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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...
20 November 2018
На прошлой неделе прошли переговоры по развитию торговли между Россией, ЕАЭС и Сингапуром. По итогам встречи министра экономического развития России Максима Орешкина с министром торговли и промышленности Сингапура Чан Чун Синг было подписано совместное заявление по российско-сингапурскому...
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...
16 November 2018
Gender is being mainstreamed into several recent trade agreements and negotiations. Gender-specific data and gender-sensitive impact assessments should guide negotiations. The role and needs of women-led businesses need to be addressed to promote their economic empowerment. International trade...
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
The European Commission recently circulated updates on the progress seen in two different negotiating processes, specifically with Indonesia and New Zealand, earlier this month, referring to valuable advances seen in both cases. While trade talks with Indonesia have been underway for over two years...
14 November 2018
По данным Министерства аграрной политики и продовольствия Украины, товарооборот продукции сельского хозяйства между Европейским cоюзом и Украиной увеличился на 5,4% за январь–сентябрь 2018 года. При этом экспорт украинских товаров составил 4,12 млрд долл. США, а импорт – 1,9 млрд долл. США...
11 November 2018
Impulsionado por um crescimento substantivo de sua produtividade desde a década de 1970, o agronegócio representa um elemento fundamental para o comércio exterior do Brasil. Em 2017, as exportações do agronegócio brasileiro atingiram US$ 96 bilhões – marca que contribuiu para um superávit na...
11 November 2018
O que o Brexit reserva para o comércio agroindustrial? Poderá o Mercosul exportar volumes significativamente maiores para o Reino Unido?
11 November 2018
Este artigo analisa o setor de lácteos da UE e do Mercosul, com atenção especial à sua participação no comércio internacional e às políticas de incentivo diretamente ligadas a esse desempenho exportador. Com isso, o autor discute como as negociações entre esses dois blocos poderiam fomentar o setor de produtos lácteos.
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...
30 October 2018
Os ministros das Relações Exteriores de Canadá e Brasil, Chrystia Freeland e Aloysio Nunes, reuniram-se em 23 de outubro, em Ottawa (Canadá), com o objetivo de aprofundar a agenda bilateral em temas como mobilidade, igualdade de gênero, meio ambiente e ciência e tecnologia. Durante o III Diálogo de...
24 October 2018
Brasil y Chile cerraron el 19 de octubre las negociaciones por un tratado de libre comercio (TLC). Las próximas semanas estarán dedicadas a revisar los aspectos formales y jurídicos, a fin de firmar el acuerdo antes de fin de año -en la previa al cambio de mando presidencial en Brasil. En el...
22 October 2018
16位亚太国家的部长们在进行全面贸易协定的谈判时，呼吁“取得更多进展”，同时概述在预计协议的规则框架谈判方面所取得的一些进展。此次会议在新加坡召开，在2018年目标前期望完成商定的“一揽子成果”。 该贸易协定被称为区域全面经济伙伴关系（RCEP），它将汇集东盟（ASEAN）10个成员及其六位自由贸易协定（FTA）合作伙伴：澳大利亚、中国、印度、日本、韩国和新西兰。过去六年来，谈判人员定期举行会议，其间穿插了部长级会议，以期达成这个协议。 “部长们欢迎加强市场准入谈判。在赞赏缩小差距的同时，部长们强调需要进一步改进”，10月13日会议后发表的联合媒体声明表示。 在10月13日的部长会议前，...
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