In today’s globalized world, diplomacy plays a crucial role in international cooperation, but the traditional roles, such as that of the Economic Attaché or Commercial Attaché, need to evolve. These ...

This paper presents a nowcasting model for global trade that allows for regional dynamics and spillovers. World trade growth is driven by common global factors but also regional trends. While existing ...

THE Embassy of Sweden recently welcomed First Secretary for Trade and Development Karolina Zurek who, according to a ...

While mainstreaming gender perspectives in trade policy is a recent endeavour, countries have acquired more experience in mainstreaming other issues in trade policy, such as environmental protection ...

Counterpoint to “The Problem with Fair Trade Coffee” article, published in the Summer 2011 issue of the Stanford Social Innovation Review Fair Trade USA is disappointed that the Stanford Social ...

Santiago Fernández de Córdoba is an economist at the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and a Special Professor of Economics at Universidad de Navarra, Spain. He has been a ...

Digital trade, from software sales to streaming movies, plays a bigger role than ever in the global economy. Yet with many developing countries struggling to fully participate in digital trade, now is ...

The 14th World Trade Organisation (WTO) Ministerial Conference (MC14) took place last week (26 – 29 March) in Yaoundé, Cameroon, with the aim of aligning the multilateral trading system with 21st ...

The positive impact of American small businesses is not just seen on Main Street. It is felt worldwide, including in developing and middle-income countries. In fact, many entrepreneurs often play a ...

Global value chains (GVCs) powered an economic revolution over the past three decades: growth accelerated, incomes rose, and poverty rates plunged. Almost 50% of global trade involves GVCs, but rising ...