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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...
8 October 2018
Всемирная торговая организация и Программа ООН по окружающей среде (ЮНЕП) представили совместную публикацию , в которой предложены варианты по разработке общих действий для обеспечения взаимодействия между торговлей и окружающей средой. В докладе отмечается, что развитие торговли экологическими...
20 September 2018
On Monday 17 September, UN negotiators concluded a first session of talks towards the establishment of a global treaty to protect marine biodiversity in the high seas, setting in motion a two-year process which, proponents say, could resolve long-standing gaps in international environmental...
14 September 2018
Our current resource use is unsustainable – the circular economy provides a solution through its focus on behavioural change, resource and energy efficiency, and the closing of material loops. The focus of the circular economy is on the full life cycle of products. In today’s globalised world, raw...
13 September 2018
A United Nations process that could lead to negotiations for an international environmental treaty is beginning to get underway, with a working group meeting held last week and a major report from UN Secretary-General António Guterres due before year’s end. “Our demands for food, water, and energy...
17 August 2018
La reciente difusión de un fallo judicial, en Estados Unidos, contra la empresa Monsanto -líder mundial en la producción de glifosato- ha suscitado reacciones en numerosos países del mundo. A pesar de no contar con evidencia científica concluyente sobre sus efectos, diversos países han declarado en...
25 July 2018
После 15 лет согласования представители Азербайджана, Ирана, Казахстана, России и Туркменистана в ходе внеочередной сессии Конференции сторон Тегеранской конвенции подписали Протокол об оценке воздействия на окружающую среду в трансграничном контексте. Документ вступит в силу через три месяца после...
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