by Andrea | Feb 12, 2018 | CSME, Recent Trends in Trade, tools for importers, Trade and Development
Under the theme – Creating a Shared Future in a Fractured World – attendees of the 2018 World Economic Forum in Davos recognized that the undeniable gains from the growth in international trade have bypassed some countries and some people in just about every...
by Andrea | Feb 5, 2018 | CSME, Recent Trends in Trade, tools for importers, Trade and Development, world financial crisis
The Joint Ministerial Statement on Investment Facilitation for Development adopted on the last day of the 11th World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Conference (for our discussion on the Ministerial click here), signals an opportunity to advance a development...
by Andrea | Jan 17, 2017 | access to finance, CSME, international trade rules, Recent Trends in Trade, Russia WTO membership, world financial crisis, world trade month 2016
It should come as no surprise to anyone who has been paying attention that several developments of 2016 will bear fruit in 2017. Trade Watch 2017 lists some key issues to watch out for in the trade arena this year: Brexit: Britain must act on its vote to leave the...
by Andrea | Nov 9, 2016 | CSME, Russia WTO membership
Global markets initially reeled in response to Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential election. They have since recovered, but a preview of Trump trade policy helps to explain the initial nervousness. Protectionism In his trade platform to “make America great...
by Andrea | Oct 12, 2016 | CSME, Russia WTO membership
With the election about a month away, we use this post to take a look at the U.S. Presidential candidates on trade. Hillary Clinton on Trade Hillary Clinton as President will continue the general course of President Obama’s foreign trade policy. This course has...
by Andrea | Sep 28, 2016 | CSME
The World Trade Organization (WTO) Public Forum of 2014 was held under the theme – “Why Trade Matters to Everyone”. With the importance and relevance of trade being questioned in the US elections, and indeed around the world, this theme is still worth addressing. The...