TRADE-DSM User Group Conference Media Release

Within a few short weeks, the coronavirus (Covid-19) has spread across the world and become a global phenomenon. All countries are deeply concerned about it and all countries will almost certainly be seriously affected by it, with some governments resorting to extreme measures to try and limit its potentially devastating impact ‒ from locking down entire cities or regions to suspending air travel. While the world has experienced many shocks over the years Covid-19 has pushed global instability and uncertainty to a new level.

“The New Rules on Digital Trade in Latin American Regional Trade Agreements”

While recent technological advances have allowed an increase in digital trade, this growth has occurred with a lack of clear and defined rules. This deficiency has become an issue for Latin American countries. With the multilateral trade regime impasse, more complex regional and bilateral agreements have emerged. The formulation of digital trade regulation raises many questions. In this article we deal with the new rules on digital trade in regional trade agreements recently negotiated by Latin American economies.

Virtual Roundtable: What Will COVID-19 Mean for the Participation of Developing Countries in the Global Trading System

The unprecedented economic crisis triggered by the outbreak of COVID-19 is already having dramatic effects on world trade and appears very likely to trigger lasting changes to the world trading system, regardless of how the next phase of 'opening up' from lock downs progresses. Against this background the Global Economy and Finance Programme at Chatham House and University of Sussex co-hostes a round table under the UK Trade Policy Observatory on 'What Will COVID-19 Mean for the Participation of Developing Countries in the Global Trading System in the Short and Long Run?'.

Mauritius: A successful Small Island Developing State

The economic upturn and performance of Mauritius is a far cry from predictions made in the 1960s. The island’s remarkable economic performance since the 1980s can been attributed to a multitude of factors instrumental to the success of the economy, including structural reforms, outward looking export orientated strategies, diversification in the manufacturing, tourism and financial services sectors amongst others, sound economic governance and institutions, and significant investment in human capital.

TRADE-SA-Tunisia export opportunities project- Report back on 1st workshop

TRADE-SA-Tunisia export opportunities project- Report back on 1st workshop.

Regional Trade Agreements: Fall 2020

Students will analyze legal aspects of Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs) in their historical, economic and political contexts. The principal topics include: trade in goods, trade in services, trade remedies (subsidies and dumping), foreign investment regulation, trade & environment (with an emphasis on climate change), intellectual property rights, and dispute settlement. The foundation of the course will focus on the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA & USMCA), and the course will compare NAFTA approaches to more recent developments in other RTAs, such as the CPTPP.

Seminario sobre las Reformas en la OMC

Angel Villalobos, Director General De Comercio Internacional de Servicios e Inversión de la Secretaría de Economía del Gobierno de México, organizó un panel
en las oficinas de la Secretaría de Economía en la Ciudad de México, para funcionarios de gobierno y el sector privado, sobre las Reformas en la OMC. Los Panelistas de este Seminario de tres horas sobre la OMC fueron:

PAOLO CADIRI
Jefe de la Sección Económica y Comercial de la Delegación de la Unión Europea en México.

RYOSUKE KUWANA
Ministro de la Embajada de Japón en México.

The Effect of Trade Openness on Exchange Rate: A Meta-regression Analysis

Trade openness remains one of the key drivers of exchange rate fluctuations in both the long-run and short-run. The relationship between trade openness and exchange rate has long been explained in many theoretical and empirical studies. Nevertheless, in the empirical literature, the results on the trade openness and exchange rate nexus were mixed and divergent; while most studies revealed a negative relationship between trade openness and exchange rate, some found a positive relationship and very few even demonstrated a null relationship.

Are the digital and inclusive growth agendas compatible? Implications for trade policy in developing countries

Can the digital economy help to alleviate the problem of inequality and forge more inclusive growth or will it exacerbate divisions as time goes by, to the detriment of those countries (including South Africa, India and Brazil) that have among the most unequal societies in the world? And what are the implications for trade policy, especially in developing countries?

LSGL Research Workshop " The recent trends in international trade: protection or protectionism? "

The newly constituted International Trade and Investment Law Group (of Law Schools Global League - LSGL) presented four work-progress papers at the Research Workshop organised at University of Turin. The theme was: The recent trends in international trade: protection or protectionism? Four work-in-progress papers ar authored by Dr. Johanna Jacobsson (IE, Madrid); Dr. Ru Ding (CUPL, Beijing); Dr. Daria Boklan (HSE, Moscow) and Dr. Amrita Bahri (ITAM, Mexico City); and Professor Jide Nzelibe (Northwestern University, Chicago).

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