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A EU-Taiwan Trade Accord from EU Member States Perspective: Rebalancing regional trade
Following an FTA with Korea, the EU now takes up the ambitious task of negotiating an FTA with Japan. Inarguably, ‘big’ FTAs are the way forward...
The Renminibi on the Internationalization Trail
The rise of the renminbi (RMB) as a key currency in international financial markets has been fast. It reflects China’s general expansion in the...
Back to Basics: Economic Reforms and EU-China Relations
What will happen to trade relations between China and the European Union (EU) in the next few years? China’s rise to preeminence in world trade...
Whither Global Rules for the Internet? The implications of the World Conference on International Telecommunication (WCIT) for international trade
The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) will be renegotiating its binding rules, known as the International Telecommunication Regulations...
Upholding Europe’s Mandate on Trade: The EU-Japan FTA
This paper concerns Europe’s ability to continue its trade strategy into large scale FTAs that are necessary to sustain EU industrial capacities....
Europe and the Asia Pacific
In this new policy brief Ambassador Dr Nelson describes a changing world order in which the Asia Pacific will come to play an even more influential...
Aid for Trade: Chronicle of a WTO Attempt at Coherence
Developing countries requests for technical and financial assistance in the Doha Round negotiations prompted the WTO to collaborate with donors and...
The Economics and Political Economy of Going beyond the GATS
This paper addresses the economic and political economy factors explaining why countries agree upon services commitments in regional trade agreements...
Property rights, Consumption Growth and Consumption Volatility: Evidence from a Land Reform in Vietnam
During Vietnam’s transition from a socialist to a market economy, household’s property rights over agricultural land were considerably...