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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...
15 October 2018
本周，联合国政府间气候变化专门委员会（IPCC）发布了一份期待已久的报告，报告阐明了一旦全球气温上升到比工业化前高1.5摄氏度的水平，国际社会将会面临的影响和得失。报告还指出了用以管控风险并避免最具破坏性后果的排放路径。该报告于10月1日至6日在韩国仁川举行的IPCC第48届会议上得到所有195个国家政府的批准后公布。 报告发现，气温升高维持或低于1.5摄氏度，需要到2030年时全球温室气体净排放量较2010年的水平减少45%，到2050年左右达到碳中性。如果按照目前的情况，全球气温上升幅度将在2040年达到1.5摄氏度的水平。 “IPCC最新报告认为，我们不可能将全球变暖限制在1.5°C。...
11 October 2018
This week, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a long-awaited report on the expected impacts and trade-offs the international community will confront once global temperature increases reach 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, as compared to two degrees. The...
20 September 2018
An international climate summit convened by California’s Governor Jerry Brown from 12-14 September saw a wave of ambitious new climate announcements from sub-national actors from around the world, including officials from US states, regions, cities, businesses, investors, and civil society. Over...
