Acuerdo de banano: Exportaciones latinoamericanas aumentarán; ayuda adicional amortiguará pérdidas para otros
El nuevo acuerdo sobre el régimen arancelario de la Unión Europea (UE) para el banano será gran ayuda para los exportados latinoamericanos pero provocará una disminución de las exportaciones de los países de África, Caribe y el Pacífico (ACP) de dicha fruta, según un estudio del Centro Internacional para el Comercio y el Desarrollo Sostenible [...]
Banana deal: Latin exports to grow, aid softens blow for others
The new deal on EU banana import tariffs will be a boon to Latin American exporters but would trigger a drop in exports of the fruit from African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries, according to a study from the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development. But the blow to ACP banana exporters may be [...]
New book shows how ‘green box’ farm subsidies affect trade, developing countries and the environment
The EU, US and Japan provide billions of dollars in farm subsidies classed as ‘green box’ at the World Trade Organisation, on the basis that these payments have little or no effect on trade or production. However, a new book from the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development now shows how green box subsidies [...]
Ending hunger will require trade policy reform
Governments must take urgent action to help the 1 billion people that are malnourished today, especially with population growth and climate change likely to increase these numbers in years ahead. Analysis from ICTSD, released ahead of this year’s World Food Day on 16 October, shows that trade policy reform must be a vital component of [...]
WTO farm deal would open China’s markets significantly
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A global trade deal at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) would lead to significant cuts in China’s already low agricultural tariffs, new ICTSD research shows.
As governments renew efforts to clinch a deal in the ongoing Doha Round of trade talks, the study shows that the draft accord would cut China’s maximum permitted ‘bound’ farm tariffs [...]