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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...
23 November 2018
Европейский банк реконструкции и развития (ЕБРР) представил доклад , посвященный трансформации моделей работы, где проанализировано, какое влияние на работу оказывают демографические изменения, автоматизация и миграция. Эксперты ЕБРР отмечают, что основные демографические изменения, старение или...
22 November 2018
South African leaders met with their European counterparts in Brussels for a presidential summit on 15 November to discuss future opportunities for cooperation, including on economic issues. Discussions between the two sides included a wide array of topics such as trade and market access, Brexit,...
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
A series of high-level summits in the Asia-Pacific region are getting underway this week, kicking off with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and concluding with the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders’ meetings. These events, among others, are being watched closely for...
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...
14 November 2018
There is a need to introduce some flexibility into global trade policies and institutions given the current trade tensions, anti-globalisation sentiments, and the large number of countries that participate in WTO negotiations. Large food net importers and large food net exporters have common 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...
8 November 2018
China kicked off its inaugural International Import Expo (CIIE) this week in Shanghai, bringing together a host of participants from around the world from 5-10 November to discuss the current and future landscape of trade and investment. The six-day event, the first of its kind to focus solely on...
8 November 2018
The inaugural Bloomberg New Economy Forum wrapped up in Singapore this week, bringing together world business and political leaders to broach imminent challenges around global governance, international trade, technology, climate change, and inclusion against an evolving global economic backdrop...
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...
5 November 2018
巴西社会自由党（PSL）成员雅伊尔·博尔索纳，于10月28日赢得了本次总统选举的第二轮也是最后一轮投票，将于2019年1月1日就职。预计这一结果将给南美洲最大的经济体和人口最多的国家带来各种重大变化，但具体情况仍不确定。 在第二轮对阵工人党（PT）费尔南多·哈达德的竞选中，博尔索纳以超过55.2%的支持率获胜，哈达德的支持率为44.8%。本月早些时候，两位候选人在竞争激烈的首轮选举中脱颖而出，其竞选宣言与即将离任的总统米歇尔·泰默的支持者之间的立场存在明显分歧。（《桥周报》，2018年10月11日） 博尔索纳是一名经验丰富的军人，也是一名老成的立法者，...
5 November 2018
10月24日至25日，十三位国际贸易部长齐聚渥太华，呼吁采取行动巩固世界贸易组织（WTO）。官员们强调通过更新谈判进程、改善争端解决制度、并确保有效实施现有规则等途径，讨论改革全球贸易俱乐部的有关选择。 加拿大国际贸易多元化部长Jim Carr主持了会议，WTO总干事罗伯托·阿泽维多和来自澳大利亚、巴西、智利、欧盟、日本、韩国、肯尼亚、墨西哥、新西兰、挪威、新加坡和瑞士的官员出席了会议。该小组打算制定解决方案，推进WTO现代化，同时希望引入其他WTO成员参与进来。 “WTO目前的局势已不再可持续。我们对变革的决心必须与行动相匹配：我们将继续反对保护主义;...
1 November 2018
Thirteen international trade ministers gathered in Ottawa on 24-25 October to issue a call for action to strengthen the World Trade Organization (WTO), with officials weighing options for modernising the global trade club by way of updating its negotiation process, improving its dispute settlement...
1 November 2018
Jair Bolsonaro, a member of Brazil’s Social Liberal Party (PSL, by its acronym in Portuguese), won the second and final round of the country’s presidential election on Sunday 28 October and will take office on 1 January 2019, with the result expected to bring about various significant, though still...
1 November 2018
The leaders of China and Japan endorsed a series of deals last week, with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visiting Beijing for landmark, high-level discussions on trade and infrastructure cooperation with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang. The event was being watched closely...