Media & Events
Feb 15, 2012
The Farm Bill Saga Begins (Again): Will Development Be on the Stage, in the Wings or Out of Luck?
Kimberly Ann Elliot (Center for Global Development) writes on the impact high food prices have on poor consumers in developing countries.
Read more
Feb 14, 2012
Brazil, China Strive To Overcome Trade Hurdles At Meeting
Brazilian and Chinese authorities in talks Monday agreed to combat protectionism and seek ways to eliminate distortions in trade that have blocked expanded business between the two emerging-market nations.
Read more
Feb 09, 2012
The Hill's Congress blog: Fresh ideas for modernizing global trade rules
Congress may be gridlocked on a number of issues, but the World Trade Organization (WTO) is positively stuck when it comes to advancing global trade liberalization.
Read more
Feb 09, 2012
"Revive plans for development through trade in 2012, despite collapse of Doha Round" - 60 MPs and MEPs urge EU Governments
60 MPs and MEPs from all parties have issued a New Year call to EU governments to revive plans to boost development of the poorest countries through trade in 2012, despite the suspension of the Doha ‘Development’ Round before Christmas.
Read more
We have an extensive programme of events for 2011 and beyond...
28 March 2011: Export Subsidies: How can the UK Government help unravel the great cotton stitch up?
On 28 March, TOP hosted a panel discussion in Parliament with the Fairtrade Foundation to address the effects of rich nations' protection and export and domestic subsidies which hit poor countries' trade.
Speakers: Rt Hon Alan Duncan MP (Minister of State for DfID), Harriet Lamb (Executive Director, Fairtrade Foundation), Richard Howitt MEP (Labour Foreign Affairs Spokesman)
4 April 2011: Plans for an African Free Trade Area
With Chatham House, TOP hosted a high-level discussion on why regional economic integration still remains a challenge in Africa, and why only a very small percentage of African countriesʼ exports are being traded regionally.
Speakers: Sir Stephen Green (Minister for UK Trade and Investment), Ebele Edwin Ogbue (Managing Director/ CEO, UBA Capital (Europe) Limited)
5th July 2011:
TOP holds its Summer Reception on the superb rooftop terrace at Nedbank's offices in the City. The event was attended by leading figures from the business, politics, NGOs and philanthropic trusts.
Guest of Honour: Lord (Paul) Boateng
October 2011
Brussels event with Members of the European Parliament on promoting enterprise and capacity to trade.
Speakers: Dr Mo Ibrahim, Syed Kamall MEP
25 October
2011 The G20 and Alternative Paths to Development
House of Commons event with APPG for Agriculture
Guest Speaker: Jacqueline Novogratz, founder and CEO of Acumen Fund
December
2011: Trade, Growth and Development: the Fast Track out of Poverty?
All-day joint event with the Commonwealth Business Council ahead of the Ministerial Conference in Geneva, 15-17 December.
Invited Speakers: Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell MP, Professor Paul Collier
Also in 2011: Joint event with Business Action for Africa
surrounding intra- African trade
Beyond 2011: We will continue to hold meetings to raise
awareness. We are looking at collaboration with Oxfam and ONE, and further collaborations
with the Fairtrade Foundation and the Commonwealth Business Council.
Become a member to receive updates on our forthcoming events.
For more details, please contact annabel@tradeoutofpoverty.org