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Digital Trade: Opportunities of the Internet for International Trade
Language Undefined On 23 June, ICTSD and DIGITALEUROPE will organise a meeting in Brussels. Panelists will touch upon the opportunities and challenges of the digital economy for the EU and for...
View ArticleTrends and measures of global trade growth
Is there more that the G20 can do to restore trade and economic growth and, if so, what could the T20 think tanks do to help? I would suggest that T20 think tanks could help by enlarging the analysis...
View ArticleDo comprehensive trade agreements generate more trade? A conjecture to...
Ours is an age of free trade agreements (FTAs) of all sorts and of various depth and breadth in the issues they cover – simple bilateral preferential trade agreements, broad economic partnership...
View ArticleInvestment and trade policy as drivers of sustainable development
When was the first time you read or heard about sustainable development? I remember that in Costa Rica the term was almost unknown and people were very sceptical about it until 22 years ago when the...
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Trade governance frameworks in a world of global value chains
In today’s globalised economy, understanding global value chains (GVCs) is essential for the development of trade and investment. This article presents a number of options on how the global trade...
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À l’heure des chaînes de valeur mondiales, quels cadres de gouvernance pour...
À l’heure des chaînes de valeur mondiales, quels cadres de gouvernance pour les échanges commerciaux ? Nous vivons aujourd’hui dans une économie mondialisée interconnectée, propulsée et tirée par les...
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¿Por qué incluir a empresas de mujeres en las cadenas de valor?
El comercio internacional tradicionalmente ha sido un motor de crecimiento y se ha ubicado por arriba de la tasa de crecimiento de la producción mundial. La Organización Mundial del Comercio (OMC) ha...
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Multinacionais e políticas de investimento externo em um mundo digital
Este artigo discute o futuro das empresas multinacionais e as implicações para o regime internacional de investimento. A autora argumenta que as multinacionais dos mercados emergentes e a economia...
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Como maximizar as oportunidades geradas pela Internet ao comércio internacional?
Este artigo analisa os desafios e as oportunidades que os avanços da economia digital na última década colocam ao comércio e aos investimentos. O autor discute, ainda, algumas recomendações de...
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Achieving inclusiveness through GVCs in LDCs and LICs
Language Undefined This ICTSD – SAIIA event is intended to advance understanding of value chain dynamics that can lead to more and better inclusion of small players including smallholder’s farmers,...
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“Aunque APEC es voluntario, hay un compromiso de alto nivel; esto habla de su...
Este año, Perú ejerce la presidencia del Foro de Cooperación Asia-Pacífico. Puentes conversó con la presidenta del Comité sobre Comercio e Inversiones en Lima en agosto pasado para hablar sobre...
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The Gender Dimensions of Global Value Chains
Policymakers are increasingly turning to global value chains (GVCs) as a means of driving development, including generating employment and raising incomes. Access to and benefits from participation in...
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Inclusive and Sustainable Growth: The SDG Value Chains Nexus
The policy debate in this era of globalisation is concerned with the need to enhance inclusive and sustainable growth. This is particularly important in the context of global value chains (GVCs)...
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Trade Policies and Sustainable Development in the Context of Global Value Chains
Global value chains (GVCs) have become a major feature of the 21st century economy. This paper argues that the expansion and increased sophistication of GVCs has created a new...
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ICTSD at the 2016 WTO Public Forum
As in all previous years of the event, ICTSD will engage with the global trade community at the WTO’s 2016 Public Forum. ICTSD will participate in a number of sessions at the three day event, which...
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2016 Global Value Chain Innovation Development Summit
On 12-13 October, the 2016 Global Value Chain Innovation Development Summit takes place in Shenzhen, China. This event is organized by the World Trade Organization (WTO) , Shenzhen Municipal...
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Agro-Food Global Value Chains and Farm Policy: the Place of China
Language Undefined This workshop will seek to explore how government policies can best address the opportunities and challenges for economic actors within the agro-food sector that are created by...
View ArticleThe gender dimensions of global value chains: Five key lessons
Picture this: A group of young women, dressed alike in trendy uniforms, step out from a high rise office building on their way home from work. These women are first generation college graduates who...
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Global Value Chains, Sustainable Development, and the Apparel Industry in...
The apparel industry has been central to Lesotho’s economy. It accounts for around one third of the country’s gross domestic product and employs 80 percent of its manufacturing workforce. The...
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Global Value Chains, Industrial Policy, and Sustainable Development –...
The apparel sector has traditionally been a gateway to structural transformation, industrialisation, export diversification, and sustainable development for low-income countries. The Ethiopian...
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