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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.

Jordan-Turkey Free Trade Agreement: Facts & Figures

Jordan and Turkey maintain long ties that go back to the early 1990s. In 1994, Jordan and Turkey established the Turkish-Jordanian Business Council. The aim of the Council is to serve as a model for joint businesses between the two countries. The Council encourages both countries’ private sectors to reciprocate their trade and investments. In 2011, Jordan and Turkey have also signed a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) that removes tariff barriers and facilitates bilateral trade and investments.

Jordan Strategy ForumWed, 07/15/2020

Internal Trade in Focus: Ten Ways to Improve the Canadian Free Trade Agreement

The recent pandemic has highlighted just how economically interdependent Canadians are with one another, and the extent of the nation’s intertwined domestic supply chains. As the economy re-opens, and with global protectionism looming, interprovincial trade barriers take on heightened significance.

C.D. Howe Institute Tue, 07/07/2020

Italy on the G20 Challenge

(Available in Italian)

CompetereTue, 07/07/2020

The Trade and Economic Impact of the CUSMA: Making Sense of the Alternative Estimates

The new North American trade deal takes effect on July 1 amid heightened uncertainty about its likely impacts. The effect of the COVID-19 crisis on supply chains, the digital transformation of the economy, and the possibility of the US reimposing aluminum and steel tariffs all cloud the potential effects of the Canada-US-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) on the economies of the signatory countries, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute.

C.D. Howe Institute Tue, 06/30/2020

Testimony to the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Trade Regarding Censorship as a Non-Tariff Barrier to Trade

The U.S. lead in the digital economy is under threat as a growing number of countries enact overly restrictive and discriminatory laws and regulations around digital content they identify as illegal in ways that becomes barriers to trade. Explicit content review processes are the most visible aspect, but it also includes content distribution, Internet, and connectivity services as these play a crucial role in managing and controlling information, especially online. China is by far the worst offender. U.S. firms have lost significant revenue by being blocked or inhibited from accessing and operating in the Chinese market.

Information Technology and Innovation FoundationTue, 06/30/2020

Monopoly Myths: Are Markets Becoming More Concentrated?

Not really. Despite the measured rise in concentration in some industries, in the vast majority of markets it remains well below the levels that would normally trigger antitrust concerns.

Information Technology and Innovation FoundationMon, 06/29/2020

The Impact of Bilateral Investment Treaties on FDI Inflows into India: Some Empirical Results

This report studies the impact of bilateral investment treaties on FDI inflows into India over the period these treaties were in force, to give a sense whether the advent of India's new trade regime will perhaps subtract some incentives in relation to FDI inflows.

ICRIERMon, 06/08/2020

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

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