Anabel González

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Anabel González

Non-resident Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics

Anabel González is a Non-resident senior fellow at Peterson Institute for International Economics and host of the virtual event series Trade Winds.

Anabel is former: Senior Director of the World Bank´s Global Practice on Trade & Competitiveness (2014-2018), Minister of Trade of Costa Rica (2010-2014), and Director of the World Trade Organization Agriculture Division (2006-2009), among others. She is a member of the World Economic Forum Global Future Council on Trade and Investment and has presented on these topics in over 60 countries around the world.

Diversification and the world trading system

Diversification is important because it is associated with economic growth and reduced volatility.

By: Mohammed Al Doghan, Abdelaaziz Ait Ali, Muhammad Bhatti, Carlos Braga, Uri Dadush, Abdulelah Darandary, Anabel González, Niclas Poitiers and alihan Topic: Global economy and trade Date: September 16, 2020

The EU is in the US trade war crosshairs. It should further raise its game

The incoming European Commission faces a dilemma on the transatlantic trade relationship, because of the unpredictable policies of the Trump administration. The EU must rally its citizens; the greater the divides between member states and EU institutions, the lesser the chances are of forging effective policies toward the United States and China.

By: Anabel González and Nicolas Véron Topic: Global economy and trade, Macroeconomic policy Date: September 19, 2019

EU trade policy amid the China-US clash: caught in the crossfire?

What risks face the EU with regard to China’s strategic aims in trade policy and how can the EU respond? The US effort to isolate China poses particular risks for Europe. How can the EU counter such efforts with the aim of forging its own distinct trade policy? How should the EU move forward with reform of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in light of differing demands and aims of trading blocs like China and the US?

By: Anabel González and Nicolas Véron Topic: Global economy and trade Date: September 17, 2019