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The CMBD Geneva Seminar Series is a new programme that will supplement and complement the Council’s routine programme of engagement with representatives of the key international organizations on the important issues affecting and affected by businesses with a global reach. In addition to our popular Members’ Forum in November, we are developing a curriculum for a series of seminars designed to inform, educate and equip members of the business community with knowledge and tools for effective engagement with the international organizations both in Geneva and elsewhere. The CMBD Geneva Seminar Series will be included in the package of services for CMBD members, but it will also be offered separately as a learning forum for all interested companies. Watch this space for details.

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Council Dialogue

Finance and Economics

Trade and Development

15 September 2010, Geneva, Switzerland

Our third CMBD Council Dialogue for 2010 will focus on the thematic cluster of finance and economics, trade and development, as they affect global business. The debate on the appropriate regulatory environment to promote a healthy investment climate and to support sustained and sustainable growth will continue to evolve through signs of economic recovery and a shift to exit strategies, fiscal consolidation and further public debt crises. Domestic and regional reforms are being supplemented by global initiatives mandated by the G20 at the IMF, the World Bank, the WTO, the Bank for International Settlements, the Financial Stability Forum and the International Accounting Standards Board, among others. Trade liberalization and capacity building for innovation are also part of this track. How new supply and distribution chains are affecting the changing business climate, and how global business is increasingly engaged in the Millennium Development Goals and as players in the development paradigm are central issues in this cluster. The track encompasses the many socio-economic and technological challenges of the day, such as migration of people, counterfeiting of goods or new aspects of Internet governance and emerging communications technologies, providing a diverse menu of issue areas to cover in this track.

Other Upcoming Events

Details regarding the CMBD Fall 2010 Programme can be found on the CMBD Events pages on this site. The Council welcomes suggestions for topics and guest speakers. A programme for 2011 will be developed in September and refined in November. The annual Council Members Forum will take place in November, at which time the calendar of events for 2011 will be a major topic.

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