE),to explore the modalities of the Belt and Road Initiative and its synergies with the existing global governance system,in particular the potential linkages between the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and the 2030 Agenda and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
17. 2016 APEC Leaders Summit
November 14th,2016
Lima,Peru
The theme of summit was “high quality growth and human development”. And member states signed “the Lima declaration of the free trade area of the Asia”.
18. 6th International Symposium “Shaping Europe 2020: socio - economic challenges”
November 18th-19th,2016
Bucharest,Romania
Hosted by: Pro Global Science Association
19. Conference in Behavioral Economics and Financial Literacy
November 28th-29th,2016
Barcelona,Spain
Hosted by: UOC Universitat Oberta de Catalunya
20. 10th South-Eastern European Economic Research Workshop
December 1st-2nd,2016
Tirana,Albania
Hosted by: Bank of Albania
21. The Implications of Negative Interest Rates for Emerging Asia
December 1st-2nd,2016
Tokyo,Japan
Hosted by: Asian Development Bank Institute
22. The 6th Annual Global Trade Symposium
December 6th,2016
New York,US
Hosted by: Produce Business and Eastern Produce Concil
The theme of the symposium this year is “Produce Import & Export: the New Paradigm of Global Trade and Feeding Future Consumers”. Sub-forum includes:building a network of business opportunities,corporate social resbonsibility in Mexico,a new look at Latin American trade,etc.
23. 2016 2nd International Conference on Marketing,Business and Trade(ICMBT 2016) (ICMBT 2016)
December 29th-31st,2016
Tokyo,Japan
Topic: Economics topics of interest: Government Policy and Regulation,Regulatory Economics ,Constitutional Economics,Regional development,World Economy vs Regional Economy,Rules & Institutions,Industrial organizations ,Institutional Economics,International Economic Order,Globalization,General Trade,Commercial Policy,Trade Negotiations ,Country and Industry Studies of Trade,Economic Integration,Trade and Labor Market Interactions,Trade and Environment,International Factor Movements and International Business,International Investment; International Migration etc.
24. World Economic Forum Annual Meeting
January 17th-20th,2017
Davos-Klosters,Switzerland(www.xing528.com)
Under the theme Responsive and Responsible Leadership,World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2017 focused on five critical challenges-strengthening global collaboration,revitalizing economic growth,reforming capitalism,preparing for the Fourth Industrial Revolution,and restoring a sense of shared identity. And shows that there are indeed problems with world economic growth,governance and development models,and they must be resolved.
25. The 30th ASEAN Summit
April 26th,2017
Manila,Philippines
Hosted by: Philippines
26. World Economic Forum on ASEAN
May10th-12th,2017
Phnom Penh,Cambodia
The aim of this conference is to maximize the yield of these dividends,progress is needed in education,entrepreneurship,digital regulation,crossborder trade,governance and much else.
This meeting will be an ideal platform for senior decision-makers from a range of sectors to facilitate greater collaboration between industry,government and civil society,and to work on shaping the brightest future for the region’s young.
27. 2017 G7 Pre-summit Academic Conference
May 22th,2017
Rome,Italy
The meeting focus on the decision of British voters to leave the European Union,the election of Donald Trump,and a growing mood of nationalism,populism,nativism and closure in Europe,the United States and Japan raise the profound challenges to the openness and international cooperation that have guided the Group of Seven,the European Union and global governance in the recent past.
28. 2017 HKUST Conference on International Economics
June 1st-2nd,2017
Hongkong,China
Hosted by: Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
29. World Trade Symposium 2017
June 6th,2017
London,UK
Hosted by: Finastra and Financial Times
The World Trade Symposium 2017 proposed a highly interactive,actionoriented C-Level dialogue on the major themes that will shape the future direction of international trade.The 2017 agenda covered the following digital and innovative trade trends,with an eye to the regulatory,economic and technological elements in intelligent trade,sustainable trade and integrated trade.
30. 12th G20 Leaders Summit
July 7th-8th,2017
Hamburg,Germany
Topic: Shaping an interconnected world
31. 2017 Florida International Trade and Investment Conference
August 8th,2017
Florida,USA
To keep business leaders from across the state informed about Florida’s international trade efforts,the latest international market intelligence and foreign direct investment strategies. The power-packed agenda featured two informative presentations on foreign direct investment. Adrian Jones,General Manager of Legoland Florida Resort,and Chris Appleton,Chief Financial Officer for Embraer,presented on why Florida is the ideal state for their companies to invest in,and how Florida has helped their companies grow. Both speakers also touched on their respective companies’ future investments in Florida.
32. APEC IEG Meeting
August 21th,2017
Ho Chi Minh City,Vietnam
Topic: Considering the next generation of trade and investment issues.
33. “Low-Carbon Development and Financing Solutions” workshop
August 28th ,2017
Beijing,China
The workshop brought together representatives from over 20 different Belt and Road (BRI) countries to discuss how China’s low-carbon solutions and development financing may benefit developing countries,including providing concrete examples to countries and institutions of new innovative models for development financing.
34. The 27th Offshore Investment Symposium Oxford
September 3rd-9th,2017
Oxford,United Kindom
Topic: the opportunities faced by wealth management and the offshore industry
35. 11th International Fair Trade Towns Conference
September 14th,2017
Saarbrücken,Germany
In keeping with the motto “Fair Trade across generations”,stakeholders from numerous countries come together to discuss the latest developments in fair trade as well as their experiences and ideas concerning the Fair Trade Towns Campaign.The conference concerned with the sustainable development goals of the United Nations and with various aspects of fair trade. Further topics include innovations in social media,city marketing and positive collaboration between Fair Trade towns,schools as universities.
36. International Economics Congress: Labour markets,public investment and quantitative economy
October 28th-29th,2017
Guayaquil-Ecuador
Topic: Labor Markets,Public Investment,and Quantitative Economics
37. Seventh Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)Network
November 2th-3th,2017
Bangkok,Thailand
The 7th meeting of the FDI Network will bring together policymakers from the region to share knowledge and experiences on policy,promotion and facilitation of FDI for sustainable development. Participants include designated FDI focal points,government officials and other policymakers,private sector representatives and researchers.
38. APEC CEO Summit
November 8th,2017
Da Nang,Vietnam
Hosted by: Vietnam
39. 10th FIW Research Conference “International Economics”
November 9th-10th,2017
Welthandelsplatz 1,1020 Vienna,Austria.
Hosted by: Vienna Universtiy of Econmics and Business (WU)
Keynote Lecture: Dennis Novy (Warwick University): “Who Voted for Brexit: A Comphrehensive District-Level Analysis” (with Sascha O. Becker and Thiemo Fetzer)
40. The 12th East Asia Summit
November 13th,2017
Manila,Philippines
Hosted by: Philippines
41. The 20th 10+3 Leaders Summit
November 14th,2017
Manila,Philippines
Hosted by: Philippines
42. The RECP Leaders Summit
November 14th,2017
Manila,Philippines
Hosted by: Philippines
43. The 3rd Offshore Investment Conference Cyprus 2017
November 22nd-23rd,2017
Cyprus
Topic: How foreign individuals and investors can benefit from permanent residency in Cyprus;The Cypriot Government’s pro-business legislative programme and its drive to attract the high-tech sector;What Cyprus is doing to regain its role as an economic performer;Utilising the effective and transparent tax and legal system to comply with the drive toward transparent investment;The investment fund industry and the role of Cyprus as a global investment fund and asset management hub;The landscape of a changing industry-how the persistence of financial flows through offshore financial mechanisms can be balanced with the global push towards coherent tax and investment policies
44. The 7th China-Ceec Trade and Economics Forum
November 27th,2017
Budapest,Hungary
Hosted by: China’s Ministry of Commerce and Hungary’s Foreign Ministry.
45. EIB Annual Economics Conference “Investment and Investment Finance”- European Investment Bank
November 27th,2017
Luxembourg
Topic: Panel Session I: Investment and investment finance in Europe: a policy perspective.
Panel Session II: The role of innovation and skills in boosting investment activity.
Panel Session III: European financial landscape and access to finance.Participation to the event is upon invitation only.
46. The 7th Annual Global Trade Symposium
December 6th,2016
New York,US
Hosted by: Produce Business and Eastern Produce Concil
The theme of the symposium this year is “Produce Import & Export:The Disruption of Established Markets”. Sub-forum includes: supply chain reaction,the Chinese opportunity,Latin American Challenge and etc.
47. 11th WTO Ministerial Conference
December 10th,2017
Buenos Aires,Argentina
Hosted by: World Trade Organization
The Eleventh Ministerial Conference (MC11) took place from 10 to 13 December 2017 in Buenos Aires,Argentina. It was chaired by Minister Susana Malcorra of Argentina. The Conference ended with a number of ministerial decisions,including on fisheries subsidies and e-commerce duties,and a commitment to continue negotiations in all areas.
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