In November 2019, the Indian government took an unprecedented decision to withdraw from the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), which was to be the world’s … Analysing Trade Flows under India’s CEPAsRead more
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RCEP: The Meaning of India’s Exit
On November 4, at the 3rd RCEP Summit in Nonthabhuri, Prime Minister Modi chose to pull India out of the 16 nation mega trade treaty. … RCEP: The Meaning of India’s ExitRead more
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India and Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is a proposed mega-regional trade pact being negotiated between ASEAN and their six FTA partner-countries (India, Australia, China, Japan, … India and Regional Comprehensive Economic PartnershipRead more
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The beginnings of trade in northwestern Europe during the Bronze Age
People in England were using balance weights and scales to measure the value of materials as early as the late second and early first millennia … The beginnings of trade in northwestern Europe during the Bronze AgeRead more
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India’s May palm oil imports jump 65%
India’s palm oil imports jumped 65% in May from a year earlier as oversees purchases of refined palm more than doubled due to lower import … India’s May palm oil imports jump 65%Read more
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A Manifesto for Trade Justice
Following is the text of a manifesto for trade justice released by Forum Against FTAs – a network of India’s civil society organisations, trade unions, … A Manifesto for Trade JusticeRead more
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Why Free Trade Is Bad for You
Walden Bello was invited by The Economist to debate the chief economist of the World Trade Organization, Robert Koopman, at the Asia Trade Summit in … Why Free Trade Is Bad for YouRead more
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40% of all corruption in worldwide trade
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Reasons to Oppose Rules on Digital Commerce in the WTO
One of the big concerns of the day for the global economy is oligopolistic behaviour and the closing down of genuine competition by huge players … Reasons to Oppose Rules on Digital Commerce in the WTORead more
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Battle Over NAFTA Investor Protections Heats Up
Trinational Coalition Delivers 400,000 Petitions Demanding Elimination of Corporate Rights and Tribunals Growing public opposition to the expansive corporate privileges at the heart of the … Battle Over NAFTA Investor Protections Heats UpRead more