Trade Agreements

Trade agreements—whether multilateral ones through the WTO, plurilateral ones such as the CPTPP, or bilateral agreements between two nations—represent the foundational vehicle through which nations remove trade barriers and deepen trade linkages. This category includes a wide array of GTIPA-member reports examining trade agreements their nations have implemented.

Two Reasons Digital Services Taxes Are Attractive—and Five Reasons They’re Still Wrong

In June 2020, the United States Trade Representative’s office initiated a Section 301 investigation into digital services taxes (DSTs) that have been adopted or are being considered by a number of foreign governments. This article offers a brief analysis of the benefits and drawbacks of DSTs.

Information Technology and Innovation FoundationThu, 06/04/2020

Greater Trade Openness is the Key to Argentina's Recovery

Greater trade openness will allow Argentina to launch its economy in an adverse context due to the COVID-19 pandemic, said analyst Natalia Motyl. “Argentina should take advantage of the rise in the price of commodities that will be produced in the coming months, as a result of higher world demand.”

Libertad y Progreso Wed, 06/03/2020

Rethinking Export Incentives in India

India’s graduation from the ranks of low-income countries, making it ineligible under the WTO rules to grant export subsidies on manufactures, has thrown up a new poli

ICRIERFri, 05/15/2020

Priorities for UK Trade Liberalization

As the UK develops its trade policy outside of the EU, it would be a mistake to base its future approach on the one it inherits from the EU.

Geneva NetworkFri, 05/08/2020

It's Time for a Closer Look at the Canada-India Supply Chain

Canada and India have a history of successful partnerships. While Canada-India bilateral relations have taken a dip, a post-COVID world gives both countries an opportunity to rebuild relations and to show global leadership in future pandemic planning.

The Macdonald-Laurier Institute Thu, 05/07/2020

Rescue Trade

As discussion turns to how business resumes post COVID-19, policymakers need to watch the global economy. Developments, or lack thereof, in the global economy point to another level of vulnerability that could prolong the new recession.

The Bay Area Council Economic InstituteMon, 05/04/2020

World Trade in 2020: The show must go on!

Rules-based trade is under attack and the WTO is at risk of marginalization. The COVID-19 pandemic and its detrimental effects on public health, global supply- and value chains and industrial production, have brought back national export restrictions and stopped the free flow of goods and people.

German Economic InstituteWed, 04/29/2020

Canada Must Be Champion of Open Trade: C.D. Howe Institute Crisis Working Group on Business Continuity and Trade

Canada must champion open international trade and remain an ‘honest partner’ in the face of a worrying trend among G7 nations towards export restrictions on critical goods.

C.D. Howe Institute Thu, 04/09/2020

The US-German Economic Relationship

This paper focuses on the economic ties between the U.S. and Germany. The goal is to underscore the importance of the relationship to both sides while considering the Trump administration’s objections.

The Bertelsmann Foundation (North America) Tue, 04/07/2020

Safeguard Critical Supply Chains by Addressing Weak Links: Crisis Working Group on Business Continuity and Trade

The C.D. Howe Institute Crisis Working Group on Business Continuity and Trade, the group underscored the importance of government action to safeguard supply chains for critical goods – and address potential bottlenecks in the transport of goods by truck domestically and internationally

C.D. Howe Institute Thu, 04/02/2020

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