International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development

Pontes
Governança Sul-Sul: conteúdo frágil?
Este número do Pontes desvenda algumas das estratégias específicas adotadas pelos países emergentes em sua busca por projeção internacional.
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DEVELOPMENT AND LDCs
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Global Value Chains
Trade Facilitation and Global Value Chains: Opportunities for Sustainable Development
Global value chains (GVCs) are extending their reach into regions and sectors that have historically been under-involved in this business...
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INNOVATION AND IP
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Intellectual Property
Intellectual Property and Access to Science and Culture: Convergence or Conflict?
The International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD) is pleased to publish the third issue in the CEIPI-ICTSD series...
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Governança Sul-Sul: conteúdo frágil?

Trade Facilitation and Global Value Chains: Opportunities for Sustainable Development

Intellectual Property and Access to Science and Culture: Convergence or Conflict?

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Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)

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Volume 20 - Number 40

Asia-Pacific Leaders Consider Next Steps for TPP Accord

24 November 2016

US President-elect Donald Trump confirmed on Monday that he would be pulling the United States out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) upon taking office, in a move that has left fellow Asia-Pacific trading partners considering how this will affect plans for deepening trade ties in the region...

Global Economy

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Volume 20 - Number 40

In Final Europe Trip, Obama Outlines Vision of Continued Transatlantic Cooperation

24 November 2016

Outgoing US President Barack Obama met last week with the leaders of Germany, the United Kingdom, France, Italy, and Spain to discuss the future of transatlantic cooperation, broaching the subjects of economic partnership and integration in the wake of the impending leadership change in Washington...

Africa

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Volume 5 - Number 9

Spurring sustainable development through value chains

22 November 2016

Although international value chains, whether regional or global, are not a new phenomenon, their importance in the global economy has increased tremendously over the last two decades. These geographically fragmented and increasingly complex production networks, often coordinated by dominant...

Africa

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Volume 5 - Number 9

Regional before global: A value chain approach to industrialisation in West Africa

22 November 2016

Maxime Weigert

Sustainable Development Goal 9 calls for a commitment to “build resilient infrastructure, promote sustainable industrialization and foster innovation.” Are regional value chains a relevant industrialisation pathway to achieve this goal in West Africa? Integration into global value chains (GVCs) is...

Ben Shepherd

Trade Facilitation

Trade Facilitation and Global Value Chains: What Role in Sustainable Development?

25 November 2016

Ben Shepherd

Global value chains are an important new reality in the world economy. But can increased GVC activity in developing countries generated by trade facilitation help promote economic...

Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)

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亚太地区领导人们考虑跨太平洋伙伴关系协定（TPP）的下一步

25 November 2016

周一，美国新当选总统唐纳德特朗普确认，他将在到任后使美国撤出跨太平洋伙伴关系协定（TPP），此举使得其他亚太贸易伙伴国家不得不考虑美国的撤出将如何影响到该地区深化贸易关系的计划。这份声明是通过YouTube上的视频信息传达的。特朗普概括了他当政后头100天将要采取的一系列行动，其出发点是他所称为的“一个简单的核心原则：把美国人的利益放在首位”。他的行动清单上的首位是贸易，接下来是其他事项，比如去除对页岩气和煤碳生产的阻挠，以及减少企业规则和调查“那些危害到美国工人的签证项目滥用。” 特朗普说，“关于贸易，我将签发一项通告，撤出跨太平洋伙伴关系，这份协定是对我们国家的潜在灾难。...

WTO Negotiations

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Volume 20 - Number 40

WTO Farm Talks Chair Welcomes Negotiating "Shift in Gear"

24 November 2016

The chair of the WTO agriculture talks has welcomed what he called a “shift in gear” as members tabled several new proposals ahead of negotiating meetings held last week. Vangelis Vitalis, the New Zealand ambassador who chairs the negotiations, told members that an “overwhelming majority” of...

MERCOSUR

Pontes

Uruguai defende maior integração e pede que Venezuela não seja suspensa

24 November 2016

Durante encontro do Grupo de Líderes Empresariais (LIDE), realizado em São Paulo, em 21 de novembro, o presidente do Uruguai, Tabaré Vázquez, defendeu que a Venezuela perca seu poder de voto, mas que não seja suspensa do Mercado Comum do Sul (Mercosul). Vázquez pediu que se cumpra o acordado em...

APEC

Мосты

Вопросы инклюзивности международной торговли и региональной интеграции в центре внимания стран АТЭС

23 November 2016

На очередном саммите стран АТЕС, который прошел в Лиме (Перу) с 18 по 20 ноября 2016 г., стороны обсудили текущую ситуацию в мировой экономике и торговле, региональную интеграцию и возможное создание Азиатско-тихоокеанской зоны свободной торговли, а также вопросы обеспечения продовольственной...

Energy

Мосты

Узбекистан и Таджикистан обсуждают вопросы водных ресурсов и энергетики

23 November 2016

Рациональное использование водно-энергетических ресурсов в Центрально-Азиатском регионе стало основной темой переговоров Первого заместителя министра энергетики и водных ресурсов Таджикистана Султона Рахимзода и Министра иностранных дел Узбекистана Абдулазиза Камилова. Сообщение об этом...

Global Value Chains

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Volume 5 - Number 9

Leveraging global value chains in support of the Sustainable Development Goals?

22 November 2016

Raphael Kaplinsky

What are the key knowledge gaps which need to be filled if developing economies are to successfully leverage global value chains (GVCs) to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)? An increasing number of people in an increasing number of economies are producing for global export markets. But...

Eurasian Economic Union

Мосты

Главы правительств ЕАЭС согласовали новый Таможенный кодекс и правила обращения лекарственных средств

22 November 2016

На заседании Евразийского межправительственного совета, состоявшегося 16 ноября 2016 г., главы правительств стран-членов ЕАЭС одобрили проект Таможенного кодекса, а также подписали ряд документов, необходимых для формирования единого рынка лекарственных средств. Новый Таможенный кодекс представляет...

TRIPS

Passerelles

Le Conseil des ADPIC se penche sur la santé publique et l’accès aux médicaments

21 November 2016

Les membres de l’OMC ont récemment examiné une série de recommandations formulées par un panel des Nations unies en vue de faciliter l’accès aux médicaments. Ils ont notamment discuté des conclusions du rapport relatives au commerce et aux droits de la propriété intellectuelle. Les discussions ont...