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The year 2024 marks a global election cycle with over 80 countries, representing more than half of the world’s population casting their votes. In these uncertain times, the world finds itself confronted by a state of “polycrisis”—a complex web of interconnected global challenges that transcends borders. Geopolitics and international trade have a critical role to play in driving solutions to these crises.
The E-commerce Moratorium is a 25-year-old trade policy that prohibits the imposition of customs duties on electronic transmissions, which was agreed to and regularly renewed by the members of the World Trade Organization (WTO). During the last WTO Ministerial Conference (MC12), the continuation of this policy was in doubt. A lengthy debate resulted in its conditional renewal until the upcoming Ministerial Conference (MC13) that will take place in Abu Dhabi, in February 2024.
The linkages between trade and environment are both complex and diverse. While trade has enabled the rapid development of technological advances to help governments achieve their environmental goals, the deployment of those innovations is not always financially accessible or produced at the scale needed to address urgent challenges. As a result, nations face persistent obstacles to tackling environmental degradation in all of its forms.
Ten “Quick Wins” for Digital Trade — a TradeExperettes report to contribute to the ongoing dialogue on digital trade at the World Trade Organization.
Ten “Quick Wins” for More Equitable Trade — a TradeExperettes report to contribute to the discussion on trade and gender at the World Trade Organization.
Thought-leaders from the TradeExperettes, a new organisation for women trade experts from around the world, feature in a panel discussion today on how to achieve greater diversity in the trade conversation, as part of The Economist Global Trade Virtual Week.
Expertise, engagement and empowerment are the founding principles of the TradeExperettes, a community of women trade experts from around the world that will be launched at The Economist Global Trade Virtual Week on 29 June.
2020 has been an extraordinary year in many ways. For the TradeExperettes, it has been the best of times and the worst of times – both in terms of the dramatic effects we have seen on trade policy and practice throughout the year, but also for the TradeExperettes network and its members.
The TradeExperettes are proud to be a supporting organisation for The Economist Events Global Trade Virtual Week, taking place from June 28th to July 2nd.