Spring Meetings

Description:Trade can be an effective catalyst for growth and development. However, the growing use of market-distorting subsidies undermines the multi-lateral, rules-based trading system that has promoted trade liberalization and global growth in the past. This event will explore the issue of subsidies—from when they may be appropriate for addressing challenges to the unintended consequences—as well as how international cooperation can help create a fairer trading system for countries at all income levels.