The third GCF is divided into two parallel streams:
Plenary A stream treats the Forum’s overall theme of harnessing development gains from commodity production and trade.
Parallel B stream examines the development of supply markets in commodity-dependent countries.
Plenary A:
- Recent developments in international commodities trade, their impacts and implications (Joint A1/B1)
- The sovereign debt crisis and its impacts on commodities production and trade (A2)
- Trade-related financial innovations developed in response to the post-2008 credit crunch (A3)
- Key challenges facing commodity-dependent developing countries (A4/5)
- Identifying emerging opportunities in the changing global energy mix (A6)
- Practical examples of supply chain development in developing countries (A7)
Parallel B:
- Recent developments in international commodities trade, their impacts and implications (Joint A1/B1)
- In practice: Financing commodity-based development in developing countries (B2/3)
- Expanding access to markets and trade-enabling tools (B4/5)
- Identifying potential opportunities for collaboration (B6/7)