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Trade
What to expect from the next WTO Conference
The World Trade Organization's 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12) has been postponed indefinitely due to COVID-19 travel restrictions.
International Trade and Investment
5 ways a new WTO agreement will remove barriers to trade in services
New WTO agreement promises to remove unnecessary trade barriers and improve the market for trade in services which accounts for two-thirds of global GDP.
International Trade and Investment
What South Korea’s vaccine industry success teaches us about global trade policy
The example of South Korea highlights how action on tariffs, trade facilitation, and regulatory harmonization can streamline the global response to health crises such as COVID-19.
International Trade and Investment
How women are staking out a space in the blockchain world
A growing number of female artists, investors, and collectors from around the world are embracing cryptocurrency and NFTs, and bridging the gender gap.
Supply Chain and Transport
How logjams at LA’s ports highlighted the global supply chain crisis - and pointed to ways to fix it
A tweetstorm about congestion at LA ports highlighted the supply chain crisis. Governments are now stepping up efforts to remove the bottlenecks.
International Trade and Investment
Belt and Road green investment that delivers on climate action
By 2030 the population of Belt and Road countries will be 5.2 billion. Green investment will be crucial in mitigating climate change and enabling recovery.
Trade
This is how COVID-19 has affected global trade
2020 saw some of the largest trade reductions and output volumes for both industrial production and goods trade since WWII, largely due to the pandemic.
Trade
From adversaries to allies: How trade reform built trust in Colombia
A recent Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation study found there are four key success factors when building trust between public and private partners.
International Trade and Investment
What longer delivery times say about global supply chains
Lockdowns, labor shortages and disruptions to logistics networks have all led to a significant disruption to global supply chains, causing all-time high delivery times.
International Trade and Investment
Lost in transit: Major delays plague China-U.S. shipping
According to freight booking platform Freightos, container ship pile-ups at ports are significantly increasing the transit time between China and the U.S.
Trade
How to make fragile global supply chains stronger and more sustainable
The world needs robust supply chains that are founded on sustainability, collaboration, trust, transparency, visibility and diversification of supply, write three experts.
Blockchain
How to predict where blockchain regulation may be heading: an expert explains
To predict where blockchain might be heading, experts need to understand antitrust laws. Dr. Thibauld Schrepel explains the connections between the two.
Climate Change
136 countries have agreed to a global minimum tax rate. Here's what it means
New global minimum tax rate has been signed by over 136 countries. Here's what this global minimum corporate tax of 15% would mean for the world.
Africa
Why venture capital needs to become more inclusive across Africa
Africa has seen a surge in startup financing, but funding to female founders has been lacking, with only 3% of early-stage funding since 2013 going to all-female founding teams
Supply Chain and Transport
Why a focus on shareholders may be causing supply chain backups
Supply chain backups are causing shortages and frustration. Is a penchant for distributing cash to investors instead of investing in logistics part of the problem?