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At the Heart of the Matter: Improved Market Access to Food Supplies
At the Ninth WTO Ministerial Conference held in Bali on December 2013, all WTO members reached an agreement on trade facilitation and a compromise on food security issues, a contentious topic which...
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New Voices in Investment: How Emerging Market Multinationals Decide Where,...
Emerging market multinationals (EMMs) have become increasingly salient players in global markets. In 2013, one out of every three dollars invested abroad originated from multinationals in emerging...
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Better Than Sliced Bread? How Trade Integration Can Boost Food Security
We welcome 2015 confronting an all-too-familiar reality: there are still people in the world without access to sufficient and nutritional food. One in eight people go hungry every day, according to the...
View ArticlePicture Trade: Getting Richer, Trading More
Openness to Merchandise Trade and GDP per Capita (Average 2010-2012) A well-established correlation in trade economics is the connection between gross domestic product (GDP) and openness to trade: as...
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On the cusp of modernity: the Lao private sector at a crossroads
For older generations of Lao citizens, the streets of Vientiane must be nothing short of unrecognizable. Over the past fifteen years, Lao PDR and its capital have enjoyed strong economic growth on the...
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Waiting on a waiver - what the WTO's new services initiative could mean for...
The World Trade Organization (WTO) Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) has been getting a great deal of attention since it was finalized at the 2013 Bali Ministerial Conference– and rightly so. As we’ve...
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The role of standards in adding value in global value chains
Consumers around the world increasingly demand products and services that are simultaneously good for the economy, for the environment, and for society—the triple bottom line of sustainable growth....
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Streamlining Lao PDR’s trade regulations to help its poorest citizens
Economic growth and global economic integration go hand-in-hand for Lao PDR. As a small, land-locked, and commodity-dependent country in a fast-expanding region, Lao PDR’s growth prospects are directly...
View ArticleWhat China’s Appetite for Meat means for Mongolia
The concept of farm-to-fork can be complicated when it comes to meat. Fresh meat could be from the farm next door—or it could be from 10,000 kilometers away, having just arrived on a flight from the...
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Three Opportunities and Three Risks of the Belt and Road Initiative
The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), first proposed by Chinese President Xi Jinping in 2013, is an ambitious effort to deepen regional cooperation and improve connectivity on a trans-continental scale....
View ArticleTrade Linkages Among Belt and Road Economies: Three Facts and One Prediction
A key objective of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is to promote international trade among participating economies. As a first step to understanding how the BRI will transform trade flows, we need...
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Exposure of Belt & Road Economies to China Trade Shocks
The Belt and Road (B&R) Initiative seeks to deepen regional integration by improving infrastructure and strengthening trade and investment linkages along the old Silk Road, from China to Europe....
View ArticleBeyond Infrastructure: Trade Facilitation Priorities for the Belt and Road...
Countries participating in the Belt and Road Initiative face a major challenge in facilitating trade. While large investments in trade-related infrastructure capture global headlines, transaction costs...
View ArticleSix Corridors of Integration: Connectivity Along the Overland Corridors of...
The six land corridors that are the “Belt” part of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) connect more than sixty countries, a number that keeps growing as more and more countries join. However, even as...
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Foreign Investment Growth in the Belt and Road Economies
A major objective of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is to reduce the time and cost it takes to transport goods and people across BRI economies. Many of these countries face serious gaps in...
View ArticleHow Much Will the Belt and Road Initiative Reduce Trade Costs?
The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is a development strategy proposed by China to improve cooperation on a trans-continental scale. The range of projects and activities that will be part of the BRI is...
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Hurry up! How the Belt and Road Initiative changes trade times and trade
When it comes to trade, speed is of the essence. This is especially true for developing countries integrating with global markets. When goods and inputs are time sensitive, delays can be particularly...
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Is a Green Belt and Road feasible? How to mitigate the environmental risk of...
China has assured the world that its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) will be green. While broad polices have been proposed to support this pledge, there is little evidence of project guidance or...
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How can countries better manage investment risks along the BRI?
Investors want to ensure that their investment will be subject to predictable and stable rules and are well-protected from arbitrary government conduct. One fundamental set of tools that governments...
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