Small Island Developing States (SIDS) have common economic challenges and are faced with high costs for energy, infrastructure, transportation, trade logistics and public administration. These challenges are increasingly under-girded by new concerns…
This book is a timely and comprehensive analysis of the links between trade and food security, using available data as well as evidence from economic theory and history. It is an
edited publication, drawing on expertise from senior staff at the WTO…
The Centre for World Trade Studies (CWTS) UGM has been working on a joint-study with Indonesian Coordinating Ministry of Economy which presents a review on Indonesia-Bangladesh Bilateral Trade and Economic Affairs. Both countries have agreed to…
The members of the WCP Team undertook a research theme that is in close connection to the recent WTO research, in particular the 2018 World Trade Report that was dedicated to transformative impact of digital technologies on labour and trade. To that…
WTO Chair Holder attended the Biannual Conference of the Society of International Economic Law in Washington, DC and delivered a presentation on “Trade and Competition: Time to Embrace Complementarity and Interdependence” as part of the WTO Chairs…
The paper analyzes the structure of poverty and trade openness in Morocco, and how trade liberalization affects poverty. We present regional evidence in the last fifteen years. We illustrate significant regional differences in term of poverty,…
The evolution of international economic relations in recent years has prompted the Russian Federation to reconsider its role in the neighborhood and on the global stage. In particular, the Ukrainian crisis and the Western economic sanctions against…
The BRICS cooperation plays an increasing role for the foreign economic strategy of the Russian Federation. There is a certain potential in strengthening Russian trade ties with the BRICS countries, but at the same time the authors underline an…
The European Union nowadays is a significant trade partner for the Latin America countries. The structure of trade between the EU and Latin America, on the one hand, explains the opportunities for strengthening the cooperation from the perspective…