Why agricultural product standards matter for small traders in developing...
The successful conclusion of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations has generated a lot of interest. While much of the discussion has focused on what the mega-regional trade agreement – the...
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Picture Trade: To Understand GVCs, Connect the Dots
The increasing salience of global value chains and their analysis has created tremendous demand for “mapping” these chains. How can we quantify the ‘value’ along a chain? How can we visualize the...
View ArticleGoing beyond goods: Measuring services for export competiveness
The simplest way to think about international trade is the transfer of goods – cars, clothing, bananas. Countries that export more goods are generally better off, because they’re earning money, which...
View ArticleWorld Bank Economists reveal silver lining to the recent trade slowdown
Three World Bank Group Economists published a new blog post, This trade slowdown has a silver lining, that looks at the reasons for the 2015 global trade slowdown – cyclical factors and emerging...
View ArticleSteps to Better Data on E-Trade for Developing Countries
UNCTAD’s E-Commerce Week took place recently in Geneva, Switzerland. This third E-Commerce Week was the largest ever, with over 900 registered participants, plus walk-ins from the Geneva community....
View ArticleFive actions that matter to the future of Aid for Trade
This week, myself and colleagues from the World Bank Group will participate in the World Trade Organization’s Sixth Global Review of Aid for Trade. The bi-annual meetings, held at WTO headquarters in...
View ArticleWTO TFA implementation: Learning from early results
The World Trade Organization’s Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) spearheads a global effort to reduce trade costs, helping countries to connect to the global economy. Many countries have already made...
View ArticleWhat’s challenging women as they seek to trade and compete in the global economy
The World Bank Group’s Trade & Competitiveness Global Practice is front and center in supporting our corporate Gender Strategy for 2016 to 2023. The strategy defines the level and type of support...
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Three Opportunities and Three Risks of the Belt and Road Initiative
The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is an ambitious effort to deepen regional cooperation and improve connectivity on a trans-continental scale. While the scope of the initiative is still taking shape,...
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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....
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Impacts on Global Trade and Income of Current Trade Disputes
Much has been written on the escalation of the trade dispute. What hasn’t been discussed is what will be the impact on developing nations who rely on trade as an engine of economic growth for ending...
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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How are trade tensions affecting developing countries?
The trade war between China and the United States is hurting consumers and producers in both countries. As two recentpapers show, US consumers are facing significantly higher prices as a result of the...
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