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27 November 2018
This article considers rising youth unemployment in West Africa and the role of trade and migration in meeting this challenge. Lessons and opportunities can be drawn from the implementation of free movement protocols in West Africa, with recommendations on how the rest of Africa can benefit from...
19 November 2018
Preferential trade agreements (PTAs) can be used by signatory countries to manage their participation in global value chains as well as cross-border migration flows. The inclusion of one additional provision in PTAs stimulates the bilateral fragmentation of production by one percent. PTAs that...
19 November 2018
The proliferation of regional and bilateral preferential trade agreements has spurred a dynamic evolution of “mode 4” provisions well beyond the standard acquired in the WTO General Agreement on Trade in Services. Free trade agreements signed by China and India also cover non highly skilled workers...
6 November 2018
African women are frequently over-represented in cross-border trade; however, their specific needs are insufficiently addressed. The migration aspect of cross-border trade requires greater prominence, including attention to the gendered characteristics of migration. Female traders require greater...
30 October 2018
Intra-African migration has a strong pro-trade effect. It contributes to greater intra-African trade in products and services, generates revenues for governments and regions, while addressing the continent’s broader development challenges. Migration can be a catalyst for the continent’s socio-...
30 October 2018
Japan has traditionally imposed one of the most stringent immigration policies among developed nations. But with aging demographics, its increasingly critical labour shortage is prompting more radical approaches, including relaxing a virtual ban on unskilled workers. Many countries are currently...
30 October 2018
Migration policies interact with trade through different and complex channels. Large-scale deportations of Central American nationals from the US, and considering only the remittances and trade channels, will affect adversely Central American countries’ GDP, fiscal accounts, and poverty levels...
19 July 2018
Negotiators have agreed on a final version of a global “migration compact,” capping several rounds of UN talks that were designed to respond to a burgeoning migrant crisis both within and across national borders. The text outlines a series of objectives that together could help make migration safer...
28 June 2018
Leaders of the EU’s 28 member states will meet at a high-stakes European Council Summit in Brussels on Thursday and Friday to address migration, security, trade, and economic affairs, including weighing options for Eurozone reform. Leaders will also meet in an EU 27 format to take stock of the...
30 July 2016
梅林德(Ricardo Meléndez-Ortiz ) 和政府的其他部门一样,贸易部长们必须对公众和全球领导人们关于主要议题的行动倡议做出回应。本期专栏认为,通过使用E15项目提出的可能政策方案,WTO可以为许多领域的解决方案做出贡献。在未来数月和数年中,有目的性的努力将提振WTO在确保包容性的全球化中的根本性、有价值的地位,实现为所有人的可持续发展。 WTO成员们将进入暑期休假,然而这个暑期是他们既熟悉又新鲜未知的。他们现在面临两个选择。一种是像在2013年巴厘岛和2015年内罗毕贸易部长会议的谈判那样,第三次确定既有的模式,而前面两次部长会议取得了实质、但并不可观的成果。另一种选择是,...
19 April 2016
The LDC group at the WTO organised a conference in Montreux, Switzerland from 17 to 19 April to discuss the results of the Tenth WTO Ministerial Conference held in Nairobi, Kenya. The event also aimed to identify potential steps to promote LDC interests in a post-Nairobi context. During the last...
18 April 2016
The Tenth WTO Ministerial Conference has created new and exciting possibilities for trade-led growth and poverty reduction. How can we ensure that members of the trade and development community—particularly the smallest, poorest, and most vulnerable WTO members—are fully engaged in the post-Nairobi...
30 March 2016
La 10 ème Conférence ministérielle de l’OMC, qui s’est déroulée en décembre dernier à Nairobi, s’est achevée dans des circonstances qui soulèvent un grand nombre de questions quant à l’avenir du système commercial multilatéral, en particulier pour les membres les plus pauvres de l’organisation...
30 March 2016
Cet article passe en revue les principaux résultats de la 10 ème Conférence ministérielle de l’OMC et tente de dégager quelques pistes pour faire avancer les intérêts des pays les moins avancés (PMA) dans le contexte de l’après-Nairobi. La conférence ministérielle de Nairobi a accouché d’un...
30 March 2016
Après les résultats obtenus lors des conférences ministérielles de Bali puis de Nairobi, l’OMC doit continuer à mettre le commerce au service du développement des pays les plus défavorisés. De retour sur le continent qui l'a vue naître il y a vingt ans, l'OMC a adopté lors de sa dixième conférence...