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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...
25 November 2018
Переход ряда стран Восточной Европы и Центральной Азии от плановой экономики к рыночной вместе с ростом доходов привели к коренным изменениям в сельскохозяйственном секторе и пищевой промышленности, что в свою очередь повлияло на рацион питания населения. Факторы, влияющие на изменения в рационе...
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...
19 November 2018
В мире три млрд человек, которые недоедают или питаются неправильно, тогда как третья часть всего продовольствия, половина фруктов и овощей и четверть мясных продуктов ежегодно оказываются на помойке. По данным Продовольственной и сельскохозяйственной организации ООН (ФАО), эти пищевые отходы...
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...
18 October 2018
Шестнадцатого октября во всем мире отметили Всемирный день продовольствия. В рамках церемонии празднования в Риме Генеральный директор ФАО призвал стран-участниц усилить политические действия и финансовую поддержку для искоренения всех форм голода и неполноценного питания. «Борьба с голодом срочно...
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
En un contexto de crecimiento poblacional, escasez de alimentos y cambio climático, el artículo describe el rol de los productores y de los Estados en el desarrollo de los estándares ambientales dentro del comercio internacional para la consecución de los objetivos de desarrollo sostenible. La adopción de un nuevo paradigma productivo, la bioeconomía, surge como la clave del éxito en esta tarea.
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...
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