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.

How Tariffs Impact Access to Medicines

The Covid-19 pandemic has illustrated the importance of international trade for access to all kinds of medical supplies, with many countries suffering from shortages of essential medical goods as a result of various government-imposed trade barriers. The negative impact of these new restrictions is now the subject of high-level political attention. Both within the policy response to Covid-19 and more broadly, the substantial adverse impacts of government-imposed import tariffs on global access to medicines and medical goods is still largely unaddressed.

Geneva NetworkWed, 06/09/2021

Africa will fail to reach free-trade goals without new rules and infrastructure

The goals and intentions of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) such as eliminating tariffs on 90% of goods will be stillborn without essential regulatory and infrastructure changes. New policies must be created to facilitate the faster and seamless flow of goods and services across borders, especially into and out of African ports.

The Free Market Foundation Tue, 06/01/2021

The Governance of PNRR: the Return of Technocratic Centralism

The implementation of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) will pass through the new control room set up by the Draghi Government with the Simplifications Decree. Understanding how it works is necessary to understand what will be the method used by the government to determine the lines of industrial and digital development of Italy in the coming years. Starting from a certainty: the premier and his closest men will have a decisive weight in all the decisions that are increasingly moving away from the hands of the parties.

CompetereMon, 05/31/2021

Global Inflation: Low for Long or Higher for Longer?

Inflation has started to increase, and the return of inflation comes at a time in which economies begin to recover from pandemic-induced and lockdown recessions.

German Economic InstituteFri, 05/14/2021

Green Hydrogen: The challenges of a project "in green"

Studies have positioned Chile as a potential primary producer and exporter of green hydrogen, with the Ministry of Energy promoting a National Green Hydrogen Strategy to develop this market on a large scale in the coming years. However, despite the enormous advantages that the development of this market would bring to Chile, there are also significant challenges in different elements of the process that can hinder, or even nullify these advantages.

Libertad y DesarrolloFri, 04/30/2021

Canada's Disease Misery Climbs Rapidly in Recent Weeks, More Trouble Ahead

"Excess deaths" (death rates above the norm) from non-COVID causes are a major explanation for Canada's poor pandemic performance compared to other advanced countries.

The Macdonald-Laurier Institute Mon, 04/19/2021

RCEP: An Opportunity to Increase Pakistan’s Trade & Investment Potential

PRIME’s latest report timely informs of a window of opportunity – the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) – offering immense trade and investment potential. RCEP links 15 Asia Pacific countries (accounting for 30% of the global GDP) through a Free Trade Agreement (FTA). The report establishes a strong case for Pakistan’s accession to the RCEP with logical arguments, grounded in the incumbent government’s mandate.

The PRIME InstituteThu, 04/01/2021

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