Trump’s Calendar of Global Economic Summits
Look for a tumultuous year of explaining ‘America First’
Mark your calendars for key events this year that will reveal the Trump administration’s vision to remake the world’s economic order. There will be early hints from a handful of incoming advisors who are in Davos this week and the picture will take shape slowly in speeches (and Tweets) as they settle into office. But the economic summits already on the docket will require President Donald Trump to sit down with his counterparts and explain exactly what he means by “America First.”
Economic summitry is rarely the stuff of high drama, but this year there may be fireworks. During the global financial crisis, of course, the G20 meetings convened by Presidents Bush and Obama were crucial in helping stabilize the world’s economy. But in those conditions, it was relatively easy for everyone to agree. Since then, in a more stable world economy, there have been real disagreements around the right policies. And since summit conclusions are adopted unanimously, they are often underwhelming commitments to promote growth and tackle a long list of global ills. …
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