International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development

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G20 Leaders Endorse Joint Trade Language, Note Differences with US on Climate
Leaders from the G20 coalition of advanced and emerging economies concluded their annual summit on Saturday 8 July, which saw them sign off on a final declaration after two days of intense talks and...
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Digital Economy
Fuelling Trade in the Digital Era: Policy Roadmap for Developing Countries
The purpose of this paper is to propose specific ways in which developing countries can best fuel trade in the...
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TRADE LAW
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Trade Facilitation
Evaluating the Implementation Obligations of the Trade Facilitation Agreement
The entry into force of the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) is a significant development for the multilateral trading system. This...
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G20 Leaders Endorse Joint Trade Language, Note Differences with US on...

Fuelling Trade in the Digital Era: Policy Roadmap for Developing...

Evaluating the Implementation Obligations of the Trade Facilitation...

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Volume 21 - Number 25

EU Policy Review Highlights Trade Negotiating Agenda, WTO Ministerial Prep

13 July 2017

WTO members conducted a comprehensive review of the EU’s trade policies last week, examining issues such as the implications of Brexit on the bloc’s trading relationships; the EU’s investment court system and wider negotiating agenda; and the global trade body’s upcoming ministerial conference in...

Aid for Trade

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Volume 21 - Number 25

WTO, OECD Chiefs Press for Better Connectivity in Kicking Off "Aid for Trade" Review

13 July 2017

The biennial “Global Review of Aid for Trade” kicked off on Tuesday 11 July at WTO headquarters, with the heads of multiple international agencies calling for greater efforts to improve digital connectivity, lower trade costs, and improve infrastructure through the Aid for Trade initiative. The...

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RTA Exchange

Leveraging opportunities through regulatory cooperation

13 July 2017

Robert Carberry

As industry has moved to integrate and consolidate manufacturing, the application of domestic-centric regulations can engender unnecessary and duplicative actions and costs across...

Aid for Trade

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Volume 6 - Number 5

Aid for Trade: A Springboard for Sustainable Development?

10 July 2017

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 25 September 2015, provides a comprehensive and ambitious global developmental framework. Firmly ensconced within the Agenda are the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which bring a clear...

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

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Volume 6 - Number 5

How Can Aid for Trade Help Advance the Sustainable Development Goals?

10 July 2017

Jorge Moreira da Silva

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development calls for increasing aid-for-trade support for developing countries, in particular least developed countries. How can this type of funding be fully leveraged in the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals? Meeting at a special Summit at the...

Africa

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Volume 6 - Number 5

Aid for Trade in Africa: What Are the Strategic Priorities?

10 July 2017

Lily Sommer, Heini Suominen, David Luke

Taking stock of aid for trade in Africa over the last decade, how can the targeting and delivery of this development assistance be improved to achieve the continent’s structural transformation, regional integration, and poverty reduction agendas? Aid for trade (AfT) is explicitly addressed in the...

G20

What trade rules are needed to support growth in the digital age?

6 July 2017

Kimberley Botwright, Cristian Rodriguez Chiffelle

With no major regulatory leap forward in the shape of a multilateral or plurilateral digital trade agreement likely in the short term, interim knowledge and capacity-building steps by the G20 could be taken to boost the enabling environment for online goods and services trade, and keep alive...

Ingrid Jegou

G20

Free, open and green trade

6 July 2017

Ingrid Jegou

Even if the U.S. is not on board for climate change, G20 leaders can still make important headway by taking decisive action on clean energy initiatives, establishing carbon...

E15Initiative

Focusing on investment facilitation: Is it that difficult?

26 June 2017

Felipe Hees, Pedro Mendonça Cavalcante

Discussions related to the feasibility of establishing a common framework on investment facilitation are important, where flows of foreign direct investment (FDI) are needed in order to mobilise resources for development. In this article, the authors argue that although the debate on investment...

Industrial Policy

Pontes

Investigação dos Estados Unidos sobre importação de aço pode ter efeitos para o Brasil

15 July 2017

As investigações sobre o impacto do aço importado sobre a segurança nacional dos Estados Unidos têm gerado ansiedade entre os maiores fornecedores do produto para o mercado estadunidense, dentre eles o Brasil. Até o momento, as principais motivações de Trump para lançar as investigações não se...

Aid for Trade

Passerelles

Les chefs de l’OMC et de l’OCDE appellent à renforcer la connectivité lors de l’examen de l’aide pour le commerce

14 July 2017

À l’occasion de l’examen global bisannuel de l’aide pour le commerce, les directeurs et représentants de plusieurs organisations internationales ont appelé à des efforts accrus en vue d’améliorer la connectivité numérique, de réduire les coûts du commerce et d’améliorer les infrastructures dans le...

IMF

Мосты

МВФ призывает Россию продолжать реформы в области диверсификации экономики

13 July 2017

Конец июня был отмечен проведением очередного ежегодного совещания между экспертами Международного валютного фонда (МВФ) и представителями России по вопросам основных тенденций развития российской экономики. Эти консультации проводятся в соответствии со статьей IV Устава МВФ и нацелены на...

G20

Puentes

Declaración del G20 consolida consensos, pero cumbre termina sin avances en cambio climático, comercio y migración

13 July 2017

Reunidos en Hamburgo (Alemania) el 7 y 8 de julio de 2017, los líderes del G20 acordaron unánimemente una declaración para avanzar en cuestiones internacionales claves, como cooperación tributaria, digitalización, generación de empleo, género, regulación financiera, salud y seguridad. Sin embargo,...