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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...
5 April 2018
US President Donald Trump decided last week to suspend duty-free treatment on US imports of apparel products from Rwanda under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). The sanction, which is set to take effect in early June, is in reaction to the East African country’s decision to raise...
16 February 2018
Le 13 février, les députés de la chambre des représentants du congrès des États-Unis ont approuvé un projet de loi renouvelant le Système généralisé de préférences (SGP) du pays, un programme qui a des implications pour les pays en développement qui commercent avec les États-Unis. La chambre a voté...
7 July 2017
Segundo o Representante de Comércio dos Estados Unidos (USTR, sigla em inglês), o Brasil é o maior favorecido com as revisões no Sistema Geral de Preferências (SGP) daquele país. Apesar disso, a taxa de utilização por parte do Brasil ainda é baixa em vista da falta de informação sobre o mecanismo,...
22 December 2016
Este 2016 marcó un hito en las relaciones internacionales, incluidas las de comercio. Fuimos testigos del proceso Brexit y del triunfo de Donald Trump en la elección presidencial de Estados Unidos, aun cuando los pronósticos de numerosas encuestas y mediciones daban como ganadora a Hillary Clinton...
22 December 2016
Mientras que la votación relacionada con la salida del Reino Unido de la Unión Europea y la elección de Donald Trump como nuevo presidente de Estados Unidos (EE.UU.) han sugerido un retroceso de la globalización en algunos de los mercados más prominentes; en Asia continúan los esfuerzos por...
22 December 2016
En el primer día de su presidencia, el 20 de enero de 2017, Donald Trump emitiría un aviso sobre la intención de retirar a Estados Unidos (EE.UU.) del Acuerdo de Asociación Transpacífico (TPP, por sus siglas en inglés). “Este acuerdo es un desastre“, comentó en su mensaje sobre las prioridades para...
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