Trade: The BRI, the EU, and the Middle East

China's Belt and Road Initiative raises new questions from a policy perspective.

“I think we will be winning [...] if the Middle East Gulf Cooperation Council and the European Union converge on giving the initiative its right interpretation. It’s an opportunity for us in Europe and the GCC to grasp, and to turn into a positive agenda.” - Anne Ruth Herkes.

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For the New Global Trade Order conference in Dubai, Asia House and DMCC (Dubai Multi Commodities Centre) welcomed government ministers, World Trade Organization officials, and senior business leaders to better understand – and capitalise on – the emerging global trade order.

I think we will be winning [...] if the Middle East Gulf Cooperation Council and the European Union converge on giving the initiative its right interpretation. It’s an opportunity for us in Europe and the GCC to grasp, and to turn into a positive agenda.” - Anne Ruth Herkes.