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The Sustainable Trade Index 2020 was released on 27 October 2020 at an event co-organized with the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia Pacific (UNESCAP) and it's Asia-Pacific Research and Training Network on Trade (ARTNeT).

Participants discussed the importance of sustainable trade for building more resilient economies and communities, and policy priorities for dealing with some new risks created by stimulus measures.

Speakers included:

Mia Mikic, Director, Trade, Investment and innovation Division, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP)
Christopher Clague, Managing Editor/Global Editorial Lead, Trade and Globalization, The Economist Intelligence Unit
Sara Elder, Senior Economist and Head, Regional Economic & Social Analysis (RESA) Unit, ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
Susan Stone, Head, Emerging Policy Issues Division, Trade and Agriculture Directorate, OECD
Jayant Menon, Visiting Senior Fellow, ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute in Singapore, and former Lead Economist at the Asian Development Bank
Stephen Olson, Research Fellow, Hinrich Foundation

The event was moderated by Andrew Staples, Director of Research and Outreach, Hinrich Foundation