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M. Sait Akman

Director of G20 Studies Center, Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey (TEPAV)

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Dr. M. Sait Akman, is the Director of G20 Studies Center at Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey (TEPAV). His major areas of research include trade policy, trade agreements, and WTO. He is a member of T20 Trade and Investment Task Force. He had served as academic consultant to WTO/ITC.

Policy Briefs

G20 India 2023

Making Plurilateral Initiatives Work for All: Reforming the WTO Through Inclusive and Development-friendly Approaches

TF-7: Towards Reformed Multilateralism: Transforming Global Institutions and Frameworks
Policy area: Multilateralism and Global Governance
M. Sait Akman (Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey (TEPAV)), Bozkurt Aran (Center for Multilateral Trade Studies, The Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey (TEPAV)), Axel Berger (German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)), Carlos Primo Braga (Evian Group, IMD), Rajeev Kher (Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS)), Douglas Lippoldt (Centre for International Governance Innovation), Stormy-Annika Mildner (Aspen Institute Germany), Arun S. Nair (Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS)), Claudia Schmucker (German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP)), Maarten Smeets (non-resident senior fellow at the World Trade Institute)
G20 Indonesia 2022

Roundabout Way To Multilateralism: How Could Regional Trade Agreements (rtas) And Plurilaterals Revitalise It?

TF1 - Open Trade and Sustainable Invesment and Industry
Policy area: Open Trade and Sustainable Investment
M. Sait Akman (Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey (TEPAV)), Axel Berger (German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)), Fabrizio Botti (Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI)), Chiara Criscuolo (Science Technology and Innovation Directorate, OECD), Peter Draper (Institute for International Trade, University of Adelaide), Lelio Lapadre (Department of Industrial and Information Engineering and Economics, University of L’aquila), Guy Lalanne (Science Technology and Innovation Directorate, OECD), Stormy-Annika Mildner (Aspen Institute Germany), Amelia U. Santos-Paulino (Division on Investment and Enterprise), Cyrille Schwellnus (Science Technology and Innovation Directorate, OECD), Claudia Schmucker (German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP)), Lucia Tajoli (Italian Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI)), Davide Tentori (Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI)), Claudia Trentini (Division on Investment and Enterprise)
G20 Indonesia 2022

Resilient Global Supply-chain Creation Among G20 Countries

TF1 - Open Trade and Sustainable Invesment and Industry
Policy area: Open Trade and Sustainable Investment
M. Sait Akman (Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey (TEPAV)), Sutanto Soehodho (Transport Research Group), Nahry (Transport Research Group), Erwin Raza (Logistics and Supply Chain Agency), Zaroni (Supply Chain Indonesia), Ibrahim Kholilul Rohman (Indonesia Financial Group and SKSG-Universitas Indonesia), Reza Yamora Siregar (Indonesia Financial Group), Rizky Rizaldi Ronaldo (Indonesia Financial Group Progress), Danny Hermawan Adiwibowo (Bank Indonesia Institute), Afif Narawangsa Luviyanto (Indonesia Finance Group), Nada Serpina (Indonesia Finance Group), As‘ad Mahdi (Samudera Indonesia Research Initiatives), Aji Putera Tanumihardja (Samudera Indonesia Research Initiatives)
G20 Japan 2019

The Crisis in World Trade

TF8 - Trade, Investment, and Globalization
Policy area: Open Trade and Sustainable Investment
Akihiko Tamura (National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, Japan), Anabel Gonzalez (The Peterson Institute for International Economics), Carlos Primo Braga (Evian Group, IMD), Fukunari Kimura (Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA)), Junji Nakagawa (University of Tokyo), M. Sait Akman (Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey (TEPAV)), Peter Rashish (AICGS – Johns Hopkins University), Shiro Armstrong, Uri Dadush (Policy Center for the New South; Bruegel; University of Maryland)
G20 Japan 2019

Expanding and Restructuring Global Value Chains for Sustainable and Inclusive Growth

TF8 - Trade, Investment, and Globalization
Policy area: Open Trade and Sustainable Investment
M. Sait Akman (Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey (TEPAV)), Natalya Volchkova (New Economic School), Sabyasachi Saha (Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS)), Takashi Hattori (Kyoto University), Yasuyuki Todo (Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI))
G20 Argentina 2018

Mitigating the Adjustment Costs of International Trade

TF7 - Trade, Investment and Tax Cooperation
Policy area: Open Trade and Sustainable Investment
Andreas Freytag (Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena), Clara Brandi (German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)), Johannes Schwarzer (Council on Economic Policies), M. Sait Akman (Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey (TEPAV)), Miriam Kautz (Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena), Peter Draper (Institute for International Trade, University of Adelaide), Peter Rashish (AICGS – Johns Hopkins University), Rob Vos, Uri Dadush (Policy Center for the New South; Bruegel; University of Maryland)
G20 Argentina 2018

Mend It, Don’t End It: The case for upgrading the G20’s pledge on protectionism

TF7 - Trade, Investment and Tax Cooperation
Policy area: Open Trade and Sustainable Investment
Aki Tamura (National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, Japan), Axel Berger (German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)), Carlos Primo Braga (Evian Group, IMD), Claudia Schmucker (German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP)), Eduardo Bianchi (Escuela Argentina de Negocios – Instituto Universitario), Galina Kolev (Cologne Institute for Economic Research (IW)), Johannes Schwarzer (Council on Economic Policies), Jurgen Matthes (Cologne Institute for Economic Research (IW)), Kamala Dawar (University of Sussex), M. Sait Akman (Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey (TEPAV)), Marcela Cristini (Foundation for Latin American Economic Research (FIEL)), Matthias Helble, Maximiliano Mendez-Parra (Overseas Development Institute (ODI)), Simon Evenett (University of St. Gallen), Tu Xinquan (University of International Business and Economics, Beijing)
G20 Germany 2017

Key Policy Options for the G20 in 2017 to Support an Open and Inclusive Trade and Investment System

TF12 - Trade and Investment
Policy area: Open Trade and Sustainable Investment
M. Sait Akman (Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey (TEPAV)), Axel Berger (German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)), Uri Dadush (Policy Center for the New South; Bruegel; University of Maryland), Simon Evenett (University of St. Gallen), Lise Johnson (Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment (CCIS)), Maximiliano Mendez-Parra (Overseas Development Institute (ODI)), Raul Ochoa, Claudia Schmucker (German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP))
G20 Saudi Arabia 2020

The need for WTO reform: Where to start in governing world trade?

TF1 - Trade, Investment, and Growth
Policy area: Open Trade and Sustainable Investment
M. Sait Akman (Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey (TEPAV)), Axel Berger (German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)), Fabrizzio Botti (T20 Italy), Peter Draper (Institute for International Trade, University of Adelaide), Andreas Freytag (Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena), Pier Carlo Padoan (T20 Italy), Claudia Schmucker (German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP))

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