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Following the London Summit, What's Next for the World Economy? (Huffington Post)

April 20, 2009

Randy Soderquist co-authors an opinion piece in the Huffington Post on trade regulations during the financial crisis.

From the article:

"Now that world leaders and finance ministers have met in London and declared their support for open markets and reform of global financial rules, what's next for the world economy? Right now, attention is focused largely -- and with good reason -- on the ongoing global financial crisis. But the fate of the global economy may actually rest on the actions of U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk and his counterparts around the world. World leaders and their trade ministers must keep in mind the importance of establishing policies for an open and equitable trading system and ensure that history does not repeat itself."

Read the op-ed