Catégorie Trade
Hainan, l’étrange laboratoire libéral de Xi Jinping
Les autorités chinoises ambitionnent de faire de cette île tropicale du sud de la Chine une immense zone capable, à l’horizon 2050, de rivaliser avec les plus grands ports francs actuels. Par Frédéric Lemaître (Hainan, envoyé spécial) Située tout au sud de la Chine, l’île tropicale d’Hainan continue de jouir d’une certaine nonchalance. Dans la banlieue […]
28th April 2021 – Bruegel – CHINA AND THE WTO: (HOW) CAN THEY LIVE TOGETHER?
What changes can be made to make China and the WTO more compatible with each other? At this event we presented “China and the WTO: Why Multilateralism Still Matters” (authored by Petros C. Mavroidis and André Sapir) and discussed China’s participation in the World Trade Organization, the conflicts it has caused, and how WTO reforms […]
IFPRI seminar 26 Apr 2021 – Evolving factors shaping trade in agriculture and food
Points made by Pascal Lamy Intro: July 2008: ag ssc rejection by the US was the straw that broke the DDA camelback 13 years later: ag nowhere to be seen in the WTO big agenda what happened? has trade in ag become irrelevant? have soldiers left the battleground? no, none of these; as Jo Swinnen […]
Podcast – Trade for Peace: A Conversation with Mr. Pascal Lamy
In this episode, former WTO Director-General, Pascal Lamy in conversation with host Axel M. Addy, tells the audience how trade opening, regional economic integration and aid for trade are pathways to economic prosperity for long-lasting peace. After introducing the innovative approach being undertaken by the Paris Peace Forum to promote peace, he shares his views […]
Invité La Matinale Radio Télévision Suisse (RTS) – 21 mars 2021 – Vers une taxe carbone aux frontières de l’UE
Pascal Lamy était l’invité de La Matinale sur la Radio Télévision Suisse (RTS) le mercredi 21 mars 2021 Vers une taxe carbone aux frontières de l’UE La pièce maîtresse de la réponse européenne au défi climatique est l’idée d’une taxe carbone aux frontières de l’UE, et le projet se précise. Bruxelles doit le présenter en […]
European-style carbon taxes destined to spread, says former trade chief
By Nick O’Malley April 17, 2021 Angus Taylor is against it and Scott Morrison might insist that Australian policy will not be set in Brussels, but according to one of its key architects the European carbon tariff is not only all but inevitable, but fair and reasonable too. The tariff, which would hit energy intensive imports […]
