Yesterday, new facts and numbers of about international trade and investment policies came out of Geneva. A short UNCTAD-OECD report on G20 Investment Measures was published, and the WTO released its semi-annual report on trade measures as a means to track down protectionist tendencies. Borderlex is interested in how Europe is …
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Doubts arise on whether WTO ‘green’ initiative can deliver the goods
[sh_light_text ]The world’s biggest trading powers will begin talks next month aimed at clinching a global agreement to spur trade in environmentally-friendly goods as part of efforts to combat climate change. The initiative was launched in January 2014. While the US trade chief has said he expects negotiators to reach an …
Analysis: When Estonia beats Hong Kong and Turkey overtakes Italy… Ease of trading across borders in Europe
[sh_light_text ]Are countries offering a good environment for their companies to import and export on the global marketplace? This is the issue the World Economic Forum’s (WEF)’s Enabling Trade Report explores. Iana Dreyer talked to three authors of the report in Geneva. Below, some of the takeaways from the meeting …
Editor’s Column – Global value chains: Is Europe’s trade policy fit for purpose?
[sh_light_text]Is European Union (EU) trade policy fit for the 21st century global value-chain world? The way we view international trade is changing. Today’s most competitive businesses are those which are plugged into transnational production networks. Trade policy thus increasingly needs to focus on reducing the costs of doing business internationally …
