The second edition of the Global Gateway Forum is taking place on 9-10 October 2025 in Brussels. This year’s event focuses on advancing global connectivity in the face of geopolitical and geoeconomic challenges. The Forum brings together high-level representatives from governments, financial institutions, the private sector, and civil society to explore innovative strategies for scaling up Global Gateway investments in partner countries. Follow the opening speech of Commission President von der Leyen LIVE here on YouTube.
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Source: World Trade Organization – WTO (video statements)
Global merchandise trade outpaced expectations in the first half of 2025, driven by increased spending on AI-related products, a surge in North American imports ahead of tariff hikes, and strong trade among the rest of the world. In response, WTO economists raised the 2025 merchandise trade growth forecast to 2.4% (up from 0.9% in August). However, the 2026 projection has been lowered to 0.5% (from 1.8%). Global services exports growth is expected to slow from 6.8% in 2024 to 4.6% in 2025 and 4.4% in 2026.
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UN News interviews Olukemi Ibikunle, a corrections officer from Nigeria serving with the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO). She is the winner of the third United Nations Trailblazer Award for Women Justice and Corrections Officers.
UN News interviews Olukemi Ibikunle, a corrections officer from Nigeria serving with the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO). She is the winner of the third United Nations Trailblazer Award for Women Justice and Corrections Officers.
Source: Republic of South Africa (video statements)
His Excellency President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers remarks during a Luncheon hosted in his honour by His Excellency President Michael D Higgins of Ireland and First Lady Sabina Higgins during Official Visit in Ireland.
Closing remarks by Carlo Altavilla, Sujit Kapadia, Wolfgang Lemke, Roberto Motto, Oreste Tristan on the second day of the ECB Conference on Monetary Policy 2025.
The 8th Conference on Monetary Policy featured once more an impressive academic line-up and was held as a hybrid event. The three conference sessions tackled issues related to monetary policy, including the role of financial markets and financial intermediaries in monetary policy transmission, and with relation to the current situation of elevated economic and geopolitical uncertainty. A special session showcased monetary policy related research by young economists.
Watch all sessions from the conference: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnVAEZuF9FZmf9OqnaZC1MoI91YBHNe5e
See the conference programme here: https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/conferences/html/20251006_monetary_policy_conf.en.html
Keynote speech on the second day of the ECB Conference on Monetary Policy 2025.
Lawrence J Christiano, Northwestern University
Co-Authors: Santiago Camara, Husnu Dalgic
Chair: Roberto Motto, European Central Bank
The 8th Conference on Monetary Policy featured once more an impressive academic line-up and was held as a hybrid event. The three conference sessions tackled issues related to monetary policy, including the role of financial markets and financial intermediaries in monetary policy transmission, and with relation to the current situation of elevated economic and geopolitical uncertainty. A special session showcased monetary policy related research by young economists.
See the conference programme here: https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/conferences/html/20251006_monetary_policy_conf.en.html
Session 4 on the second day of the ECB Conference on Monetary Policy 2025.
Chair: Oreste Tristani, European Central Bank
“Monetary Policy and the Firm-level Labor Share: A Story about Capital”
Anna Matzner, Vienna University of Economics and Business
The 8th Conference on Monetary Policy featured once more an impressive academic line-up and was held as a hybrid event. The three conference sessions tackled issues related to monetary policy, including the role of financial markets and financial intermediaries in monetary policy transmission, and with relation to the current situation of elevated economic and geopolitical uncertainty. A special session showcased monetary policy related research by young economists.
Watch all sessions from the conference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHL-GiSCIeg&list=PLnVAEZuF9FZmf9OqnaZC1MoI91YBHNe5e
See the conference programme here: https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/conferences/html/20251006_monetary_policy_conf.en.html
