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G-20 Leaders Pledge to Revitalise Growth Agenda at Hangzhou Summit
Leaders from the G-20 coalition of advanced and emerging economies concluded two days of high-level meetings in China on Monday with a pledge to implement a new “Hangzhou Consensus” – a set of...
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G20 Hangzhou Summit: Proposals for Trade, Investment, and Sustainable Development Outcomes
Leaders from the Group of Twenty (G20) major economies will gather in Hangzhou, China in September 2016 to address a...
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COP 22 in Marrakech: Expectations and outlook for the role of trade
The panel will focus on climate change negotiations and how they relate to international trade. It will review developments since...
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G-20 Leaders Pledge to Revitalise Growth Agenda at Hangzhou Summit

G20 Hangzhou Summit: Proposals for Trade, Investment, and Sustainable Development Outcomes

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Volume 20 - Number 29

G-20 Leaders Pledge to Revitalise Growth Agenda at Hangzhou Summit

7 September 2016

Leaders from the G-20 coalition of advanced and emerging economies concluded two days of high-level meetings in China on Monday with a pledge to implement a new “Hangzhou Consensus” – a set of policies aimed at shoring up global economic and trade growth, boosting confidence, and responding to anti...

Climate Change Governance

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Volume 20 - Number 29

Climate Governance in Focus as Key UN Meetings Approach

7 September 2016

The world’s two largest greenhouse gas emitters have ratified the Paris Agreement on climate change, bringing the landmark deal significantly closer to entering into force. The news of the US-China effort comes ahead of a series of meetings by different UN bodies over the coming months, all aiming...

Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs)

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Volume 20 - Number 29

UK, Australia Begin Scoping Future Trade Deal Options

7 September 2016

The UK and Australia announced on Wednesday that they are establishing a working group to explore the possible options for a future bilateral trade pact, which the two sides would then begin negotiating if and when London completes negotiations for leaving the European Union. “We want the Working...

Andrew Crosby

E15Initiative

Barack’s gift to Hillary on TPP and trade

24 August 2016

Andrew Crosby

President Obama recently stated that he would make the case for why the US should ratify the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) , an international integration agreement (...

Shuaihua CHENG

The EU and US should treat China fairly in international trade

5 August 2016

Shuaihua CHENG

It is just six months until the 15 th anniversary of China’s accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO), and the world’s second-largest economy believed this would be the...

Jeff Swartz

Climate Change

China’s carbon market: Shaping climate policy cooperation for the next decade

4 August 2016

Jeff Swartz

Amidst the flurry of carbon market developments around the world, the largest emitter is putting in place a national emissions trading system (ETS). Next summer China will launch...

Ricardo Meléndez-Ortiz

WTO

What’s ahead for the WTO: Ideas for action

4 August 2016

Ricardo Meléndez-Ortiz

This column by the chief executive of the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD) takes stock of current discussions in the WTO and eyes potential...

Emily Jones

Brexit

Brexit: Opportunity or peril for trade with small and poor developing economies?

26 July 2016

Emily Jones

The UK is rethinking its position in global trade. In the wake of the UK’s EU referendum and the vote to “leave,” the government has created a new Department for International...

Azerbaijan

Мосты

Азербайджан делает ставку на транзитные грузоперевозки

12 September 2016

Развитие международного взаимодействия с соседними странами позволит Азербайджану ежегодно зарабатывать на грузоперевозках порядка 2,5 млрд долл. США, заявил председатель ЗАО «Азербайджанские железные дороги» Джавид Гурбанов. Для достижения такого результата через территорию страны каждый год...

CIS Countries

Мосты

В Москве состоялось 71-е заседание Экономического совета Содружества Независимых Государств

10 September 2016

Стратегия дальнейшего экономического развития и планомерная реализация договоренностей о зоне свободной торговли стали центральными темами на очередном заседании Экономического совета СНГ, который прошел 9 сентября 2016 г. в Москве. Члены Экономического совета рассмотрели обширный комплекс вопросов...

MERCOSUR

Pontes

Brasil e Uruguai avançam em negociações bilaterais com países fora do Mercosul

9 September 2016

Representantes do governo brasileiro e marroquino reuniram-se em 6 de setembro para anunciar sua disposição em avançar no Acordo de Cooperação e Facilitação de Investimentos (ACFI) entre os dois países. Durante o encontro, o governo marroquino mostrou interesse em retomar as negociações com o...

Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS)

Мосты

Правительство России разрабатывает дополнительные меры по борьбе с африканской чумой свиней

9 September 2016

Успешному развитию российского свиноводства угрожает распространение вируса африканской чумы свиней (АЧС), случаи которого зафиксированы как в центральной части России, так и в Беларуси, Украине и странах Балтики. Необходимость принятия дополнительных мер для борьбы с этим заболеванием на...

Non-Tariff Barrier (NTB)

Мосты

США расширили список санкций в отношении России

9 September 2016

В новом списке США указывается 81 организация, из которых 75 относятся к России, 7 – к «крымскому региону Украины», 2 – одновременно к Гонконгу и к Индии. Ограничения в отношении этих организаций начали действовать с 7 сентября 2016 г., сообщается в уведомлении, подготовленном Бюро промышленности и...