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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...
15 November 2018
Trade ministers from the European Union and the United States met on Wednesday 14 November, looking to take stock of working group discussions on trade and chart a shared path ahead. The high-level discussions are among a series of events this week expected to address international cooperation and...
12 November 2018
美国11月6日星期二举行的中期选举，结果是民主党获得众议院的多数席位，共和党人保留在参议院多数席位。两党分治的立法机构可能对未来两年的华盛顿贸易政策产生重大影响。 虽然美国众议院中有435个席位的人选在这次选举中产生，但参议院100个议席中只有35个席位在这次投票中决定。其中，今年面临投票的参议院现任议员中有很大一部分是民主党人，他们将该党置于防守的地位，努力避免在参议院中把位置输给共和党人。此次选举也包括了几个州长和州立法议员的位置。 自特朗普两年前意外赢得美国总统职位以来，中期选举是美国政治情绪最大的试金石。民主党人在众议院取得了领先优势，而在参议院，共和党人保留多数党的地位。...
8 November 2018
The US held its midterm elections on Tuesday 6 November, with Democrats taking control of the House of Representatives and Republicans retaining their majority in the Senate, setting up a divided legislature that could have significant implications for Washington trade policy for the coming two...
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...
29 October 2018
欧盟和美国的高级官员上周在比利时布鲁塞尔召开会议，评估其双边“隐私盾”（Privacy Shield）协定的进展和功效。这个跨大西洋协议，规定了个人数据流和隐私保护的规则。这次会议由美国商务部长Wilbur Ross 和欧盟司法、消费者和性别平等事务的欧盟委员会委员VěraJourová率队，审议了该框架的表现，并为欧盟方面今年晚些时候关于该议题的报告做准备。 这次会议是欧盟-美国隐私盾协定的第二次年度审查，邀请了欧洲数据保护局的代表。会谈既包括数据的商业流动，也包括美国政府为国家安全目的而收集个人信息的议题。 隐私盾协议监督美国和欧盟之间的数据传输，目的是确保对个人的数据和隐私权保护，...
25 October 2018
Three months after US and EU leaders agreed to launch an “Executive Working Group” to tackle a series of trade issues, questions over how future talks will proceed and what those efforts will cover substantively remain, with trade officials offering differing public assessments in recent weeks...
25 October 2018
High-level officials from the EU and US gathered last week in Brussels, Belgium, to evaluate the health and efficacy of their bilateral Privacy Shield, a trans-Atlantic accord that sets rules governing personal data flows and privacy protections. The meeting, helmed by US Secretary of Commerce...
4 October 2018
In late September, an interagency US committee issued a report via the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) that deemed that while Peru has made valuable headway in its forest management efforts, more work remains in ensuring the legality of its timber supply chain can be...
3 October 2018
В Оттаве завершились переговоры по перезаключению Соглашения о североамериканской зоне свободной торговли (НАФТА). Канада, США и Мексика достигли консенсуса по основным положениям нового трехстороннего соглашения. По итогам переговоров между США и Канадой, стороны подписали совместное заявление , в...
1 October 2018
在上周的联合国全体大会，领导人的演讲和系列边会关注贸易协定和多边主义。官员们阐述了他们对贸易和多边主义的看法，同时也在努力在政治层面促进不同的谈判进程。 9月24日星期一，在联大会议期间，美国总统特朗普和韩国总统文在寅签署了更新版的美韩自由贸易协定（KORUS）。除了KORUS签署之外，联合国大会期间，美国、欧盟和日本举行了部长级会议，就世贸组织改革和其他贸易议题进行了讨论。特朗普总统在其演讲中反复提到需要谈判更新贸易协议，解决所谓的不公平贸易行为。 联大会议期间，欧盟 - 南方共同市场之间、太平洋联盟国家间举行了部长级或者领导人层面的双边会谈，与此同时，美日宣布启动贸易谈判。...
1 October 2018
美国总统唐纳德•特朗普和日本首相安倍晋三于9月26日星期三在纽约发表联合声明，宣布计划开启双边贸易协定的正式谈判。 该新闻发布的几天前，双方贸易谈判代表在联合国大会（UNGA）第73届会议期间举行了会谈，讨论自由贸易协定谈判的可能性。 周三公布的联合声明表示：“在完成必要的国内程序后，美国和日本将开始就美日贸易协定展开谈判，涉及可以取得早期成果的货物贸易和服务等关键领域。” 他们还表示，一旦该协议完成，他们会计划进行其他议题领域的追加谈判，但并没有进行具体说明，只表示会与贸易和投资相关。 该声明还阐述了在正式贸易谈判开始后，各方所同意尊重的“立场”。 “对于美国而言，...
27 September 2018
В торговых отношениях США и Китая продолжает нарастать напряженность: 24 сентября 2018 г. вступили в силу новые взаимные пошлины. Американские дополнительные тарифы в размере 10% затрагивают китайские товары, в том числе электронику, продукты питания, инструменты и хозяйственные товары, на общую...