Trade and Development

Trade is indispensable to fostering greater levels of global economic development. As the OECD has written, “No country has lifted itself out of poverty without international trade.” This category consolidates GTIPA-member reports assessing the intersection of trade and economic development.

Yellen, Lagarde, and the death of the global trade system

The need for common values and geostrategic compatibility will now increasingly shape trade and investment flows. As Janet Yellen and Christine Lagarde – both committed multilateralists – have recognized recently in their respective remarks, the post-war era of globalization irrespective of any potential security or philosophical divergences is approaching an end.

Hinrich FoundationThu, 05/05/2022

Will deglobalization dim the gains from global investment?

Foreign direct investment (FDI) has been essential to many economies and integral to the process of globalization. In recent years, the benefits of FDI are threatened by geopolitical risks and chronic supply chain disruptions. However, any security gains achieved from the retrenchment of trade must be measured against its costs.

Hinrich FoundationWed, 05/04/2022

Understanding Investment, Trade, and Battery Waste Management Linkages for a Globally Competitive EV Manufacturing Sector

The report makes an attempt to comprehend various challenges in trade, investment and battery waste management of EVs in India and identifies diverse solutions to aid India’s EV transition. This summary captures, in brief, the major findings of the larger study aimed towards policy makers, and technology enablers.

ICRIERSat, 04/30/2022

Bridges of Peace: The case of Pithoragarh and Nepal

The bordering districts of India and Nepal share close cultural and traditional relationships nurtured by the communities on both sides that depend on each other for their livelihoods. The vibrant border markets and the thriving informal cross-border trade are the testimonies.

CUTS InternationalFri, 04/29/2022

Wind and wires: Can Europe stay ahead in green and 5G technologies?

In the global race to lead in critical technologies, Europe is playing catch-up in some areas while maintaining leadership in select sectors. To benefit fully from its existing competencies, the EU must maintain a technological cutting-edge, strengthen and expand industrial capacities, and diversify its international partners.

Hinrich FoundationTue, 04/26/2022

INVEST, INVEST, INVEST

Never miss a crisis. Let alone two! But the resources of the Recovery Plan risk being diverted into buffer measures due to the energy and raw materials emergency. On the contrary, the NRP is the great opportunity to modernize our economy. As long as politics, industry and finance change face.

CompetereTue, 04/12/2022

Women and Trade: Towards and Enabling Ecosystem in India

This policy brief identifies the key gaps and recommends an active affirmative strategy of gender mainstreaming across three composite elements of the enabling ecosystem for trade – a clear guiding vision, institutional set-up and international cooperation.

ICRIERThu, 03/31/2022

The Impact of National Security Reviews on Foreign Direct Investment in Canada

Foreign investment in Canadian companies has long been subject to government review.

C.D. Howe Institute Tue, 03/29/2022

Opinion: The way Canada reviews foreign investments is out of date

Canada’s process for reviewing foreign investments is too opaque, and protects neither our economic nor our national-security interests.

C.D. Howe Institute Fri, 03/18/2022

Opinion: Picking up the Twenties: A Simple Proposal for Internal Free Trade

Internal trade barriers are universally understood to needlessly hobble Canadian prosperity even as a “collective action problem” prevents any serious reform.

C.D. Howe Institute Fri, 03/18/2022

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