About this session
As the world slowly emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic, a significant ratcheting up of investment will be required to revert income losses, increase inequalities and vulnerabilities, and boost employment. To achieve sustainable recovery and build forward better a better economy, governments, private sector and the international community will need to boost investment not only in productive capacity but also in infrastructure and social sectors. During the session, Ministers and Heads of International Organizations will consider appropriate policy frameworks for rebuilding resilient international production networks and global supply chains and propose an action plan for investing in sustainable recovery.
Issues to be addressed
- What should be countries’ key priorities in national and international investment policymaking in the coming years?
- What approaches are countries adopting specifically to accelerate investment in priority sectors for a sustainable recovery?
Speakers
Ms. Rebeca Grynspan
Secretary-General, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
H.E. Ms. Delcy Rodríguez
Vice President and Minister of People’s Power for Economy, Finance and Foreign Trade, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
H.E. Mr. Mikayil Jabbarov
Minister of Economy, Republic of Azerbaijan
H.E. Mr. Wang Shouwen
Vice Minister and Deputy China International Trade Representative, China
H.E. Mr. Andrés Valenciano
Minister of Foreign Trade, Costa Rica
Ms. Rania Al-Mashat
Minister of International Cooperation, Arab Republic of Egypt
H.E. Mr. Peter Altmaier
Federal Minister of Economic Affairs and Energy, Germany
H.E. Mr. Muhammad Lutfi
Minister of Trade, the Republic of Indonesia
H.E. Mr. Moon Sung Wook
Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy, Republic of Korea
Ms. Luz María de la Mora Sánchez
Undersecretary of Foreign Trade, Mexico
H.E. Mr. Kreshnik Bekteshi
Minister of Economy, North Macedonia
H.E. Mr. Qais Mohammed Moosa Al Yousef
Minister of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion, Oman
H.E. Ms. Devika Vidot
Minister of Investment, Industry and Entrepreneurship, Seychelles
H.E. Mr. Zdravko Počivalšek
Minister of Economic Development and Technology, Slovenia
H.E. Mr. Ebrahim Patel
Minister of Trade and Industry, South Africa
Hon. Dr. Bandula Gunawardena
Minister of Trade, Sri Lanka
H.E. Mr. Al-Hadi Mohamed Ibrahim
Minister of Investment and International Cooperation of the Republic of the Sudan
H.E. Mr. Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri*
Minister of Economy, United Arab Emirates
Lord Grimstone of Boscobel Kt
Minister for Investment, United Kingdom
H.E. Ms. Marina Sereni
Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Italy
H.E. Mr. Dragan Stevanović
Secretary of State at the Ministry of Economy, Republic of Serbia
H.E. Mr. Mustafa Tuzcu
Deputy Minister of Trade, Turkey
H.E. Mr. Tran Quoc Phuong
Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment, Viet Nam
H.E. Mr. Valdis Dombrovskis
Commissioner for Trade, European Commission
Mr. Harouna Niang
Consultant, and Former Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment Promotion, Mali
H.E. Mr. Abdul Razak Dawood
Adviser to Prime Minister on Commerce and Investment, Pakistan
Ms. Mari Pangestu
Managing Director of Development Policy & Partnerships, The World Bank
Mr. Sadi Qodirzoda
Chairman of the State Committee on Investment and State Property Management, the Republic of Tajikistan
Ms. Olga Algayerova
Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe