Bridges Weekly | G20 Countries Largely Resisting Protectionism: Report
The world’s biggest economies introduced fewer measures to restrict trade flows in late 2009 and early 2010 than in the preceding year, according to a new report on trade and investment protectionism from the WTO, the United Nations, and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
But despite the “relatively muted” trade and investment policy response [...]
Pontes Quinzenal | Caso do algodão: Brasil divulga produtos para retaliação
O governo publicou a lista dos produtos importados dos Estados Unidos da América (EUA) que receberão sobretaxa na tarifa de importação, como medida de retaliação no caso do algodão. Com a divulgação do rol, em 8 de março, o contencioso entra efetivamente na fase de retaliação. A disputa entre Brasil e EUA perante a Organização [...]
Passerelles Synthèse | L’Afrique de l’Ouest déterminé à réduire la pauvreté à travers le DSTRRP et l’ECOWAP
La pauvreté est un véritable fléau en Afrique et particulièrement en Afrique de l’Ouest. Pour venir à bout ce fléau, la région vient de se doter d’un Document stratégique régionale de réduction de la pauvreté dont le lancement a été fait en janvier 2010 à Accra. Dans le même temps, les pays de la CEDEAO [...]
Bridges Trade BioRes | Japan Defiant as EC, US Throw Weight behind Bluefin Tuna Ban
With only a week left before countries begin discussions on whether bluefin tuna should be classified as a species that is “threatened with extinction,” the US has announced it will join a growing number of countries calling for a trade ban. But shortly following the announcement, Japan - the world’s largest importer of bluefin - [...]
Bridges Weekly | OECD Ag Ministers Stress Food Security, Sustainability
Agriculture ministers from the member states of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) gathered in Paris late last week to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing their agriculture and food systems and to explore how to they can make those systems more sustainable. The meeting, which marked the first time in 12 years [...]