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.

Canada’s Pivot to the Indo-Pacific: The Strategic Importance of Prioritizing a Trade Agreement with ASEAN

As Canada frames its new Indo-Pacific strategy, a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) should be at its centre, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute.

C.D. Howe Institute Thu, 02/10/2022

The Long History of Trade and Markets in Africa

Market reforms in Africa can be frustrated by propaganda that markets are a Western import. Despite the validity of this belief, it is clearly absurd

Fundación Internacional BasesThu, 02/10/2022

U.S. Options to Engage on Digital Trade and Economic Issues in the Asia-Pacific

There are many ways the United States can rejoin trading partners in shaping digital trade in the Asia-Pacific. But in choosing its path, the administration should not allow misguided opposition deter it from insisting on binding rules for data flows and other key digital economy issues.

Information Technology and Innovation FoundationTue, 02/08/2022

Ukraine crisis: strained trade relations between Russia and Germany

Germany is one of Russia's most important trading partners. Although trade relations have been affected since the annexation of Crimea and mutual sanctions in 2014, trade in goods with Germany still accounted for around 7.4 percent of Russia's total foreign trade in 2020.

German Economic InstituteTue, 02/08/2022

The impact of Dual Circulation Strategy on China’s overseas investments

The international dimension to China's Dual Circulation Strategy can be summarized as the use of the country's domestic savings pool to achieve its geopolitical goals by economic means. This is unlikely to go unchallenged by market economies, and the global trading system will likely suffer further stress as the politicization of every aspect of international economic engagement deepens.

Hinrich FoundationTue, 02/08/2022

U.S. Options to Engage on Digital Trade and Economic Issues in the Asia-Pacific

There are many ways the United States can rejoin trading partners in shaping digital trade in the Asia-Pacific. But in choosing its path, the administration should not allow misguided opposition deter it from insisting on binding rules for data flows and other key digital economy issues.

Information Technology and Innovation FoundationTue, 02/08/2022

Analyzing Trends in APEC Using Data Analytics

This paper shows that advanced analytics and traditional statistical techniques on available unstructured and structured data can be utilized to understand the themes put forward in APEC's yearly meetings and how member economies have supported these topics through the conduct of APEC projects

The Philippine Institute for Development StudiesMon, 01/31/2022

TAIWAN GIVES CANADA THE CHANCE TO BECOME A GLOBAL HUB FOR COMPUTER CHIPS

As countries around the world try to develop secure supply chains for semiconductors, a new report from the Macdonald-Laurier Institute says Canada may have its own distinct path into the club. In his commentary "Taiwan is an ideal partner for Canada in the semiconductor sector," author and Taipei-based journalist Matthew Fulco examines the makeup and geopolitics of the lucrative and strategically important sector, laying out options for Canada’s participation in it.

The Macdonald-Laurier Institute Thu, 01/27/2022

E-Commerce Adoption and Its Impact on the Performance of Women-led MSMEs in Metro Manila: An Ex-ante Study for RCEP

This ex-ante study analyzes the impacts of e-commerce adoption on the performance of women-led micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Metro Manila, their awareness and perceptions of government efforts towards internationalization, and their readiness to engage in cross-border e-commerce through the Regional Comprehensive Partnership Agreement (RCEP).

The Philippine Institute for Development StudiesThu, 01/27/2022

Opportunities for the Philippines under RCEP: Trade in Services

We reviewed and assessed the specific commitments of AFPs joining the RCEP in terms of trade in services, particularly on market access and national treatment. We compared these commitments, evaluated their relevance to the needs of the Philippines, and determined the benefits that the Philippines can reap from RCEP.

The Philippine Institute for Development StudiesWed, 01/26/2022

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