Keynote speech at Hertie School of Governance, Berlin: Liberal values in a less liberal world? - The economic case for rules-based global integration
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`Increased opposition and decreased influence of the liberal economic order should motivate renewed efforts to build support for free and open markets and societies. This is the time to improve our model, not swap it for a less liberal one`, said Finance Minister Siv Jensen (Progress Party) in her speech today. Check against delivery Thank you for the invitation to come here and speak today. I will take this opportunity to talk about how the rise of free and open markets throughout the Western world has built trust among nations and raised living standards to a level never seen in history. I believe our efforts to promote further and deeper integration are key to meet the challenges of...