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"Foreign Investments and International Trade. The Geo-Economy of Development"
Conference organized by Fondazione Edison and by Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei (Lincei Academy)
Roma, 10-11 March 2008
This international Meeting, the fourth organized by the Fondazione Edison and the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, deals with some of the major aspects of international economic relationships and it is held at a time when the initial optimism on globalization seems to be fading. This is evidenced by the fact that even though foreign investments are proceeding at a brisk pace, the geo-economy of growth includes fast-growing, slow-moving as well as declining areas. The Meeting deals with three relevant topics: The first topic deals with the effects of globa-lization on the creation of value and on innovation, on how the euro is influencing the global scenario, and on how the main emer-ging power in this scenario (China) is moving. The second is mainly centered on the United States, which is facing an unsustainable trade deficit and a large foreign debt, the weakness of the dollar vs. the euro, and the subprime crisis. The awareness of the impact of such imbalances demands a deep reflection. The third topic is the trend of foreign trade and its effects on growth and productivity. This has repositioned the world's economic powers, whose more recent expression, also due to the large trade surpluses of some oil-producing countries and of other emerging economies, is represented by the sovereign wealth funds. In conclusion, we hope that this Meeting may provide answers with regard to a more orderly unfolding of the global competition with more stable currencies and less commercial imbalances.
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