Untangling the Digital Noodle Bowl: The Case for DEPA
As countries contemplate how to boost post-pandemic economic rebuilding, it will be more important than ever to support the smooth functioning of digital trade.
Progress on difficult terrain: The EU-China investment agreement
Since joining the WTO in 2001, China has repeatedly shown that it primarily follows its own path, not necessarily matching the expectations of Western economic partners. Against this background, preliminary assessments of the CAI in Europe oscillate between decisive progress and minor improvement.
WTO Fisheries Subsidies Negotiations: Aligning Trade with Sustainability
After 20 years, negotiations on harmful fisheries subsidies are reaching their final stage. If success is achieved, this will be due in part to aligning the outcome of the WTO negotiations with existing international legal frameworks and sustainable fisheries management, and recognition of the special circumstances of subsistence, artisanal and small-scale fisheries.