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Ahmed Akhter

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Akhter Ahmed is a Senior Research Fellow in the IFPRI’s Poverty, Gender, and Inclusion Unit and Country Representative for IFPRI Bangladesh. He has worked on strategies for agricultural and rural development, social protection, and women’s empowerment to reduce poverty, food insecurity, and undernutrition in developing countries including Bangladesh, China, Egypt, India, Malawi, the Philippines, and Turkey.

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Food industry hustles to put early stamp on Biden’s trade policy (Bloomberg) BNA)

January 28, 2021


Bloomberg BNA published an article on how lawmakers and food industry groups are jockeying to shape President Joe Biden‘s international trade policies, even as the administration sets priorities on the coronavirus pandemic, the vaccine rollout, and economic revitalization. According to senior research fellow Joseph Glauber, Trade “almost has to be a backburner issue to a degree.” Biden may adopt a more ‘internationalist’ trade approach than his predecessor, and “be much more inclined to work with other countries on issues.” Glauber praised U.S. Trade Representative nominee Katherine Tai as “almost perfect for the job.” Republished in Bloomberg Government

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