Flows of capital, goods, services and people have boosted productivity and living standards, tripling the size of the global economy over the past three decades. However, tensions over trade and investment are undermining growth and trust.

As the cost of further disintegration severely outweighs the benefits, how can leaders reshape the current system to develop a new agenda for trade, growth and investment?

This session is directly linked to the ongoing work of the Trade and Investment Platform of the World Economic Forum.

This is the full audio of the session at the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting 2023.

Speakers

Robert Habeck, Vice-Chancellor and Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, Germany

Alexander De Croo, Prime Minister, Belgium

Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General, World Trade Organization

Laurence D. Fink, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock Inc.

Børge Brende, President, World Economic Forum (host)

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