Opening Lecture with Jason Furman

September 11, 2024, Video: "At this year's WTO Public Forum, CGTN's Tian Wei moderated the high-level panel "Opening Lecture with Jason Furman." Professor Furman, the Aetna professor of the Practice of Economic Policy at Harvard University, was joined by Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the WTO director-general. The lecture covered diversifying global value chains, cutting trade costs through digitalization and shifting to a low-carbon economy, which can create new opportunities for low- and middle-income economies. In this exclusive conversation, Dr. Okonjo-Iweala touched on crucial challenges like tariffs, WTO thoughts on industrial policy and the voice of developing countries."