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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...
13 November 2018
В Прогнозе мировой энергетики за 2018 г. эксперты Международного энергетического агентства представили три сценария развития. Принятые правительствами меры будут иметь решающее значение для определения пути дальнейшего развития мировой энергетики, подчеркивается в Прогнозе. Первый вариант –...
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...
2 October 2018
Refletindo sobre as semelhanças entre o incêndio no Museu Nacional do Rio de Janeiro e o constante adiamento e apatia com relação a iniciativas voltadas ao desenvolvimento sustentável, a autora discute a agenda do CEBDS para mobilizar lideranças empresariais no Brasil em áreas como energias renováveis e transporte público.
30 August 2018
El cambio climático es uno de los grandes desafíos de nuestra época: actualmente, este ya no solo atenta contra la preservación del medio ambiente, sino que también pone en cuestión aspectos más generales de sostenibilidad económica, como la seguridad alimentaria y la reducción de la pobreza. La...
30 August 2018
El artículo relata el proceso por el cual México incorporó el concepto de energías limpias en su legislación. Advierte que, sin embargo, la falta de metas a largo plazo influye negativamente en la reconversión actual de la industria energética, que continúa incentivando el uso de gas natural por motivos económicos.
30 July 2018
Члены ВТО 26 июля 2018 г. приняли приглашение Казахстана провести в Астане 12-ю Министерскую конференцию ВТО, которая состоится в июне 2020 года. Это решение было принято консенсусом на заседании Генерального совета ВТО. В Министерской конференции ВТО примут участие министры торговли и другие...
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...
29 June 2018
Representantes del Parlamento Europeo, el Consejo y la Comisión Europea alcanzaron un acuerdo provisional acerca de la forma de transición hacia fuentes de energía limpias, como la eólica, solar, hidroeléctrica, mareomotriz, geotérmica y de biomasa. Más específicamente, con este acuerdo se espera...
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...
21 June 2018
Over the past few days, negotiators from the European Commission, Parliament, and Council have reached political agreements on three major legislative proposals under the European Commission’s Clean Energy Package , namely those on renewable energy, energy efficiency, and energy union governance...
17 June 2018
Европейский банк реконструкции и развития (ЕБРР) запускает новую программу кредитования USELF-III и предоставит Украине 250 млн евро для поддержки возобновляемых источников энергии. ЕБРР активно поддерживал развитие возобновляемой энергетики в Украине в рамках Программы финансирования...