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.

Cross-Cutting Currents: Transatlantic Primer 2022

The U.S. and Europe have an opportunity to engage closely on a broad range of challenges in 2022. To that end, the Bertelsmann Foundation has produced Cross-Cutting Currents, a transatlantic primer, as a foundational and introductory resource for those who seek a better understanding of the transatlantic relationship.

The Bertelsmann Foundation (North America) Tue, 01/25/2022

Global value chains of the EU member states: Policy options in the current debate

In 2020, EU companies imported intermediate products worth 2.4 trillion euros, which made up more than half of total merchandise imports of the EU. Compared to the pre-crisis year 2019, imports of intermediates decreased by 13 percent, partly driven by the lower fuel prices.

German Economic InstituteFri, 01/21/2022

Data sovereignty and trade agreements: Three digital kingdoms

Hinrich FoundationTue, 01/18/2022

The big question for trade in 2022

With the new year upon us, here is one big question to keep an eye on as 2022 unfolds: Is a “new realism” emerging in trade, and if so, what does it mean?

Hinrich FoundationTue, 01/11/2022

The Great Reset: Why the Future of Democracy Rests on Robust Transatlantic Cooperation

The Lisbon Council launches The Great Reset: Why the Future of Democracy Rests on Robust Transatlantic Cooperation, a new policy brief that unpacks the recently announced Transatlantic Trade and Technology Council and its strategic importance for the future of democracy.

The Lisbon Council Mon, 01/10/2022

Off to new shores - an investment union for Europe!

The European Union has gone through various exceptional situations and crises in the past few decades, such as the financial crisis in 2007/2008 or the wave of refugees in 2015. And every crisis experienced has led to certain learning processes, which in turn resulted in political responses, according to IW director Michael Hüther.

German Economic InstituteMon, 01/03/2022

A Review of Philippine Participation in Trade in Services Agreements

This paper reviews the Philippines' participation in services trade agreements to date at the multilateral (WTO GATS), regional (ASEAN and dialogue partners), and bilateral levels (PJEPA and PH-EFTA FTA). It also discusses the government's institutional arrangements for trade in services negotiations.

The Philippine Institute for Development StudiesWed, 12/29/2021

About the Commercial Strategy with China, A Return to the Past?

In a highly anticipated speech by US Representative Katherine Tai outlining the Biden administration's strategy toward China , trade policy watchers we are left with more questions than answers.

Fundación Internacional BasesMon, 12/27/2021

Brexit: damper for German-British foreign trade

Brexit left its mark on German-British foreign trade. This can be seen particularly clearly in the case of German imports from the United Kingdom. But also with German exports, deliveries to other regions have risen much more sharply.

German Economic InstituteMon, 12/27/2021

A deal on fish will break the WTO’s negotiating deadlock

After seventy-six meetings (and counting) in the last two years, WTO Members are the closest they have ever been to getting a deal on fisheries subsidies in two decades. An agreement is needed not only for the health of the world’s oceans, but also for the credibility of the organization's consensus-based approach.

Hinrich FoundationTue, 11/30/2021

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