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AMNC25: Trade: Trends and Endgames

With heightened uncertainty on increased tariffs, the risk of geoeconomic fragmentation is growing.

How has the trade landscape shifted compared to recent years and how can leaders look beyond the current volatility?

This is the full audio from a session at the AMNC25 in Tianjin, China on 24 June, 2025.

Guests:

Børge Brende

President and CEO, World Economic Forum

Victor L. L. Chu

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, First Eastern Investment Group

Hassan Elkhatib

Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade, Ministry of Investment and Foreign Trade of Egypt

Margery Kraus

Founder and Executive Chairman, APCO

Liu Qian

Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Wusawa Advisory, Inc

Valentino Valentini

Deputy Minister of Enterprise and Made in Italy, Ministry of Enterprise and Made in Italy

Topics:
Trade and Investment
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