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Aid to Africa: What can the EU and China learn from each other?
South African Institute of International Affairs, 2010With China’s increasing role in Africa, the issue of aid to Africa has been high on the China–EU agenda and the subject of considerable debate. This occasional paper focuses on one area of potential co-operation, i.e.DocumentAgricultural trade preferences and the developing countries
Economic Research Service, USDA, 2005Nonreciprocal trade preference programmes have been an important part of the global trading system for the past three decades. This study analyses detailed trade and tariff data for the US and the EU (the two largest nonreciprocal preference donors) to determine the extent to which the programmes have increased exports from beneficiary countries.DocumentHow vulnerable is India’s trade to possible border carbon adjustments in the EU?
Kluwer Law International, 2012This document is an empirical analysis of India’s trade vulnerabilities to a possible border carbon adjustment scheme implemented by the European Union (EU).DocumentBeyond development aid: EU-Africa political dialogue on global issues of common concern
Europe-Africa Policy Research Network, 2010This publication is intended to address the EU-Africa political dialogue on global issues of common concern, like peace and security, human rights, climate change and finance. The paper underlines the announcement of the Joint Africa–EU Strategy (JAES) in 2007 as an important development, though the stated goal of this strategy has not been fulfilled significantly.DocumentA partnership among equals: examining the EU-ASEAN free trade agreement
Transnational Institute, 2009The negotiations for a regional FTA represent a key component of both the global and regional economic integration strategies of both the EU and ASEAN. A distinct feature of these negotiations is the region-to-region approach. In this context, the current report addresses some questions:DocumentContentious issues in the interim EPAs: potential flexibility in the negotiations
European Centre for Development Policy Management, 2009Despite a period of intense negotiations towards interim EPAs, a number of ACP negotiators and politicians have voiced concerns over some "contentious" provisions appearing within the agreements. This paper attempts to review some of the issues that have been raised by various ACP negotiators in key documents and meetings.DocumentPreliminary note on financial crisis and trade and investment treaties
Third World Network, 2009This policy note states that north-south free trade agreements (FTAs), bilateral investment treaties (BTIs) and WTO commitments often contain a number of provisions that can increase the likelihood of a financial crisis. Moreover, these provisions make it more difficult to take the necessary measures to deal with such crisis once it occurs.DocumentGovernment procurement in Economic Partnership Agreements and FTAs
South Centre, 2008The ability of governments to procure from firms of its own choice can be an important development tool and can also be an instrument for macroeconomic management. This Policy Brief analyses the scope of international trade rules governing government procurement in the EU’s Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) and free trade agreements (FTAs) with developing countries (DCs).DocumentTen years of anti-dumping in the EU: economic and political targeting
European centre for international political economy, 2009Anti-dumping is at the heart of EU trade policy. EC anti-dumping actions broadly follow developments in global markets, particularly the emergence of new competitors. This paper takes an in-depth look at the past ten years of anti-dumping usage in the EU.DocumentArticle XXIV and RTAs: how much wiggle room for developing countries?
South Centre, 2008The issue of "WTO Compatibility" of regional trade areas (RTAs) has been intensely debated ever since the days of the GATT. This paper argues for the need to insert strong special and differential treatment (S&D) treatment clauses into article XXIV, which governs RTAs but does not have a development dimension.Pages
