Global Trade

A general view shows the opening ceremony of the 22nd Ordinary Session of the African Union summit in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa, January 30, 2014. The new president of Madagascar called on Thursday for an international donor conference in the next three months to help his island state recover from a political and economic crisis triggered by a coup five years ago. President Hery Rajaonarimampianina, who was sworn into office this month after elections passed off calmly in December, made his appeal at an African Union summit in Addis Ababa. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri (ETHIOPIA - Tags: POLITICS) - GM1EA1U1GA201

INVITÉ AFRIQUE Podcast Landry Signé: Les leaders africains devraient être plus responsables

Jean-Jacques Louarn and Landry Signé

Wednesday, March 21, 2018

A truck transports imported processed timber to the Bakara market from the sea port in Somalia's capital Mogadishu October 23, 2014. The Somali government's grand vision for Mogadishu port under its new Turkish managers sees modern container ships replacing wooden dhows, new cranes easing the back-breaking work of porters and a surge in state revenue as traffic rises. Picture taken October 23, 2014. REUTERS/Feisal Omar (SOMALIA - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS MARITIME TRANSPORT) - GM1EAAO18XL01

Strengthening regional value chains: What’s the role of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement?

Eyerusalem Siba and Mariama Sow

Wednesday, March 21, 2018

Chrystia Freeland (C), Canadas Minister of Foreign Affairs, speaks to the press with Ildefonso Guajardo (L), Mexicos Secretary of Economy, and Robert Lighthizer (R), United States Trade Representative, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada January 29, 2018. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi - RC1672775C10

Why Mexico should not fear losing NAFTA’s investment rules

Geoffrey Gertz

Tuesday, March 20, 2018

People demonstrate a high security digital unit built by Motion Pay, that allows customers to pay in Chinese yuan renminbi using Chinese online money payment services "WeChat Pay", and "Alipay" using a QR code, where payments get converted to Canadian dollars at point of sales locations in Canadian stores and businesses, in Toronto, Canada, May 24, 2017. REUTERS/Mark Blinch - RC1DC4BFBF40

Regulating for a digital economy: Understanding the importance of cross-border data flows in Asia

Joshua P. Meltzer and Peter Lovelock

Tuesday, March 20, 2018

Which U.S. states are most exposed to the EU’s retaliatory tariff proposal?

Max Bouchet and Joseph Parilla

Monday, March 19, 2018

I expect U.S.-China relations to grow more competitive in the coming months. ... There will be fewer areas of cooperation to counterbalance areas of friction.

Ryan Hass Bloomberg Wednesday, March 14, 2018

A woman stands behind a machine that is part of a toothpaste manufacturing line at the Unilever factory in Lagos, Nigeria January 18, 2018. Picture taken January 18, 2018. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde - RC18940C2B90

Capturing Africa’s high returns

Landry Signé

Wednesday, March 14, 2018

[On tariffs on Chinese steel] Another paragraph in the essay the Trump administration is writing against international institutions.

David G. Victor E&E News Tuesday, March 13, 2018

The ease of doing business comes with trade-offs

Kaushik Basu

Monday, March 12, 2018

The Trump administration’s trade tariffs

Eswar Prasad

Friday, March 9, 2018