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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...
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...
28 June 2018
Leaders of the EU’s 28 member states will meet at a high-stakes European Council Summit in Brussels on Thursday and Friday to address migration, security, trade, and economic affairs, including weighing options for Eurozone reform. Leaders will also meet in an EU 27 format to take stock of the...
27 June 2018
Bridges Africa et Passerelles se sont entretenus avec Fatoumata Jallow-Tambajang, vice-présidente de la Gambie, Kamrang Tekreth, secrétaire d’État au sein du ministère du commerce du Cambodge, et Hassan Come, ministre du commerce et de l’industrie de la République centrafricaine. Ces conversations...
27 June 2018
Bridges Africa and Passerelles discussed trade and sustainable development with Fatoumata Jallow-Tambajang, Vice President of The Gambia, Kamrang Tekreth, Secretary of State at the Ministry of Commerce of Cambodia, and Hassan Come, Minister of Commerce and Industry of the Central African Republic (...
30 April 2018
Garantir l’accès universel à l’énergie constituera un défi majeur pour les pays les moins avancés. Quels sont les aspects clés qu’ils devront considérer dans leurs efforts pour réaliser cette ambition ? Alors que les énergies « modernes et durables » occupent une place de premier plan dans les...
24 April 2018
Ensuring universal access to energy will constitute a major challenge for least developed countries. What are the key considerations that these countries should keep in mind as they deploy efforts towards meeting this objective? As “sustainable and modern energy” continues to feature prominently in...
15 November 2017
Pour les pays en développement, le lancement du Cycle de Doha de l’Organisation mondiale du commerce en 2001, également appelé Programme de Doha pour le développement, avait suscité le grand espoir que les règles multilatérales du commerce pourraient être modernisées pour mieux s’adapter à leurs...
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