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An EU-China Trade Dialogue: A New Policy Framework to Contain Deteriorating Trade Relations
EU-China trade and economic relations have deteriorated. The rhetoric has become tougher on both sides, and the EU has imported the culture of...
Kazakhstan’s Revealed Comparative Advantage Vis-À-Vis the EU-27
Economic trade relations between Kazakhstan and the EU are becoming increasingly important, and much of this economic success is due to its...
That Chinese “juggernaut” – Should Europe Really Worry about its Trade Deficit with China?
China’s exchange-rate policy has been under attack in the last years, especially in the United States. Now the critique of Beijing’s policy is...
So Alike and Yet so Different: A Comparison of the Uruguay Round and the Doha Round
As the first multilateral trade round to be conducted under the auspices of the WTO, the Doha Round is beginning to appear as protracted, complicated...
Kazakhstan’s Accession to the WTO: A Quantitive Assessment
In light of Kazakhstan’s interest to join the World Trade Organization (WTO), this paper investigates the impact of the WTO accession on trade...
Sweden – From Free Trade to Protectionism?
Sweden has been one of the leading voices for freer trade in the post-war era. Its support for the multilateral trading system has been strong. Today...
Trade Facilitation: The Role of a WTO Agreement
Trade facilitation negotiations have been one of the more active topics in the Doha negotiations. In this paper noted trade scholar J. Michael Finger...