Mikiko Imai

Mikiko Imai is a Policy Manager at ONE’s Global Policy Team. Her expertise is on economic development, trade and investment issues, but as the only Japanese national in the team, she also follows the Japanese government’s development policies. Prior to joining ONE, she worked at a think-tank in Tokyo and conducted consultancy work for the Japanese government on economic development policies for Africa. Her previous work experience also includes the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in Geneva, various summer internships in finance, and volunteer work at UNHCR and ActionAid. She holds a BSc in Economics and MSc in Development Studies from the London School of Economics.

Posts:

• Reviewing Secretary Clinton’s “State of Our Development” Address,
• Last minute gift of “opportunity” before the holidays,
• Another trade meeting, another lost opportunity,
• McDermott’s new bill on trade preferences for LDCs and Africa,
• Does trade improve the quality of jobs in poor countries?,
• Africa’s trade links (or the lack thereof) in pictures,
• Improving U.S.-Africa Business Relations,
• G20 Pittsburgh’s over – so, how did it go?,
• Rwanda becomes top global reformer for making business easier,
• Can trade ministers gathered in India find the missing piece in the Doha puzzle?,